Quote from: Fizzie on May 12, 2026, 07:15:48 AMGood to see!

& his first comment was "What's this thing?"

"YOU REPLACED ME ALREADY???"

I have been running Solid GPS units for a few years now, and I am quite pleased with them.

They do operate on a SIM, card that is included within the device. This means it only operates within phone coverage areas, but as it is a Telstra SIM, it does cover the areas most likely to get your rig stolen.

The company are great to deal with, and I would recommend them, and they are locals too.

Was about to mention that!

The moral of this story is Be very careful what you say (especially if you're out to get Youtube likes!) 

(Although they've probably already made that money back by now by posting the story there & getting even more hits!)

Good to see!

& his first comment was "What's this thing?"

You can get trackers that do not rely on internet or phone signals, but operate on the old 3G radio signals.
Look up Meshcore:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeshCore

It may be a possibility for those with concerns. It should be noted in Vic, at least, it is relatively limited to Metro areas and major regional centres.

There are a few things in the video that don't quite add up.

"Hit whilst parked" claims often attract a degree of scepticism from insurers. My guess is that the repairer / assessor has suggested the damage is inconsistent with the circumstances as described on the lodged claim and they have decided to reject the claim. The customer is entitled to an explanation of the basis for the rejection. They are possibly holding the excess pending an expected escalation.

Based on the video details it is a matter that should be referred to AFCA (the ombudsman). Costs nothing for the customer but the insurer has to pay significantly whether they win or lose. They can also be hit with punitive costs for things like customer inconvenience etc. The outcome is binding on the insurer but the customer still retains legal rights ie court.

Rowlie

This may be of interest.
It does deal with an electric car but interesting.

so Tucker came home friday evening with a friend that was in katherine.

he's very tired and very sick still. He has more meds than the average nursing home right now.

and... he's on two panadine forte a day.

He's moving slowly. Sleeping a lot. But he's home and (very slowly) improving...

He doesn't cope well with the tile floors here (his back legs slide outsideways). so we're putting down carpet hallways runners everywhere...

Quote from: lloydus67 on May 08, 2026, 10:57:23 PMApple AirTags notify that a tag is following you after 20 minutes, so is useless for tracking a stolen vehicle
Magtag same technology as apple tag gives you 24 hours before notification to thieves phones (unless the thief has travelled with the vehicle before, then it's still only 20 minutes.
Both of these track through the apple network and wifi, so no good in remote locations.
GPS enabled tracking devices require a sim card to communicate location and need regular battery changes or charge.
Witi is slightly different as it also Intergrated with the braking system to engage the brake to prevent the theft, as well as tracking, it also has a sim card for communication.

good info

Ouch

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