Thread: Anti theft Mod

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Hanging out in the ladies toilets again I see Mick

Ha, no it was in a house.

I have no idea if they are any good, but these GPS relays could kill two birds with one stone, if that's what you are after.
gps relay | eBay

The GPS tracker / cutout seems like a good thing. I see you need to insert a SIM card for it to work
Is anyone using a GPS tracker and what level of service (cost) do you need for the SIM for the GPS to work effectively?

From what I have read on the boating forums the ALDI sim is the cheapest at something like $100 a year.

With Telstra I can get an additional Sim on my phone plan, that data shares, for $5 month.

Originally Posted by kenl

From what I have read on the boating forums the ALDI sim is the cheapest at something like $100 a year.

With Telstra I can get an additional Sim on my phone plan, that data shares, for $5 month.

The aldi sims are $15/year with enough data for monitoring etc.

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

The aldi sims are $15/year with enough data for monitoring etc.

Can you send a link for the $15/year Aldi SIM card. I cant find any cheaper than $95 pa

Originally Posted by Grappler

Can you send a link for the $15/year Aldi SIM card. I cant find any cheaper than $95 pa

It’s a PAYG plan, with 365 day expiry. Obviously if you use up your $15 credit before the 365 expiry you need to ‘top up’.

ALDImobile - Pay As You Go $15 credit

Originally Posted by kenl

From what I have read on the boating forums the ALDI sim is the cheapest at something like $100 a year.

With Telstra I can get an additional Sim on my phone plan, that data shares, for $5 month.

Problem with Aldi is it uses Telstra's wholesale network which means out side of major population centres you don't get as good a reception / service as genuine Telstra customers and sometimes no service at all even though genuine Telstra is available. For instance, I cross the Nullarbor occasionally, no service at all on Aldi even though Telstra provides coverage all the way across it.

When the current Aldi super pack ($100/year) expires I'll be looking at Boost. Instead of using Telstra's wholesale network Boost uses Telstra's retail network - same reception / service as genuine Telstra customers for ~ $35 - $50 / year more than Aldi charges.

Check the difference in coverage between Telstra's wholesale and retail coverage on the map here. Big differences, particularly in remote locations.