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I love the idea but I have been trouble actually getting the software working (network issues connecting to server during install and now also their control pan

• covercash 15y ago
  I'm having this issue as well, it's not just you.
  • marquis 15y ago
    I'm really happy to hear they are getting a lot of attention, and I hope they make a paid service with an SLA - I'd happily be charged a yearly fee knowing that it was keeping their servers up and my computer might stand a chance of phoning home.
    • joshAg 15y ago
      check out lojack for laptops, if you want something with a guarantee. since it embeds itself in the BIOS it will survive hdd replacements and os wipes, too. I have it on my thinkpad, and it's survived numerous hdd replacements and os wipes. the only downside i can think of is that it doesn't support linux.
      • bluebl8de 15y ago
        You can easily wipe the BIOS.
        • nemetroid 15y ago
          Sure, but it's unlikely a thief would.
• jannes 15y ago
  That's probably because this story went viral. On their homepage http://preyproject.com/ http://preyproject.com/ they have a "What people are saying" section in which they display recent tweets that mention prey. Nearly all of them are about this story.