I create a list in my youtube channel with the name scams and i will store all the scam products that i wanted to buy but in the end of the day are scam. Thank you very much man for your time to make the video and teach us what to not to do.
Finally, someone telling the truth about this thing, it absolutely worth less, at least that you want to make sure that is in the same town, but for real location is a joke
Thank you so much for your video This is exactly for TH-cam should be for our things like this to be able to review have an honest open review break it down as to why said review says what it says and I found your video although 3 years after the fact of making it very very helpful and useful I went back and canceled my temu order Thank you so much Just wanted to say that
Atleast you got the magnets inside yours! They expect me to use blue tac or something ! I’ve been sitting here for hours wondering why this 5g sim isn’t working, that makes sense, I will go and get a 2g one and try that. Thank you for your video 👍🏽
I bought a magnetic car phone mount from eBay with a much stronger magnet & a sticky pad (for attaching to car dashboard) so I stuck it to the gps gf07 & it’s a much stronger magnet than the one already fitted inside but I’m waiting for a 2G sim to arrive off eBay so let me know how u get in with yours
I don't even remember buying this. It showed up at my door and I vaguely remember searching for a GPS device about two months ago, I guess this is what I bought. The best value to this unit is the great laughter from my family as I read aloud the terrible instructions which utterly butchered the English language. Ah, good times.
Something that may be of interest... We purchased the TKStar TK905 and it works really well. So well that it was bloody stolen and we even knew where the thieves were. We've since purchased a new one and it will be connected directly to the car battery and not thrown in the glove box.
This is NOT GPS tracker, but GPRS tracker. Tracking performed using cell phone stations. Accuracy is low ~1km, but still shows location. So, depends what you need.
I want to add it to my cat's collar so I can find him on my farm during the day. I bought a Tile locator but it doesn't work in he's not within my Bluetooth range. I want an app that I can open and find him. Our tower is kms away so I'm thinking this won't work. Do you have any recommendations?
Sonny, a half km range is more ideal. A person may want to attach it to their own bike when going into a café shop or mall and chain the bike outside for that short time absence.
True. Good. But these days GSM towers are pretty precise. At least you get an idea of general location within an area. You can get the same things from a smartphone with GPS location turned off.
"A Formidable Educational Vid", thank you, at nine dollars Australian "silly cheap". I now know not to waste time with it (that's the big saving) but you've also taught me how a true GPS tracker works, and what to expect of it, very grateful, - John - Perth - Au'
I wished I would have done my research. Thanks for doing yours. Can you recommend something similar that works out of the box? The Pros and Cons? I would appreciate it.
@@kurtmagnus5243 - For what it's worth, charging and SIM card presence are totally independent. On a normally functioning device it would charge without further issues. ;-)
I have been exploring this device and so far I disagree with your conclusions, I am using a 4G network and the device works ok; it might be true that is not a gps tracker but the precision is around 400m which for most purposes is just fine, I mean at least for the price we should not expect more. thanks
It is not a true GPS tracker, but for it's price it is a very nifty spy device. Even though location data may not be accurate, it can be accurate enough in certain use cases. And it comes with a microphone with record and live call ability.
I have one and I've been using it for a long time, it's bad for location, it's not precise, but that's why it's very good for spying on sound and conversations, that's why I use it, the sound is very clean and clear, just insert the sim card and call the number and listen to conversations in environment clearly
We bit late but have tried settling it up and it did BUT like you said it don't give the right location but it dose take a sd card and I think that has something to do with it well keep you informed. Wish I had seen your video first but at the same time it put me more Cautious
This man is 100% idiots This is the Cheapest and the best GPS I have ever used This man is Idiot 😂 and you beleaved it When you get refund Order it again i swear this is the best
Yes i agree with you, it works perfectly fine. He was supposed to ask for help and not upload this nonsensical video cz this whole video is misleading.
