No. Don't think so. She's an active nsw member present at the Kiama run. Posted some interesting pics for Jeh a while back. http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=135432273#post135432273
First hand knowledge I'm afraid. I have no real problem with the new operator, just with the product.
Sounds like more than Quiktrax may fall over if there's any truth in a US Government Accountability Office study. They've got the GPS system. all this tech is based on, falling over shortly! http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25512011-5014239,00.html
I've had another problem with this today - so shall expand on my displeasure with the product... The Quiktrak system (in both it's current and previous incarnations) is based on radio frequency rather than GPS. They have their own network infrastructure - which in 'sales' guise means they have control over the communication pathways and are not reliant on 3rd-party systems. What this means in reality is that if their infrastructure fails or is not supported in certain areas - there is no fail over. So - in practice - when you are outside of the Quiktrak coverage area (which now seems to be Sydney metro only) the system doesn't work. At all. Ever. My cars travel around a bit and with their existing Quiktrak hardware have no support over 75% of the time. Even when they are in a coverage area all I am ever told is that the car is not 'polling a response' - which means they can see the car, the car can see them - but no further information or functionality is available. Plus if the system decides it needs to fail into service or fault mode, there is no way they can remotely access it, so you end up with a car that sounds a constant electronic error tone until someone can come to look at it. It took 4-months for the last person to come out... and even then, as the hardware was installed by Quiktrak 1, Quiktrak 2 say they have no responsibility for it and thus I must pay to have the system repaired or removed. My 'Dick Smith Electronics' semester in year 9 gives me the skill to smash the little alarm speakers, but removing the whole system is a serious process. I'm trialling a GPS based system in 2 of my cars that have a web-based management login (that even works on a Blackberry/iPhone) that is much better, and actually has some pretty cool functionality - speed alerts, perimeter alerts, live mapping etc - but it's a big job (read: expensive) to upgrade all 30 cars to this platform. BUT - based on that article, perhaps I should hold off until we see whether the GPS network decides to go Skylab on us all! J
That's become a point of contention with much current technology. Waiting to see which tech wins or shows signs of long term success can equate to sitting on your hands indefinitely. More and more I look at tech in rental terms ,even where purchased. Does it work now and does the cost balance in the short term? Long term doesn't seem to exist anymore.
thanks for further info. still debating. it's only $300.00 a year. so maybe it's worth it. if it ever gets nicked hopefully they'll work it over in the metropolitan area maybe. at the moment it's getting a new couple of panels and getting painted (if it ever stops raining in sydney) thanks to a motorbike rider who was knocked off his motorbike and decided to smash into the front of the car, thankfully the bike came sliding in after the rider. he's alive still, so not to worry
