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well it's easy to shoot stuff down, so instead why don't you point us to something you think is worth its price?
yeah but they rely on Bluetooth enabled devices - running the specific tracking app for the fob - to be within about 15-25 metersEbay sells key fabs that you can hide on your bike somewhere that connect to phones and computers to track the key fab they have no internal battery so they last forever
sweet, if these are cell & GPS based devices after all that's hella legit. I'm probably gonna end up getting one in that caseThis doesn't say any thing about blue tooth.just gps. its only $20 free shipping
You didn't even read any of the posts in the thread saying how bad of an idea that is have you?even cheaper is a bluetooth tileapp tracker. when out of range any of the 8 million tile user worldwide that come within range of your stolen bike (with tracker inside) will alert you moby to its location. just $25. see here theTileapp: http://ssqt.co/mecXgKM
Actually it was mentioned in the post above yours about how bad of an idea tiles (and all the basic copies of) are. I think above that one as well.I know this is way old, but for people like me looking around that nay come across this, you can buy a tiny real GPS tracker that can use a SIM from any cheap GSM carrier for under $20 from China. Even better, if you have any experience with arduino you can also get very cheap GPS modules that also use GSM SIM cards for making contact and use something like a Digispark clone or Pro Mini to create a GPS tracker that can fit in the down tube of your bike and be essentially undetectable, and program it to send coordinates when it gets a text from you that way it uses very little battery, and with a simple circuit should be able to run off an 18650 or similar single lithium cell that is charged off the magneto. Definitely don't use Tile or similar products as stated though. They're little more than a gimmick in my opinion and aren't even useful really for anything other than being able to make your phone ring when you lose it inside your house with Bluetooth on and the app running in the background, which is something no one else mentioned... Not only does a user need to be near your bike, they need to have bluetooth on and have the tile app always running. Considering most smartphone users like myself close apps regularly to save battery and increase performance in the apps we're using at the moment, your chances are slim that all these variables will fall perfectly in place to find your lost or stolen item with that.