I live in australia and the 2G network has been switched off so these do not work at all.There are a lot of companies selling on ebay and they are selling them with falsè advertising saying they are a GPS and one advert also claims they work with 4G sims not true, they do not work at all in australia.
Returning mine today, its a bummer to go through all the hassle and find out the location it reports is 10 minutes away from the actual location and to top that its not runtime, so by the time you figure out the precise location the car had already moved on....
If you have such a fake, find out that it responds to other commands. The APN setting is done with the Apn # net # command, where "net" is the apn of your network. The imei # command will return the imei code but will not go to any site. After setting the APN, command 777 will respond with a Chinese link
I can recommend gps-server.net this service allows you to use any old android or iOS smartphone that is just collecting dust. I’ve just set my phone up to use it and it’s really easy to setup. Just have a look. You get a free trial but then you can opt in for the 1 device at 15eruo for 1 year or choose a better, more suitable plan for your needs.
Thank you so much !!! Many people will not necessarily understand the difference in these 2 functionalities, (cell tower, and gps) before you explained them !!! Great job !!!
I have one, I put in my SIM card, and I can see exactly where my motorcycle is.. I actually had a friend take my bike and hide it.. guess what. I found it.. you should try to go through the setup before you label something as fake.. for me you get a thumbs down!
I was another one deceived by the this junk! Meaning the sellers... Thanks for your update. PS:I didn't saw my money back since it was long(er) ago! ;-)
I bought one, it didn’t even turn on! I tried 3 different SIM cards. Nothing! Not even the red light would turn on. Lost money! Not happy. I do not recommend!
100% agree. Do not buy these as they are very misleading. People are still selling them today. They are as useful as a chocolate fireguard. Throw in the bin. I did challenge the seller and they said it was good. I pointed out they were not for a number of reasons one of which is explained in this video. The 777 gave us back the location in Chinese. This was of no value to us. The instruction as do not agree with what they did.
Wish I'd seen this before I got it 😁 oh well. It was 4 quid. More fool me for believing it really. The instructions are in awful English. Oh well. I suppose I've got an extra phone charger. Thanks for the video. A bit more junk for the bin 🤣
You have to use a 5 Gigabyte sim card with an active plan. I'd recommend at min 20 gigs (data), but favorably unlimited. $65 a month on average for that. Also a 32 Gigabyte SD card for storing the data it collects.
Great video which confirmed my thoughts when mine arrived. It never even worked at all and after watching your video its now in the bin. pity i wasted moneyon a sim card. Any recpmendatios for an actual gps tracker?
I believed I bought the same one as you had explained. It didn't come with the syn card. I had to buy the syn card from ebay. There is no light. I just throw them away wasting $28 dollars.
Wish we would have watched this before ordering! Now we are having to fight to get a refund, even though we returned all 10 of them within the 14 day window.
I don't know the technicality as explained by this guy, but he's right.... This thing is rubbish I bought one of these, setting it up wasn't a problem HOWEVER, I have 2 issues with it 1) The location is NOT accurate.... Had my car parked outside my house with the tracker in it, got the location and it showed my car was on a different street in my local hospital grounds..... I went to pickup some car parts the following day and while inside the store I got my location once again, it showed my location on the opposite side of the dual carriageway in a totally different industrial estate 2) I've tried to download the app for three days in the hope that it would make a difference in regards to getting a more accurate location, and everyday it keeps telling me registering device please try later From my experience I'd say this is absolutely rubbish. What good is it if you'd stole my car, parked it on your drive but this thing is telling me it's somewhere else
Explains why they can be so cheap, bought mine on Aliexpress for less than 4€ just to mess around with perhaps. But it does make sense there not being a GPS as the device is bough way too cheap and the fact that using GPS is REALLY power hungry and 400mAh wouldn't last long enough lol.
