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and therefore battery-life, Encore power
modes give customers the choice to adjust
the device’s power mode as needed for the
situation at hand. Customer paying on
time, and all is well? Keep it in Endurance
mode. Vehicle out for recovery? Dial it
to Recovery Mode to speed the recovery
process.
Why Innovation DUAL LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
While GPS location technology has, and
continues, to be the primary method to
Matters in obtaining location data in the IoT and
asset tracking industry, innovations in
this space are setting PassTime’s Encore
apart from others. PassTime’s Beyond
Battery-Powered GPS™ service, goes beyond the standard
GPS location technology and incorporates
a secondary location technology, which
GPS Tracking utilizes cellular location technology to
provide location data in the event GPS
is unavailable. Beyond GPS provides
customers dual location technologies,
GPS and cellular location technology,
By Blair Witter, PassTime’s VP of Sales for the Southeast Region for unprecedented indoor and outdoor
location data. This is particularly useful
Why Innovation Matters in Battery- customers more options on where to place in the instance in which location data is
Powered GPS Tracking the device in a vehicle, but also opens unavailable via GPS, perhaps if the asset
By Blair Witter is PassTime’s VP of Sales up opportunities to track assets beyond is in a parking structure, garage, building
for the Southeast Region vehicles, that previously would have been or under any type of overhead obstruction.
impossible. With PassTime’s Beyond GPS service, if a
It’s easy to take batteries for granted GPS location is unavailable for any reason,
because they’re everywhere: our phones, LONGER BATTERY LIFE customers will be seamlessly provided with
kitchen gadgets, smoke detectors. But Innovations in battery technology have location information using its advanced
batteries are remarkable things and made battery-powered GPS trackers more cellular location technology.
technological innovation continues to energy efficient, consuming the least
be a game-changer in the auto industry, amount of power possible. This means There’s an old saying “if you’re not growing,
especially when it comes to battery- your battery-powered GPS tracker can stay you’re dying.” With technology companies,
powered GPS trackers. Here’s why battery- on the road longer—up to several years, in that saying could be revised to “if you’re not
powered GPS innovation matters to the fact. With smaller, longer lasting battery innovating, you’re dying.” The companies
automotive industry. technology, Encore can provide reliable use that choose to sit idle, content to continue
for up to 4+ years without ever needing to to sell the same thing, year after year are
GPS DEVICE SMALLER THAN A DECK be recharged. With regular check-ins with the ones who get left behind. Those that
OF CARDS the servers, customers can monitor battery continue to innovate, design and develop
Battery innovation means GPS tracking life of the device without wondering new products, solutions and technology
devices can get smaller. How small? whether the device is still working. are the ones who stay in the game. While
PassTime’s Encore device is smaller than GPS technology has been around for
a deck of cards. These advancements in POWER MANAGEMENT decades in the automotive industry,
battery technology – making physical In addition to the advancements in the leading GPS provider PassTime continues
batteries smaller while maintaining or hardware of the battery itself, engineering to innovate with new products, software,
increasing the actual power capabilities innovations in power management can and features that provide customers with
of the battery - allow manufacturers to help extend your GPS device’s battery life ongoing benefit to their businesses. n
produce overall smaller GPS tracking even further. Encore’s cutting-edge power
devices. The small form factor and the modes were designed and perfected to Blair Witter has vast experience spending
fact that there are no wires in a battery- provide customers with four power mode 11 years at Credit Acceptance and founding
powered GPS device, means you can choices, each a balance between battery life and managing two large-volume dealerships
install it virtually nearly anywhere that and frequency of location data. Because in Biloxi, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama
isn’t obstructed by metal: It’s discreet and each time data is communicated between for over a decade. To contact Blair: (239)
takes mere seconds to install. This gives the device and the servers uses power, 240-6913 or bwitter@passtimegps.com

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