I've had mine for a couple of years. I'm happy. Keep in mind the up front charge covers all the data for the next few years, too. At $0/mo I'm much happier.
The way the units are built I'm not feeling like they were intended for a battery replacement but once it's dead there's no reason not to pop it open and see what you can do. It's reporting once a day and that's what makes the battery last so long. Once you know there's a problem, you can enable constant monitoring (which could start anywhere from 1 minute to 24 hours). Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 12:45 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > The airtags test was a flop. I put one on my son’s truck without him > knowing. It would occasionally report a location while on a busy street or > highway but most of the time no. He does not use an iphone so it was a > good test. > > The lack of reporting in frequently along with the lack of history of the > locations make them unusable for tracking equipment for the purpose of > finding it when it is missing. > > Interested in the thing Paul Dowling is working on. > > gpsandfleet.com is pretty spendy. Can you replace the battery? > > *From:* TJ Trout > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:02 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags > > There's a guy on YouTube who mailed airtags to n Korea and several other > places just to track them for a video, pretty interesting. They seem to > work pretty good, dare I say almost as good as a cellular tracker? > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 9:11 AM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > >> For trailers and stuff? I use gpsandfleet.com - it's a $250 one time >> purchase and works until the battery dies. Do a 1 poll/day cycle and it's >> 3-5 years. >> >> Josh Luthman >> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 10:53 AM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Recurring payment expense is my main concern. >>> >>> *From:* can...@believewireless.net >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 2, 2021 7:46 AM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >>> >>> I have a cellular/GPS asset tracker coming out in a few months. Chuck, >>> happy to let you test it out NC. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 7:11 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yep ..sneaky and probably illegal >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 12:07 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So free forwarding just automagically happens? They ride some random >>>>> persons data plan? >>>>> I realize it is such a small amount of data but that is a pretty >>>>> sneaky way of getting a free ride. >>>>> >>>>> *From:* Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] >>>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 1, 2021 11:47 AM >>>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The phones will pickup the Bluetooth beacon and relay the phone’s gps >>>>> to the tracking service. >>>>> >>>>> Basically a GPS by proxy on behalf of the tracking token. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It relies on random folks wandering by and the Bluetooth token >>>>> snagging enough “air time” to report home. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jim Bouse >>>>> Owner - Brazos WiFi >>>>> 979-999-7000 >>>>> http://www.brazoswifi.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via >>>>> AF >>>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 1, 2021 12:45 PM >>>>> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >>>>> *Cc:* Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com> >>>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Being lazy and not wanting to do the research. >>>>> >>>>> How do the air tags work. In other words, how do they get >>>>> connectivity to the world. Most of the stuff I have read talks about blue >>>>> tooth but that isnt worth anything over distance. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I rent out some construction equipment and I am thinking of putting >>>>> them on the equipment. But I need a better understanding. >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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