GPS tracker on 2 degrees sim card

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#74984 11-Jan-2011 10:40

I an tyring to get a gps tracker system working with a 2 degrees sim card. I need GSM not 3g, so should 2d work for this or do I need Vodafone.

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#426045 11-Jan-2011 10:55

2degrees will work fine they have both GSM and 3G networks.
Out of interest, what kind of tracker is it, and where will you be using it?

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#426257 11-Jan-2011 19:07

The tracker is the tk102 , for finding where you stolen car is, I have sold a few on trademe The unit has a sim card, you send it a text and it replys the co ordinates that can be input to google maps for locating.

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#426259 11-Jan-2011 19:09

Do you have to specify what you want to use or does all 2 degrees use both gsm and 3g,, I have been told that what we have is 3g and it does not work.

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#426268 11-Jan-2011 19:32

petermcg: Do you have to specify what you want to use or does all 2 degrees use both gsm and 3g,, I have been told that what we have is 3g and it does not work.

2degree's sims will roam onto vodafones GSM network when outside their network, im pretty sure 2ds towers also do GSM, so it should work fine.

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#426419 12-Jan-2011 09:53

petermcg: Do you have to specify what you want to use or does all 2 degrees use both gsm and 3g,, I have been told that what we have is 3g and it does not work.

2degrees SIMs work on whatever network (2G/3G) the device supports and is available at the time. 2degrees has 2G and 3G on all their sites, and you will roaming on the VF network (similarly using their 2G/3G as applicable) outside the 2degrees coverage areas.

So, no you don't have to specify anything. If your device is 2G only then you will get 2degrees 2G service *everywhere* (using either 2degrees towers in their coverage, or automatically using VF towers outside 2degrees coverage).

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#426421 12-Jan-2011 09:56

Sounds like a handy little device btw. What kind of price are they?

Remember you'd have to top up (via 'Your 2degrees' online or from another 2degrees phone) minimum $20 every 12 months to keep the prepay account active.

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#426889 13-Jan-2011 16:50

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=347020078

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#427030 14-Jan-2011 09:14

Be aware that the SIM needs to be topped up once a year otherwise the credit will expire and the SIM will become de-activated. This catches a few people out that use SIMs for this reason.

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#427044 14-Jan-2011 09:46

styxgeist: Be aware that the SIM needs to be topped up once a year otherwise the credit will expire and the SIM will become de-activated. This catches a few people out that use SIMs for this reason.

There should be a way to have an automatic type payment setup to prevent this.

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#427053 14-Jan-2011 09:57

mentalinc:
styxgeist: Be aware that the SIM needs to be topped up once a year otherwise the credit will expire and the SIM will become de-activated. This catches a few people out that use SIMs for this reason.

There should be a way to have an automatic type payment setup to prevent this.

http://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/topup

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#427059 14-Jan-2011 10:10

It would be great if they had automatic annual topups for little used SIMs. Auto Top Up is no good if it never gets down below $2.50 and Monthly Auto Top Ups are minimum $20 = $240 a year, probably not ideal either. Would something like this go through $20 a year~= 20 texts per month?

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#427067 14-Jan-2011 10:23

Depends how often it gets stolen.

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#427205 14-Jan-2011 16:39

Vodafone which seem to be the only sim card that will work in this unit charge 12 cents per text if you convert to simple prepay,from supa prepay,,, simple prepay only needs top up once per year, , as supa prepay text are 20 cents each and require a top up every month.

It will depend on what set up you require.. as the unit will set boundarys that your vehicle cant go out of, it can send a message when the vehicle exeeds a certain speed,, and numerous other things if they are set up.

For normal use, you will spend $1.20 worth of texts, out of your initial $20, to set it up and play with it, the other $ 18.80 will sit there and do nothing, unless you take the card out and use it in your phone. I suppose you would have to put a dollar in it once per year and also fork out 12 cents if your Classic Car, got stolen. Or 12 cents to find out where your kids are in your car.

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#427894 17-Jan-2011 10:27

petermcg: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=347020078

Great looking device, How do you connect this to your dog ? Where do i stick the charger in ?

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#427928 17-Jan-2011 11:23

A very good point, I may have to get back to the supplier on that, as I have tried all the plugs that come with the unit, and the dog is getting a worried look on his face. i think the dog will have to rely on the battery,!