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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2025, 08:21:33 AM »
Buddy just got one stolen and it pinged in a pawn shop over in Wapato because they bought it from the thief and turned it on and bam he drove up there and got it back the shop wanted him to pay for it but being in possession of stolen property they ended up just handing it over

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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2025, 10:23:31 AM »
Buddy just got one stolen and it pinged in a pawn shop over in Wapato because they bought it from the thief and turned it on and bam he drove up there and got it back the shop wanted him to pay for it but being in possession of stolen property they ended up just handing it over
That is awesome!
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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2025, 02:22:50 PM »
What bothers me about them is the huge @$$ antennas.  I want to start using them, but they look so vulnerable.  And they don't fit in the security box. 

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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2025, 02:53:44 PM »
Buddy just got one stolen and it pinged in a pawn shop over in Wapato because they bought it from the thief and turned it on and bam he drove up there and got it back the shop wanted him to pay for it but being in possession of stolen property they ended up just handing it over

Wapato?? No surprise that pawn shops in the Yakima Valley and the Rez willingly (and sometimes probably knowingly) take stolen property. They wouldnt have much business if they didnt. 

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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2025, 04:02:15 PM »
What bothers me about them is the huge @$$ antennas.  I want to start using them, but they look so vulnerable.  And they don't fit in the security box.
Go ahead and order two or three of those antennas off of amazon. They get broken off once every few months on mine by deer and elk rubbing on them.
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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #20 on: January 23, 2025, 04:32:21 PM »
I worry about theft too.  I keep mine on private.  Not trusting it on public.  I’m running reveal 3.0 and love em
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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2025, 04:34:33 PM »
What bothers me about them is the huge @$$ antennas.  I want to start using them, but they look so vulnerable.  And they don't fit in the security box.
I bought the box with mine, but it’s not as strong as the box I built.
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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2025, 04:37:54 PM »
Buddy just got one stolen and it pinged in a pawn shop over in Wapato because they bought it from the thief and turned it on and bam he drove up there and got it back the shop wanted him to pay for it but being in possession of stolen property they ended up just handing it over
That is awesome!

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That's hilarious! You guys who run cameras should buy tracker tags regardless of them having a GPS. Take the camera apart and hide it inside somewhere.  Then reseal it so the thieves don't know it's got a tracker.

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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2025, 10:02:46 PM »
They get stolen just as easily as a regular cam...
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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2025, 04:28:14 AM »
The thing that gets me is I have SPYPOINT cell cams for trapping especially nuicance jobs and all mine have a map feature as long as I set it up it shows me exactly where it’s at so if it gets stolen and they turn it on I know to the T exactly where it is and they’re absolutely worthless to a thief as you can’t re subscribe that camera without me knowing

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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2025, 05:45:11 AM »
The thing that gets me is I have SPYPOINT cell cams for trapping especially nuicance jobs and all mine have a map feature as long as I set it up it shows me exactly where it’s at so if it gets stolen and they turn it on I know to the T exactly where it is and they’re absolutely worthless to a thief as you can’t re subscribe that camera without me knowing

If you're out stealing cameras I'm betting your IQ is on the shy side of that of a bale of hay.
Your mind probably has been in an altered state for years also.

You don't see rocket scientists out stealing from others.
Weirdos always want to create more weirdos so they won't feel alone.

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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2025, 07:39:39 AM »
The thing that gets me is I have SPYPOINT cell cams for trapping especially nuicance jobs and all mine have a map feature as long as I set it up it shows me exactly where it’s at so if it gets stolen and they turn it on I know to the T exactly where it is and they’re absolutely worthless to a thief as you can’t re subscribe that camera without me knowing

If you're out stealing cameras I'm betting your IQ is on the shy side of that of a bale of hay.
Your mind probably has been in an altered state for years also.

You don't see rocket scientists out stealing from others.
very true !

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Re: Do cell cameras get stolen less?
« Reply #27 on: January 24, 2025, 09:26:24 AM »
Agree, low IQ’s.  I wonder if I write on the camera box “gps enabled”, if that would give them a slight deterrent? Worth a try.
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