Car Accessories Reviews

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   careful shopper
   August 8th, 2010 - 19:57

   Review by careful shopper for GoTrack EZ–Zero Install Real-Time GPS Vehicle Tracker
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   Gotrack EZ works as promised. It has given our family peace of mind about how well an elderly relative is finding his way about.

   Installation couldn’t be easier: just plug it in to your vehicle’s OBDII port, which in newer cars is easily accessible underneath the dash near the steering wheel. In a ’04 Corolla the Gotrack EZ is out of sight and out of the way. In a ’09 Toyota Matrix the OBDII port position is higher on the dash and results in the unit being visible and possibly in the way of the driver’s leg. Gotrack customer service suggested ways I could make such an installation less problematic, but since I bought the Gotrack for the Corolla I did not try them.

   Once plugged in the unit started reporting the car’s position without any additional work.

   Unlike some GPS trackers you are not tied in to a long term contract with penalties for early termination. Gotrack offers 3 and 6 month prepaid service at about $22/month. You can resell the unit and the new owner can start new service at any time

   I have found Customer Service and Sales to be easy to deal with and very responsive.

   The website where you view location information is generally well thought out. The user can easily find both the current position of the vehicle and records of past positions and vehicle speed at each position. In fact you can track multiple vehicles if you wish. Like any GPS/map system the data isn’t perfect -sometimes the street number will be incorrectly reported (but close to the correct number), and sometimes the position will be off by 50 ft or so- but if you accept these shortcomings the data is excellent.

   Several people can log on and view vehicle information at any time (I did not try to see the maximum number of users or maximum number of vehicles).

   Vehicle position is reported once a minute unless you manually request a position report. You can define a circle around a location (I have 6 circles: home, store, bridge to island…) that will trigger an email notification whenever the vehicle enters or leaves that area. You also can have an automatic email sent whenever the vehicle first moves each day. And you can be notified each time the vehicle exceeds a user set speed limit.

   During the first two weeks of use I saw changes to the website that showed Gotrack is constantly improving their product. A new feature, not yet explained, apparently allows the user to set notifications for whenever a vehicle needs maintenance.

   Although I have managed to use the product and service very effectively, I do wish there were a FAQs or help area on the website that would explain some of the information that is presented, and that would suggest ways to get more out of the product.
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   BackyardProjections.com
   August 8th, 2010 - 20:17

   Review by BackyardProjections.com for GoTrack EZ–Zero Install Real-Time GPS Vehicle Tracker
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   Just as advertised, this little device plugged straight into the ODB II port on our 2009 Mustang. There was a little glitch in getting the unit registered – normally it comes from GoTrack ready to go – but this was a minor inconvenience.

   From the get-go it tracked the vehicle from Point A to Point B leaving a trail of informational arrows showing the direction of travel. It registered my speed every minute of the trip as well on a detailed report!

   If you have a need for keeping an eye on a vehicle and it is equipped with the standard OBD II port, I don’t think you can go wrong with this product!
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   Kevin W
   August 8th, 2010 - 20:56

   Review by Kevin W for GoTrack EZ–Zero Install Real-Time GPS Vehicle Tracker
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   The Go Track EZ couldn’t be easier! Register it with the company as soon as you get it (a quick call to the 800# takes care of it)and you’re given a user name and password. Then just plug it into your car’s LDL port (no wiring needed!). After that you can track your car in real time on their web site. It’s really great if you have teenagers who are driving because once installed it’s almost invisible. You can get reports and maps for location, time, duration, even speed. This is a great product, it’s been trouble-free ever since I installed it. I highly recommend it!
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   William Lomas
   August 8th, 2010 - 21:19

   Review by William Lomas for GoTrack EZ–Zero Install Real-Time GPS Vehicle Tracker
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   This product works very well and is reasonable to subscribe to compared to other products. Customer support was excellent and all questions were handled immediately (not with problems, but on how to set up and use reports.) I use for tracking teen driving and it is good with alerts and historical data. I definitely recommend this product.

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