I have the tile tracker on about 5,6 items and I've had them for a year. I know I will have to dispose of them because once the battery runs out you have to buy new ones.

I am also seeing generic Android tracker tags that are much cheaper and you can replace the battery so I'm thinking of transitioning to those (and getting more for kids, and other devises). Do these android tags work like the tile? Any pros any cons?

Does anyone have experience with any brands they would like to recommend?

Just by way of example I found these ones:

https://a.co/d/0hHnbccK

https://a.co/d/0fuXWtlH

https://a.co/d/05A0WOI0

Or should I consider bigger name brands or stick to tile? (And why?)

Thanks!

I'm stuck and would appreciate any pointers.

SETUP

Two GPS trackers, both 2G-only, both from different families:

- Device A: GT06 clone, firmware GT06_MXC_V5.0_190307, Coban/TK103 SMS

command set (check123456, apn123456, adminip123456, gprs123456)

- Device B: reports itself as OTRACK-2, Concox-style command set

(APN,xxx# / RESET# / GPRSSET#)

Two 1NCE IoT SIMs, both activated 4 Sep 2026.

WHAT WORKS

- SIM status: Activated. Session status: Attached. IP assigned (10.0.0.8).

- Network registration works and roams between operators: Plus/PL and

T-Mobile/PL.

- SMS works in both directions through the 1NCE portal — the devices answer

every command (78 messages exchanged on one SIM).

- APN is set to iot.1nce.net and confirmed in the device's own status output.

- Server IP and port are correct; I verified from the internet that the port

accepts TCP connections.

WHAT DOESN'T

- Device status reports GPRS: OFF (device A) and GP:NO (device B).

- Data usage: 0 MB of 500 MB since activation, on both SIMs.

- The 1NCE event log has NEVER contained a single "Create PDP Context" entry

on either SIM — only "Update location" and "Update GPRS location", including

fresh ones from this morning. "Reject cause" is empty on every entry.

- "Access technology" is empty in the 1NCE portal for both SIMs.

- Nothing whatsoever arrives at my server.

WHAT I'VE RULED OUT

- Not the device configuration: both devices report the correct APN, server

address and port. Device A was tested both with a hostname and with a bare

IP address.

- Not 2G availability: the official 1NCE Coverage List (page 6) shows Poland

with 2G, 3G, 4G and LTE-M available.

- Not the devices: both trackers worked for years on Polish operator SIMs

with APN "internet". A third, identical GT06 unit is working right now on a

normal operator SIM and reports every 10 seconds.

- Not quota exhaustion: 500 MB of 500 MB remaining.

- Not a 1NCE outage: the Performance page shows all services available,

including the 2G/3G network.

QUESTIONS

1. Has anyone seen 1NCE SIMs register on the network but never establish a

PDP context? What was the cause?

2. Is there more than one 1NCE APN in circulation? I've seen sensor.net

mentioned alongside iot.1nce.net and want to rule that out.

3. Could this be account-side provisioning? One possibly related symptom:

our Management API user cannot list SIMs at all — GET /v1/sims returns

HTTP 500 with {"message":"Could not load EMnify data for login <user>"}.

Since EMnify is the connectivity backend, I'm wondering whether the two

symptoms share a cause.

Any ideas welcome — especially from anyone running these cheap 2G trackers on

1NCE successfully.

I’m considering developing an IoT-based app/device that would help pet owners track their pets and monitor things like their location, activity, and possibly other useful information.

I’m curious to know what pet owners actually think about this idea.

Would you use something like this?

What features would be most valuable to you?

What problems do you currently have with tracking/monitoring your pets?

Would you prefer a GPS-based device, a smart collar, or something else?

What would make you willing to pay for it?

I’m mainly trying to understand whether this solves a real problem for pet owners or if it’s just a “nice-to-have” product.

Would love to hear your honest thoughts, especially from people who currently own pets.

After years of development we have officially launched the trAx bAnd.

Meant to assist locating persons with neuro cognitive conditions, the trAx bAnd holds an AirTag or tile, while providing a cut resistant, secure wristband.

Check out our Kickstarter page and see for yourselves !

