Teen GPS — Mini-System Review
I’m probably up to 20 or so articles with the general subject of Teen GPS Tracking. I came across a GPS dealer and service site a few days ago who really seem to have most parts of the puzzle put together. I plan to do a full review of the company and its offerings soon but I wanted to get out the word about what I feel is a pretty good value for those parents interested in doing their best to help their kids through perilous times.
This is not a paid review and not a company I am affiliated with in any way, so what you see is my unbiased opinion and you won’t run into any “hard sell” pages, and email “squeezes” or the rest of that Internet marketing crappola.
This is also not one of the plethora of cell phone tracking plans currently getting popular with the major cellular carriers. I recommend none of them, they are not what you need for monitoring kids whereabouts and driving performance. This solution mounts in a car, provides accurate data and gives parents the kind of information they need. It’s a great tool for any tracking customer too, but I though I would devote a future post to the specifics of the business solution ROI.
The company is known as Vehicle Path, they’re located in San Diego, CA and they offer:
- A tracking system that is pretty easy to install … a lot better than most of the competition
- An external (but hidden) GPS antenna that will insure decent reception/accuracy
- Decent web-based reporting service using, of all things, Google Maps, so you get the best mapping, overhead imagery, trip routing, address search, all that good stuff, continually updated
- The data transfer part of the puzzle, provided by GPRS (cellular data) technology is where the majority of these outfits drop the ball. Vehiclepath carries it nicely. Their best plan costs well under a buck a day … and they have cheaper ones as well.
Think this situation through carefully before you click on because you “can’t afford” teen tracking. Death by auto is the number one killer of teens in the USA. This whole system costs less than a high-end cell phone and the monthly costs are less than most cell calling plans. Do you buy yourself a cell phone? Your children? then you can afford a tool that will do a lot to keep them safe.