I am hoping Paul Dowling will release something that fits my needs. I know he is working on it.
From: Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Monday, November 29, 2021 3:08 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Cc: Chuck McCown Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags I would rather pay more upfront and less monthly. $155.40 yearly plus $69.96 $225.35 end of first year. I would like to pay no more than $7.50 per month. From: Jason Wilson Sent: Monday, November 29, 2021 2:33 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags I am using this from Optimus. https://www.amazon.com/GPS-Tracker-Optimus-Bundle-Magnet/dp/B01KKVKQ66 Monthly/Yearly plan is a bit much. I have them on my Gator and my trailers. I will be swapping them out for the direct battery connection. https://optimustracker.com/products/gb100m-easy-install-directly-on-cars-battery-gps-tracker?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_pid=6626974564434&pr_ref_pid=6626927542354&pr_seq=uniform I get a notification when they move. Battery lasts about 3 months. You can set up a GeoFence for each unit, so if you are moving equipment around the yard you don't get notifications. All in all I have been very happy with it. Jason Jason Wilson Remotely Located Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. 530-651-1736 530-748-9608 Cell www.remotelylocated.com On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 1:04 PM TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: Except airtags piggyback on every ios device that hasn't opted out, whereas tile is only if you have installed the tile app, so the devices are the same, the 'coverage' is vastly different On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 12:58 PM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: Tile is just as good as Air Tag. It's all based on BTLE locatability. 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 7:57 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: No but reading about it leaves me with little enthusiasm. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2021, at 5:22 PM, Matt <matt.mailingli...@gmail.com> wrote: Have you tried Tile App? On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 3:54 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: If something comes up missing, can you get in and poll it? From: Josh Luthman Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:49 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Cc: Chuck McCown Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags 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. 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