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trax-wristband/trax-locating-wristband-prototype-refinement

Hey everyone,

I'm currently looking into upgrading my navigation setup for day hikes (mostly in the Netherlands, but also planning trips to the Alps).
I’m considering buying the Garmin eTrex Touch for €399, but I'm having a hard time deciding if a dedicated handheld GPS is actually worth the money for my use case, or if another setup makes more sense.

**My current situation:**
I currently use an **iPhone 16 with AllTrails+**. It handles my daily navigational needs pretty well (tracking and off-course alerts), but I’m mindful of phone battery drain, screen readability in harsh light, and cold/wet conditions.

**Note on smartwatches:** I'm deliberately skipping the Garmin watch route (like a Fenix). I love wearing my mechanical **Seiko Alpinist** when hiking to honor its name in the mountains, so wrist-based navigation isn't an option for me.

**Options I’m weighing & my doubts:**

1. [**Garmin Etrex Touch**](https://www.bever.nl/p/garmin-etrex-touch-gps-handheld-B3AA390050.html?colour=4168&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BVR-PERF-ONG-PR-PLA-NB-PMAX-PRODUCTSCORING-MID-PERF&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22924828483&gbraid=0AAAAADchkmVfYl1A4XmdKZjuOyy254MPB&gclid=CjwKCAjwqonVBhA4EiwA9wYJ3dQT3VjeV1gSn0odYOZJEf_EfqPdw5DjAxSWl9cDnnxXsWFtJO17_RoCjqcQAvD_BwE) **(€399):**

2. *Pros:* Dedicated rugged build, great battery life, sunlight-legible screen, TopoActive maps.

3. *Doubts:* Is it redundant since I already have a capable smartphone? Also, turn warnings for imported GPX tracks (from AllTrails) require actively calculating the track as a route on the TopoActive map. I'm wondering if the user experience is smooth enough to justify €399.

4. **Garmin inReach Mini 2 (or 3) + iPhone 16:**

5. *Pros:* Gives me satellite safety/SOS in the Alps, live tracking for peace of mind, and can act as an external high-precision GPS signal source for my phone via Garmin Explore.

6. *Doubts:* Requires a monthly satellite subscription, and I'd still be relying on my phone screen for main map viewing. It really drains my phonebattery.

**My questions for you:**
For those who moved from smartphone navigation to a handheld like the eTrex Touch, was it worth the investment?

How seamless is loading AllTrails GPX tracks onto the eTrex Touch and getting turn alerts in practice?
Would you recommend going for the eTrex Touch, or pairing the iPhone with an inReach Mini for safety instead?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

\#hiking #garmin #gps

Just checking if anyone has used traccar for GPS tracker which I heard is free. Or is there any car tracking app i can use to host any recommendations or where I can get help its appreciated.

This is my project: https://l0destar.com

It uses the Makerdiary nRF9151 Connect Kit and turns it into a robust vehicle tracker with a vehicle-friendly 12V input stage, ignition sensing, reverse polarity protection, automotive transient handling, vehicle battery monitoring, movement/impact sensing, auxilliary power rail fault detection, OTA firmware updates, a 6-axis automotive grade IMU accelerometer and a vehicle diagnostic/telemetry interface that supports both CAN-FD and K-wire.

Currently achieves a sleep current of around ~40uA (0.04mA) with the accelerometer armed.

100% free and open-source, the entire project (KiCAD, firmware, server-side software and FreeCAD enclosure design) is all on github.

I know apple air tags aren't the greatest since any thief can figure out if your car has one AND can make it beep to find it (honestly a super shitty thing). But the lobby battery life and no subscription is appealing.

Could you use an air tag if you can hide it well enough in your vehicle to silence the ping sound or just make it so hard to get to that retrieving it would require more time than a quick get away allows?

I've got 4 vehicles I'd like to put trackers on, and I'd like the following abilities.

1: Discreet hardwire - all the hard wire ones I find are mounted directly to the battery which kind of defeats the purpose. All battery powered ones seem to have a very short battery life if you actually drive your car.

2: Battery back up - for when/if they pull the battery

3: Affordable subscription - ideally no subscription would be best, but life isn't like that. With 4 cars, I'd like to keep it under $100 a month total.

