small tracker
 

I am after a small tracker that can work off its own battery and be active for at least 5 days to a week. Also needs to be accurate with giving outs its location and be cheap.
Can a phone be used as the tracker so I track the phone?
which phone or phones can be used?
what software would need to go on the phone and onto my laptop to do the tracking?

Have you ever used a mobile phone tracking service to locate a mobile phone, if you have which service and was it any good?
It is too late to install software on the phone

macafee2

the 260 has a device .. @ £25 or so

it needs a Sim card ..

heres the advert bumf...


Real-time tracking】The GPS tracker supports SMS tracking, APP tracking and website tracking. Through the GPS Tracker you can also find real-time positions(accuracy of up to 5 meters) and 180 days historical routes.【Easy to install】The GPS tracker is very easy to install via two cables connected to the positive and the negative side of the battery. The tracking device will worked with 2G SIM card or 3G/4G SIM card with 2G network.You can choose between the Vodafone,O2 SIM cards that need to detect GSM networks.【Anti-theif】You can set the GEO fence for daily parking in the DAGPS app. An alert message is sent to the administrator's phone and a warning from the DAGPS app when your car has left the fence over 200 meters.【Move-alarm】You can set administrator phone number. Open the move alarm via send "move123456" every time when you need .The move alarm message will be sent to admin's phone number when tracker moves beyond 200m.【Multi Cars Management Tracker】It is possible for an account to check several cars with the GPS Tracker.
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260?

macafee2

260, ZT V8, 260hp.

Aldi has a tracker in its specialbuys just now, https://www.aldi.co.uk/auto-xs-gps-v...16983578247000

Thanks but that needs a 12v supply from the car. I can only use double or treble A or some other form of standalone battery.

macafee2

It does say it is "Re Chargeable" and comes with a charger:shrug:

opps sorry I did not register that

macafee2

So is that the sort of thing you are looking for? as it is a stand alone unit.

It looks like something that would work but I was hoping for cheaper as I expect it will be a one time use and I dont expect I will be getting it back.

macafee2

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TKSTAR-TK90...s%2C107&sr=8-4
I use on of these in my classic mini, uses a cheap PAYG sim card, I use Giff Gaff, detects vehicle movement, speed and location and texts me the details.