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Live tracking options for commuting


Spirog

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So, I've just started commuting to work a couple of days a week. I've found routes that are reasonably quiet (for Sandton) and I can do 80% + on paths and pavements.

 

My wife is not as keen on this idea as I am. Can't understand why - with tons of life assurance, I'm worth much more dead than alive... :eek:

 To put her at ease, I promised to set up a live tracking system where she can see where I am in real-time on her iPhone..

 

The Garmin Live Tracking system seems to work via email only. What apps or programs are available to solve my problem?

 

 

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Hi Spirog

 

Funny you should bring this up because my wife was needling me about this over the past weekend.  There are quite a few apps out there and I have even installed and tested a few with no great success but I have recently discovered locatoweb which comes highly recommended and costs ZAR 30 to purchase - https://locatoweb.com/

 

Also search Google Play - live gps live tracking and trial & error your way through them to see which works best

 

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=live%20gps%20tracking&hl=en

 

Good Luck

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Put Endomondo on both your phones using the same login details.

 

Works like a charm

Or you can add each other to your separate Endomondo accounts and give permission to view current speed, then live tracking works.

 

Google+ tracking is neater as it is enabled 24/7, you don't have to remember to switch it on like Endomondo

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Will find my friends work?

I doubt it for the OP seeing as the play store was mentioned.

Interesting idea though using find my friends. I just let my wife track me through find my iphone, quick and easy to do.

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If your wife has a smartphone, garmin live tracking works just fine if you already have a garmin device capable of it.

 

It simply sends an email which sends you a link to a site which live tracks. Ain't that bad:) it even works on my wife's crapberry!

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Runkeeper has live broadcasting.

 

Or if both on iPhone, then use "Find my Friends".  If activated, she can even use Siri and ask where you are.

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