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My husband wants me to put an airtag in his truck when we take it to the shop for repair so he can keep track of it while its in their possession. Is there a gadget or anything we can put in the truck with the airtag that will make it register all the time? I dont want to send my iphone or anything like that under the seat with it and nobody at that garage has an iphone so it doesnt pick up at all until we go pick up his truck making the airtag useless for this.

Why invent something that needs another device to find it? Why not invent another small device to pair with it to make it findable all the time? Is there such a device? If so where can I get one?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Nov 6, 2023 9:02 PM

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Nov 6, 2023 9:34 PM in response to jriley4u

You would need a gps tracker. Most are larger and cost more. For vehicles you can find some that plug into the OBD port on the vehicle. The Apple AirTag is ideal for a low cost tracker that is small and with so many Apple devices used by people, tracking is usually not a problem. The AirTag uses Bluetooth to connect to another device to transmit its location. That is why it is so small. Just search for GPS Trackers to see what other options you have.

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Nov 6, 2023 11:11 PM in response to jriley4u

the device would need a means to get to the internet which would mean a sim card and subscription (or eSim card and subscription) with a carrier so monthly cost, to have gps too it would mean it would need to get bigger so now we're pretty much up to the size of a small phone

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