Re: Remote car start via phone?

[szekeres@xxxxxxxx (GregS)]

In article <UOqdnTjzkLjZNErZnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>, jcr <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On  8/7/2006 3:25 PM ...  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.
>>
>>
>> greg
>
>Great, so someone dials the wrong number and starts your car.  By the
>time your plane comes in, you're out of gas.  Good idea...NOT!

No. It doesn't work like that, and car starters only run for short times.

greg