LoJack Install Dealer
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Annapolis MD
Do a google search for Lojack complaints... No coverage in many major areas, police refusing to cooperate, etc. Seems like good product in theory but not execution.
Here's an alternative:
http://www.caralarm.com/cart/display...ge=919&start=1
GPS location means YOU can find out where it is when YOU want, not when the police can get to it. Also, GPS coverage is virtually global at this point. Don't know the exact cost or have any first-hand experience with it yet, just found it in my own research.
Good luck,
Vaughn
Here's an alternative:
http://www.caralarm.com/cart/display...ge=919&start=1
GPS location means YOU can find out where it is when YOU want, not when the police can get to it. Also, GPS coverage is virtually global at this point. Don't know the exact cost or have any first-hand experience with it yet, just found it in my own research.
Good luck,
Vaughn
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 4,108
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From: San Jose CA
My work sells Lojack, but we started to offer this product called...
www.mobiletrace.com
This one allows you to search the car yourself 15 times in 5 years with no fees. You can also unlock your doors( like onstar), & starter disable online or over the phone. You can also have it notify you by call or text messgae if your alarm goes off, it reaches a certian mph, is driven after a certain hour, or is driven out of a certain area. It uses Google maps to show you the location of the car, also with bird's eye viewing so you see in high detail the area instead of just a map. Pretty cool, I was thinking of adding it to my Camaro for added security. As far as I know only car dealerships offer it. But I would pick this or one similar over Lojack.
Like said before, there's been issues with Lojack mostly because not every cop car has the homing device so the chances of the closest cop car dispatched to your stolen car report are slim. In my area it's like 1 out of every 10 cop cars have one. But in smaller local cities it's maybe 1 out of 30.
www.mobiletrace.com
This one allows you to search the car yourself 15 times in 5 years with no fees. You can also unlock your doors( like onstar), & starter disable online or over the phone. You can also have it notify you by call or text messgae if your alarm goes off, it reaches a certian mph, is driven after a certain hour, or is driven out of a certain area. It uses Google maps to show you the location of the car, also with bird's eye viewing so you see in high detail the area instead of just a map. Pretty cool, I was thinking of adding it to my Camaro for added security. As far as I know only car dealerships offer it. But I would pick this or one similar over Lojack.
Like said before, there's been issues with Lojack mostly because not every cop car has the homing device so the chances of the closest cop car dispatched to your stolen car report are slim. In my area it's like 1 out of every 10 cop cars have one. But in smaller local cities it's maybe 1 out of 30.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
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From: Edmonton Alberta
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,417
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From: Annapolis MD
Well as luck would have it, I just spoke with Terri @ Omega to clarify their coverage, and she said it is available in Canada, and Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Omega's GPS Tracker apparently works very similarly to the one Jay posted (cellular signal to trigger + GPS + web-based tracking). Omega also gave me the contact info for their export rep who is in the process of expanding it to Europe, which is what I'm interested in, since I'll be moving there soon.
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From: Colesville MD
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Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
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From: Edmonton Alberta
I know they have it in Ontario and Quebec - supposedly British Columbia too (although I have been unable to locate a dealer there). The reason I'm looking for one state side is that I'm going to be down there this summer. There is no dealer in these parts.
