GPS Tracking ROI

Well you can’t say I didn’t warn you, folks. I’ve mentioned this issue a number of times in the past. The commercial GPS vehicle tracking market is saturated with old-technology and obsolete CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) tracking systems. These devices were the cat’s pajamas 10 or 12 years ago when cell phone networks operated on the AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service). Ten years ago they were a good deal, too. But things are changing and tracking customers, as well as tracking providers, if @Raod is any indication, owe it to themselves to pay attention to network changes.

Contrary to the meaning of the letter ‘A’ in AMPS, this system is no longer “Advanced”. It’s outdated and analog, hard to maintain and bandwidth-limited. No cellular carrier who is going to stay in business is going to prolong the use of AMPS and CDPD a day longer than humanly possible.

@Road and other established tracking services have been milking a cash cow… selling black boxes that have long been completely amortized for yesterday’s prices and enjoying huge markups; while more advanced systems that will work on past 2006 have had an uphill battle to fight.

Well now a few folks will certainly take notice. @Road plans to discuss this at their 7 Feb teleconference? Hint for first slide in the briefing: “We’re out of business”

Folks if you are thinking of buying into a tracking system … and if you aren’t, you’re screwing yourself because I can guarantee you can save money with one, then do yourself a favor and make damn sure it uses GSM (Global Standard for Mobile)/GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), the modern, future supported standards. If your salesman/service provider doesn’t know the difference .. put your hand on your wallet and run.

If you are among the customers who are going to be left in the lurch by CDPD services shutting down, call me (contact data on my website: www.satviz.com) and talk, perhaps I can help make you whole again.