Trackers that do not need to be hard wired?.

[HoboBeemer]

Afternoon,

Since this technology now seems to be priced within what I can justify, has anyone had experience or currently own one of the many trackers that seem to be on the market now?.

I am looking for a Magnetic fitment type rather than one that has to be hard wired, I see that a lot of noise if being made of the MoniMoto tracker but many say it is quite big plus there is a subscription fee?, I see there are also copious amounts on Amazon all seemingly to be the same unit under different names?.

Ideally I want something that notifies me if the bike is moved via txt message and also something that does not cost the earth with a subscription, extra brownie points if you know of a unit that works without said subscription.

I am all ears.

[one-two-three-four]

Monimoto, when the free subscription expires put an Asda PAYG sim in is where I am at, seems good VFM especially as I bought it used. If I go away I can move it from bike to bike depending on which one I am using.

[Sanqhar]

THere are a few satellite trackers around. I have one from Back2you. It is hardwired to the bike but also uses its own internal battery. It has various settings including a movement sensor, a geofence and also a built in microphone. The sim is from GiffGaff 5p a text.
Only one downside is that if it “loses” a satellite you get a text message, not a problem except if it is at 3am! The geofence needs to be set at the default of 200 metres to avoid this.

Other similar ‘trackers’ are available..

Tom

[HoboBeemer]

Monimoto, when the free subscription expires put an Asda PAYG sim in is where I am at, seems good VFM especially as I bought it used. If I go away I can move it from bike to bike depending on which one I am using.

Ok,

Still way behind the times with this tech, so sorry for my naive questions....

So you are saying that you can use the device and app with a regular PAYG Sim if needed?, also what is the actual size of the device?.


Ref "other" units, hardwired is a absolute no no, one as my two bikes are old now and I will not be faffing with cutting into the loom and two I want the option of moving from bike to bike.

The reason I am entertaining the idea now is not so much for when the bike/s are at home it is for when I am travelling and at hotels, I get that horrible sick feeling in my stomach when I have to leave the bike out of sight in a public location, I want the movement txt alert function over anything else if I am honest. The one thing I have just seen with the Moni unit is that it has European cover.

[one-two-three-four]

Size is 3.5x3.5x12.6cm from the web. It's fairly easy to hide and has tags so you zip tie it in. I put mine inside an old push bike inner tube and then zip tie it out of sight.
There is some info on the web about other SIMs to use / are recommended. I chose ASDA as it allows you to setup an auto top up when it gets to a set figure (in my case down to £5). As the monimoto one is actually calling you on the first notification, you are using your credit "similiar" to a mobile (ie not just texts) so you don't have to take it out of the tracker, and put it in a phone every few months to make a call to keep your credit live. That is presuming you bump into your bike every month and trigger an alarm. ... which I seem to do.

[one-two-three-four]

Ps if travelling with a Monimoto (ie camping or sleeping close to it) you will need a small RFID secure pouch off Ebay to put the key fob in, as the first thing the alarm does is look for it on disturbance. They are only a couple of £s on EBay.
This sort of thing - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mobile-Phone ... J12BTOVmhw

[Peirre]

Have a look at automatrics Mtrack https://www.trackersecurity.co.uk/phone/index.html

[HoboBeemer]

Ps if travelling with a Monimoto (ie camping or sleeping close to it) you will need a small RFID secure pouch off Ebay to put the key fob in, as the first thing the alarm does is look for it on disturbance. They are only a couple of £s on EBay.
This sort of thing - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mobile-Phone ... J12BTOVmhw

Yeah over the last few days I have been flirting with pulling the trigger and that situation has come up in a Q and A ref the RFID pouch.

[HoboBeemer]

Having done a bit more looking at reviews etc I have just ordered the Monimoto, looking at a few of the indepth reviews the actual size is not as big as some have made out and looks actually really resonable for such a device.

Thanks for all input..

[one-two-three-four]

To aid mounting it, I put mine inside some push bike inner tube, it's a tight fit, but allows more zip ties to "grip" it (in addition to the mounting holes) and it's even more discrete looking.