New Product - Live GPS Tracker
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The newest Live GPS Tracker, now available at spytech.com, is the upgraded 3G models from Trackimo. For many years our customers have been requesting a tracker that could be used for applications other than just vehicle tracking, and we believe this new product has just the right balance of size and function to be useful for multiple purposes. Trackimo also has a terrific reputation as a reliable product according to multiple third party product reviews.
Tracking Vehicles
This is the higher end 4G version of the Trackimo live GPS tracker. We no longer carry the lower priced 3G version due to Canadian mobile network upgrading - but the older models should work for a few more years as the older technology is gradually phased out. This small tracker has a battery life of 3 to 5 days depending on amount of usage. Features include 150 country coverage, geofencing, emergency SOS button on tracker, speed information, custom notifications, view up to 1 year back in history, and much more.
If 3-5 days in not long enough this other tracker has a 2 week battery...
This GPS tracker can be used in a vehicle, but the tiny size allows for many other applications that our larger models are not ideally suited for. Our customers have often asked us for a tracker that could locate their child, or even a pet, if they should wander off. This tracker would locate them. The Trackimo 4G is small enough to be placed inside a company's merchandise or packaging in order to track shipments. The unit can be carried by a person with special needs that has issues with getting lost. You could even check where in the world your suitcase ended up when you are traveling via your favorite airline!
To view the tracker live on a map, just use any popular internet browser on your computer, or download the smart phone app. Subscription includes free apps for IOS and Android devices.
Please note that battery life depends on settings used. For example, if you change the location update from every minute to every 30 minutes, this will increase the battery life dramatically. Conversely, if you connect to the unit constantly to watch it in real time, that would decrease the battery life.
Subscription:
The complete tracking plan is free for 1 year. After that time, the current price is $5.00 USD per month. The only extra charge is for SMS notifications if you choose to add that feature. Tech support and payments for SMS service are available in the online map dashboard.
Apple IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/
Android: https://play.google.com
Specifications:
4G signal for best area coverage (especially inside Canada)
SIM card already installed
Tracker continues recording GPS location internally even when not in a 4G network
1 year of tracking history stored
Item Weight: 40 grams
Item Dimensions: 45mm x 40mm x 15mm
Lithium-Ion battery included
Charger USB plug 5V DC
Magnetic attachment - Velcro attachments - Lanyard
Battery Activity Time approx. 3-5 days
1st year of tracking subscription free!
Note that SMS messaging feature always costs extra, whether it is during the free period, or on a paid subscription plan.
Our previous trackers were generally used to track vehicles because they were too large for many other applications. The new model will also work as a vehicle tracker, and it should be easier to install with its smaller size, but this smaller size also translates to a slightly shorter battery life. There is a magnetic box available for sale to make this tracker easier to use with a vehicle.
Tracking People
The biggest advantage of this smaller sized tracker is that it can be used to track more than just vehicles. Many times, customers have asked me if there was a way to track an elderly parent, or a special needs adult, or even a child that likes to wander off. This Trackimo 3G is just small enough to attach to a person's clothing, or clip onto their belt, without causing a major discomfort. Thanks to all the alert options available in the Trackimo app, you can have updates about the person's movements sent to your mobile phone any time. Pressing the SOS button sends an alert to a pre-set contact, which is especially helpful if the person using the Trackimo 3G is frightened, lost, or cannot use a phone.
Tracking Belongings and Pets
"My luggage is WHERE?"
As with humans and vehicles, you can also put one of these little trackers inside a shipment you send out, in your luggage while on vacation, attached to the collar of a pet that likes to run away, or attach it to pretty much anything else you may want to locate in the future. The battery life can last a few days, but you can even extend this a bit by only activating the tracker when you really have to. This flexibility allows you to use this product as a "just in case" tracker.
Monthly Fee
At the time of this article these new 3G Trackimo devices come with a mobile phone app, and one full year of tracking usage, all for free. The price after one year is $5 per month in US dollars. The only feature that costs extra is SMS messaging.