Recommended Tracking Device - App?

[Marko R1]

Hi guys,

I live in Sydney and was wondering if there are any other vehicle tracking services out there? I was a quiktrak customer until they ceased trading and I still have the quiktrak system in my car...can I possibly reuse this technology with another provider or should I simply remove the hardware?

What is the latest on quiktrak?

I was hoping with today's 4g and app technology that there are more options than over 5yrs ago

[Chris Rogers]

Monitored security, look into fleet management companies. Same idea.

Tracking only . Plenty of them around. All need Asim card.

[Marko R1]

Thanks Chris!

What is an asim card?

Does this also mean that I may as well remove the quiktrak gear if it can't be used (assuming its not asim)?

[Marko R1]

Just did a quick search, asim is just a sim card

My guess is that quiktrak did not use a sim?

[Chris Rogers]

The ORIGINAL one did not. The last versions DID.

How old was yours ? If pre 2008 then it was spread spectrum radio. If later (after I lost $65k in contracts) then they were sim based.

[Marko R1]

Mine was 2004ish.

I do remember seeing the unit and it was a little thin black box with an aerial hanging off it, kinda looked like a funnny walkie talkie hence I'd say it was spectrum radio.

We're u a founder / shareholder of quiktrak? (Lost 65k)

[Chris Rogers]

Search Quiktrak and my name. You will see what went down..

[Chris Rogers]

Yes that was spread spectrum.

[Marko R1]

I did a Google search but couldn't find much other than u being a distributor. There is obviously a gap in the marketplace for this solution as I don't really hear of ppl using these tracking devices anymore...why is that?

[Chris Rogers]

It's on this forum.

I was selling their product from 2002-2009. Was successful with it until it cost me a council contract with 10 ferries in planning to be equipped with a modified version of that system.

Self monitored systems took over in reality. $5 SIM card and a cell phone dapple of yanking your car up on a map.

Fleets use a variant system but the idea is the same. GPS location and VMS at the base.

[Chris Rogers]

They tried several times in 2010/11/12 to get me back in. Told literally to fk off.

[Marko R1]

Self monitoring systems sounds interesting, can u recommend a particular vendor?

[Chris Rogers]

Pick a locally branded one. Easiest way to say it publicly.

[Nismo 3.2ish]

Self monitoring systems sounds interesting, can u recommend a particular vendor?

Hi Marko, did you find anything.

I have been looking for something as I am getting paranoid about spending a Shat load $s on mods and the insurance not covering the costs.

I want one that is wired in and I only want it if the car gets stolen and I can see where it is and report it.

They all seem to come with too much info, not wired in, fleet or base monitored systems

But I will keep searching

[Chris Rogers]

mongoose VT404.

buy that.

[Marko R1]

i havent further investigated this path - mongoose sounds good though...is it expensive?

[Chris Rogers]

Gsm based unit. Been using them for a bit now. Decent coverage is the key.