Mine work I had to buy a sims card so I called my phone carrier and bought it for 99 cents when it comes call my phone carrier to turn it on and it Link to my phone I got mine from Walmart
I tried texting numbers to the sim yesterday, 000, 666 and 102. With 102 the message pairing the phone came back -- 10 hours later. Now paired, just need to find a map to connect to.
@@PaulRezaei When you buy a pre-paid simcard you need to active it. To activate it, put in on a cellphone and follow the instructions from the company (e.g. call to 103), once you active your sim cand you should get your number (again, check the instructions from the simcard). Once you are ok (sim card activated and you know the number) switch the card to the gps, wait til the red lighs get on and you are done. Now use your cellphone to SMS text the number you got from your pre-paid simcard (wich is inside the gps). First 000, then 555 or 777.
@@PaulRezaei When you buy a phone card / number / SIM you get a bit of plastic with a metal chip on it, usually within a larger credit card sized bit of plastic that you break it out of. This card can be put in a phone or in this device. To send text messages you use a mobile/cell phone and the SMS/Text function on that, and send the message to the number you have bought. The number should be on the larger bit of plastic that you break the smaller one out of, and/or the envelope/paper you get the card in/on. To clarify: This is a normal phone card, with a normal phone number, that you get anywhere they sell phones. It is exactly the same thing you put in your phone, and you get to know the number the same way as you get when you want to start telling your friends you got a new number. If you just randomly found the SIM card on the street you could try calling another phone with it, to see if it has any money on it and to get the number showing up in their display. When you have put the SIM card in this device, and a microSD card on top of that and slid it in you can text to this little "GPS" box as if it was a phone - because it basically is a tiny phone that just answers text messages with coordinates in a reply text.
Just got mine through the post. Thanks for the info. I'll try and get mine refunded. By the way it mentions a SIM card. What SIM card ? So you have to buy a SIM card or should there be one with it? Thanks for the info.
If you want to use it in Australia there is no 2G service so it useless. I’m trying to return it but refuses to give a return address and PayPal refuses refund until returned.
Thanks for taking the time, appreciate it. These ads popping all over the place especially on FB at $20 US
They are like 4 bucks on ali express. I suppose you are american where there's a fuck ton of teenagers drop shipping
$5 on eBay lol
Never buy ANYTHING on Facebook. 100% of ads are 100% bull malarkey scams.
I create a list in my youtube channel with the name scams and i will store all the scam products that i wanted to buy but in the end of the day are scam. Thank you very much man for your time to make the video and teach us what to not to do.
Finally, someone telling the truth about this thing, it absolutely worth less, at least that you want to make sure that is in the same town, but for real location is a joke
You are a gentleman and a scholar, thank you!
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@@sinisaparlic2741 Folks - don't click on that link unless you want an ad for exactly the same POS that this video explains is a scam.
Thank you so much for your video This is exactly for TH-cam should be for our things like this to be able to review have an honest open review break it down as to why said review says what it says and I found your video although 3 years after the fact of making it very very helpful and useful I went back and canceled my temu order Thank you so much Just wanted to say that
Atleast you got the magnets inside yours! They expect me to use blue tac or something !
I’ve been sitting here for hours wondering why this 5g sim isn’t working, that makes sense, I will go and get a 2g one and try that.
Thank you for your video 👍🏽
I bought a magnetic car phone mount from eBay with a much stronger magnet & a sticky pad (for attaching to car dashboard) so I stuck it to the gps gf07 & it’s a much stronger magnet than the one already fitted inside but I’m waiting for a 2G sim to arrive off eBay so let me know how u get in with yours
I don't even remember buying this. It showed up at my door and I vaguely remember searching for a GPS device about two months ago, I guess this is what I bought. The best value to this unit is the great laughter from my family as I read aloud the terrible instructions which utterly butchered the English language. Ah, good times.
Something that may be of interest...
We purchased the TKStar TK905 and it works really well. So well that it was bloody stolen and we even knew where the thieves were.
