Trucker GPS help - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Please forgive me if I miscatigotized this post, I'm a trucker and have been for many years, and my old Atlas is getting a bit warn out, Google maps is fine and all but areas with out service I can't get directions at all, and Co pilot is cool for the consumer class but I am not about to pay close to 150 for the truck class program so what I'm looking for is a GPS program that has maps on SD card and that can factor in hight and weight restrictions and if no app for evo then a good GPS itself I mean if I'm to pay 150 for some thing its not going to be some ones line of code to put on an already over priced phone get my point?
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Google maps new feature let's you download and save the map of your route you want to take. And its use is for exactly what you described, losing reception.
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+1 on the google maps cache, it's great if you can plan ahead.
Thanks for all you do by the way, people never realize that everything we consume/own has come off a truck at some point.

Damn straight! From a 15 yr road vet/5 yr owner operator - 2 Million+ safe miles!

I use igo with maps to sd card.... There is no app navigation, i dont wsnnarpay pilot or petro prices for there trucker nav devices but its the only thing out... Unless u get s garmin app and try pulling the truckers maps from that..... .
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Well thanks for the help ill just have you figure something out, thanks tho
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Maybe PC*Miler will make an app one day

WTF is this a truckers thread?
14 yrs vet over here and like it was suggested go to google map setting and let it cache the map to your sd card
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SloMotion said:
WTF is this a truckers thread?
14 yrs vet over here and like it was suggested go to google map setting and let it cache the map to your sd card
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You cant do that, google makes its for cars, u gonna get this man a ticket using goggle.. going down the wrong street and cant turn around
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True, nor does it show low bridges, etc
Just searched for trucker friendly apps on the market, but nothing that shows routes, etc except the 150.00 CoPilot.
There is a 1.50 app called Low Clearances, though.

HipKat said:
True, nor does it show low bridges, etc
Just searched for trucker friendly apps on the market, but nothing that shows routes, etc except the 150.00 CoPilot.
There is a 1.50 app called Low Clearances, though.
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I really don't understand the issue with the CoPilot app? Is it expensive, yes... but it's replacing an entire DEVICE in your cab.
Also, you're paying for ongoing support and updates when clearances and routes change. It's not in the same ballpark as a $0.99 app that makes a *boing* sound when you shake your phone.
99 cent apps have been disastrous for the software community. There is an expectation that anything over 99 cents is a rip off now, but what folks don't understand is a 99 cent app may have 100 lines of code whereas something like a GPS system may have several million lines of code. It's entire orders of magnitude apart.

just my two penny's but once you buy the app (co-pilot or whatever) you own it. if the evo ever starts feeling old, breaks or gets to small you can load it up on a 10 incher if you want. try that with a stand alone GPS. once the hardware breaks your sol.
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HipKat said:
Damn straight! From a 15 yr road vet/5 yr owner operator - 2 Million+ safe miles!
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Makes sense, I always wondered why you have those lot lizards in your threads lol
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THREESTRIPEBRAND said:
Makes sense, I always wondered why you have those lot lizards in your threads lol
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LMAO!!!!!
I have no problems with paying that much for CoPilot. If I ever get back on the road, and with the economy looking to take another nose dive, it's a real possibility, I'll be making the investment.

Well for me its just 150 bucks I could spend on my kids I know that its worth it I'm just saying for that much money I could have a qualcomm GPS system installed in my truck lol
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Nah, when I leased on with FedEx Custom Critical in 2003, it was 200 to get a Qualcomm installed...

geeksquadryder said:
You cant do that, google makes its for cars, u gonna get this man a ticket using goggle.. going down the wrong street and cant turn around
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That's why I said maps!
I don't use the voice guidance direction.
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[Req] McDonald's Monopoly App

