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car alert phone dialler

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  • 23-03-2006 9:17pm
    #1
    sohappy
    Registered Users Posts: 665 ✭✭✭


    this device notifies your phone if someone breaks into your car..

    http://www.carwatch.supanet.com/html/car_alert.html


    anyone got one of these or know anything about them, or simmilar product?
    my car is usualy parked in a place wher i wouldent hear the alarm, this seems like a nifty device,,,feedback please,,


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    id also ove to find out more like how it works and some feedback if someone has used it and also irish price


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    sohappy
    Registered Users Posts: 665 ✭✭✭sohappy


    i have seen other products on other sites but the prices are in excess of 250 pounds


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    drdre
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    that does sound expensive.there would be cheaper alternatives.


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    sohappy
    Registered Users Posts: 665 ✭✭✭sohappy


    anyone know if one bought in the uk will work with an irish sim card?


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    drdre
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    i would think it should as the sim card size is the same so shouldnot be a problem, just email customer care.


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    franksm
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    I have the GPS-GSM one from here

    http://www.text-link.co.uk/

    It sends a text message when the alarm goes off, and then starts tracking the vehicle by GPS - texting you back either on a schedule (one mail per hour with readings taken every 15 mins) or you can ring it and it will return a GPS position by text to you there and then.

    Pretty good until the car gets put into a container or gets burnt out - but what would protect you from that ?

    I think it was £270 STG and it accepts Irish pay-as-you-go SIMs.

    There are some you see on Ebay that don't have GPS - they are basically cell-phones minus the display and keypad. A service-provider (BT etc) can tell you the location of every handset based on which phone mast it is currently pinging. Unfortunately none of the Irish providers give us that level of service, so don't waste your money with that. GPS is the only thing that will work in Ireland (at the moment)


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    franksm wrote:
    I have the GPS-GSM one from here

    http://www.text-link.co.uk/

    It sends a text message when the alarm goes off, and then starts tracking the vehicle by GPS - texting you back either on a schedule (one mail per hour with readings taken every 15 mins) or you can ring it and it will return a GPS position by text to you there and then.

    Pretty good until the car gets put into a container or gets burnt out - but what would protect you from that ?

    I think it was £270 STG and it accepts Irish pay-as-you-go SIMs.

    There are some you see on Ebay that don't have GPS - they are basically cell-phones minus the display and keypad. A service-provider (BT etc) can tell you the location of every handset based on which phone mast it is currently pinging. Unfortunately none of the Irish providers give us that level of service, so don't waste your money with that. GPS is the only thing that will work in Ireland (at the moment)

    This sounds more interesting i will do more research on it.


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