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#171458 19-Apr-2015 11:43
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Hi,
I have a tk102b GPS tracking device I am trying to setup. Hoping someone here has had experience with these. 
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When I turn it on the green light just flashes, approx every 0.1 seconds which according to the manual means the unit is being initialized.

I have tried texting the unit with begin123456 to start the setup but get no response, when I call it it goes straight to voice mail. 

I am using a skinny sim. I did not set the sim up as data only because I figured the unit has to send/recieve text.

When I enter the imei number of the unit onto the skinny website it says it won't work, but I assumed this was not an accurate check as it is probably not recognized by the telcos as a phone anyway, I am not sure how imei number checkers work?

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  #1287129 19-Apr-2015 11:46
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Try a Vodafone or 2degrees SIM, I'm almost positive these units are GSM only so won't work on Skinny/Spark



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  #1287130 19-Apr-2015 11:51
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As above. Skinny use the Spark equipment, which doesn't have a 2G GSM network. No UMTS support on that device from specs I've seen.




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  #1287144 19-Apr-2015 12:08
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That would explain it. If I get a  new vodafone 4g sim pack will it automatically revert or do I have to find a gsm 2g sim?



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  #1287147 19-Apr-2015 12:11
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Any Vodafone or 2Degrees SIM should be fine.




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  #1287149 19-Apr-2015 12:17
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Did you get it from DX?

Interested to to know how you get on!




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  #1287152 19-Apr-2015 12:26
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Got it on trademe a while ago. I am interested too. Will grab a sim this afternoon and find out....

 
 
 
 

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  #1287155 19-Apr-2015 12:31
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  #1287164 19-Apr-2015 12:56
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The guy above are correct. Almost none of these cheap devices will work on Spark... I have been through 3-4 of them (including a TK102) and I also actually had problems with a 2D prepaid SIM as well (for reasons that were never explained)... I have a prepay VF SIM I use in mine and it's fine.

The biggest difference I have found between them is the sensitivity of the GPS antenna/chip. My old TK103 which had no standby power so gobbled electricity was by far the best and got a solid lock in the garage - but the 102 and the 104 (MASSSSSIVE battery) which both had much lower power consumption options both failed to consistently get GPS lock in garages.

Swings and roundabouts.

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  #1287166 19-Apr-2015 13:03
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Thanks Talkiet. Helpful indeed. Don't suppose the 104 battery would fit the 103? ;-)




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  #1287169 19-Apr-2015 13:07
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Stu: Thanks Talkiet. Helpful indeed. Don't suppose the 104 battery would fit the 103? ;-)


Nah, the 104 is physically larger. battery is I think 6000mAh compared to about 1000mAh for the TK103 types...

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  #1287173 19-Apr-2015 13:17
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Massive difference. Wow.




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  #1287251 19-Apr-2015 15:47
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So I went and got a 2degrees sim ($5 for sim + $20 minimum topup), nothing changed. I went back into town and got a vodafone sim ($5 for sim + $20 minimum topup), nothing changed. 
The $20 minimum topups are a real pain, also with the vodafone it seemed I did not have the option for standard rates I had to choose a $19 monthly plan. 

I have tried sending 'begin123456' and '#begin#123456#' to the unit, no response. 

I think it came with a cd which I threw out thinking it was for something else. I found a download link to a cd for a tk102b online but it just had a copy of google earth and the instruction manual in the folder. 

What am I missing?

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  #1287264 19-Apr-2015 15:52
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Have you setup the SIMs in a real phone first, just to make sure they are activated and getting text messages etc?

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  #1287271 19-Apr-2015 16:17
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Yes both sims activated and working in my normal phone.

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  #1287274 19-Apr-2015 16:32
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Oh (and this is a Hail Mary - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary_pass ), have you tried "Begin" instead of "begin" (Case sensitive)... I remember vaguely being gobsmacked at some stupid decision about that - not sure it was one of the trackers but it's ringing a bell.

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