Being that I love me some McDonald's, I really love the teeny weeny chance of winning something for eating what I'm already going to eat. Therefore I love when October rolls around and McDonald's does their Monopoly promotion. It would be cool if there were an app that I could enter which properties I own, and it keep track of them. It would be even cooler if it was made by McDonald's, but it looks like they missed the boat on this one. Probably wouldn't be too hard for someone to make, but probably not worth it since it's only good for a month or so. Anyone care to try?
I work at one of the Regional offices. I will suggest this to my Marketing people as something that would get people excited for next year. I appreciate you supporting McDonalds so please send me a message with your name and address and I might be able to send you something to show my appreciation.
mcdonalds is nasty
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mcdonalds is nasty
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lolol. QFT.
infamousjax said:
mcdonalds is nasty
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What would make this idea even better is if they utilized qr codes on every ticket.
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Mcdonalds : 1lb of crap goes in / 30 minutes later: 2lbs of crap comes out.
OMGrant said:
What would make this idea even better is if they utilized qr codes on every ticket.
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QR codes would be great!
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Can't they just make an app that will shut mcdonalds down? Or make ronald mcdonald super sized and make him take a supersized **** on the fun house.
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I like their food. It does seem popular to hate them. I don't know why, they do so many b great things for the community too. So what if stupid parents feed their kids fatty food nonstop.
Roger
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I agree with the OP.. a monopoly mcdonalds app would be great... I've been collecting the pieces, I only need one from every color... hopefully that special one piece i'm missing will find a way onto my box of fries
Mcdonalds and Froyo! oh wait that was on the EVo forums never mind. hhaha
Just saw in the market the app you wanted it's called McDonalds Monopoly 2010 by Bob Herrmann it's free I didn't download it, so I don't know if it's good or not.
Just passing info
bomix said:
Just saw in the market the app you wanted it's called McDonalds Monopoly 2010 by Bob Herrmann it's free I didn't download it, so I don't know if it's good or not.
Just passing info
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It just tells you the rare pieces, doesn't actually let you track what you have and/or need.

Market refunds

So apparently something I didn't know was that the market changed the refund tikme, while I'm all for giving the devs of apps the money they deserve when they make an app, but if we download an app and it works fine first 30 minutes but gives you issues after we have know way of getting our money back
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boominz28 said:
So apparently something I didn't know was that the market changed the refund tikme, while I'm all for giving the devs of apps the money they deserve when they make an app, but if we download an app and it works fine first 30 minutes but gives you issues after we have know way of getting our money back
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It was done in the interests of devs in order to prevent people from "renting" games, beating them in less than a day and getting their money back
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It was done in the interests of devs in order to prevent people from "renting" games, beating them in less than a day and getting their money back
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That was the excuse they gave, but it doesn't explain why they didn't just apply the time limit to games instead of all apps.
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Why not give devs the choice of return times?
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D3luSi0n4L said:
Why not give devs the choice of return times?
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That would be a good idea. I don't like the 15 min refund either. Oh well just make sure you hurry and try it out.
I wish they would have informed us. If they did well I missed it. Problem is I bought widget locker. And after using it I didn't like what it did to my phone so I went to go say nevermind I don't want it , couldn't refund so now I'm stuck with it. Meh guess its buyer beware now.
Nothing against devs but I thought that a market is aimed at customers not devs.
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If the market was for devs, there would be no devs. But the big deal is when it takes longer than 15 minutes to download the add on stuff for 3d games.
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What happened to stolen phones?! HELP

