Installation of GPS tracker
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Installation of GPS tracker
Can something like this be installed in a ebike?
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKEw466
I have had a hidden GPS tracker for years that's not like this. wasn't meant for a bike. appreciate some advice. I have opened the part when all the leads are and did some stuff so this is not an unknown world to me
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKEw466
I have had a hidden GPS tracker for years that's not like this. wasn't meant for a bike. appreciate some advice. I have opened the part when all the leads are and did some stuff so this is not an unknown world to me
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Apple iTag ?
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Don't let your e-bike out of your sight. Cheap, if not easy. A decent U-Lock should allow a quick nip in for five items max at a time, in an urban area. Theft risks are overstated in most areas, and where theft rates are indisputably high, the answer is what I stated at the outset. I know a few people that recovered vehicles with help from tracking systems. They didn't want them back after they saw what had been done to them. Tough, because if they find it for you they will want you to take possession.
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Don't let your e-bike out of your sight. Cheap, if not easy. A decent U-Lock should allow a quick nip in for five items max at a time, in an urban area. Theft risks are overstated in most areas, and where theft rates are indisputably high, the answer is what I stated at the outset. I know a few people that recovered vehicles with help from tracking systems. They didn't want them back after they saw what had been done to them. Tough, because if they find it for you they will want you to take possession.
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well i do have to go places. i have 2 ulocks. anything can be broken into. yes i live in a building that housed several bike theives and their customers. my area is very bad for this. at home bike is inside but i do have to go to shops etc. no driving. yes i cant afford to keep replacing bikes. on a pension
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Can something like this be installed in a ebike?
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKEw466
I have had a hidden GPS tracker for years that's not like this. wasn't meant for a bike. appreciate some advice. I have opened the part when all the leads are and did some stuff so this is not an unknown world to me
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKEw466
I have had a hidden GPS tracker for years that's not like this. wasn't meant for a bike. appreciate some advice. I have opened the part when all the leads are and did some stuff so this is not an unknown world to me
No such device.
If you mean the AirTag though, that's not a GPS tracker and tends not to provide exact location since there's usually a lag between when it's seen by an iphone and when the phone's location syncs to Apple's servers. It can easily show the AirTag location being a couple houses away from the actual location. Plus it would alert the thief to its presence if he is an iphone user.
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Sure, provided the bike can supply appropriate power to the device and you can find a suitable mounting location that the signal can get out (i.e. not surrounded by metal). Might want to consider something with its own battery that then recharges while the bike is powered on though, such as the T-Mobile SyncUP Tracker or other similar device.
No such device.
If you mean the AirTag though, that's not a GPS tracker and tends not to provide exact location since there's usually a lag between when it's seen by an iphone and when the phone's location syncs to Apple's servers. It can easily show the AirTag location being a couple houses away from the actual location. Plus it would alert the thief to its presence if he is an iphone user.
No such device.
If you mean the AirTag though, that's not a GPS tracker and tends not to provide exact location since there's usually a lag between when it's seen by an iphone and when the phone's location syncs to Apple's servers. It can easily show the AirTag location being a couple houses away from the actual location. Plus it would alert the thief to its presence if he is an iphone user.
oh yes i think i read some of that online about the airtag. yeah bluetooth doesnt cut it
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I ended up installing an old cell phone and that is trackable. Ofcourse when indoors or battery runs out it would be useless. works so far and its hidden though not perfectly
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If a rider must and only use an ebike, they must buck it up and inherit all risks and responsibilities attached.
It sucks. That's life.
I have ebikes. When I use one, I don't bother locking it up. It follows me into stores, starbucks, etc.
When I know I will go to a place where I can't do the above, it's my daily commuter I use.
Theives are here reading bf. Go ahead and provide intel on how to better steal your ebike.
It sucks. That's life.
I have ebikes. When I use one, I don't bother locking it up. It follows me into stores, starbucks, etc.
When I know I will go to a place where I can't do the above, it's my daily commuter I use.
Theives are here reading bf. Go ahead and provide intel on how to better steal your ebike.
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If a rider must and only use an ebike, they must buck it up and inherit all risks and responsibilities attached.
It sucks. That's life.
I have ebikes. When I use one, I don't bother locking it up. It follows me into stores, starbucks, etc.
When I know I will go to a place where I can't do the above, it's my daily commuter I use.
Theives are here reading bf. Go ahead and provide intel on how to better steal your ebike.
It sucks. That's life.
I have ebikes. When I use one, I don't bother locking it up. It follows me into stores, starbucks, etc.
When I know I will go to a place where I can't do the above, it's my daily commuter I use.
Theives are here reading bf. Go ahead and provide intel on how to better steal your ebike.