Zoombak ZMBK200 Advanced GPS Car and Family Locator

Zoombak ZMBK200 Advanced GPS Car and Family Locator

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Zoombak's Advanced GPS Car & Family Locator will help you find your car's real-time location on-demand 24 hours, 7 days a week. Great for monitoring teen drivers or other family members you worry about behind the wheel and for recovering your vehicle if it is stolen. Zoombak communicates its GPS position to you via the national network of a leading cellular carrier, so it can assist you in finding your car in this nationwide coverage area. Additionally, Zoombak uses Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS), which brings together both satellite and cellular technologies allowing for a more precise and reliable way to determine the location of your Zoombak Locator. Install the Zoombak car locator permanently in your car or keep it portable for use in other vehicles such as motorcycles, ATVs, boats and bicycles. If your car leaves or is taken from the safety zone you have created, e.g., your house, you can be promptly notified via text message and/or email (your choice). You can then pinpoint your car s real-time location on-demand via Zoombak.com or through our live, toll-free customer care which is available 24/7. Additionally, you can track your car's location in real time using our continuous tracking option which provides your car's location every 5 minutes for up to an hour. Simply log on to Zoombak.com to view a map of your car's current location as well as your car's location history. Unlimited on-demand location requests, an easy-to-use website, and a 24/7 toll-free phone number for live customer care and location support, will provide you with the peace of mind you are looking for in car safety. Long-life battery of up to 5 days on standby or up to 150 location requests before recharging. Zoombak requires a monthly service plan starting at $9.99/month. Minimum service term required. Activation and use of Zoombak locators are subject to Zoombak's customer agreement, plans, terms and conditions.

The Zoombak uses a combination of GPS satellite and cellular technologies to more precisely and reliably determine the location of your car or loved ones at any time or place. Zoombak's Advanced GPS Car & Family Locator will help you locate your car, and your loved ones in it, and help bring them home safely. Great for monitoring teen drivers or other family members you worry about behind the wheel. In addition, the Zoombak locator will assist you in locating your car if it is stolen.

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Install the Zoombak car locator permanently in your car or keep it portable for use in other vehicles such as motorcycles, ATVs, boats and bicycles. Locate your car’s whereabouts on-demand using Zoombak.com, your mobile phone, or live customer care. Track your car's location in real time, or view a map of your car's current location or location history. Create your own customized "safety zones", and get notified via text message and email when your car has left the zone.

Unlimited on-demand location requests, an easy-to-use website, and a 24/7 toll-free phone number for live customer care and location support, will provide you with the peace of mind you are looking for in car safety. Please note that Zoombak requires a monthly service plan (Learn more)

Key Features

  • Find the current location of your car online, via mobile phone text message, or via toll-free 24 hour customer service (Learn more)
  • Track your car's location continuously (Learn more)
  • Get your car's location history (Learn more)
  • Get alerts whenever your car leaves custom "safety zones" that you define (Learn more)
  • Low Battery and "Power Off" Alerts (Learn more)
  • 24/7 Customer Service
  • Just 2.5 ounces
  • Long battery life (standby = up to 120 hours or 5 days; active use = up to 150 location requests)
  • Water-resistant housing
  • Low-cost service plan (Learn more)

How Zoombak Helps If Your Car is Stolen

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
Your car gets stolen or you want to pinpoint its location You receive a text alert on your mobile phone or an email on your computer You can see your car's location on your computer Helps you find your car and bring it home safely

Unlimited On-Demand Locates

mapAn on-demand locate helps you to find the current location of your car containing the Zoombak Advanced GPS Car & Family Locator. There are 3 easy ways to conduct an on-demand location request of your Zoombak Advanced GPS Car & Family Locator.
  1. Zoombak.com
    1. Log on and click "Find Now."
    2. See your car's real-time location displayed on a map, along with the closest street address.
    3. View your car's location in detail. Using our detailed map, you can easily zoom in and out or scroll in any direction.

  2. Send a text message via mobile phone
    1. Use your mobile phone to request the real-time location of your Zoombak locator.
    2. Send a text message to "ZMBAK" or "96225" with the name of your locator and your PIN number.
    3. Receive a prompt location alert via text message containing the nearest cross streets, along with the city and state information.

  3. 24/7 Toll-Free Live Customer Care
    1. Contact Zoombak live customer care toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-866-951-0101.
    2. Receive friendly, knowledgeable support and our staff will help you find your car.

Personalized Safety Zones

fluffyA safety zone is a personalized virtual boundary around a location that you’ve chosen. When your car enters or leaves an active safety zone, you can be alerted via email and/or text message (your choice.) You can create up to 10 safety zones, 5 of which can be active simultaneously at any given time. Safety zones can be quickly and easily turned on and off via Zoombak.com.

Safety zones can be quickly set up on Zoombak.com in 4 easy steps:
  1. Name your safety zone and enter an address or use the current location of your Zoombak Locator to create your virtual boundary.
  2. Select a boundary radius from as small as 110 yards to as large as 880 yards or a 1/2 mile.
  3. Create a schedule for when you would like your safety zone to be active. For example, Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
  4. Select how and when you wish to be notified. For example, you can be notified via text message and email when your car enters and leaves the safety zone.
When your car enters or leaves your safety zone, you can receive a text message and/or email notifying you of the date and time of activity. The Zoombak Car & Family Locator automatically keeps track of your car’s location while the device remains active.

Continuous Tracking

Zoombak's continuous tracking feature provides you with an automatic update of your car’s location every 5 minutes for up to 1 hour. Your car’s location, with time and date, will be shown on a map on Zoombak.com. Upon activating this feature, Zoombak will:
  1. Determine your car’s real-time location.
  2. Display its location on a map.
  3. Provide location updates every 5 minutes. After 1 hour, you can easily extend continuous tracking for an additional hour

Location History

Zoombak’s location history allows you to see where your car has traveled for the past hour, day or week. Your location history will be available for your review on Zoombak.com for up to 7 days.