my galaxy s ii was stolen today at school and i was wondering if they will give me a new phone for free or will i have to pay full price again for a new one, I have insurance. Or can they like use the Satellite to track the phone down so they can give it back to me?
you will have to pay the deductible which is like $140 or something like that...
if you have the higher insurance it has remote tracking...i have never seen anyone go that route though and i would imagine the chances of recovering it are slim to none
If you call your number 69 times the phone will self combustion, causing severe 3rd degree Burns to the thief. Simply wait at the local ER and take the next burn victim to your local authorities.
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3617 said:
my galaxy s ii was stolen today at school and i was wondering if they will give me a new phone for free or will i have to pay full price again for a new one, I have insurance. Or can they like use the Satellite to track the phone down so they can give it back to me?
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Tmobile offers gps trackig if u have the premium insurance bundle. Why wouldn't you call Tmobile as soon as this happened?
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G1ForFun said:
Tmobile offers gps trackig if u have the premium insurance bundle. Why wouldn't you call Tmobile as soon as this happened?
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Or if u have lookout installed u could track with that and call the police. But whoever has it prob reset the phone by now if they're smart
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Seekdroid would be wonders for this..
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Or if u have lookout installed u could track with that and call the police. But whoever has it prob reset the phone by now if they're smart
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the good thing about tracking through the tmobile insurance way is that they do it on their end right? its not reliant on an app that you downloaded...but i doubt that they will recover it though..its probably more if you left it somewhere, they could remind you of the area you were in or something
ive never used that method so im just guessing here
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you will have to pay the deductible which is like $140 or something like that...
if you have the higher insurance it has remote tracking...i have never seen anyone go that route though and i would imagine the chances of recovering it are slim to none
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I have the 7.99 insurance one is that the higher one?
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3617 said:
I have the 7.99 insurance one is that the higher one?
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yep...the basic one is like $5
so you should probably call them asap and ask them about tracking it and see how that works
and the deductible is $130..i just checked
Try loading prey on it. You can do it from your cpu and it will tell you where the phone is.
Android_Monsters said:
Try loading prey on it. You can do it from your cpu and it will tell you where the phone is.
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I don't have that app on my phone will it still work
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3617 said:
I don't have that app on my phone will it still work
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why not call tmobile and track it already? you already pay like an extra $2/month for it...and if its an even half-way decent method of tracking...it should be just as good if not better than most of the locator apps you can download since you are doing it through the carrier
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why not call tmobile and track it already? you already pay like an extra $2/month for it...and if its an even half-way decent method of tracking...it should be just as good if not better than most of the locator apps you can download since you are doing it through the carrier
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If I call i will need my mom's social security number and she will ask why I don't want to tell her until I have absolutely no solutions left cause ill get my ass whooped
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3617 said:
If I call i will need my mom's social security number and she will ask why I don't want to tell her until I have absolutely no solutions left cause ill get my ass whooped
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Well then you would have learned your lesson now wouldn't have you? I honestly don't know why kids these days are carrying $500 phones, its not like they need something that big.
P.S. I don't know what you're still doing on the forums instead of being on the phone with T-Mobile
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If I call i will need my mom's social security number and she will ask why I don't want to tell her until I have absolutely no solutions left cause ill get my ass whooped
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Well mom whoop my ass, ill just take the ass whooping for my sgs2
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If you're so worried about your mom whooping your ass then go steal someone elses sgs2...
bmakk2055 said:
Well mom whoop my ass, ill just take the ass whooping for my sgs2
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You must me black.... Well i am & i used to get beat like a slave lol... Just take it like a man...
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man your lucky that you have a SG2 and your a kid...i didnt get my first smartphone until i was a senior in college i think..and even then the money was coming out of my pocket
secondly, im pretty sure your out of luck in terms of not telling mom...i dont know how old you are but from the sound of it your probably gonna need her help if you plan on getting your old one back or buying a new one
install plan b from the web market. It will automatically start up and start emailing you its location.
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stolen
Call T-Mobile to blacklist IMEI number

[Q] Lost job, no longer have service

As per the title, other than using my phone to play games and use wi-fi for apps, what should I do with my phone? I'm thinking of selling it but my three year old daughter loves it too much. I was thinking of trying to flash it to metropcs for the cheaper service but I don't want to brick my phone... Any advice? I wish there was a way to set up the ESPT settings to allow free data.. lol
Here's a thought; Get another job?
Sorry to hear you lost your job.Thats hard on anyone.
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Here's a thought; Get another job?
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I'm looking lol... But until my neurologist gives me the okay I can't do anything for at least another month.
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I'm thinking of selling it but my three year old daughter loves it too much.
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If you sell it you aren't even going to get 40 bucks for it at this point.
That sucks to know lol..
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Sprint will buy it.for 90 or bestbuy will give u 100 in 50cash and 50 BB card
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Well you could learn how to hack wifi networks. Metro PCS's 3g is ****. Why the hell are you listening to your neurologist. Get out there and look for a job.
Wifi u can call people using grooveip, other than that don't risk a brick. If u can get to a Starbucks you can drain their wifi.
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Best security app ever for EPIC4GT

