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"couldn't you just leave your iPad " What if you don't. You could get lucky if you leave your iPad in the bag. But the point is when you don't.

bluetidepro 14y ago
I guess my overall point is why would anyone pay $39.99 for a simple tracking device when you can do this free (with an iPad/iPhone) or buy a GPS tracker yourself, for cheaper than ~$40? Maybe this leads back to my first statement that the landing page needs much more info to convince the user this is worth the money.
- prof_hobart 14y ago
  You can do it for free if a) you already have 2 devices, b) don't want to use both of them on the flight and c) dont' worry about the person stealing your bag and simply turning your iDevice off. BTW, genuine question - which GPS tracker are you thinking of that is less than $40 and will transmit its location to you remotely? I'd be extremely interested in one of those, but I've never seen one for that kind of price.
  - bluetidepro 14y ago
    It may not be as fancy as what this site is offering (not sure since they don't show the product), but you can use an old burner cell phone that has GPS on it to hookup to sites online to track positions of the phone. They also have very long battery lives on them. There is quite a few tutorials online that explain how to to do it for your car, which is the same idea.
    - runjake 14y ago
      old burner cell phone that has GPS on it to hookup to sites online to track positions of the phone. If by "sites online" you mean "send a text" sure. But that kind of data & gps usage will kill a normal dumbphone battery within a few hours. These devices use a battery 1/4 to 1/3rd the life of a smartphone's and they use GPS chips or SOCs with integrated GPS that suck power much more quickly that the high-end SOCs you find in iPhones and decent Android devices. They do not have long battery life. Try it. I have. There is quite a few tutorials online that explain how to to do it for your car And these tutorials almost always hook the phone up to 12V power. Relying on a dumbphone battery just isn't worth it.
    - j_s 14y ago
      Anecdotally up to 14 hours: http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/485693 http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/485693 Supported devices: http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/Phone+List http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/Phone+List Altertnate (commercial) service supported devices: http://support.accutracking.com/kb/article/00003 http://support.accutracking.com/kb/article/00003 More info, eHow style: http://www.maps-gps-info.com/free-gps-cell-phone-tracking.html http://www.maps-gps-info.com/free-gps-cell-phone-tracking.ht...

bluetidepro 14y ago

I guess my overall point is why would anyone pay $39.99 for a simple tracking device when you can do this free (with an iPad/iPhone) or buy a GPS tracker yourself, for cheaper than ~$40? Maybe this leads back to my first statement that the landing page needs much more info to convince the user this is worth the money.

prof_hobart 14y ago
You can do it for free if a) you already have 2 devices, b) don't want to use both of them on the flight and c) dont' worry about the person stealing your bag and simply turning your iDevice off. BTW, genuine question - which GPS tracker are you thinking of that is less than $40 and will transmit its location to you remotely? I'd be extremely interested in one of those, but I've never seen one for that kind of price.
- bluetidepro 14y ago
  It may not be as fancy as what this site is offering (not sure since they don't show the product), but you can use an old burner cell phone that has GPS on it to hookup to sites online to track positions of the phone. They also have very long battery lives on them. There is quite a few tutorials online that explain how to to do it for your car, which is the same idea.
  - runjake 14y ago
    old burner cell phone that has GPS on it to hookup to sites online to track positions of the phone. If by "sites online" you mean "send a text" sure. But that kind of data & gps usage will kill a normal dumbphone battery within a few hours. These devices use a battery 1/4 to 1/3rd the life of a smartphone's and they use GPS chips or SOCs with integrated GPS that suck power much more quickly that the high-end SOCs you find in iPhones and decent Android devices. They do not have long battery life. Try it. I have. There is quite a few tutorials online that explain how to to do it for your car And these tutorials almost always hook the phone up to 12V power. Relying on a dumbphone battery just isn't worth it.
  - j_s 14y ago
    Anecdotally up to 14 hours: http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/485693 http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/485693 Supported devices: http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/Phone+List http://mologogo.wikispaces.com/Phone+List Altertnate (commercial) service supported devices: http://support.accutracking.com/kb/article/00003 http://support.accutracking.com/kb/article/00003 More info, eHow style: http://www.maps-gps-info.com/free-gps-cell-phone-tracking.html http://www.maps-gps-info.com/free-gps-cell-phone-tracking.ht...