XCSOURCE Vehicle Tracker Real-time Locator GPS/GSM/GPRS/SMS Tracking Motorcycle Car Bike Antitheft AH207

Received this item within 3 days of ordering, it appears it came via France so all good so far. First impression upon opening the box was a well made item that looked fit for purpose and great value for money, though mine did not come with the green and yellow wires. Looked at the instructions and was disappointed to find poorly written ChineseEnglish... so after 3 hours of head scratching, copious amounts of coffee and cigarettes I finally got there.Installing the item is straightforward. Insert a full size SIM card then find a permanent live feed and once connected hide the unit away from metal preferably under the dashboard facing upwards. Once connected the lights will illuminate to inform you of power, GPS fix and connection to a mobile phone signal. After about 5 minutes the lights go out but it still functions.To check if you have the unit working correctly with the correct location text your tracker with the command url#, a reply text will give you a link to Google maps to display your trackers location. All nice and easy, i found this uses 2 text credits from your balance.An alternative to use 1 text credit is to phone your tracker's mobile number and it will text you back with its location. But first you need to tell the tracker the number of your mobile, up to 3 numbers can control this function.In the user manual this is:9.User Settings 1) Center So you will text admin#1#yourmobilenumber# and a reply text will confirm.Another option is to track your vehicle in real time. I have found a website called trackme.lk to be suitable for my needs and so far it has been free of any subscription.In section 2)APN of the manual we need to let the tracker know the internet settings of the SIM card. If you go down the GiffGaff route you will need to text the unit apn#giffgaff.com#giffgafff# or Asda mobile, both appear to be the better choice as they have a pay as you go option which should last about 7 months with a £10 top-up.So for Asda mobile text this to the tracker apn#everywhere#eesecure#secure# in either case you will receive a text back as confirmation.If you decide to use trackme.lk as your preferred option section 3)IP/PORT will configure your tracker to the website.Text this to your tracker ip#128.199.174.173#5002# you will receive a confirmation text back if all is good.Section 4)GMT refers to the time displayed in your texts of the trackers location. The time is set to Beijing time but here in the UK we are 8 hours behind so you will need to text #timezone#E0# again you will receive back a confirmation message.Section 5)TIME refers to how often your unit will ping trackme.lk with its new location. The default is 15 seconds, obviously the quicker it pings the more data it will use. If, for example, you want it to ping once every minute text upload#60# if ok a confirmation text will be received. I have found 1 ping every 10 seconds will use about 1MB of data per day.With regards to the setup of the trackme.lk website this can be a little frustrating. Luckily I made a note of this and it is as follows:once you have registered click on the ADD button in the top left hand corner. This will bring up a box for you to input your units information. For NAME this can be the model and make of your vehicle.UNIQUE IDENTIFIER: your SIM will have its own unique IMEI number. Take the last 11 digits and precede this with a 0 (zero). Input this 12 digit number here.PHONE NUMBER: the mobile phone number of your SIM card.That is pretty much it, there are other options to play with like geofence but this should get you up and running.Hope it helps :)

even though i have not fitted this device to my car i will review it using my electrical knowledge as a guide .[i am a retired spark ] i bought the device as a panic purchase because we had car thieves on our very quiet little road [the first time in 20 years ] they stole from a few cars and i being disabled i did not want my car being interfered with as i need it and i am unable to replace what i have ,,anyway back to the tracker what has put me off installing it is the appalling lack of clear information regarding the charges to use the device ..i have contacted giff gaff as they seem to be the cheapest SIM only deals but they did not give me a clear answer either nor did any of the other people that i asked .some people said that using the device would cost me around a £1 per text and some said it would be just a few pence .there is a massive difference between pounds and pence when you on a budget and when i asked if the device uses data as well as text and are the text normal or premium text i received conflicting answers so if anyone in the UK is using this device with a PAYG SIM and just paying pence per text i would love to hear from you .the device is well made and just requires a permanent live a clean ground [ a clean ground it a separate ground negative ..most vehicle systems use a common neutral point as the vehicles run a 12 volt system .its advisable to wire up using a direct live [fuese ]and and direct neutral .i already have a dual 12 volt socket for powering my sat nav and i did have a dash cam on the other side of the socket .the socket is hidden away from eyes and would have been very easy to just plug this device in to the side that was free and hide the GPS device away from eyes BUT until i get 100 % proof that it will only cost me pence pre text i am not fitting the device .and to this i asked to return the device but the vendor has let me keep the device FOC as returning a £13 item back to hong kong would cost too much so THANK YOU TO THE VENDOR .

This is a cheap way of tracking your car, motorcycle or scooter.1. Throw the hopeless instructions in the bin and look at reviews and questions on here. Much better.2. Buy a sim card. I went for the Gif Gaf one Amazon offer for 99p. It works a treat. You will need to top up the first time but you get a free £5.3. Activate your Sim Card using a mobile phone. You may also have to create an online account depending on the provider.4. Store this new number in your main personal phone5. Once your sim card is active fit to the tracker. It will just open using your nails as the screws come separate.6. Test the tracker it on the battery of your car/bike first BEFORE you fit it. it will take a minute to power up and then all the lights will flash on the front of the box.7. To test send a text to the tracker number- smslink1234568. In a few seconds you will get a google map link back. Click on link and location of bike/car is revealed.9. Read some reviews about setting time. It’s a bit hit and miss. What worked for me was- Time zone 123456 0 you will get a "time zone OK" text back. Even though it wasn’t!10. Once you are happy with it it’s time to fit it to your car or bike.11. fitting takes a little bit of knowledge (what is a positive cable and what is a negative cable) and I would conceal wires when fitting. There is a really good video on you tube fitting to car but same principals apply to a bike12. You can fit direct to the battery and is a small drain but nothing to worry about and charging all the time or like me fit the wires within the terminals. If you do this the tracker will charge when you run the bike. If you use regularly this won’t be a problem. The tracker is tucked away somewhere concealed.13. It’s an excellent bit of kit. I only wish I fitted it to the bike that I had stolen, hindsight is a wonderful thing. I hope I never have to use it to find my bike but it does provide me with a bit of peace of mind... Along with a big lock.