Sorry for the shameless self promotion. But my Security app Root Defense was developed on the Epic 4G touch and unlike any other security app out there, it will allow you to continue to track your phone even if it gets wiped or a hard-reset by a thief.
It's almost impossible to lose your phone and it's completely free. You can subscribe if wanted for additional logging goodies.
It requires that you have a rooted phone (as most people have on XDA)
Please try it out and rate and comment on Google Play if you like it.
The Google Play page can be found here:
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chetstriker said:
Sorry for the shameless self promotion. But my Security app Root Defense was developed on the Epic 4G touch and unlike any other security app out there, it will allow you to continue to track your phone even if it gets wiped or a hard-reset by a thief.
It's almost impossible to lose your phone and it's completely free. You can subscribe if wanted for additional logging goodies.
It requires that you have a rooted phone (as most people have on XDA)
Please try it out and rate and comment on Google Play if you like it.
The Google Play page can be found here:
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The XDA homepage can be found here:
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4 bucks a month.. Sry man have enough bills. Im just not that rich.
What does this offer over Cerberus?
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4 bucks a month.. Sry man have enough bills. Im just not that rich.
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It's completely and always free for all security features. The $3.99 is for additional logging features.
Aganar said:
What does this offer over Cerberus?
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Yeah, Cerberus was a program created after ours that has many of the same features. Even including the 5 licenses for the price of one.
Root Defense comes with many many more features though and no user interface on the phone.
Basically its still free but with more features and a stealthier install.
Also ours shows the existing data of logs and location from before a phone went missing so you aren't in the dark when your device is off
The best security app for android is called No Porn, whereby one uses their phone for No Porn. If one follows this protocol they should be fine. That is all
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sleshepic said:
The best security app for android is called No Porn, whereby one uses their phone for No Porn. If one follows this protocol they should be fine. That is all
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Good Job on the reading comprehension this is for lost/stolen phones. Not spyware/adware
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Good Job on the reading comprehension this is for lost/stolen phones. Not spyware/adware
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was a joke, simmer down nah
Think all contributions are great. Sorry to offend.
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4 bucks a month.. Sry man have enough bills. Im just not that rich.
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if this thing actually works for $4 a month being able to monitor a phone discreetly with the options listed, its actually a kick ass deal
i cant get it to work myself though, it locks on hitting reboot on the install process
Can't speak on the app in discussion, never used it. But how can it to Cerberus, one time fee, also survives full wipe... what exactly is so much better that constitutes a monthly fee?
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AVAH0LIC said:
Can't speak on the app in discussion, never used it. But how can it to Cerberus, one time fee, also survives full wipe... what exactly is so much better that constitutes a monthly fee?
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Stick with cerberus then? Its a good alternative.. I for one dont have good luck with cerberus
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AVAH0LIC said:
Can't speak on the app in discussion, never used it. But how can it to Cerberus, one time fee, also survives full wipe... what exactly is so much better that constitutes a monthly fee?
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Does Cerberus let you discreetly monitor emails. Texts. Phone calls and location? If this thing worked it would be the cheapest monitering software in the market
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tensux said:
if this thing actually works for $4 a month being able to monitor a phone discreetly with the options listed, its actually a kick ass deal
i cant get it to work myself though, it locks on hitting reboot on the install process
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Seriously?
I bet the loan officer at the bank loves you.
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Seriously?
I bet the loan officer at the bank loves you.
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You must be a penny pincher lol. If 4$ hurts u then thats sad.. Try it or dont but dont sit here and flame people who have.. Lets see you or any other complainer make a good security app with all these features and give it out free.. I dont think anyone even read the ops post.. He has a free version and a paid one.. What does it hurt to try it?
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he is just not realizing what the $4 a month is buying
compare it to these:
http://cell-phone-monitoring-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
The $4 a month is paying for this type of service. If you think its free or cheaper anywhere then lets see it. And lets see one that lets you pay monthly.
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Does Cerberus let you discreetly monitor emails. Texts. Phone calls and location? If this thing worked it would be the cheapest monitering software in the market
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Not emails, but most definitely texts, phone calls, and location. I'm not bashing this, just curious as to the advantages. I was one of the lucky ones who got Cerberus for free when they were doing the giveaway, just was wondering if it was worth... "upgrading"?
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Not emails, but most definitely texts, phone calls, and location. I'm not bashing this, just curious as to the advantages. I was one of the lucky ones who got Cerberus for free when they were doing the giveaway, just was wondering if it was worth... "upgrading"?
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Root defense also is free and survives wipes and all the features the $4 a month is only if you wish to keep the logging features. All actually security features are free and always will be.
One of the major differences if the our free edition vs Cerberus is that our free version also keeps track of the last known coordinates.
What this means is that if your phone was stolen or lost and was either turned off or ran out of battery. Our product would show you where it last was and when it was there. Cerberus won't be able to show you anything as it needs to connect to the device each time to read data.
This is true of most fee or one-time fee programs because that's how they can afford it. In order to be helpful to people off-line, you need to store the data in a database which will quickly incur cost to developers (especially storing MMS messages.)
Anyway, different stroke for different folks. But keep in mind that after the trial ends, you still have (any always will have) all the free version features.
New version just released, check our main thread for details.
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Version 3.1 released!
Change log includes:
* Fix for calls not being recorded bug
* Fix for auto-update can cause auto-uninstall of itself.
* Fix for phones not attaching after install
To ensure your auto-updater is working probably and you weren't affected by the auto-uninstall of program from update bug, please download the latest version from our first post or directly from the market.

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