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6:13 am
December 31, 2009
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I am trying to figure out best plan for my GPS/GPRS tracker for my car. I will be tracking my car movements periodically. For using the GPRS service with SO I need a data plan -- $10/month.
Can anybody think of any other option (with another company) that is better than SO option ?
2:13 pm
August 4, 2012
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I'm actually not entirely sure if this will work at all. How does it track? SO's data plan only have port 80 or 443. Do you have a software that connect to port 80 or 443 with the data?
If you haven't tested it, don't assume this data plan will work at all.
2:20 pm
April 22, 2009
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You cannot do much better than Speakout for a GPS/GPRS tracker, as long as you are in an area with good Rogers coverage. Bell/Telus towers are probably better for most of canada, but they have something like $10 for 100 megs, which should be adequate, but it is still a cap.
2:24 pm
April 22, 2009
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ID01 said:
I'm actually not entirely sure if this will work at all. How does it track? SO's data plan only have port 80 or 443. Do you have a software that connect to port 80 or 443 with the data?
If you haven't tested it, don't assume this data plan will work at all.
I used proxydroid with google maps, and Speakout UMB works just fine. When I was using my E71, I had no issues with the Speakout proxy with mgmaps, and google maps. I cannot see it being much more different in the iphone world either.
2:31 pm
August 4, 2012
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bridonca said:
I used proxydroid with google maps, and Speakout UMB works just fine. When I was using my E71, I had no issues with the Speakout proxy with mgmaps, and google maps. I cannot see it being much more different in the iphone world either.
I know proxydroid works with google maps, but he is talking about tracking, which requires sending data OUT to a remote server, those usually are specific software that does this. Not just access to a website.
I am not sure it is necessary ,but it is best that we clarifies what he mean by tracking so we can confirm that his ideal situation will work without issue.
2:46 pm
December 31, 2009
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Thank you all. Thx ID01 for pointing this out.
1. To be able to track from my PC I have to use their software (unless I can get hold of another software). The software doc says use any available port in this range 1024~65535. So I guess SO is not an option (yet).
2. I cam across Rogers plan for tablet ($5/month for 10MB). I think this should be adequate for sending location data few times a day for a month. Right ? Is this option viable ? Are there any other hidden fees ?
10:37 am
August 4, 2012
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Roger Plan will work, and yes, sending data for GPS tracking isn't much, but 10 MB is Incredibly low. To the point where I will worry for the over charge. I suggest actually test it to see how much data you will be using (android device will track) and get you a good idea.
