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GPS Real-Time Vehicle Locator

Nov 19, 2003 5:16AM PST

Hi. I'm pretty desperate. I've been looking for a real-time gps device that can help my siblings and I locate my mother's car when she gets lost driving. (She occassionally loses her way and disappears for hours at a time.) She does not suffer from dimensia, nor has she ever caused a traffic accident, but when she is expected somewhere at 3 p.m. and doesn't arrive until 9 p.m., we naturally assume the worst.

What we'd like is a simple device that we can access remotely when she is missing, that will tell us her location in real time, and that SHE does not have to operate. (She has difficulty operating a cell phone.)

We'd like to spend under $400.

Any recommendations?

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I hate to say it,
Nov 19, 2003 5:50AM PST

but if she gets lost for hours at a time and can't operate a cell phone, I'd say it's been real lucky she HASN'T had an accident so far. Get your mother off the streets before she kills herself or someone else. Can't you or your siblings drive her? She'll get where she's going, and your minds will be put at ease.

Cindi

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Agree*
Nov 19, 2003 5:55AM PST

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Re:I hate to say it,
Nov 19, 2003 12:30PM PST

Believe me, It something I've struggled with, but I've driven with her--and behind her--and she's not a bad driver. She just moved to a new town and has difficulty learning new routes. I think we've managed to persuade her not to drive after dark--and to stop and call from a pay phone or a store or to just ask for help if she feels she's in a safe location. Mostly she just drives to and from church and the grocery store. Yes, she is THAT old lady.

Thanks for your replies.

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Re:GPS Real-Time Vehicle Locator
Nov 19, 2003 7:52AM PST

I don't know how accessible this would be for the general public but what about those monitoring devices like law enforcement uses?

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Re:GPS Real-Time Vehicle Locator
Nov 19, 2003 8:40AM PST
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nt) OUCH!! FBI style tracking now for the rest of us. Privacy, where are you?
Nov 19, 2003 4:30PM PST

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(NT)Don't know, privacy's GPS has malfuntioned, anyone spotting please report.
Nov 20, 2003 12:54PM PST
Wink