Cheap Trackers - SV650.org

Trev B · 06-10-16, 10:45 PM

Has anyone used the TrackR that keeps popping up on the header pages on the computer,It looks like a small disc ( about the size of a 2032 button battery) and is used in conjunction with your phone,cheap as chips from USA,and in Europe but surprise surprise £20+ and postage in the UK,!!!

Tomor · 06-10-16, 10:55 PM

Aren't they the ones that rely on another user being nearby to alert you? Think it works off bluetooth? Great....until your bike is more than 10 metres from you!

PyroUK · 07-10-16, 06:56 AM

Was considering them, bit like the Tile except you can replace the battery but that also means it's not waterproof.

It is Bluetooth and uses crowd sourcing to locate the item, so if someone who is also a user and has the app on their phone passes near by it will notify you of its last known location so you can go look for it.

Would probably be alright for keys and things like that but probably not so great for a motorcycle

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Trev B · 07-10-16, 07:33 PM

I've also seen a waterproof cover for it,so I'll wait and see what develops,thanks for the replies !!!

Mr Speirs · 07-10-16, 08:37 PM

They aren't as accurate as you'd hope either.
My colleagues bought them to put in their luggage. Whilst sat on the runway at Heathrow waiting to take off they checked their tile and it told them their bags were the other end of the runway. So what 2 miles away?
Obviously all trackers are created differently but these were the 'tile' ones.

08-10-16, 08:57 AM

They're only as accurate as the gps on the device they're bluetoothed to at the end of the day.

Sent from my XT1580 using Tapatalk

06-10-16, 10:45 PM	#1
Trev B Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 283	Cheap Trackers Has anyone used the TrackR that keeps popping up on the header pages on the computer,It looks like a small disc ( about the size of a 2032 button battery) and is used in conjunction with your phone,cheap as chips from USA,and in Europe but surprise surprise £20+ and postage in the UK,!!! __________________ Somewhere up north,Never regret something that once made you smile!!!

06-10-16, 10:55 PM	#2
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	Re: Cheap Trackers Aren't they the ones that rely on another user being nearby to alert you? Think it works off bluetooth? Great....until your bike is more than 10 metres from you! __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

07-10-16, 06:56 AM	#3
PyroUK Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Poole Posts: 1,083	Re: Cheap Trackers Was considering them, bit like the Tile except you can replace the battery but that also means it's not waterproof. It is Bluetooth and uses crowd sourcing to locate the item, so if someone who is also a user and has the app on their phone passes near by it will notify you of its last known location so you can go look for it. Would probably be alright for keys and things like that but probably not so great for a motorcycle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2011 Triumph Daytona 675, Arrow exhaust and QS!

07-10-16, 07:33 PM	#4
Trev B Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 283	Re: Cheap Trackers I've also seen a waterproof cover for it,so I'll wait and see what develops,thanks for the replies !!! __________________ Somewhere up north,Never regret something that once made you smile!!!

07-10-16, 08:37 PM	#5
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: Cheap Trackers They aren't as accurate as you'd hope either. My colleagues bought them to put in their luggage. Whilst sat on the runway at Heathrow waiting to take off they checked their tile and it told them their bags were the other end of the runway. So what 2 miles away? Obviously all trackers are created differently but these were the 'tile' ones. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

08-10-16, 08:57 AM	#6
tom_e Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cheap Trackers They're only as accurate as the gps on the device they're bluetoothed to at the end of the day. Sent from my XT1580 using Tapatalk

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Has anyone tried those cheap ebay GSM GPS trackers?	timwilky	Idle Banter	8	27-04-12 02:33 PM
Cheap GPS trackers?	Philip663	Bikes - Talk & Issues	8	23-03-11 05:02 PM
quick cheap cheap pazzo levers 4hrs left - don't bid, Soulkiss wants them cheap.	davepreston	Idle Banter	17	15-02-11 12:52 AM
Few curvy bits cheap cheap cheap	mike_red2uk	For Sale - SV's and SV related items	2	24-01-11 02:09 PM
Trackers	Anonymous	Bikes - Talk & Issues	15	24-03-05 09:42 PM