GPS Tracking for Fly Aways.

[Crank]

...Ok... I need a bit more help.
I got my TK102B yesterday and I need a SIM Card. I looked all over today for a phone SIM Card. Some had a contract, some had no contract. Some said $10 for 30 days. Some said I needed a previous account before buying the card. What the heck!
Do I pay $10-30 a month? Every month? Will my minutes be reset to zero at the end of the month? There is also the activation for the SIM? How do you activate the dang card?
I haven't a clue. It might be the turkey screwing with my brain. What do all of you use? Do I need to pay a monthly fee?
There must be a better way! What do you use?.....

I don't have the same tracker but sim is sim. I went with T-Mobile. A "minute" card cost me $10.00 and last three months. They pull $3.00 each month out of the balance and I have (I think) 30 minutes each month. It was the cheapest method to go I could find. As long as you don't go crazy and call it, the tracker, to much, you will not run out of minutes.

Do you have a T-Mobile account already? All of the cards I saw said I needed an account. The one I got was a no name and said no contract and cost $10. I placed it in the tracker just to see what would happen. I knew I wouldn't work without a phone number, but had to try

 

[Happyflyer]

.....Do you have a T-Mobile account already? All of the cards I saw said I needed an account. The one I got was a no name and said no contract and cost $10. I placed it in the tracker just to see what would happen. I knew I wouldn't work without a phone number, but had to try

I bought a T-Mobile sim off Ebay. Went through the activation process which gets you a phone number and a site to log into to see your balance. I guess you could call that an account. No contract or anything like that. When you buy a minute card you need an "account" so T-Mobile knows where the card info needs to be applied to.

 

[PhantomFanatic]

i've got one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quad-Band-Sma ... 4ad9202e01

Where are you guy? UK?
I wonder if this would work here in the US? Sounds like it would. I have another application for one of these. My mother in law is very elderly and travels all over her town. She refuses to carry a phone. It sounds like a winner!

I purhased one too. I'm awaiting the arrival. It might be useful for other applications, not much data given. Great size, reasonable price.

 

[Damon]

Here is a pretty good article to follow for set up. I also had to send a command to get into SMS mode and out of GPRS.

http://www.visionflyer.com/adding-a-gps ... -2-vision/

I downloaded an android app that has most of the commands needed. I also edited one of the commands to request just 3 location report backs, instead of constant messages.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... x.tkconfig

You will have to add your tracker's phone number and input your password to be saved in app. (Leave the password default to work reliably)

 

[Damon]

Here's the edit made.

 

[Crank]

Good Stuff! Thanks Damon!

 

[Crank]

Just picked up a "Pay as you go" AT&T SIM card. It costs me $2.00 a day, no monthly fee, unlimited texting and calls per day. It has its own phone number. If I use it today, it will cost me $2.00 for an all day usage unlimited texting. If I don't use it for 3 months, it doesn't cost me a cent until I use it again. Then it's another $2.00 for that day. I paid $10 today and I get 5 days out of it. I call an 800 number to add more days. I like it! I gotta say, the girl there wanted to sell me another phone line for $30 a month and 2GB of data! DANG! She told me that's all AT&T has to offer. They are trying hard to sell more junk.

 

[Happyflyer]

I looked into that AT&T $2.00 plan and decided to go with what I have. It can save you some money without a doubt. But, like Dirk, I "test" mine too often for that $2.00 plan to save me any money. I don't call it before each flight but do check the lights on it that tell me I have cell service and a GPS lock. I have been lucky so far and only time I had to do a search was for the tracker when a bird took it off my deck when testing it last Summer.

 

[nelly]

I have the TK also, but the only ting i can do is call it and it will respond back with its coordinates. it will not respond back to any commands. anyone have an idea what im doing wrong? i have looked at every setup vid and manual with no success. it works, but has other options i would like to access.

 

[darwin-t]

Looking online, it appears that there are magnets inside the TK 102 units. I will definitely remove those before putting it on my FC40. I can't imagine that using one without removing the magnets would not interfere with the compass.

 

[Damon]

They come with two battery covers. One has four magnets, to slap it on your kids car

 

[darwin-t]

Thanks for the clarification. I bought one on Ebay, it'll take over a week to get here, evidently.

 

[christodoulos1]

Re: Απ: GPS Tracking for Fly Aways.

Thanks for the clarification. I bought one on Ebay, it'll take over a week to get here, evidently.

Can i have a link pls?thnks

 

[PhantomFanatic]

I wonder if this would work here in the US? Sounds like it would. I have another application for one of these. My mother in law is very elderly and travels all over her town. She refuses to carry a phone. It sounds like a winner!

yes i'm in the UK, the one's they've pictured are different to mine. The communication is quite good on it, can hold conversations quite easily

There is a USA version. It looks the same and it should be here by now! Oh, it is on EBay too.

 

[christodoulos1]

Re: Απ: GPS Tracking for Fly Aways.

Here's one from a USA seller but there's bunches on there . http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINI-CAR-PERSON ... 27e0d16710

Thnks..

 

[PhantomFanatic]

RF-V16 is what I bought and it is on eBay. It claims to be the smallest GPS tracker.

 

[christodoulos1]

Re: Απ: GPS Tracking for Fly Aways.

RF-V16 is what I bought and it is on eBay. It claims to be the smallest GPS tracker.

What phantom do you have??

 

[TomWolves]

Try a "Tile" soon as they come out with android version this is what I will purchase, maybe!