We've since purchased a new one and it will be connected directly to the car battery and not thrown in the glove box.
good day! are the tkstar and tk905 ideal for cat tracking?
Does your tracker still work since 2g is not in use any more
@@danielcruzrodriguez1444 Yes.
Great info! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
Thanks Mate. I just started looking for tracking and saw this on Walmart. Glad I started here.
This is NOT GPS tracker, but GPRS tracker. Tracking performed using cell phone stations. Accuracy is low ~1km, but still shows location. So, depends what you need.
That's true, it can be useful for some applications, but they advertise it as GPS tracker, hence it is SCUM
I want to add it to my cat's collar so I can find him on my farm during the day. I bought a Tile locator but it doesn't work in he's not within my Bluetooth range. I want an app that I can open and find him. Our tower is kms away so I'm thinking this won't work. Do you have any recommendations?
@@catherinepross8328 if your sim card cannot use kn 2G, it won't work
How about 5 - 8 km can still see the location correctly ???
This will give u the the nearest tower, not the exact location
Sonny, a half km range is more ideal. A person may want to attach it to their own bike when going into a café shop or mall and chain the bike outside for that short time absence.
Just come here from the pileofstuff chanel. You got a better deal than he did. LOL.
That's is true I bought one and have more than 2km location error doesn't work properly unfortunately was too late for me. Tks
True. Good. But these days GSM towers are pretty precise. At least you get an idea of general location within an area. You can get the same things from a smartphone with GPS location turned off.
Thanks Bro I searched the internet to know how to make it using GPS instead of LBS with no luck. Now I knew it is just a GPRS only
Thank you for this !! I was fixing to buy 4 of them !
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"A Formidable Educational Vid", thank you, at nine dollars Australian "silly cheap". I now know not to waste time with it (that's the big saving) but you've also taught me how a true GPS tracker works, and what to expect of it, very grateful, - John - Perth - Au'
I wished I would have done my research. Thanks for doing yours. Can you recommend something similar that works out of the box? The Pros and Cons? I would appreciate it.
Same with me. I bought mine and it doesn’t even charge up. The people say that I have to put in the Sim card just to charge it up which is so weird
@@kurtmagnus5243 - For what it's worth, charging and SIM card presence are totally independent. On a normally functioning device it would charge without further issues. ;-)
what network are you using, 2g,3g or 4g? cz the manual says you can only use it wt 2g ONLY
Thank you so much for the knowledge, I would have purchased one! You saved me.
Thanks for the info. Not buying its circulating on FB everywhere
There’s an upgraded model called the GF21. It’s not too much more expensive but it has an actual GPS chip inside it. And it’s precise too.
They got me too
Hi, did you find the gf-21 voice detection work with 3,4,or 5g?
i agree, its wrong to suggest gps which suggests satellites rather than phone tower locations
I have been exploring this device and so far I disagree with your conclusions, I am using a 4G network and the device works ok; it might be true that is not a gps tracker but the precision is around 400m which for most purposes is just fine, I mean at least for the price we should not expect more. thanks
i almost bought one for my father's truck, thanks for mentioning that it's a complete fluke!
thanks for this review - I have shared the link to it to all my friends
Was there a cheap alternative solution?
I just bought one damnit.
Which one would you recommend that is authentic?
I bought 4...wtf
It is not a true GPS tracker, but for it's price it is a very nifty spy device. Even though location data may not be accurate, it can be accurate enough in certain use cases. And it comes with a microphone with record and live call ability.
It's probably best used as a spying device. Got one for less than two euro's to find out it was indeed too cheap to be a real GPS.
I have one and I've been using it for a long time, it's bad for location, it's not precise, but that's why it's very good for spying on sound and conversations, that's why I use it, the sound is very clean and clear, just insert the sim card and call the number and listen to conversations in environment clearly
Does it still work and what or where did you buy your sim card
THanks for the video! I almost bought one for my bike. Is the GF-21 or GF-22 good enough to track in case of theft?
