There's a guy on YouTube who mailed airtags to n Korea and several other places just to track them for a video, pretty interesting. They seem to work pretty good, dare I say almost as good as a cellular tracker?
On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 9:11 AM Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > For trailers and stuff? I use gpsandfleet.com - it's a $250 one time > purchase and works until the battery dies. Do a 1 poll/day cycle and it's > 3-5 years. > > Josh Luthman > 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 10:53 AM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Recurring payment expense is my main concern. >> >> *From:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 2, 2021 7:46 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >> >> I have a cellular/GPS asset tracker coming out in a few months. Chuck, >> happy to let you test it out NC. >> >> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 7:11 PM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yep ..sneaky and probably illegal >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 12:07 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> So free forwarding just automagically happens? They ride some random >>>> persons data plan? >>>> I realize it is such a small amount of data but that is a pretty sneaky >>>> way of getting a free ride. >>>> >>>> *From:* Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 1, 2021 11:47 AM >>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >>>> >>>> >>>> The phones will pickup the Bluetooth beacon and relay the phone’s gps >>>> to the tracking service. >>>> >>>> Basically a GPS by proxy on behalf of the tracking token. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It relies on random folks wandering by and the Bluetooth token snagging >>>> enough “air time” to report home. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jim Bouse >>>> Owner - Brazos WiFi >>>> 979-999-7000 >>>> http://www.brazoswifi.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 1, 2021 12:45 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Cc:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Being lazy and not wanting to do the research. >>>> >>>> How do the air tags work. In other words, how do they get connectivity >>>> to the world. Most of the stuff I have read talks about blue tooth but >>>> that isnt worth anything over distance. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I rent out some construction equipment and I am thinking of putting >>>> them on the equipment. But I need a better understanding. >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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