Has anyone heard of any product out there that would connect to your car's ignition system and be controlled by a cellphone? I was thinking of a way to disable a vehicle remotely or even start-up the engine during those winter months.
-- http://www.sonik.com/prods_pagelink.shtml Googling "Paging Data Receiver" will get you some hits, and Motorola used to have one years ago, but I couldn\'t find it on their web site. YMMV...
never mind found a company that does it.
Guidepoint - a stolen vehicle recovery, driver safety telematics product supplier - sold through finance departments at new-car dealerships in the United States and Mexico, has launched a new service that lets drivers track and control their vehicles with a cell phone, BlackBerry or other Web-enabled wireless device. The Pontiac, Michigan-based Company said it has created a wireless access protocol (WAP) version of Guidepoint that allows subscribers to track their vehicle, unlock doors, start the engine and honk the horn with a wireless device or cell phone. Says Guidepoint CEO Rand Mueller: "We developed the WAP functionality to give our subscribers more choices, now, Guidepoint users can track and control their vehicles over the Web with a PC, laptop, cell phone, mobile device or by simply calling our 24/7/365 response center and speaking to a Guidepoint Personal Assistant."
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