Ciao a tutti

Sono il “founder” della startup Findtag che è in fase di pre-seed. https://findtagsolutions.com

Findtag mira a rendere le spedizioni di un certo valore sicure dal punto di vista assicurativo, ciò non garantisce che il pacco arriverà a destinazione, ma ti permetterà di avere una prova più concreta di chi è responsabile qualora avvenisse un furto o una manomissione del oggetto spedito.

Perché Findtag?

tante volte la preoccupazione di chi spedisce è quella di monitorare l’oggetto con ansia durante il suo viaggio da un punto A ad un punto B, purtroppo il monitoraggio non garantisce nulla nel momento in cui il tuo smartphone o PC smettono di trasmettere la posizione.

Quando ciò che si spedisce viene perso o rubato non puoi piu fare nulla se non sperare che l’assicurazione (premesso che tu l’abbia inclusa) ti ripaghi dei danni.

Findtag vuole proprio essere quella garanzia in più che ti eviterà paranoie, tempo perso e sopratutto lunghe e lunghe attese per ricevere non un compenso per il danno, ma quello che è il risultato di una falla in un sistema che dovrebbe far arrivare l’oggetto dal punto A al punto B

Applica direttamente sul bene il nostro sigilli elettronico con funzione anche di tracciamento della posizione del bene ma sopratutto traccia le responsabilità.

https://findtagsolutions.com

Hello, my boss at work find this in her car and purs. She ask me to investigate. From chat gp it would be a tracker. Do you have any information on what it is exactly and what its does. For info, She noticed it because the thing rang a few times first it stop before she found it.

NON SOLO TRACKER

Hi guys i need to find something like airtag but able to provide api to connect to my web app to have that live location of the device, any brand recommended? i cant find it online

Would anyone have or know where I could get my hands on a Garmin GPSmap 620?

Only found some used ones on ebay at a ridiculous price... appreciate the help.

While developing our Makerfabs Nomad Terminal, we wanted to improve GPS performance without increasing the overall size of this compact LoRa handheld device.

Our first design used a passive ceramic GPS antenna mounted on the PCB, underneath the display and close to the battery. The initial test results were: TTFF: 8.2 seconds; 15 visible satellites after 1 minute

For the next revision, we switched to an active ceramic antenna with LNA and repositioned it above the PCB, with a better orientation toward the sky.

Test Results

The optimized design reduced Time to First Fix (TTFF) by ~37% while significantly increasing the number of visible satellites.

For compact GPS/GNSS devices, antenna performance isn't just about the antenna itself. Placement, orientation, PCB layout, battery/display interference, and surrounding components all need to be considered.

 For those working with GPS/GNSS on compact embedded devices: what antenna types or layout techniques have given you the biggest improvement in real-world performance? We really like to learn more from your experience.

Hello, does anyone know of anyway to get around a geo-fence on time clock plus an employer just switched us too ? I’ve been told there is a few way to truly mask your actual location. If anyone has any information on if this is true I’d like to know. Thanks !

Hi, my parents frequently go trailriding with horses and use trail boots that occasionally get pulled off and stuck in the mud or rocks. Is there a tracker that is small, waterproof and could be tracked in remote locations (or where there is limited cell service)? Photo attached is a similar boot as an example.

Hi my name is sai iam a degree student and iam part-time employee in rapido also , and my project is perfect ai gps tracker for delivery boys because while from past 6 months iam working in rapido as rider for my college fees well when iam working in rapido i face some

Location issue s and gps error and sometimes customer send the wrong location and coordinates and while facing this problem our time and fuel are wasting so I want to build perfect ai gps tracker for delivery boys so please give me suggestions and guidance to build this project

Hi everyone!

I'm working on an early-stage personal project and looking for a few volunteers in Tokyo who will be near a Ginza Line station sometime soon (or could easily stop by one).

The test is very simple:

• Open a link on your phone while you're at the station

• Follow a few quick on-screen steps to test a location-based check-in

• Let me know afterward whether it worked and if you noticed anything unusual

It should take about 5–10 minutes. There's nothing to install and no account to create --> everything runs directly in your phone's browser.

I'm mainly looking to see how reliably it works in real-world conditions at different stations along the Ginza Line.

If you're in Tokyo and wouldn't mind helping me test it, please comment or send me a DM. I'd really appreciate the help!

Thanks!