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I was thinking the same thing…If it gets stolen, insurance pays for it. I don’t care what happens to it.
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I was thinking the same thing…If it gets stolen, insurance pays for it. I don’t care what happens to it.
I don't know. The way things are going in this country you'll probably be required to put a warning on the vehicle giving the location so you don't violate a car thief's rights.Anyone know a good place to hide an tracking tag in the Maverick. Somewhere that is hard to find and still broadcast a signal.
this is basically the first thing thieves disableNot really needed as the Maverick has built in GPS tracking using the Ford Pass app.
I don't know, those Android users seem kinda sketchy to me...Again, the AirTag will inform any iPhone in the vehicle that there is an AirTag traveling with them. I know this because I have one on my key ring and every time I am riding with a friend, their iPhone is notified of my AirTag. So, any thief with an iPhone will know it's there immediately due to the anti-stalking feature you cannot bypass.
And I doubt thieves are all Android users.
Again, the AirTag will inform any iPhone in the vehicle that there is an AirTag traveling with them. I know this because I have one on my key ring and every time I am riding with a friend, their iPhone is notified of my AirTag. So, any thief with an iPhone will know it's there immediately due to the anti-stalking feature you cannot bypass.
And I doubt thieves are all Android users.
I like the TWO tags method. So, hiding inside engine is out of the question.....lol...Yes, the thief will be alerted. Your job is to hide the airtag such that they cannot find it. That is the point of concealment and removing the speaker. And UWB precision location does not work so great with all that metal surrounding the transmitter.
Only a stupid thief is going to pull over on the side of the highway in the middle of their getaway to take apart a truck looking for an object the size of a quarter. So practically, the thief - once alerted - has to either abandon the truck or accept they are being tracked. I suppose the smartest of them may bring along a jammer to block airtag comms.
And if you are feeling splurgy ($40 instead of $20) - hide two of them. On the off chance they find the first one, it will be a while before they figure out there might be another one and they have to start the process all over again - because the airtag must be moving with someone for a bit to trigger an alert. Also once they figure out there may have been two, then they may start wondering if there were three, or four.
When you do get to hiding it (or them) remember that you have to balance your access for battery changes against ease of access for a thief. So while hiding it inside the spare tire may seem clever, it will not be convenient in a year when the battery needs to be changed.
But there are plenty of places where it can be cleverly hidden: easy for someone who knows where it is to access, but nigh impossible to find for someone who does not know where it is or what exactly they are even looking for.
Hiding it in a dummy hose in the engine compartment would not be a bad place
You obviously didn't read Fords Terms and Privacy Policy . Third Party Services is mentioned 27 times....Any application has it limitations. The Ford Pass is free and seamless. It gives me a first class piece of mind in case I have to find my truck via the app. It's also more secure than third party sites in case a hacker tries to gain entry or steal data.