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Remote Car Alarm/Car Starter?
- Thread starter PatrickJ
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Martin030908
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If this comes about I will be stoked! Got a car starter for X-Mas! I'd love to lose the extra key tag on my keys!
I don't see this happening via an app. Remote starters use rolling code type RF signals just like your keyless entry fob and garage door opener does.
You could however buy a remote car starter that works via a cellular connection, but then you have to pay a monthly fee. When you go that route, you can start your car from anywhere in the world though. AutoPage C3-RS665 Remote Start Car Starter Alarm Keyless Entry System - C3-RS665 - Buy.com
You could however buy a remote car starter that works via a cellular connection, but then you have to pay a monthly fee. When you go that route, you can start your car from anywhere in the world though. AutoPage C3-RS665 Remote Start Car Starter Alarm Keyless Entry System - C3-RS665 - Buy.com
go get a BlueSMiRF modem and pretty sure you can use RFCOMM to communicate serial data with it and android. Says around 100' range (yeah right) and would be pretty simple to interface bluetooth serial with an arduino to make an alarm/starter as long as you don't have to get a passlock module or something to bypass the anti-theft.
Yeah, that's just a cellular remote starter unit with a app as a middleman. It would be nice, but I'm sure not going to pay a periodic fee for remote starting my vehicle.
I don't believe there's any way to "replace a car starter/alarm remote" with your Droid. However 1033 might be on to something if you want the limited range of Bluetooth.
JessiesGirl
Member
Like OnStar on GM products. Guess it's time to put the OnStar number in my phone!
There's an app like this already for the iPhone. Hopefully the tech will migrate to Droids pretty soon.
Viper SmartStart
Viper SmartStart
how much range do you really need?
This technology has been around for more than 10 years- first through analog Motorola paging units that interfaced with a security system to offer world wide access to the system, then with digital tracking systems that interface with alarms using GSM data to interact- basically a cell phone with outputs. Autopage has had a C3 system for a while that also does this but without the cool app look. The iPhone app you see out there is simply a system like the Autopage C3 (or any of the other brands that did it before them) with a polished interface which provides some cool factor, but in 3 months I question whether you'll actually break out your phone and open an app to start or unlock your car when you could simply pull your keys out like you're going to do anyway. I guess if I was paying a monthly or annual fee to have this ability (yep, it ain't free service) I guess I'd try to use it to feel like I was getting my money's worth. But after all, with at least a half mile or more of range and two-way communication that is built into most alarm/starter systems these days, do you really need a cell connection to access it from around the world? Do you need to start your car from 10 miles away only to have it already timed out when you get to it? How often do you need to unlock your car in LA from Chicago? If you had OnStar or a GPS interactive tracking system you could do this anyway (or for the price of this interface you could buy a AAA membership with unlock service and get towing plus a whole lotta lunches too!) About the only non-gimmick feature I can see is if the car does get broken into while you are away and you can see it on your app, at least you can use the phone to call your insurance agent right away!
This technology has been around for more than 10 years- first through analog Motorola paging units that interfaced with a security system to offer world wide access to the system, then with digital tracking systems that interface with alarms using GSM data to interact- basically a cell phone with outputs. Autopage has had a C3 system for a while that also does this but without the cool app look. The iPhone app you see out there is simply a system like the Autopage C3 (or any of the other brands that did it before them) with a polished interface which provides some cool factor, but in 3 months I question whether you'll actually break out your phone and open an app to start or unlock your car when you could simply pull your keys out like you're going to do anyway. I guess if I was paying a monthly or annual fee to have this ability (yep, it ain't free service) I guess I'd try to use it to feel like I was getting my money's worth. But after all, with at least a half mile or more of range and two-way communication that is built into most alarm/starter systems these days, do you really need a cell connection to access it from around the world? Do you need to start your car from 10 miles away only to have it already timed out when you get to it? How often do you need to unlock your car in LA from Chicago? If you had OnStar or a GPS interactive tracking system you could do this anyway (or for the price of this interface you could buy a AAA membership with unlock service and get towing plus a whole lotta lunches too!) About the only non-gimmick feature I can see is if the car does get broken into while you are away and you can see it on your app, at least you can use the phone to call your insurance agent right away!
WLJohnson05
Member
Personally I would love to have it set up unlock my door when I get within a couple feet and lock when I walk far enough away. Then have a way to disable it obviously for times when you are around the a lot back and forth. That would be something with paying for
With the new cars coming out, where you don't actually put a key in an ignition (I've seen new Nissans with this feature, I'm sure there are more). That also unlock your vehicle via a close proximity (allthough I'm not sure what that proximity is... ) ,and if you do happen to have some incident where your magic "key" gets locked inside, there is the code pad on the driver door as well. This really isn't a new tech, its just finally being adapted for use in cars finally.... So then the question isn't if an app can be developed, because its not so much a software thing, as it is a hardware. I agree with the previous statements about some setup bluetooth or wifi.... allthough this really would only be practical at home... since your not likely to have Wifi when you goto WalMart lol. Also not sure that I'd want my car controls to be accessable via the internet for a hacker/car thief combo. It would be very convienient if the phone had an rf transmitter and an app that removed the need for an addition to my key ring.
Check this out for iphone:
Directed Smart Start
Are you tired of carrying around another clunky remote control on your keyring or finding yourself out of range when you really need to warm up or cool down your car before getting in? Now you can remote start or lock and unlock your car just by pushing a button on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch; using the exciting new Directed SmartStart app from Directed Electronics, the leader in vehicle security and remote start. The simple graphical interface gives you control over the following features of your installed Directed remote start or security/remote start system:
● Lock/arm
● Unlock/disarm
● Remote car starter
● Trunk release
● Panic or car finder
You can also control multiple vehicles – great for families! – and assign more than one user to control a vehicle. It's easy with SmartStart!
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C'mon Motorola!
Directed Smart Start
Are you tired of carrying around another clunky remote control on your keyring or finding yourself out of range when you really need to warm up or cool down your car before getting in? Now you can remote start or lock and unlock your car just by pushing a button on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch; using the exciting new Directed SmartStart app from Directed Electronics, the leader in vehicle security and remote start. The simple graphical interface gives you control over the following features of your installed Directed remote start or security/remote start system:
● Lock/arm
● Unlock/disarm
● Remote car starter
● Trunk release
● Panic or car finder
You can also control multiple vehicles – great for families! – and assign more than one user to control a vehicle. It's easy with SmartStart!
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C'mon Motorola!