Instamapper.com gone in December 2012

249cc · November 26th, 2012, 09:49 AM

I've been using Instamapper coupled with an old Motorola iDen phone to track my bike (in case of theft). It was a super cheap alternative to lojack and other services...

...but now they're biting the dust. :[

Just thought you guys should know.

Alex · November 27th, 2012, 08:27 AM

I wonder if a competing service will be able to take over the user accounts and keep the lights on, or if it really does need to shut down dead.

249cc · November 27th, 2012, 01:14 PM

I really hope so. People were begging them to go from being free to a being a pay-per-month service. Their reasons for NOT doings so were:

-Hiring customer service
-No longer being able to use Google Maps for free/cheaply
-Potential lawsuit
-Man hours they don't want to put in
-Boost mobile cutting service to iDen phones July 2013
-expensive business license.

Really, what made the service so cheap was the phone and if it's going, then there goes cheap lojack :[

brendnew · December 21st, 2012, 04:48 AM

I found this post this morning and just to let you know that InstaMapper has been closed, so sad.

November 26th, 2012, 09:49 AM	#1
249cc QrtLtrDog Name: Chris Location: SoCal Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 Posts: 88	Instamapper.com gone in December 2012 I've been using Instamapper coupled with an old Motorola iDen phone to track my bike (in case of theft). It was a super cheap alternative to lojack and other services... ...but now they're biting the dust. :[ Just thought you guys should know. __________________________________________________ You are what you eat.

November 27th, 2012, 08:27 AM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I wonder if a competing service will be able to take over the user accounts and keep the lights on, or if it really does need to shut down dead. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

November 27th, 2012, 01:14 PM	#3
249cc QrtLtrDog Name: Chris Location: SoCal Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 Posts: 88	I really hope so. People were begging them to go from being free to a being a pay-per-month service. Their reasons for NOT doings so were: -Hiring customer service -No longer being able to use Google Maps for free/cheaply -Potential lawsuit -Man hours they don't want to put in -Boost mobile cutting service to iDen phones July 2013 -expensive business license. Really, what made the service so cheap was the phone and if it's going, then there goes cheap lojack :[ __________________________________________________ You are what you eat.

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December 21st, 2012, 04:48 AM	#4
brendnew ninjette.org newbie Name: NEO Location: santa clara Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): None Posts: 1	I found this post this morning and just to let you know that InstaMapper has been closed, so sad.