Re: 'the boomerang'

[John Cunningham <johnc@together.net>]

same as lojack?

geo wrote:

> Any Canucks have this system in their car?  Anti-theft
> device, ~$800 cdn.  I suppose you could call it a 'passive'
> device in that it doesn't do anything to stop the theft, but
> the car can be located within a 'few yards' after the fact
> using cell phone technology, i.e. satellites.  Seems to me
> that a thief could easily figure out where it was installed
> in the car and disable it, unless each car had a 'custom'
> install so that it could be placed anywhere.  Must work like
> a beacon on planes that go down enabling searchers to find
> it (unless they sink to the bottom of the ocean).  From what
> I understand (and they are pretty secretive about how it
> works), after a theft you call and give your personalized
> number, the module is activated via phone, and 'they' zoom
> in on the location.  Doesn't work if the car is in a steel
> box, i.e. cargo container on a ship :)  Perhaps this is
> available elsewhere? If so, comments would be welcome.  It's
> a 'Brave New World.'
>
> Geo - down to two probs on the 5kq.  Think I'll stop fixin'
> for awhile.  Time to smell the flowers.

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John J Cunningham                     Project Managment & Analysis
phoneless and homeless for now    Information Systems & Technology
johnc@together.net                                           20vCQ
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