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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FVel" data-source="post: 3218209" data-attributes="member: 48425">One thing I have an issue with is GPS tracking that rely on an external antenna for line-of-sight (LOS) satellite reception. When I asked about the Clifford GPS system, the people I spoke with at the Clifford dealership in KL were quite honest with me on this. No doubt the system cost a lot, has all the nice techie stuff...personal remote real-time monitoring, remote user activated command etc, etc. But all the thief has to do is drive your car into a location that is covered, e.g. underground carpark, shipping container and your GPS is effectively blinded. They can also disable your external antenna if the the antenna is obvious. Once blinded they can take their time finding your hidden transmitter unit and the backup battery.Is the Cobra GSM similar to Captor-RF ? Captor-RF does not rely on LOS. They can track the vehicle through obstructions provided your car remain within the area of RF coverage (Malaysia) The only downside is there is no real-time tracking through internet and such. They need to send out tracking teams to triangulate on the signal and that could take a couple hours at best....more than enough time for the bastards to strip the damn car judging by how quickly some of these cases ended. Which is why you really need a security layer that is more immediate, such as an immobilizer to complement the tracking. Perhaps security tint, and a good alarm system that has both impact sensor and also able to detect change in air-pressure. Ideally it should also send an alert straight to your handphone once the car compartment is invaded. At least even you don't stop them, the more layers of security you add the more you slow them down...buy some time...hopefully.One more thing, Captor comes with immobilizer but unlike Clifford Blackjax or Cobra immobilizer, the Captor immobilizer is only activated by the Captor control centre. Here's the problem. They won't activate it unless they have a visual on your car. That means they will first have to track your car down. Their policy is they won't activate the immobilizer if it has the potential of causing a traffic accident and the only way to know when it is safe to immobilize is when they have a visual on your car. Again, it goes back to the issue of needing time to track the vehicle, time in which the thieves could strip the car. I wouldn't exactly agree with Captor's policy there, but it's understandable from their perspective in terms of liability issues. Obviously, some f*cking lawyer is involved in drawing up plans for their security services and you know how lawyers are....always having a get-out clause stuck up their collective arses.It's tough shopping for a car security system. I still have not decided on what I'll be getting.</blockquote>

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