Your GPS must leave the car with you

Here is a story of thieves, who have discovered the easy money of stealing
GPS devices from parked cars:

http://www2.townonline.com/danvers/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=356699&format=&page=1

Since 1996, with my first GPS receiver (a GPS II), I have always taken the
GPS with me when leaving the car. Later, my preferred solution became a
pocketPC, running TomTom Navigator, Memory-Map Navigator, OziCE and other
programs, with a separated GPS receiver (GPS76) with external antenna
(Mighty Mouse II). But disconnecting these devices and take them with you
when you leave the car, and reconnecting and start them up afterwards, very
fast becomes too much.

Then TomTom GO. Although of superb quality, it is so bulky and heavy, that
you don't feel comfortable with such a beast in your pocket during an
important meeting with someone.

Then the Navman iCN510. Although a bit pig-headed sometimes, for me it is
the perfect compromise. It is so small and light that you do not even notice
it in your pocket.

In the article they say to "lock it in the trunk". I don't know about
American cars, but most European cars give very easy access to the trunk
from within the car.

--
Andreas van Hooijdonk
http://www.gps-practice-and-fun.com

An "easy" solution (TomTom take note!) would be to have a password/pin code
protection system in place within the units.

At least this may render the unit useless to any potential thieves..


http://www2.townonline.com/danvers/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=356699&fo
rmat=&page=1
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KevinX wrote:

that would kill the replacement sale revenue channel, so will never happen

Andrew wrote:

possibly, here's my take on how they would fix that problem: after calling a
£1/min helpline and paying a £50 're'issue fee', another pin number would
be sent to the original purchasers address.

Andrew wrote:

whoosh friday ahoy !! :-)