997tt - is VTS standard?
997tt - is VTS standard?
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gd

Original Poster:

422 posts

218 months

Friday 27th July 2012
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Hello again,

Just a quick one - I'm looking at 2007 and 2008 97 turbos and womdered if the Porsche Vehicle Tracking System comes as standard with these? Some of the dealers don't know and are starting to confuse me.

Also, I've just been asked by my insurer if it has a satellite based tracker... does anyone know if VTS is satellite (I assume they mean GPS) based?

Many thanks
Gary

Martian O

2,734 posts

192 months

Friday 27th July 2012
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Yes VTS is standard. Pretty sure it's only satellite and not GPS.

A D C

54 posts

248 months

Friday 27th July 2012
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My VTS instruction manual says the system is a "GSM / GPS" based tracking system.

This may not help answer your insurer's question as this would mean the system uses satellites to locate itself (GPS) but the cellular network rather than satellite communications network (GSM) to communicate with the monitoring system. You'll need to ask them to be a bit more specific with the question.

HTH

gd

Original Poster:

422 posts

218 months

Friday 27th July 2012
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Brilliant - thank you both for the quick replies.

Gary

Diesel130

1,549 posts

242 months

Friday 27th July 2012
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Martian O said:
Yes VTS is standard. Pretty sure it's only satellite and not GPS.
Err, what do you mean - GPS signals come from satellites... not sure how it would use a satellite without GPS?

Ekona

1,684 posts

232 months

Friday 27th July 2012
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The VTS is a Cobratrak 5 system, so have a read up below on the specs:

http://www.cobravehiclesecurity.co.uk/products/gps...

Martian O

2,734 posts

192 months

Friday 27th July 2012
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Diesel130 said:
Martian O said:
Yes VTS is standard. Pretty sure it's only satellite and not GPS.
Err, what do you mean - GPS signals come from satellites... not sure how it would use a satellite without GPS?
Sorry, I meant GSM! smile