Thanks for the video.. saved me a few quid and a lot of disappointment!
this video saved me from a scam.
We bit late but have tried settling it up and it did BUT like you said it don't give the right location but it dose take a sd card and I think that has something to do with it well keep you informed.
Wish I had seen your video first but at the same time it put me more Cautious
This is not a GPS Tracker as GPS Patch antenna or module is not present in it. do not buy it.
Great advice ! But could you give us a tip regarding which gps to buy?
I just ask for refund immediately I watch this video. I order 50 pieces. Thanks for saving my cash.
it works bro
"no gps" haha it is the simcard ho works as gps...this video is a joke lol he knows nothing about electronics
@@antonmelin1337 I've already requested my refund
This man is 100% idiots This is the Cheapest and the best GPS I have ever used
This man is Idiot 😂 and you beleaved it
When you get refund Order it again i swear this is the best
Yes i agree with you, it works perfectly fine. He was supposed to ask for help and not upload this nonsensical video cz this whole video is misleading.
Thank you ! And what you recommended ?
I live in australia and the 2G network has been switched off so these do not work at all.There are a lot of companies selling on ebay and they are selling them with falsè advertising saying they are a GPS and one advert also claims they work with 4G sims not true, they do not work at all in australia.
in jamaica have to close
Returning mine today, its a bummer to go through all the hassle and find out the location it reports is 10 minutes away from the actual location and to top that its not runtime, so by the time you figure out the precise location the car had already moved on....
When your GF asks to help install this on her son’s car - and I can send her this video lol.
It works just fine .
If you have such a fake, find out that it responds to other commands. The APN setting is done with the Apn # net # command, where "net" is the apn of your network. The imei # command will return the imei code but will not go to any site. After setting the APN, command 777 will respond with a Chinese link
Have you since found any decent GPS tracker you can recommend?
I can recommend gps-server.net this service allows you to use any old android or iOS smartphone that is just collecting dust. I’ve just set my phone up to use it and it’s really easy to setup. Just have a look. You get a free trial but then you can opt in for the 1 device at 15eruo for 1 year or choose a better, more suitable plan for your needs.
Thank you so much !!! Many people will not necessarily understand the difference in these 2 functionalities, (cell tower, and gps) before you explained them !!! Great job !!!
Thank you, I was going to buy this and as you say it would have been fairly useless to me.
thanx dude. 8 was thinking of buying one.
Thank you my brother , I was almost buying allso 2 of them like you 🙏
Good information. Question, Wich one can i buy, with real gps system and mini?
GF-21. Just received one and it works properly with real GPS. Can also be modded to feed a Traccar server.
Where to buy gf-21 sir? Thanks sir.
@@atzie Same brand of tracker? Does it come with a sim card and memory card?
I have one, I put in my SIM card, and I can see exactly where my motorcycle is.. I actually had a friend take my bike and hide it.. guess what. I found it.. you should try to go through the setup before you label something as fake.. for me you get a thumbs down!
So which one did you use because I'm looking for something that ACTUALLY WORKS 💪 INSTEAD OF 🤥🤥🤥🤥
@Du Dong Warrior did you test it?, How accurate is it?
It is a FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! There is NO GPS hardware in it
My question is. How long does the battery last. Cause from the size of it. I wouldn’t of thought that long
@@jimmybaldwin737 6 days if not in use, 3 days if u dial just to listen or get location, u can also check the battery status by dialing 777
Wish I would have saw this video earlier, but thanks, quick ? for ya, do you have any GPS Tracker recommendations?
I was another one deceived by the this junk! Meaning the sellers... Thanks for your update.
PS:I didn't saw my money back since it was long(er) ago! ;-)
Thx for the warning. Do you know any real GPS trackers that uses SIM and are small size?
I bought one, it didn’t even turn on! I tried 3 different SIM cards. Nothing! Not even the red light would turn on.
