Here are two very good GPS child tracking systems and an additional child monitoring tool to help keep your kids safe. You can think of this as your introduction to tracking kids with GPS and continue to do additional research from here. You should make sure that you know what you need before purchasing any GPS kids tracking system.
T-Trac XS – This GPS device was created specifically with teens in mind. It is geared towards older teens as it is an automobile GPS tracking device. This will help you to know exactly where your teens are when they take the car for the night, or any time for that matter. If there’s trouble you’ll be able to get there much faster, or see that help can get there, because you’ll know where your children are at all times. Besides that it also helps keep track of your teens with a couple other special features.
If you only need tracking during certain times of the day you can set this GPS device to do that and conserve the battery life. Maybe your teen only takes the car for school and you want to make sure they come right home, so you can use this to track only during the school hours and immediately before and after. There’s also a geo-fence option on this tracker that lets you specify a certain range for the GPS device. If the car goes outside that range an alert will be sent to you.
Another feature of the T-Trac XS is the ability to set the GPS unit to alert you if the car it’s installed in exceeds a certain speed limit. No more need to worry about speeding teens since you’ll know if they exceed the speed limit you’ve set for them.
Whereifone GPS Locator Phone – This is a good alternative for younger teens; a cell phone with GPS built in. It’s small, cool and fairly cheap so you won’t have to break the bank to get a GPS kids tracking unit. It also comes in a variety of colors so you can get the one that your child likes to help keep them happy. The unit is quite accurate and can locate a person within several yards, even if they are in a highly populated location. As far as cell phone GPS units go this is a great choice.
Cell Phone SIM Card Spy – This is not a GPS unit, but is a complimentary device used to track your child or teens cell phone use. It basically makes available to you all the information stored on the cell phones SIM card including text messages, incoming and outgoing calls. In these dangerous times we sometimes need to keep an eye on the things that our children may not consider as dangerous because they don’t have enough experience to know about them. I don’t advocate spying on your children, but in some circumstances it may be necessary to keep them safe.
Cell phone monitoring and especially GPS tracking are both great ways to ensure the safety of our children. It can keep them from trouble and harm while giving you the peace of mind to be able to relax when they are out of your sight.
By: Steven Walters
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3 GPS Kid and Teen Tracking Systems
March 5th, 2010Tracking Your Cheating Spouse With GPS
February 20th, 2010
Do you suspect your spouse is cheating, but don’t know for sure? Do you wonder who they might be talking to on the phone? Are they really going to the gym late at night? Fortunately, technology exists for tracking your cheating spouse with GPS technology. GPS tracking technology allows you to pinpoint where your spouse is going and lets you identify if they are where they say they are. In this article, we are going to cover how the GPS tracking works if you decide to use this method.
There are several types of GPS tracking devices depending on how technical you want to get. The easiest to use systems I have seen are small cards that you can put in the car, then download the data later and view on a map where your spouse has been. After downloading the data, you can overlay the data on the map and trace each movement of the vehicle. The best system I found was from SkyTRX GPS systems. It works very well with any PC and is easy to use.
The second type of tracking device is a more active GPS tracking system with real time monitoring. Most of these services require a monitoring device that costs around $400-$500 and requires a monthly subscription to the GPS service. These systems are useful for tracking fleets of cars, but not so viable in tracking your cheating spouse. I would advise going with a simpler tracking system.
The third type of tracking is a device that actually taps your spouses cell phone. These devices do way more than just location tracking. You can actually capture SMS, Text Messaging, Caller ID, and also listen in on their phone conversations. The device allows you to track the cell phone through the cell phone network and relays back the location. Another feature is that you can track incoming and outgoing calls and numbers.
These devices are very scary at what they can do. Another feature is they actually allow you to turn the cell phone into a microphone so you can listen to the surroundings. Several services offer this product. One of the better ones is product from FlexiSpy. These products support most models of phones. These include Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian devices.
If your intuition is telling you that your spouse is cheating but you just need the hard facts, GPS tracking might be the solution for you. Depending on how technical you are, the easiest to operate is the first option where you simply plug into the PC and look at the map.
If you really want to dig deep, the mobile phone device is going to be your best bet. It should only take you a few weeks with these more sophisticated devices to find out for sure if you have a cheating spouse. If you don’t want to do it alone, you can always hire a private investigator who can use these devices as well. Best of luck.
By: Matt Murren
Some Different GPS Systems to Choose From
February 2nd, 2010
So you’re looking for a GPS device that will allow you to keep tabs on your kids. With the internet filled with different devices, how will you make sense of it all? The best way to decide on the perfect GPS tracking system is to educate yourself on what devices are out there. These GPS for children devices can be as obvious as a GPS equipped cell phone or as inconspicuous as a piece of clothing that has the GPS tracking system hidden inside.
The first type that you might be interested in is called Chitter Chatter. Chitter Chatter looks like a wrist watch and is one of the world’s smallest GSM / Enhanced Locator Based Service (LBS) Locator Phone. This service is reported to be accurate to within 100 yards.
Wherify GPS Locator Watch is also another product which could help you breathe easier as a parent. This GPS system is cut resistant, water resistant, prevents unwanted removal and immediately contacts 911 if the two outer buttons are held down. Another feature is that you can unlock it remotely if your child needs to remove it (such as going swimming). So how will you keep track of your child? All you need to do is log into the website and you can check out in real time what your child is up to.
Even wireless companies are getting into the act. Sprint has a service that it launched in 2006 which is called Family Locater. This service can be used with any web capable phone. Verizon also has its own similar offering which is called Chaperone. Although the Verizon service only seems to be compatible with Verizon phones.
These are a few of the many products from which to choose if you are looking for GPS Systems for Children.
By: Jerry Shepard
