Erroneous Geofence Alerts

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joesgt281
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Erroneous Geofence Alerts

Post by joesgt281 »

I've been loving this device but have been receiving Geofence alerts when the car (ie, phone) is safely tucked in the garage.
I got about 8 of them this weekend.
This really takes the confidence out of depending on these alerts for theft detection.
Anything that can be done about this?
I have the i415.
Thanks,
Joe
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Post by ATSupport »

Do you have some really small fences? They can be easily triggered by the fluctuation of GPS signals. Similar topics earlier:
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Make sure your fence radius is at least 500 feet.
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joesgt281
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Post by joesgt281 »

First off, thanks once again for the great support here!
The fence I set was at 500 feet, so it wasn't exactly small.
I pulled up the tracking history and it shows the location bouncing around quite a bit (although stationary), probably all within the 500 foot radius.
But I'll reset it to 700 feet and see if that improves it.
Thanks,
Joe
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Post by ATSupport »

Likely GPS in garage fluctuates more than outdoors. I think you are doing right by loosing a bit the recommended radius.
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Bmack-2

Alerts At 700 Ft.

Post by Bmack-2 »

700 Ft improves it, i.e., reduces the number of Alerts, but does not stop them. Sometimes at 3:00 am am I get them. Solution: Get another low cost phone capability (boostmobile) and put in in the same car. If you get an Alert from each phone you know the car moved. This is a great program but sometimes it just goes wild with the reporting of Alerts. I still love it!
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