I am just about to buy a GPS tracker

[Kernow Buoy]

Originally Posted by Leapy

TBH..I've heard of clones that work perfectly and clones that don't work. There's a website devoted to it but I haven't been there in a while. Which is which? IIRC the website gave a step by step guide through photos. I took the easy way out and bought direct from Xenun. Haven't been disappointed.

I think Nos (?) bought off eBay but don't recall who is was from.

Cheers Leapy, yes I remember reading someone had bought of ebay and was able to check the imei number which showed it was genuine, that's what this seller claims too.

[MoMM]

Originally Posted by Kernow Buoy

I've been in touch with David @ Xenun today, he passed on my details to his partner firm who have quoted me -

"TK102-2:82USD
Car charger:7USD

Delivery cost to UK by DHL :45USD,you can pay by paypal.(need extra 5% fees).

We know there is a much cheaper delievery way by HongKong post,but it
is not safe and takes around 1 month there.So we advise you use DHL
with 3-4m working days."

That works out at about £83 posted (although I had asked for a price for 2 so the postage may be a bit cheaper)

Have seen these on ebay but note the problems on non-genuine, whaddya think?
eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace

I bought mine from @Xexun via HK post for 25usd and i received it in 30 days like they said, its longer compared to DHL, but at least we received.

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by MarkM

Found the app in the iTunes store, € 2.99 only.
With which unit do use it? In de store it says for the TK102 (personal use), TK103, TK104, TK105 and TK106.
Could it last on a 12 volt battery, 85 Ah for say 2 weeks?

I use it with a TK-102...it says it lasts 2-3 days on an internal 850mAh battery...so, in theory - but there's lots of other factors - it should last 100x 2-3 days. It won't, due to natural discharge of your 85Ah battery and other things - but it'll be much, much more than 2 weeks

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Kernow Buoy

Cheers Leapy, yes I remember reading someone had bought of ebay and was able to check the imei number which showed it was genuine, that's what this seller claims too.

That would be me I bought mine from "wonder pc" on ebay The imei number checked out on xexun's website. It's worked perfickly for 12 months. As Leapy says, a tenner a year credit on a free Orange SIM The £2.49 app makes it even better. Xexun are missing a trick by not having their own app imho.

[MarkM]

In the iTunes store it says:
"Apple do not allow applications to read messages, so a copy and paste is required to use the location SMS".
Does that mean that the location is not projected on a map right away?

At Amazon.de the Incutex TK102 costs € 129 and another € 16 for a battery cable. Is there a cheaper way?

[MarkM]

The experts are on this forum, so I have another question.

Found those on Amazon for € 125 together.
Can the power supply be connected permanent while the Lion-battery is inside the tracker?

[Leapy]

Yes, the Xenun TK102 can be hard wired with the battery in place.

As I said earlier, Apple doesn't allow Apps to read text messages - for obvious reasons - so you have to cut and paste. It's no big deal...

Cost...

Amazon at 125 - whether it's £, US$ or € is huuuugely expensive. This would only be a good price in Italian Lire or Zimbabwean Dollars.

I bought my Xenun from Xenun back in the day as I had no means of working out clone from real thing. There's a link from the GPS Tracker TK App website to a US company that sells the real thing for USD60 but I don't know about postage. Pikey Dave tells above where to get the real thing through eBay in the UK. Two good clues there.

[MarkM]

Thanks Leapy.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by MarkM

The experts are on this forum, so I have another question.

Found those on Amazon for € 125 together.
Can the power supply be connected permanent while the Lion-battery is inside the tracker?

Yes, the power supply charges the internal battery as well as running the tracker, that's how I have mine.

[MarkM]

Thank you Pikey Dave.
The price of the TK102 differs quite a lot on Amazon, from € 34 to € 129. So you'll never know you get the real thing or a clone.
Therefore I put a mail out to Xexun in China.
Wait and see.