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**Already Gone** · Yesterday, 02:05 PM

Has anyone put a tracker on eir truck. Been looking around and lots of people want subscriptions. I just want to buy one put it on the trck and kinda forget about it.

truckster · Yesterday, 02:57 PM

I have two of them. Both require subscriptions. I can't imagine how you would communicate with a tracker unless you have a subscription service. Maybe an Apple air tag...

**Getter-Done** · Yesterday, 04:40 PM

Apple air tag and take out the speaker.

Search u tube on the removal of the speaker in air tag.

I will post a video of how and why when I get home.

**chewychevy67** · Yesterday, 05:21 PM

I'm Interested in this

Mid-Pack · Yesterday, 06:17 PM

I use an Airtag and will do this. Here`s a youtube link to try.

https://youtu.be/nu-Ilv_PEfg

bnorth · Yesterday, 06:21 PM

Mine has an airtag hidden in it

**Sheepdip** · Yesterday, 08:10 PM

I use "Optimus" on my truck and my 40 Coupe $13 ea. per month and peace of mind just in case.

**Getter-Done** · Yesterday, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Apple air tag and take out the speaker.

Search u tube on the removal of the speaker in air tag.

I will post a video of how and why when I get home.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mid-Pack

I use an Airtag and will do this. Here`s a youtube link to try.

https://youtu.be/nu-Ilv_PEfg

Just getting settled in.

This is the video

**dmjlambert** · Today, 01:12 AM

Trackers that have GPS and cell service require a subscription. Less expensive subscription trackers cost $120 to $180 up front and include subscription for the first couple years, then $20/year after that. In the long run that is pretty cheap.

An Apple air tag relies on a stranger's iPhone that has bluetooth enabled coming within bluetooth range of the tag before it's location is reported by that nearby iPhone over its cell service network, to Apple, then to the air tag owner (you). If it is the truck theif's iPhone doing the reporting, the thief will get a warning displayed on their iPhone saying an unknown air tag is moving along with them. An air tag or tile is not a tracking device with GPS and over the air reporting, it is just a short range bluetooth sensor that entices a nearby phone to GPS locate and use its cell service to report location on the tag's behalf. Apple's warning is for safety to let people know they have an air tag planted on them and a stalker that could track them home.

I considered the options and prefer a tracker that has GPS and cell service and subscription.

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Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,152	GPS Tracker Has anyone put a tracker on eir truck. Been looking around and lots of people want subscriptions. I just want to buy one put it on the trck and kinda forget about it. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

Yesterday, 02:57 PM	#2
truckster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,999	Re: GPS Tracker I have two of them. Both require subscriptions. I can't imagine how you would communicate with a tracker unless you have a subscription service. Maybe an Apple air tag... __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

Yesterday, 04:40 PM	#3
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 8,506	Re: GPS Tracker Apple air tag and take out the speaker. Search u tube on the removal of the speaker in air tag. I will post a video of how and why when I get home. __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

Yesterday, 05:21 PM	#4
chewychevy67 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here Posts: 5,578	Re: GPS Tracker I'm Interested in this

Yesterday, 06:17 PM	#5
Mid-Pack Registered User Join Date: May 2021 Location: SoCal Posts: 130	Re: GPS Tracker I use an Airtag and will do this. Here`s a youtube link to try. https://youtu.be/nu-Ilv_PEfg

Yesterday, 06:21 PM	#6
bnorth Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 206	Re: GPS Tracker Mine has an airtag hidden in it __________________ 1970 C10 l/b 292/4spd Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=811062

Yesterday, 08:10 PM	#7
Sheepdip Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Waterford California Posts: 2,661	Re: GPS Tracker I use "Optimus" on my truck and my 40 Coupe $13 ea. per month and peace of mind just in case.

Today, 01:12 AM	#9
dmjlambert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 3,911	Re: GPS Tracker Trackers that have GPS and cell service require a subscription. Less expensive subscription trackers cost $120 to $180 up front and include subscription for the first couple years, then $20/year after that. In the long run that is pretty cheap. An Apple air tag relies on a stranger's iPhone that has bluetooth enabled coming within bluetooth range of the tag before it's location is reported by that nearby iPhone over its cell service network, to Apple, then to the air tag owner (you). If it is the truck theif's iPhone doing the reporting, the thief will get a warning displayed on their iPhone saying an unknown air tag is moving along with them. An air tag or tile is not a tracking device with GPS and over the air reporting, it is just a short range bluetooth sensor that entices a nearby phone to GPS locate and use its cell service to report location on the tag's behalf. Apple's warning is for safety to let people know they have an air tag planted on them and a stalker that could track them home. I considered the options and prefer a tracker that has GPS and cell service and subscription. Last edited by dmjlambert; Today at 01:17 AM. Reason: more info

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