Thieves detecting GPS in cars?

Arimus · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:34 am Post subject:

And on my 910 I won't lose data as its got a hdd in it.... those tend not to lose power when turned off (though our server at work seems to have the magically ability to lose data whether it is on or off.... mutter.)

Skippy · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject:

Arimus · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject:

Theoretically with sensitive enough equipment yes, in reality? No.

I think he was on about the fact that even 'off' a TT isn't really off.

Bigbazza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 1

Dhour! Really simple technology is used to detect a device/laptop/etc... the thieves use their bums!, which they sit on in a nearby car, and then use their eyes to watch people coming and going. Then when they see you arrive, take your laptop and put it in the boot and then remove your sat nav and put it in the glovebox, they just wait. Off you go to that meeting...

...the bad boys then go to your car - 1 - break the window, - 2 - open the glovebox (nice Sat Nav) and then - 3- (amazingly) drop down your "Fold down rear seat" to gain access to your boot (without even opening the boot!) to take your laptop and all the data you were planning to backup but just were too busy...

So lookout for people hanging around... sitting in cars... walking by and no-where to go... they might have a keen interest in breaking your window! Confused

The other big giveaway... screen mounts, cables etc - take them off view.

trafcam · Regular Visitor Joined: 30/10/2002 11:57:49 Posts: 155

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject:

We are getting away from the original point...
Even IF this was technically feasible, the prospect of the local thugs having the equipment is laughable.
If they DID get hold of a detector, they would be down the pub flogging it within the hour anyway!

trafcam · Regular Visitor Joined: 30/10/2002 11:57:49 Posts: 155

You're right of course - I suspect this is nothing more than a scare tactic. As others have said, the sophisticated detection methods will be (a) watching vehicles as they arrive, and (b) looking for windscreen mounts.

I must admit when I used mine to find a car park in Manchester last year, I had it way down in the centre console and in night mode so it wouldn't light up the inside of the car, and I switched it off before I got to the entrance "just in case". But it was more about someone seeing it than being invisible to detectors. I would doubt that even the Bluetooth will respond when the device is in standby mode - lots of embedded devices power down parts of the circuitry in standby mode.

user10664 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2004 Posts: 58

it is possable to detect a sat nav in the glove box or anyware else in the vehicle but it is not through a radio signal.
it is simply the battery back up in the unit that gives it away as you can detect the voltage from the unit hope this clears this one up dont want to go into two much detail hope you understand
johnny h

Arimus · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject:

Given the low level of noise that these units generate (otherwise they'd fail to get approval) you need an extremely sensitive detector to pick these signals up from other background man-made noise.

Darren · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject:

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user10664 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2004 Posts: 58

you just cannot get through to some people
be good.
if you new what i did for a living you would listen
if you email me i will tell you

Arimus · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject:

If it involves the people in the Cheltenham doughnut then there remember the kit they play with is beyond the kit joe public can play with ;)

Eldar · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject:

Arimus · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject:

True.... assuming the crook can get the bloody thing to work - most of the gov't stuff needs a good kicking first to get it going.

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