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nitram38 - 23/4/07 at 12:07 PM

Don't buy an expensive tracking system (£300) and pay £135 fees per year for the priviledge.
Got an old mobile from an upgrade?
Just get a new sim from ebay for around £1 and register the phone as a pay as you go, buy £5 credit, then you can track it using a pay as you go service like follow us (ntdwm).
Just hide your phone in your car and connect to your wiring.
Remember to put the phone on silent etc
Even if your battery is disconnected the phone battery should last a few days.
The only downside is the car battery may need leaving on charge if you leave the car for a long time.

I was lucky enough to buy a car cradle on ebay for 1p (£2.50 p & p). All I need now is an aerial to extend the cradle one. I only bought the cradle as I had power connection issues with my car phone power lead.



[Edited on 23/4/2007 by nitram38]

Mr Whippy - 23/4/07 at 12:13 PM

As all the parents now go off to find there kids mobile phones.

Not forgetting the suspicious spouses

nitram38 - 23/4/07 at 12:14 PM

Follow Us sends the tracked mobile a text with a return acceptance pin number so you can't track anyone without their permission.

smart51 - 23/4/07 at 12:15 PM

the problem with PAYG phones is that the account lapses if you don't make any calls or send any texts every couple of months

Mr Whippy - 23/4/07 at 12:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Follow Us sends the tracked mobile a text with a return acceptance pin number so you can't track anyone without their permission.


yeah but if you had the mobile in your possession then you surely could just return the pin and then put the phone back?

nitram38 - 23/4/07 at 12:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by smart51
the problem with PAYG phones is that the account lapses if you don't make any calls or send any texts every couple of months


You are partially correct, it is six months with orange. But it does say incoming calls aswell. So you could just ring the number?

[Edited on 23/4/2007 by nitram38]

nitram38 - 23/4/07 at 12:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Follow Us sends the tracked mobile a text with a return acceptance pin number so you can't track anyone without their permission.


yeah but if you had the mobile in your possession then you surely could just return the pin and then put the phone back?


Yes

Mr G - 23/4/07 at 01:32 PM

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=9504

Danozeman - 23/4/07 at 04:00 PM

You could use this


Input your phone number and Make sure u watch the whole thing. Mainly used for tracking the wife!!

[Edited on 23/4/07 by Danozeman]

Confused but excited. - 23/4/07 at 04:09 PM

scoey m - 23/4/07 at 04:41 PM