A small gps tracking device/app w microphone listen live

[Cruizin]

I have been in commercial building electronic security and locksmithing for over 25 years. There never has been a bike/toy/whatever sec device priced under $250 that I liked enough to spend $ on. But Im liking a new product and even better, company that I found.
 
I'm talking to a company launching a well tested and in house patented device that has a cell radio and sends texts/moving location to five devices if bike moves.
 
No, not talking about those crappy units on ebay and amazon that don't track three houses down & lose signal. This one will hit any usa or canadian address, world wide coming soon.
 
Onboard microphone, listen live to your bike man.
 
Multiple Tracking Modes
 
Memory Locations
 
Uses cell phone towers and satellites
 
Motion Alerts
 
Ships out activated, ready to mount and ride
 
$99 for the unit, $10.00 per mo. No contract, no activation fee, free shipping to all.
 
Im talking to them about potential forum discounts.
 
They already have hundreds in stock ready to start selling and same business day ship- am orders
 
Would you be interested in this?
 

[Brick]

So what do the five devices have to do to "listen"? And can they talk to you/the bike?
Lots of places where I ride in the mtns that have very poor or non existent cell coverage. I'm of course thinking of extended use like an emergency system if you crash.

[2and3cylinders]

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[DavidS]

Sounds like a good idea, but a few questions:
 
how big are they? and how easily concealed? Do they have a battery? how long does it last? Or does it plug into the electrical system of the bike?
 
and lastly, can I follow the location using my iPhone or Android device? Of course that means someone can follow me too.............

[cranky]

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[Cruizin]

Sounds like a good idea, but a few questions: 
how big are they? and how easily concealed? Do they have a battery? how long does it last? Or does it plug into the electrical system of the bike?
 
and lastly, can I follow the location using my iPhone or Android device? Of course that means someone can follow me too.............

 
Very small. Battery or hook up to bike. Can follow location of device live, can listen to bike live via the built in microphone.
 
Like most devices, ths will lose signal in the mountains. This is an anti theft device. This allows you to to call police, get bike back via the locator.

[pattonme]

who is the hardware from? This smells like the HW division of where I used to work (CalAMP) where we had devices like this in utility trucks, mining and road-side equipment, long-haul freight (cabs and trailers), public transport, rental cars, 'no-cash-down' auto sales, and the like. For the road-side equipment (those tow-around lights and sign boards) it would send a burst message any time it moved and stopped. Several state DoT's bought them by the bucketful. The Utility trucks (think Comcast, Sears, et. al.) used the devices for 30 second interval tracking, job order routing, and other comms. In-cabin microphone wouldn't be much of a stretch.

[Cruizin]

who is the hardware from? This smells like the HW division of where I used to work (CalAMP) where we had devices like this in utility trucks, mining and road-side equipment, long-haul freight (cabs and trailers), public transport, rental cars, 'no-cash-down' auto sales, and the like. For the road-side equipment (those tow-around lights and sign boards) it would send a burst message any time it moved and stopped. Several state DoT's bought them by the bucketful. The Utility trucks (think Comcast, Sears, et. al.) used the devices for 30 second interval tracking, job order routing, and other comms. In-cabin microphone wouldn't be much of a stretch.

 
Im still in evaluation stage, so cannot mention the names yet. So far, so good though.
 
 

[justplainbill]

My first thought is that it seems to be a device more useful to Harley owners than Yamaha guys. I'm pretty sure the FJ-09 has a pretty low theft rate compared to almost any HD model. So it would seem not to be a high priority purchase for our crowd.
 
Second, the most likely reason to steal an FJ is not for joyriding (I think you'd need a key for that) where the microphone might be useful, but to dismantle it to sell or use the parts. In which case you'd be lucky to recover the frame and engine after a couple of days. Theft insurance with full replacement cost coverage would be more useful in that case.
 
Third, is that startup companies come and go and if (when) this one goes, so goes your recovery capability. If I needed theft protection, I'd rather pay more at the outset and be able to activate the device myself if my bike is stolen. Or if that isn't practical, pay a fee to Lojac or a similar long term established company to activate the device, notify the police, etc.
 
 

[Cruizin]

My first thought is that it seems to be a device more useful to Harley owners than Yamaha guys. I'm pretty sure the FJ-09 has a pretty low theft rate compared to almost any HD model. So it would seem not to be a high priority purchase for our crowd. 
Second, the most likely reason to steal an FJ is not for joyriding (I think you'd need a key for that) where the microphone might be useful, but to dismantle it to sell or use the parts. In which case you'd be lucky to recover the frame and engine after a couple of days. Theft insurance with full replacement cost coverage would be more useful in that case.
 
Third, is that startup companies come and go and if (when) this one goes, so goes your recovery capability. If I needed theft protection, I'd rather pay more at the outset and be able to activate the device myself if my bike is stolen. Or if that isn't practical, pay a fee to Lojac or a similar long term established company to activate the device, notify the police, etc.
 

 
Sounds like you are not interested in it, but your are nuts if you don't think that Yamaha's get stolen. Seriously, you could have just said that you are not interested.
 
 
Again, I have been in electronic security for a long time, everything from bank vaults, Time Lock 6 safes, Fire systems, casino cameras (the ones you can see & the ones you can't)
 
Only reason I'm even talking about this device is because it works. To be able to see location of and hear my bike from my phone at any time is valuable to me.
 
Great for a $99 level system.
 
My home, I have a garage cam, bike mounted gps and small cam that I can watch live.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[justplainbill]

 
I appreciate that you like to share useful and good deals you encounter with the community Cruizin, and you do so regularly. Which is great. And if I recall correctly, when you introduced the Brandon cruise control for the FJ-09, you were careful to point out that as owner/administrator of the forum you didn't want to abuse your position by promoting and selling that device to forum members for any purpose but their best interests, not your own, even though you would profit from the sales, just as you would if you become a distributor for the anti-theft device. I believed you and bought a cruise control from you, and am still happy with it and with you for your efforts. But your reaction to my remarks about the anti-theft device seem defensive, not substantive. I have the distinct feeling I'm being told to give a yes or no answer and shut up. Look, I'm not the enemy and I'm willing to learn. If you don't agree with what I said, present your arguments using facts, not your biography. (BTW, I didn't say Yamaha FJ-09's don't get stolen, just that they are at less risk than more expensive bikes.)