Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

*Update 8/22/19* So the battery lasted 13 days down to 30% without the move alerts on. It would’ve went over the two weeks but I decided to charge it when I had the opportunity. So battery life is great without the move alerts on. I’m going to leave this at four stars because on a very cloudy day and rain storm the device thought it hadn’t left the driveway for half a day. Still worth the value and if it was a bit more accurate it could be a five star device. I like it so far. After fully charging which didn’t seem long I activated the device online. People have to be patient because I read some reviews saying it didn’t connect once they activated. I don’t believe they’re experienced with real gps units, I’m not a pro but I have a couple handhelds like garmin units. These cool units need a few minutes to settle in and communicate with the satellites once activated. I followed the instructions, went outside and guess what? I only needed to restart it again for it to start catching a signal and bam it’s on. Just as advertised, if you use 30 sec updates you’ll drain the battery quicker but it shows a more detailed route. Personal tip: I have motion alerts turned off and usually have it on 3 minute updates. It’s inside the magnetic case on the very bottom of a sedan and shows a consistent 86-100% gps signal. It’s also on day four of use and just went down to 90% battery. The battery tip is if you don’t need motion alerts, seriously it is easy to view the map so often and see if the object is stationary or moving, than turn the motion alert off. I think that’s what’s draining people’s batteries. The inaccurate lines you see is just a simple software connecting dots from the spread out intervals as the device reports. If you need absolute streets every single time maybe hook up an external battery and keep it to 30 seconds. Three minute updates are providing good enough info that you can figure it out where the device is moving. The gps unit also is staying true to the description by saving battery in a standby mode when parked. I like the option of the google maps view so take your time, like 5 minutes, to learn the symbols on the app. It’s very user friendly. The desktop has a broader interface but both are fine. You can also send instructions such as changing the reporting intervals from the app which is also useful. All in all if this unit can stretch to 10-14 days per charge the way I’m using it, I’ll return and give it five stars. If it needs to be outside of the car hidden I like the durable magnetic case but read the instructions because it states not to place in the wheel well, exhaust and so on. It’s solid and two strong magnets as promised. I might buy a slim lanyard and putty it to another neodymium magnet just for extra security if something kicked up and knocked it off but honestly it’s overkill I don’t think it’s moving once secured. The case has a small area to slide a metal lanyard through if you wanted to do that. 6-12 inch I think 1/8 metal lanyard is about .50 at the big orange store. The loop clip for it is another $1-2. The magnets are available at a craft store. Again, it seems to be working as promised and on par for a 5 star from me if it lasts. The subscription is affordable and obviously required for the unit. I can’t stand people that don’t know how to read or don’t research what they’re purchasing. Thumbs up so far! I know his is a long review but I had to give input because a lot of the negative reviews are not accurate. I even live chatted online via the desktop site and felt that my questions were answered accurately and quickly. So tech support was there the one time I contacted.