Car Alarms

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Originally Posted by Tins

Air Tags are great, as long as there are other  devices nearby. Way better than Tile, but still limited. I do have a couple. But unless there is someone nearby with an iPhone or somesuch they are just expensive buttons.

All your ideas are good and I am considering most of them. The OKA is not a high priority though, as most people either couldn't, or wouldn't, drive it...... But yes, plenty of places to hide stuff in plain sight. I still don't know what some of the switches do, if they in fact do anything...

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There is always someone going by at some point. We’ve had great success - the vehicles all have tags as do many other items like eMTBs, rifle bags, keys, wallet, passports

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Originally Posted by Tombie

There is always someone going by at some point. We’ve had great success - the vehicles all have tags as do many other items like eMTBs, rifle bags, keys, wallet, passports

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Yes, which is why Tile was doomed as soon as  released them. I have them in my camera bags and on my keyrings. But when my OKA was parked in Qld with its keys in it the tag wasn't pinged for weeks on end as nobody there was smart enough to have an iPhone.... Of course, if it had been taken ( three dogs so unlikely ) it would have been pinged as soon as it went through the town. Unless, of course, it turned left instead of right. Not much there. Obviously I wasn't relying on it, or the tag would not have been on the keyring.

I'm actually amazed by the accuracy if you have a recent iPhone. Just don't put one through the wash[bigsad]

If the tealeaf has a fruity phone, they can detect air tags, probably the same for the superior android system.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

If the tealeaf has a fruity phone, they can detect air tags, probably the same for the superior android system.

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Android doesn't have a system.

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Originally Posted by Tins

Android doesn't have a system.

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If you want to be pedantic, sytems that work with Android.
https://www.amazon.com.au/SinoTrack-...e9eb16d2ff6256

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

If you want to be pedantic, sytems that work with Android.
https://www.amazon.com.au/SinoTrack-...e9eb16d2ff6256

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Go on, hang that off your keyring. And have every Android device update its location seamlessly and privately. And run it for a year off a button battery.

I used to fit a kill switch for the ignition hidden under the dash. Car appears ‘dead’ and makes it harder to hit wire. My thought is that you can only slow them down. They want a quick in and away. Will move on to another if yours is not quick and simple. If they really want it you will not stop them

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Originally Posted by 3toes

Will move on to another if yours is not quick and simple.

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Where you are, that will probably be a new Range Rover, if what I hear is true.

My MGB had such a switch. It'd crank but not start. Mind you, it didn't always need the switch to achieve that.

Couldn't be bothered with air tags everywhere.....Last time we had anything of value stolen was a company owned Panel Van in 1984.

Touch wood,but we are probably overdue for a visit from the thieves[bigrolf]

We have two airtags,they go in our luggage when travelling.

My use of air tags comes only from my propensity to put something down and never see it again. Wish they'd come up with something for 10mm spanners.