GPS tracker suggestions

[rockyrivermark]

I did a forum search but didn't find what I was looking for.
I'm looking for suggestions on a gps tracker and hopefully one without a service fee is that even exsists.
I have a few anti theft items on the truck but would like to add a basic gps tracker
Currently have an alarm system I installed with power locks.
Kill switch
Thanks!
Mark

[davepl]

If you're serious and the truck is worth any money, get a LoJack. As far as I recall there's no service fee, at least not under the plan I picked, because I plan to keep the car(s) for a long time.

You could (and I did) make something up on your own with an Arduino and a GPS module, but the cheapest I could find SMS service was $3 a month with T-Mobil and I'm sure that's an intro rate that goes up over time, so there's no free lunch!

[dmjlambert]

This other recent thread has suggestions of LoJack by davepl, and a vappusnet device by Sheepdip, and a mystery device that runs for years on a watch battery by stsalvage.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=778574

[El Dorado Jim]

Originally Posted by davepl

If you're serious and the truck is worth any money, get a LoJack. As far as I recall there's no service fee, at least not under the plan I picked, because I plan to keep the car(s) for a long time.

You could (and I did) make something up on your own with an Arduino and a GPS module, but the cheapest I could find SMS service was $3 a month with T-Mobil and I'm sure that's an intro rate that goes up over time, so there's no free lunch!

I called lojack and the service is not available where i live, im thinking about getting a unit that i can track myself, where do you mount the unit? it isnt supposed to be where metal can obstruct the antenna, hard to do on our old trucks