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Old 07-08-2012, 10:40 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by Rossman View Post
Get the one you can track live, then.

http://www.liveviewgps.com/live+trac...+tracking.html

$169 for it, just plugs into the OBD2 port (quite discrete) and you get 10 second updates in real time for $30/month.

I don't think you can even DIY a solution cheaper/better than that because for real time reporting you will at least need a cellular connection (presumably location data is sent via txt message through an SMS gateway), and a txt messaging plan capable of sending a couple hundred thousand txt's per month (every 10seconds adds up!)...

$30/month actually seems pretty reasonable.
Viper smart start sounds like it does a similar thing, less than 30/month, (but seems like it requires a contract) 70/yr for the gps service.
I havent looked far into it though.

http://www.viper.com/smartstart/
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