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Mark wrote:
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> "Robert E. Klimkiewicz, Jr." <robertk@clark.net> wrote:
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> >Any information on this device/system would be greatly appreciated.
> =

> >Thanks.
> >Robert
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> According to a police officer speaking at a car theft seminar I
> attended a couple of years ago, virtually none of the police
> departments in this area come equipped with the equipment to track it.
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> It's a great idea on paper, but in this area at least, it's virtually
> useless.

More disinformation from Joe the Troll, posting as mark@worldcom.com.

It's absolutely certain that all police agencies in every major
metropolitan area have LoJack tracking capability.

Try looking at any of these pages

http://venture.media-ware.com/ncl/lojack.htm for starters, or better
yet, why not try an altavista search. Here's one for you:

http://altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=3Dq&what=3Dweb&fmt=3D.&q=3D=
LoJack

It should also be noted that the LoJack system does not require police
assistance within the Washignton DC Greater Metro area, since the LoJack
is a _satellite-assisted_ system within the East Coast regions.

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>       Based in Dedham, Mass., the LoJack Corporation markets a propriet=
ary satellite
>       supported system to track, locate and recover stolen motor vehicl=
es. The problem of
>       auto theft is at epidemic proportions with annual domestic losses=
 estimated at $8
>       billion. With the cooperation of various state law enforcement ag=
encies, LoJack has
>       expanded its auto tracking services to 12 states. It presently se=
rvices a "corridor"
>       covering the most densely populated areas of the East Coast. Jose=
ph F. Abely,
>       President. (617-326-4700). =

 =

It appears that Joe the Troll has a vested interest in leading people to
believe that this 94%-effective vehicle-recovery system is useless in
this area. Steal many cars lately, "Joe"?

=46rom http://www.autobytel.com/wamr/atd.html -

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> Vehicle Recovery Devices
> =

> Vehicle recovery devices are the "glamour" anti-theft devices of the =D4=
90s. Products like LoJack,
> which works hand-in-hand with the police department to recover stolen v=
ehicles, and a new
> device called OnGuard, which uses sophisticated satellite positioning s=
oftware to track vehicles
> anywhere in the world, are gaining popularity. If you own an extremely =
expensive vehicle, these
> devices might offer the kind of protection you feel you require. Howeve=
r, those with less valuable
> cars, might be less likely to want to recover a vehicle after its been =
picked over by professional
> auto thieves. As one dealer we spoke to said, "If my car's been stolen,=
 I don't want anyone to find
> it."
> =

> The Low-Down on LoJack
> =

> LoJack is a small box that is installed in your car and sends transmiss=
ions to police tracking
> computers. According to LoJack competitors there are numerous drawbacks=
 to the LoJack system.
> First of all, your vehicle is only traced once you report it stolen. Th=
is means if a car is stolen at
> midnight and you don't report it until 7:00 a.m., the thieves have a se=
ven-hour jump on the police. =

> =

> Another potential drawback is that LoJack relies on police cooperation =
to work. Only police cars
> that are equipped with the LoJack tracking device (and not all of them =
are) can track the stolen
> vehicle. Still, LoJack's recovery rates are high--94%--and LoJack refun=
ds the cost of the system
> if your stolen vehicle isn't found within 24 hours of the theft report.=

> =

> LoJack's availability is fairly wide-spread, however it only works in t=
he area in which it was
> purchased. In the U.S., you can find LoJack in Florida, New Jersey, Mic=
higan, California, Illinois,
> Georgia, Virginia, New York, Washington D.C., Connecticut and Rhode Isl=
and. International readers
> can find the same technology in the United Kingdom, Greece, Ecuador, Co=
lumbia, Czech and
> Slovak Republics and Hong Kong, under the names of CarSearch and Tracke=
r by LoJack.
> =

> OnGuard Personal Security and Vehicle Tracking System
> =

> A new product that plans to go head-to-head with LoJack is the OnGuard =
System from ATX
> Research, Inc. This Texas-based company uses Global Positioning System =
(GPS) satellites to let
> distressed drivers call for help or authorities track their stolen cars=
=2E OnGuard requires a cellular
> phone installed in the vehicle (not a handheld model). The driver must =
enter a passcode on the
> cellular phone handset when starting the car or the tracker activates a=
nd the OnGuard Response
> Center begins tracking the vehicle. In addition, a "panic" button lets =
users call for emergency help
> and authorities know exactly where the driver is located.
> =

> Although OnGuard is initially being sold in Texas, New Orleans, Chicago=
 and St. Louis, the very
> nature of GPS, a system of satellites originally used by the government=
 for defense purposes,
> makes this a product of national scope. This means if your vehicle was =
stolen in Los Angeles and
> shipped to Singapore, OnGuard would still be able to track it. Unlike L=
oJack which has just a
> one-time fee, OnGuard costs around $700 and requires a monthly fee of a=
bout $15.00.

Note that it's just a matter of time before governments worldwide
require the installation of an OnGuard-type system as a prerequisite of
licensing for any vehicle. Note that such legislation will be speedily
passed, as it will be intensely-backed by the automotive insurance
industries as well as police and secret-police agencies.

And of course shortly after this becomes a done-thing, rather like
airbags, we will shortly see the first few cases where (parallel to
airbags killing children) OnGuard-type vehicle-recovery systems will be
used to fatally stalk unsuspecting victims.



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