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  • Kard63
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2003
    • 8944

    #1

    If your car has GPS and somoene borrows it

    If your car has GPS and somoene borrows it can you find out exactly where they went by calling your GPS company ?
  • E Guru
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2005
    • 658

    #2
    ha
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    • E Guru
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2005
      • 658

      #3
      But anyways
      You don't have a GPS "company" not sure where you got that from.
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      • Kard63
        Confirmed User
        • Nov 2003
        • 8944

        #4
        Originally posted by E Guru
        But anyways
        You don't have a GPS "company" not sure where you got that from.

        I don't have GPS, but the car I borrowed last night did.

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        • Dagwolf
          President of Canada
          • Sep 2003
          • 23141

          #5
          A good question. Is the movement tracked and recorded anywhere by anyone? Can you access it?
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          • 2257-Ben
            Confirmed User
            • Jun 2005
            • 633

            #6
            I'd be willing to bet there's a way to download that information from the GPS receiver.
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            • Basic_man
              Programming King Pin
              • Oct 2003
              • 27360

              #7
              If it's an aftermarket GPS, you can't.
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              • E Guru
                Confirmed User
                • Jul 2005
                • 658

                #8
                Originally posted by Dagwolf
                A good question. Is the movement tracked and recorded anywhere by anyone? Can you access it?
                Not by any third parties with standard GPS
                If you have something like Onstar they can see where you are all times
                And yeah its possible to get the info from the gps if it has some sort of data port
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                • kimzar
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 1874

                  #9
                  Don't worry! she will be over at my place getting fucked!

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                  • emthree
                    Dialer Kingpin
                    • Jun 2003
                    • 10816

                    #10
                    There's no "GPS Company", but depending on the unit used ... you can get a list of previous locations from the unit's built in harddrive/memstick.

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                    • Peaches
                      Old broad
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 13933

                      #11
                      Rental car places do it all the time, but I'm not sure what kind of set ups they have.

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                      • Anthony
                        Keyboard Warrior
                        • Feb 2001
                        • 9653

                        #12
                        My G35 kept a record of where the car went.

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                        • Pipecrew
                          Master of Gfy.com
                          • Feb 2002
                          • 14888

                          #13
                          LoJack will haha.

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                          • GTS Mark
                            Vrume Mark
                            • Jan 2001
                            • 20912

                            #14
                            Yeah a lot of higher end cars, especially if they are on leases will have the lo-jack installed.

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                            • WarChild
                              Let slip the dogs of war.
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 17263

                              #15
                              Originally posted by DrinkingMODerately
                              Yeah a lot of higher end cars, especially if they are on leases will have the lo-jack installed.

                              DH
                              Right, but does it record where it is at all times, or does it "report" when queryed?
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                              • tranza
                                ICQ: 197-556-237
                                • Jun 2003
                                • 57559

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Kard63
                                I don't have GPS, but the car I borrowed last night did.
                                umm, so where were you last night!
                                I'm just a newbie.

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                                • Radik
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Sep 2003
                                  • 808

                                  #17
                                  gps is one way, systems such as lowjack relay the information usually by cellphone or uhf, or both. They also emit a uhf ping used by some larger police departments for tracking units in the field.

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                                  • SGS
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Dec 2002
                                    • 5176

                                    #18
                                    Haulage companies can track their vehicles but I think they do that with a cell phone sim card rather than through GPS.
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                                    • emthree
                                      Dialer Kingpin
                                      • Jun 2003
                                      • 10816

                                      #19
                                      btw: did you commit murder with a rent-a-car?

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                                      • throwdown
                                        So Fucking Banned
                                        • Aug 2005
                                        • 997

                                        #20
                                        someones gf/wife is getting nosey..

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                                        • Kard63
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2003
                                          • 8944

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Basic_man
                                          If it's an aftermarket GPS, you can't.

                                          It came in the car. Its a Volvo.

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                                          • divinity
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Jan 2005
                                            • 1041

                                            #22
                                            GPS by itself is receive only. You would have to have some software setup to track location and record it and/or upload it elsewhere.
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                                            • latinasojourn
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Oct 2003
                                              • 3191

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by 2257-Ben
                                              I'd be willing to bet there's a way to download that information from the GPS receiver.

                                              most consumer GPS (garmin, etc) have a follow waypoint feature which updates lon/lat at a specified time (in cars this is usually every 60 secs) and stores it is a folder which can be retrieved...so you can see where you've been.

                                              however these gps do not transmit your position externally like "on star".

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                                              • Kard63
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Nov 2003
                                                • 8944

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by latinasojourn
                                                most consumer GPS (garmin, etc) have a follow waypoint feature which updates lon/lat at a specified time (in cars this is usually every 60 secs) and stores it is a folder which can be retrieved...so you can see where you've been.

                                                however these gps do not transmit your position externally like "on star".

                                                How can it be retrieved ?

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                                                • latinasojourn
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                  • 3191

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Kard63
                                                  How can it be retrieved ?
                                                  depends on your gps. all it needs is a timed waypoint saving feature at a specified interval and then you use a mapping software to plot your points on a street map so you can see where the car has been.

                                                  read the manual to setup seconds between waypoint saving, etc. not all gps do this but the majority do that have been manufactured recently---you will need the lon/lat points to plot them on a street map using street map software.

                                                  the gps must be turned on while the car is in motion, and programmed to save the waypoints at a specified interval---then it just a matter of opening the folder and the waypoints (lon/lat fixes) will be plotted on a street map.

                                                  delorme.com is one of the most popular vendors for this, and they also can merge the data from popular gps (garmin, magellen, lowrance, etc) they also sell GPS and have a good setup for street navigation using a laptop. good for outside sales crew, etc.

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