Itch3: Anti-lost/theft protection

[Bartłomiej Zdanowski DRP AC2]

Hi.

Christian T. napisał(a):
> Here's the problem: Although it's a good idea that the thief has to use
> his own SIM (that's what he expects anyway) but it won't be easy to get
> a GPRS-connection for sending the coordinates. If he is using another
> provider, the settings will differ. Many providers even demand a
> password for opening a data-connection...
>   
I work in company which develops devices with built in GPS receiver and 
GSM/GPRS modem.
I asked my colleagues for a solution. For non-existent or disabled GPRS 
connection our devices use SMS messages for reporting current status and 
position.
That's the solution! Let thief pay for data transmission :-)

-- 
*Bartłomiej Zdanowski*
Programista
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