justin911 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 also i dont no if this part is true...(gps tracking place told me a while back) but when the professional places disable your car remotly, they have to inform the police the second they do it and the second the car is disabled. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2287120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
frx026 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Sort of, The installer calls the monitoring company and lets them know, there is a procedure to follow. The monotoring company will most likely call the customer anyway to confirm. Police are only called when the monotoring company confirms with you your car has been stolen. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2287161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Carminder can be set up to ring you on triggers, it's just switched off by default. Personally I can't see much wrong with Carminder other than the fact that you can block the GPS signal. But if you are really concerned about that, sign up for Quicktrak as well. But even Quicktrak can be disabled by going into a GSM "dead zone" so nothing's perfect unless you buy extra bits to make up for the drawbacks of the first bits. There's no guarantees to keep your car safe, because if a professional wants it, he will get it. Even the best security devices can be bypassed with a gun to your head and that doesn't even require the thief to be skillful at all. But that's why you also get insurance no matter what security devices you have, because that is really the only guarantee that you'll at least be compensated should the worst happen. The perfect solution I reckon is to lynch all car thieves like they did to horse thieves in the old west, until there's none left. Hmm, maybe that's more of a "final solution" quicktrak works on CDMA (spread spectrum technology) and cannot be jammed. only way to disable it is to drive out of the coverage area or find the unit. in regard to stopping a stolen car from a monitored point of view, the police have control of it (via the monitoring co. ) once the vehicle is secured. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2289455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzle Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 isnt cdma bein phased out? thats analogue right? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2289482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 it works on that concept - not the phone towers . QT own their own towers in the areas tehy cover. yes the rumor on CDMA phones may be true but it DOESNOT apply to QT. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2289601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
some_cs_student Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 also i dont no if this part is true...(gps tracking place told me a while back) but when the professional places disable your car remotly, they have to inform the police the second they do it and the second the car is disabled. Hmm, I'm not sure about that rule, but I'm sure it says somewhere that (at least in vic) you cannot kill the engine unless the car is stationary. I believe the systems do not disable the ignition if the car is not stationary but I could be wrong. Also, I'm unsure of any differences with company's like quiktrak Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2289616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzle Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 it works on that concept - not the phone towers . QT own their own towers in the areas tehy cover. yes the rumor on CDMA phones may be true but it DOESNOT apply to QT. thanks dude..helpfull info.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2289638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hmm, I'm not sure about that rule, but I'm sure it says somewhere that (at least in vic) you cannot kill the engine unless the car is stationary.I believe the systems do not disable the ignition if the car is not stationary but I could be wrong. Also, I'm unsure of any differences with company's like quiktrak QT is a 3 pt sysem. two points actively controlled by the reomte in your hand and the third is remotely controlled from the monitoring centre. see above comments for operation when vehicle is moving. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2290728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimX Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 quicktrak works on CDMA (spread spectrum technology) and cannot be jammed. only way to disable it is to drive out of the coverage area or find the unit. Apologies, I got my terminology wrong but that's what I was referring to. I have heard stories of thieves knowing of the Quicktrak dead zones and driving or towing the car there before they can be found by the police. I agree that it's probably better this way than having a GPS tracker easily jammed, but this is also why it costs more and has an ongoing fee. But I would think that a GPS tracker is better than nothing at all if you don't want to pay the yearly fee, or if you don't live in a decent coverage area. I think that if your car was worth more than the insurance could cover, it would pay to have both types of trackers. I know of someone who had an R32 GTR that had 6 digits spent on it that had this sort of setup (and probably more I didn't hear about). Even after all this, I am just waiting for some sort of widespread activity to be considered to be terrorism or an act of war, which most policies won't cover at all. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2291069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzle Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 yeah i heard of an evo that got driven to a blackspot and wasnt recovered...im gonna put everything possible..insurance wont cover my car... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2291123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 yeah i heard of an evo that got driven to a blackspot and wasnt recovered...im gonna put everything possible..insurance wont cover my car... if you are referring to a evo 9 then that is GSM based. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2295711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzle Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 iono all specifics but i heard diamond track or somethin like that.. dude has switched to cdma now and swears by it.... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2296667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 iono all specifics but i heard diamond track or somethin like that..dude has switched to cdma now and swears by it.... thats teh one. same priciple as the holden version fitted to teh statesman and upspec calais. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2299281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midol Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 How much is Quiktraks yearly fee and to buy it? Also is quiktrak a full security setup or is it worth having other bits and pieces like a few screamers... Don't really want my audio equipment stolen. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2479100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 best to ring them : 0294288900. yearly fee is $330 from memory. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2479333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midol Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Kk, thanks Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2480133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Wouldnt full comp insurance be the saftest bet?? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2481913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midol Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I'd rather get my gear back than have to make an insurance claim... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2483152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBR33 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 CDMA can be jammed i not sure who said it cannot be jammed but i know for a fact it can be jammed Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2483340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 CDMA can be jammed i not sure who said it cannot be jammed but i know for a fact it can be jammed Anything can be Jammed!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/122844-best-gps-trackers/page/2/#findComment-2483679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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