Lost money! Not happy.
I do not recommend!
100% agree. Do not buy these as they are very misleading. People are still selling them today. They are as useful as a chocolate fireguard. Throw in the bin. I did challenge the seller and they said it was good. I pointed out they were not for a number of reasons one of which is explained in this video. The 777 gave us back the location in Chinese. This was of no value to us. The instruction as do not agree with what they did.
Wish I'd seen this before I got it 😁 oh well. It was 4 quid. More fool me for believing it really. The instructions are in awful English. Oh well. I suppose I've got an extra phone charger. Thanks for the video. A bit more junk for the bin 🤣
same for me...
it works for me, but think it is little sensitiv in simslot
@@antonmelin1337 where did you get the sim card for it
Please recommend us a real GPS that worth to buy.
@@clearelijah7186 scammer
Cool vid! Saved me some money.
Any idea for a cheap actual GPS tracker with battery?
Thanks mate I am just going to get my money back from ebay now ! Should have looked on TH-cam first ???
what can u suggest instead of this ? for like 5 - 10 euro
You have to use a 5 Gigabyte sim card with an active plan. I'd recommend at min 20 gigs (data), but favorably unlimited. $65 a month on average for that. Also a 32 Gigabyte SD card for storing the data it collects.
Thank you! Just the info I was looking for.
Great video which confirmed my thoughts when mine arrived. It never even worked at all and after watching your video its now in the bin. pity i wasted moneyon a sim card. Any recpmendatios for an actual gps tracker?
The most important thing here is to disable SIM card PIN number in your cellphone first , than put it in so called "locator".
You are a gentleman, thank you for your advice.
Nearly bought one of these then seen this. Thanks dude. Saved me some cash.
Thank You, lucky I watch yr video !
Thank you! Totally right... I've bought two of them...same problem...don't know what to do with this shit...!
What A pity I didn't see this first. I bought two and got a third free - so triple con!
I find it great. Its pretty obvious for the price that its not GPS. Helps me find my car in the street where I have parked it.
How did you get it to send you location. I text 777 but get no reply back.
thanks for the information
Dam a got 2 of wish a got 1 refund about to try the other thanks for video 👍
wish i watched this before buying , thanks for posting
i buy one in jamaica it dont too far sorry i buy it
I believed I bought the same one as you had explained. It didn't come with the syn card. I had to buy the syn card from ebay. There is no light. I just throw them away wasting $28 dollars.
Excellent video.Wish I had watched it before buying this rubbish !
Thanks for your useful information, I just about to buy one
I have the same one, but its charge takes two hours and does not tell me the location
Ive just brought 1 from ebay not to happy tbh but can any one please recommends a gmp tracker please and thanks for all the advices guys
I track my phone with the help of #WIRELESS_HACKER1 on Instagram.
Thanks man
I too have the same problem, the red light doesn't go out, how can I fix it? When I call the phone number, the answer is "out of order".
Do you have any recommendations on a GPS tracker that is small and does also have a GPS chip in it? Thanks.
Any old smartphone works perfect.
@@oscar3611 How old phone work perfectly???
@@oscar3611 you will get gps not tracker
Wish we would have watched this before ordering! Now we are having to fight to get a refund, even though we returned all 10 of them within the 14 day window.
How about the GF-21? Its a real gps?
However, I imagine it works well as a mini bugging device ?
Thank you! Do you have any suggestions for a gps tracker that would be good to conceal on a motorcycle?
Old smartphone hidden in your seat, connected to the battery. Use "find my device", a Google/Android service
@@oscar3611 Excellent idea!
Thanks sir, really tou are great informed.
