custom-vince Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Anyone with experience of these yet or similar. Many types. Could be hidden within a paramotor or wing pretty easily. https://www.thetileapp.com/?gclid=CIXPs ... lsrc=aw.ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom-vince Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 http://techiefans.com/how-to-track-your ... ile-phone/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yes I have the tiles. Honestly, they are rubbish. Main problem is the range. (it's only as far as your bluetooth) Secondary issue is the battery, mine lasted about 2 months then its a chuck it away job. No god for anti theft I would say, but great for keys in a field of long grass. :-) I have a couple of tiles here that have never been activated if anyone wants to give me what I paid for them. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom-vince Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I thought they worked by using everyone's phone. Bit like find my iPhone or find my iPod. Humm ok. If your at a show then mini GPS trackers last 7 days, so an option for short term but no good as a permanent device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Your correct about other peoples phones.. If you loose something with a tile attached, you can alert all other tile users that it's missing and they can opt to 'look out' for it with there phone too. I think a good option would be Smart Water or Data Tagging type product. (making it too hot to handle) SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Jackson Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I have used these too... I did the crowd funding thing on these bad boys some years ago. I think they only work from other phones that are running Bluetooth and the tile software. They probably aren't best used as a theft deterrent or for recovery (especially on something like a paramotor) as even if you are activating/looking for one they emit a beep. Any thief could hear that and discard it. A thief is highly unlikely to be running a tile app with Bluetooth on his phone too. Where they score is when you lose something you've tagged around the house or somewhere you've just been. They record last known 'sightings' and will alert if in range. I've lost my keys camping before and the tile on my keys literally saved me from a world of pain. Same for checking that my missing wallet is actually still in my desk drawer at work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom-vince Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 I see they don't work quite as advertised. Maybe they work work better if it was adopted by someone bigger, like Apple as then it would not rely on an app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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