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Do you want a cheap real time GPS tracking solution with no contracts? In about 2 hours – you can get this working. You’re going to need this inexpensive but powerful Motorola i425phone which has an A-GPS chip, a pay as you go plan from Boost Mobile, and a few wirings if you want to connect to your car battery to make this permanent.

For full instructions visit instamapper but here is a summary of the step by step instructions:

1. Buy Boost Mobile’s Motorola i425 phone

This phone is available from most major retailers, including Best Buy and Target.

2. Activate the phone

Go to Boost Mobile’s phone activation page; make sure to select “activate wireless web”. Turn your phone off and then back on. For vehicle tracking, you probably want to set the ringer volume to 0. We also prefer to silence the keypad, set theme to “Alkali”, wallpaper to “Ramps”, and enable home icons.

3. Create a free InstaMapper account

Use this link. Registration should only take a minute or two.

4. Install tracking software

To install InstaMapper tracking software on your phone, you need a regular USB cable, and Motorola’s iDEN Java Application Loader (JAL) software. Then download and start InstaMapper tracking software. Enter the device id from your InstaMapper account. Click “Save”. The phone will ask for your permission to access the GPS chip. Say “yes”. When the status message changes from “Locating…” to “Tracking…” your should be able to see the location of your phone on InstaMapper.

5. Hardwire the phone

For 24/7 tracking, you can hardwire the phone to your car’s battery. The basic idea is to get a SYN1630 Motorola car charger for your phone then connect the charger to car’s wiring with RadioShack’s Accessory Outlet (catalog number 270-1556). You will need to find an always-on 12V wire in your car.
We recommend installing the phone in the glove compartment. This way the phone is easily accessible for making phone calls.

Now get to work and then let us know how you did.

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