Re: Remote car start via phone?

[szekeres@xxxxxxxx (GregS)]

In article <eb8437$1et$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, szekeres@xxxxxxxx (GregS) wrote:
>In article <1154976552.666070.184600@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "bigbilltolbert" <bigbilltolbert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>I'm looking for a way to start my car at the airport when my plane
>>lands.  If I wait until I get to the parking lot, it does not give the
>>car enough time to warm up.  Basically I am looking for a remote
>>starter where I can call a phone number and have the car start.
>>
>>There was a thread a few years ago that talked about it, but the
>>products do not seem to be available any longer.  I did find one
>>product from Viper that looks like it can do it, but it also has GPS
>>and a lot of other features I don't need and is over $500.
>>
>>Given that you can get a pager for free and only pay $60/year, it can't
>>be that hard to put it in your glove box and run a wire to the starter
>>that triggers it just like the remote that is good for 800 feet.
>>
>>Anyone?
>
>Auto Command did make a unit, Design Tech. They did make a remoter from a phone
> pager
>type of devive. Dialed the phone and the car starts from anywhere. Might call
> them or see if
>the service still exists. Well even many remotes work from 600 feet away. Some
> clain more.
>If you hold a remote near a larger metal object, preferably of the same
> wavelength,
>you can get much better range. I often hold a key next to it.

When I installed my AutoCommand, the antenna can be placed anywher you like.
A good place is somwhere which is visbale through the windshied. The best
place is an external antenna. A poor place in under the dash.

greg in da burgh.