Stop thief! Cheap DIY Car Tracking Option

**dc2-forshizzle** · 07-10-2007 08:17 PM

yes optus...
WAKE THE F*CK UP

.....to the world of ghetto DIY mods

**yfin** · 07-10-2007 08:25 PM

Yeah it needs to be Telstra - in the faq it says:

If you are a Telstra customer, you can access Whereis® Everyone. This allows you to connect and share your approximate location with your friends, alerts you when your friends are nearby and find places to meet. Click on 'Find your Friends' and register now to get started.

I tried the locator tonight and you don't need to send the SMS each time - once set up you can see your friends. I set mine up last week.

If anyone tries this let me know what you think.

**xntrik** · 07-10-2007 09:13 PM

They'd probably get slapped with a gigantic lawsuit notice.

**aaronng** · 07-10-2007 10:19 PM

Nope, becaused they asked for permission first.

**D4rk4n63l** · 08-10-2007 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by yfin

hmm I am pretty sure both phones need to be on Telstra network

hmmm, so you can use any telstra phone that has internet connection to track it? if so, I got a couple of mates with telstra business phone.. they can track it if I need it right?

**yfin** · 08-10-2007 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by D4rk4n63l

hmmm, so you can use any telstra phone that has internet connection to track it? if so, I got a couple of mates with telstra business phone.. they can track it if I need it right?

should work as long as you set it up first - give it a try

**adnoh** · 08-10-2007 06:36 PM

good idea

**yfin** · 09-10-2007 05:59 PM

Anyone tried this yet? No glitches for me so far - been testing it to see where my girlfriend is

lol she can't hide!

**Dy_** · 09-10-2007 06:01 PM

such a good system! makes me want to join telstra lol

**yfin** · 10-10-2007 12:28 PM

I received a random SMS on my phone today from Telstra saying words to the effect that I am subscribed to Whereis everyone and my friends can see my location. If I want to opt out send a reply to 13XX number with the word STOP. Looks like Telstra sends these out every few weeks.

So this is definately an opt out system. You can leave the phone in the car all the time - the only issue is keeping the phone charged.

I also discovered that the 55 cent fee has a cap of $1.10 per 24 hours. After you have had 2 lookups you have the remaining day to do as many friend lookups as you like.