Spark Nano Real-time GPS Tracking Device

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• ASIN: B00202H8BA
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,969 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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Spark Nano Real-time GPS Tracking Device

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars very unreliable with location, August 16, 2010

By 

D. Ross (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spark Nano Real-time GPS Tracking Device (Electronics)

UPDATE: August 24, 2010 Since I had no warranty to speak of, I removed the screws and opened the case. I removed the tail they used to wire the giant battery pack and reattached the battery that was inside the device. It works very well with locating now. I will soon try it in the magnetic case without the extended battery pack to see if I can place it on the outside of my car and still have it work. I do not know if it is possible to conceal it yet and still have it work.

I'm located in an area with very good tmobile service coverage. Instamapper on my G1 phone works wonderfully.

I'm glad I didn't buy more than three months tracking on this device. It will often go days without updating it's location. Tech help says the standard GPS works better with view of the sky. I said, then why sell a magnetic hard case if it won't work while it is in the case?

I even put it on the front seat this morning to see if it would locate and it didn't.

DO NOT buy the long life battery pack. Originally when I purchased it they didn't mention that you have to use the battery pack if you order it, the connection wire is hardwired through the body of the tracker and you cannot use it without the large battery attached. (It makes it very hard to hide when you figure out that it won't work at all inside the magnetic case)

Also, make sure you read return policies for GPS trackers.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spark Nano 3.0, November 22, 2011

By 

Brent L. Marinelli (Orange, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spark Nano Real-time GPS Tracking Device (Electronics)

11/2/2011
This product is junk that cost $200. For $19.95, they will update its location every 5 Mins, sometimes, the problem is once the vehicle stops, sorry you have no way of locating it, the device immediately goes to sleep. Sometimes miles from the last update, nope no message showing where it went to sleep, simply nothing. Now for $29.95 the will give you an update every 1 minute,but, their tech support explained, no guarantee the battery will last a full day, and think about how big a half mile is in a city. Now for the insane price of $39.95, they will give you 10sec updates, " that outta do it you say" problem is batteries dead in what 2 hrs.

There add says "View your target's location 24/7 and get live alerts directly from your computer" a complete lie, once the vehicle stops, you are SOL.

And last but not least I go to return this usless piece of junk, I get

"We can not accept the return of certain items, including:
* GPS Tracking devices
These policies are in place due to nature of our business, where customers use the item(s) for what they are designed for and then want to return them once the task has been completed."

In other words: Brickhouse Security assumes you, the customer, are a thief, and intend to use the device and return it. Problem is it doesn't work. Best for a company like this to slip quietly into history, stay away.