Which S5 tracker are you using?
Which S5 tracker are you using?
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AB

Original Poster:

19,993 posts

220 months

My Vodafone subscription is running out and there seems to be plenty more out there on the market that offer a better solution than an enormous fob in a leather case which has to be with you at all times. If it's not, you get a phone call, that's it.

https://www.trackershop-uk.com/products/scorpiontr...

It needs to be S5 for insurance purposes and the above seems a decent option?

Any advice/recommendations appreciated.

I also like it can be transferred from car to car.

Xera

449 posts

152 months

I think they're all much of a muchness at the moment if going for simply tracking.

I added the immobiliser and went with SmarTrack/Global Telemetrics in a previous car. Its a good and simple app, customer service was great and worked fine (although phone calls sometimes drop but you know its them calling).

I went with them because the immobiliser recognition thingy is either your phone or a credit card-type card. This makes more sense rather than the others that use a fob, which might look good but ultimately ends up on the same keychain as car keys defeating the point.

AB

Original Poster:

19,993 posts

220 months

Saturday
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Thanks, they're all a pain to be honest and theft is so unlikely, it's just another insurance premium.

However, I thought if I've got to have one it may as well be as simple to use as possible and the app/mapping of routes etc is an added bonus if it's ever needed. With the Vodafone one, you can't track your car yourself, not that you're likely to want to but I do occasionally lend it to people and geofencing/speed alerts could be handy.

Xera

449 posts

152 months

Saturday
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Agreed. So SmarTrack allows geofencing and alerts were pretty spot on.

Map works in real time to show location, and it even maps journey history and times, odometer etc.

thetapeworm

13,458 posts

264 months

Saturday
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I'm happy enough with the Scorpion M Series, thankfully I haven't had a need to test it in full, but their support has been exceptional and the app works well and is brimming with useful features.

It's the only tracker I've had so my experience is very limited but it feels like a reasonable offering.