For Christmas we gave Grandma and Grandpa a trip to Disneyland. They finally went on their trip in March. Before they left we had them take an Amber Alert GPS with them. We thought that it would be fun to track them in Disneyland – while we were home in Utah. We weren’t too worried that Grandma would get lost – she was in a wheel chair and knew she couldn’t get away too fast! The first night they got there, they didn’t go out and do anything fun. I guess they were tired from the plane ride. We checked the GPS unit, saw that they were in their hotel room, and then texted them and told them they needed to get out of their room and do something fun. They ignored us! The next day, while they were at California Adventure, we called the GPS unit to see where they were. From the text and the map on our phone, we quickly determined where they were and then texted them again. We said, “You’re right in front of Soaring Over California, aren’t you?” They said, “How do you know?” Then they remembered that they had the GPS unit on them. It was a lot of fun to track them. In a way we kind of got to experience their vacation with them!

Julia Howard
AmberAlertGPS

Amber Alert GPS was recently reviewed by GPS magazine.com and then compared to other child tracking devices on the market. We are so proud to announce that Amber Alert GPS given a 4 out of 5 star rating by the publication and considered one of the hands-down favorites for parents with children.

In a separate review of our product, the Editor of the publication said that “Amber Alert GPS has a lot going for it: with up to 48 hours of battery life per charge, SiRF’s high performance StarIII GPS receiver, Assisted-GPS for indoor/outdoor tracking, Geo-Fencing, and speed alerting options, this tracking GPS is a bargain at $199.”

He went on to say that “One of the best aspects of Amber Alert GPS is the long battery life; I was able to get around 24 hours of regular usage per battery charge (it laster longer if I didn’t use it much). The device doesn’t sacrifice much in the performance department, utilizing SiRF’s high performance StarIII receiver for solid GPS tracking both indoors and out.”

His final verdict was

Verdict: Great for Parents

Check out the review here:

http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2008/04/amber_alert_gps_tracking_syste.php

GPSmagazine.com also created “The Ultimate Child Tracker Buyers Guide” where 9 units, including the AmberAlertGPS model were tested and compared. This is the conclusion of that review:

“A more practical, and much less expensive, solution is Amber Alert GPS. The sub-$200 device worked well indoors and out, but lacked the reporting features of the WorldTracker. For example, you can’t configure Amber Alert GPS to automatically send location updates — you have to call the device and wait for it to send your phone an SMS message with a link to view the location on Yahoo maps. Amber Alert GPS also doesn’t have the 3D mapping capabilities or advanced geofencing features of the WorldTracker. Still, Amber Alert GPS is simple to use, and doesn’t require a computer to find out where your child is. Provided you already have an internet-enabled smart phone, Amber Alert GPS is a great tool for parents and children alike.”

I just might add that our unlimited service DOES have “bread-crumbing” which is an automatic text sent to your phone at a pre-established time frame to give you regular updates as to where your child is. Also, if you do not have an internet-enabled smart phone, you can simply input the latitude and longitude coordinates from the text message into Google Maps or Yahoo Maps on your home or business computer and you will get a map demonstrating the location, just like what would appear on an internet-enabled phone.

Here is the link to that buyer’s guide:

http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2008/05/the_ultimate_gps_child_trackin.php

Julia Howard
AmberAlertGPS.com