Has anyone used one of these?

dcGT · 21-07-2004 10:31am #1

Hi All,
I was looking around and found this:

http://www.dcp-shop.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?&cPath=74_81&products_id=5839

Seems to be a pager that beeps you if your alarm goes off ???
I wouldn't imagine any 'line rental' would be required would it? (it seems to be just a transmitter/receiver)

I was wondering does anyone know what it does exactly and how it works? Also, is there much 'installing' of it involved?

Cheers,

DC.

Fionn101 · 21-07-2004 10:43am

no , there is no line rental , it's a transmitter and receiver , with a range of a kilometre .

you should modify it to also detonate a mini bomb located around the crotch area of the drivers seat should some knacker try take your car.

hope this helps

Fionn

dogz · 21-07-2004 12:42pm

seems like a gimmick to me if ur a kilometer away and ur cars nicked theres not much u can do anyway its insured ull get a new one, like i said looks like a gimmick

seamus · 21-07-2004 12:46pm

They're quite popular with bikers. Since most bikers would park their bikes as close as possible to where they work, they'd easily have enough time to get down and stop anyone. Much more useful would be an alarm-activated set of mini-cameras with GPRS data transmission to a server.

dcGT · 21-07-2004 1:06pm

I think it seems like a good idea. It's better (and much cheaper) than the GSM boxes that require a sim card (and credit top up) and about 800 Euros (they send texts to your phone when the alarm goes off). Granted this has no distance restriction.

As for myself, I live in an appartment complex (so I've no driveway), hence, I may not hear the alarm if it goes off. But I would be within 1km and I would hear the pager beeping on the bedside locker.

DC.

dogz · 21-07-2004 1:14pm

sorry man thought u had a car:o

dcGT · 21-07-2004 1:24pm

Originally posted by dogz
sorry man thought u had a car:o

I do

DC.

dogz · 21-07-2004 2:02pm

im gettin confused im gonna go over here now:o

JohnCleary · 21-07-2004 2:03pm

For about the same amount of money you could just browse eBay for a device that does about 100 more things than that. for the same price you can buy a remote door opening, remote starting system that will also alert you if your alarm goes off. I'm investing in one at the end of the summer when I get rid of the handles on my car door

dcGT · 21-07-2004 2:15pm

Originally posted by JohnCleary
For about the same amount of money you could just browse eBay for a device that does about 100 more things than that. for the same price you can buy a remote door opening, remote starting system that will also alert you if your alarm goes off.

For about 120 Eurons? Where on eBay is this now?

DC.

dcGT · 21-07-2004 2:51pm

Good thinking JohnCleary, just found this on eBay... looks ok... Could be fun wiring it up though!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7909100301&category=33724

DC.

Has anyone used one of these?

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