V8V tracker system tags
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Hi all,
I received a pair of tracker tags with my recently dealer purchased 2007 V8V. When I asked for tracker to be enabled, the dealer told me that these existing tags were useless as the id number label was worn away. The dealer originally told me that the tags cost him about £60 each and most people prefer to use their phones. He said that the tag batteries were poor and likely to last less than a year.
My phone was linked to the tracker and a replacement tag in the post was promised. It turns out that my phone (HTC Wildfire) isn't hugely keen on the tracker - the phone has rebooted once whilst I was driving and the tracker people called me with a false alarm a few days before that. It connects to the hands-free Bluetooth car kit with no problem however.
With the car returning to the dealer for some warranty work, I asked if my phone can be removed from the tracker connection and at least one tag provided. I'm now told that it will cost me around £110 for a tag.
Is this another, hidden, cost of running the car? I know there have been previous discussions regarding the non-replaceable nature of the battery in the tags.
Should the dealer be replacing the tag when the battery goes flat?
cheers,
Darren.
I received a pair of tracker tags with my recently dealer purchased 2007 V8V. When I asked for tracker to be enabled, the dealer told me that these existing tags were useless as the id number label was worn away. The dealer originally told me that the tags cost him about £60 each and most people prefer to use their phones. He said that the tag batteries were poor and likely to last less than a year.
My phone was linked to the tracker and a replacement tag in the post was promised. It turns out that my phone (HTC Wildfire) isn't hugely keen on the tracker - the phone has rebooted once whilst I was driving and the tracker people called me with a false alarm a few days before that. It connects to the hands-free Bluetooth car kit with no problem however.
With the car returning to the dealer for some warranty work, I asked if my phone can be removed from the tracker connection and at least one tag provided. I'm now told that it will cost me around £110 for a tag.
Is this another, hidden, cost of running the car? I know there have been previous discussions regarding the non-replaceable nature of the battery in the tags.
Should the dealer be replacing the tag when the battery goes flat?
cheers,
Darren.
I don't think it is a dealer responsbility to provide tags whenever the battery runs out on one, although as a courtesy they should perhaps provide you with the first one to help you on your way.
It shouldn't matter if the phone reboots after you have started the car as long as the Tracker unit can find it and connect via bluetooth when you start the car. It connects and disconnects immediately so you won't ever see the connection being made. I sometimes turn my phone off after I have started the car to save the battery if I am on a long journey. Is your HTC Wildfire in the list of compatible devices shown on the Tracker website?
Personally I couldn't be bothered with tags at £80 each when my iPhone 4 works just fine.
It shouldn't matter if the phone reboots after you have started the car as long as the Tracker unit can find it and connect via bluetooth when you start the car. It connects and disconnects immediately so you won't ever see the connection being made. I sometimes turn my phone off after I have started the car to save the battery if I am on a long journey. Is your HTC Wildfire in the list of compatible devices shown on the Tracker website?
Personally I couldn't be bothered with tags at £80 each when my iPhone 4 works just fine.
I think there's some misinformation from your dealer!
Tags last 2-3 years (or at least ours have)
Providing they are working, the absence of any ID number marking should NOT prevent eurowatch pairing them up. Eurowatch can determine the tag ID by searching for valid pairing devices in range just as they would with a discoverable bluetooth enabled mobile.
Your dealer should be providing you with working tags at time of purchase. I'm somewhat bemused that they even included some tags that didn't work! Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
Go back and demand some working tags!
Tags last 2-3 years (or at least ours have)
Providing they are working, the absence of any ID number marking should NOT prevent eurowatch pairing them up. Eurowatch can determine the tag ID by searching for valid pairing devices in range just as they would with a discoverable bluetooth enabled mobile.
Your dealer should be providing you with working tags at time of purchase. I'm somewhat bemused that they even included some tags that didn't work! Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
Go back and demand some working tags!
Over the last few weeks both of my tags have been working on and off and I now know the Eurowatch girl quite well. My tags are only 16 months old and when I do get the chance I will be calling in at the dealer and getting them swapped. Eurowatch did say that they have many false alarms due to the tags and the best way is to pair to a mobile device, you can pair 6 mobile devices and a max of 4 tags.
You can prise the tag apart and it takes 6 C2050 batteries but they will need soldering together, tags are covered under the 3 year warranty and after that you have to pay to change them so by that time most of us will have paired to a mobile.
You can prise the tag apart and it takes 6 C2050 batteries but they will need soldering together, tags are covered under the 3 year warranty and after that you have to pay to change them so by that time most of us will have paired to a mobile.
Thanks for all the info. The car has just returned from the dealer, with a new tag.
One of the warranty items was totally new to the dealer - the driver's seat ecu had to be replaced as part of it had burnt out. I had been driving on the motorway when the seat moved forward on its own and there was a brief burning smell.
One of the warranty items was totally new to the dealer - the driver's seat ecu had to be replaced as part of it had burnt out. I had been driving on the motorway when the seat moved forward on its own and there was a brief burning smell.
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