I don't know the technicality as explained by this guy, but he's right.... This thing is rubbish
I bought one of these, setting it up wasn't a problem HOWEVER, I have 2 issues with it
1) The location is NOT accurate.... Had my car parked outside my house with the tracker in it, got the location and it showed my car was on a different street in my local hospital grounds..... I went to pickup some car parts the following day and while inside the store I got my location once again, it showed my location on the opposite side of the dual carriageway in a totally different industrial estate
2) I've tried to download the app for three days in the hope that it would make a difference in regards to getting a more accurate location, and everyday it keeps telling me registering device please try later
From my experience I'd say this is absolutely rubbish. What good is it if you'd stole my car, parked it on your drive but this thing is telling me it's somewhere else
FINALY, I KNEW IT WAS A FAKE TRACKER< it only SHOWS ZONES NEER IT!
which gps tracker do you recommend?
Thanks I appreciate it I just received one
Hi man , can you please tell me does this device actually save call's or not .
@@montisino if you put in a sd card
Explains why they can be so cheap, bought mine on Aliexpress for less than 4€ just to mess around with perhaps. But it does make sense there not being a GPS as the device is bough way too cheap and the fact that using GPS is REALLY power hungry and 400mAh wouldn't last long enough lol.
Bit late now mine arrived today, will complain to FB about it.
Same here!
Does it work
Mine work I had to buy a sims card so I called my phone carrier and bought it for 99 cents when it comes call my phone carrier to turn it on and it Link to my phone I got mine from Walmart
Did you put a sim card in and try it??
I track my phone with the help of #WIRELESS_HACKER1 on Instagram.
Thanks man
I bought 2 and they work perfectly microphone is awesome also will buy 2 more
I have one of these fake tractors emailed them to return it, but no response! Was wondering how & where I return it to get my money back?
Did you find the best GPS tracking ?
I tried texting numbers to the sim yesterday, 000, 666 and 102. With 102 the message pairing the phone came back -- 10 hours later. Now paired, just need to find a map to connect to.
How do you text to a SIM card? Where do I find the number to text the 000 to?
@@PaulRezaei When you buy a pre-paid simcard you need to active it. To activate it, put in on a cellphone and follow the instructions from the company (e.g. call to 103), once you active your sim cand you should get your number (again, check the instructions from the simcard). Once you are ok (sim card activated and you know the number) switch the card to the gps, wait til the red lighs get on and you are done. Now use your cellphone to SMS text the number you got from your pre-paid simcard (wich is inside the gps). First 000, then 555 or 777.
@@PaulRezaei When you buy a phone card / number / SIM you get a bit of plastic with a metal chip on it, usually within a larger credit card sized bit of plastic that you break it out of. This card can be put in a phone or in this device. To send text messages you use a mobile/cell phone and the SMS/Text function on that, and send the message to the number you have bought. The number should be on the larger bit of plastic that you break the smaller one out of, and/or the envelope/paper you get the card in/on. To clarify: This is a normal phone card, with a normal phone number, that you get anywhere they sell phones. It is exactly the same thing you put in your phone, and you get to know the number the same way as you get when you want to start telling your friends you got a new number. If you just randomly found the SIM card on the street you could try calling another phone with it, to see if it has any money on it and to get the number showing up in their display. When you have put the SIM card in this device, and a microSD card on top of that and slid it in you can text to this little "GPS" box as if it was a phone - because it basically is a tiny phone that just answers text messages with coordinates in a reply text.
Just got mine through the post. Thanks for the info. I'll try and get mine refunded. By the way it mentions a SIM card. What SIM card ? So you have to buy a SIM card or should there be one with it? Thanks for the info.
You need to provide your own SIM card
If you want to use it in Australia there is no 2G service so it useless. I’m trying to return it but refuses to give a return address and PayPal refuses refund until returned.
Thank-you, just received 1 yesterday w/ no card & can't find which one to buy. RETURNING it.
guess who bought it before researching
I already bought one on eBay but it doesn't work.
Thank you .. i just got one and it don't work with a 4G sim which is the normal sim these days...i'll get something of better quality.