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#317672 4-Nov-2024 20:52
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Hi, I am a complete novice to these forums, but thought this would be the best place to get some education and advice. (Thanks in advance). I bought an (admittedly cheap) gps tracker called a G11 https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005001868408894.html and placed a  ONE "pay as you go" sim in tracker.  It worked fine for the 1st 4 days, tracked, responded to sms commands etc. but then all of a sudden has come offline.  I do not have access to the tracker right now and wondering if there is any way of getting it back online remotely.  I am pretty sure it is the sim as when I text it, it does not respond, and when called, it goes straight to voicemail, whereas before it rang.  The device is in suburban areas, so not out with signal range, and I have topped up sim incase it ran out of credit, but in a few days I would have very much doubt it. 


 


As I said, complete novice here, and hope I've given enough info- any advice is appreciated.


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  #3305312 4-Nov-2024 21:22
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Given this spec 

 

2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900Mhz

 

I wonder if it is related to this issue reported by @Hwale 




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  #3305315 4-Nov-2024 21:36
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Youve only got a year left of life on that unit anyway.....  my experience with cheaper "GPS" trackers is that they don't actually use GPS at all, and just give a "ping" from the nearest cell tower, which is not accurate at all. 





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  #3305328 4-Nov-2024 21:48
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Interested to know why don't you have access to the device. It would be easier to insert the SIM on a handset to check it still works and to register with the Web or app management.




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  #3305335 4-Nov-2024 22:02
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RunningMan:

 

Given this spec 

 

2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900Mhz

 

I wonder if it is related to this issue reported by @Hwale 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, I've just discovered a solution to my problem and I'm 99% sure it's related if OP is using a voda sim. I'll update the other post. 


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