Low Battery and Power Off Alerts

As part of your service, you can opt-in to have Zoombak notify you via email and/or text message (your choice) when your Zoombak Locator has been powered off or has a low battery. You can add multiple email addresses and mobile phone numbers to receive device alerts.
  • With "Power OFF" alerts, you can opt-in to be notified promptly when your device has been turned off along with the current or last known location information.

  • With low battery alerts, you can opt-in to be notified when your device battery is at 25% capacity. If your Zoombak locator powers off due to a low battery, you can receive a second alert advising you that your Zoombak locator has been powered off, along with the last known location of the device


Zoombak Specifications

What's In The Box

  • Zoombak Advanced GPS Car and Family Locator device
  • AC Wall Charger
  • Portable 12 Volt DC Car Charger
  • Installation Bracket which holds your device securely in place when mounted in your vehicle
  • User Guide
  • One-year Manufacturers Warranty

Service Plan Details

Zoombak requires a monthly service plan. See www.zoombak.com for details on service plan pricing and coverage.

Service Plan Includes:

  • No activation fee
  • No hidden fees
  • Unlimited on-demand location requests via the Internet and customer service
  • On-demand location requests via mobile phone
  • Unlimited continuous tracking via web and customer care
  • Unlimited safety zone alerts
  • Opt-in for "Power Off" and low battery alerts via email and text message
  • Location history via Zoombak.com and customer care
  • 24/7 live customer care and location support
Service Plan Requirements:
  • One-year customer agreement required for all service plans
  • Convenient, paperless online billing and account maintenance
  • Credit or debit card
  • Early termination fee applies

Talking To Your Teenagers and Loved Ones

Zoombak is proud that our Advanced GPS Car and Family Locator can help to provide a greater sense of safety and peace of mind for the entire family. We understand that this peace of mind is invaluable. We also understand that it is important have a conversation with your teen driver before installing Zoombak in the family car. Speak with your family about how Zoombak can help the entire family feel safer and more connected.

There are many situations on the road over which neither you nor your loved one have control. Flat tires, inclement weather, aggressive drivers, or simply getting lost – all are situations to avoid. Zoombak can enable you to locate your teen driver and provide the necessary assistance if these situations should arise.

  • Let your teen driver know that Zoombak is an A-GPS locator, not a surveillance device. It is a tool that can help locate a loved one in case of an emergency. Zoombak also provides parents with peace of mind by simply alerting you via text message or email when the car and the loved ones in it leaves or arrives at a safety zone. Knowing where to find your loved ones can make the whole family feel safer. Zoombak can also help teen drivers to be more independent. Safety zones are customizable, and can be expanded as the teen driver becomes more experienced. As a parent, you can explain that Zoombak is there to allow your family to feel more connected, safe and protected.

  • Let your elder family member know that Zoombak is an A-GPS locator, not a surveillance device. Gently approaching your loved one is important – let them know that it is not your intention to "parent" them, but rather to provide you with reassurance that they are safe. Zoombak also provides you with peace of mind by alerting you when a car enters or leaves a safety zone. Zoombak is the most advanced way to allow your elder loved one to remain independent longer, giving you both reassurance and peace of mind.

Customer Reviews

Zoombak's ups and downs

Reviewed by Measuray Cross, 2010-03-01

After using the Zoombak on my dog, I find that the device doesn't stay put around the dog's collar. Like most dogs, my dog shakes to cleans himself of debris and when he does, the device ends up underneath his throat which makes it hard for the GPS to give me a location. I have to hope and pray that he will rollover on his back and I can get a location then. Other than that, it works. When I used the device for the first time, my dog was shocked to see me come get him and beside himself the second time, but the third time he fixed me. The third time he ran out of the garage before I could put the device on him, so I assumed he would be in his same location to no avail. I had to relie on him to come home on his own. Smart dog!

Didn't work for us. They care more about money than the item working!

Reviewed by Scott S, 2010-02-18

I purchased this device for my father who has dementia, as we were afraid he would get lost. It didn't work well as we weren't able to track him when we went on a test walk. My father became too ill to leave the house soon after we purchased the zoombak so we never really used it. My mother set up a credit card for the montly fee. My mother soon thereafter suffered a stroke and was unable to communicate. The credit card continued to be charged until the credit card expired. We were then sent a letter threating to turn us into collection and putting a negative report on their credit record. I've tried to communicate with zoombak to clear this up and they won't help me since I am not the customer. I have all the account information and passwords but they still won't help. I've even given them a legal document that says I can represent my parents but they still won't work with me. I think they want the monthly fees so bad that the don't care about our situation. Pretty bad when a company contiues to press you for payments under these circumstances. I would steer clear of zoombak!

Beware of hidden costs

Reviewed by Joseph Chen, 2010-02-04

The product advertises no hidden fees -- but that's not quite true. If you cancel within 12-months of activation, early termination fee of $100. On top of that, they will turn your device into brick and you won't be able to pass it on for someone else to use.

It's a decent product, but the poor contracting makes it difficult to like.

Zoombak for dogs ...ok ..but not 'all that'

Reviewed by Laurie Cestnick, 2010-01-23

www.zoombak.com
is the most reasonable available ..I purchased this product at radioshack then you pay $10/month for the service
Pros and Cons:
Pros: better than most things available cost/product wise
Cons: I had to figure out how to get it into a waterproof case ..and then had to use a harness to keep the waterproof case on ...bit of a pain but feasible ..can give you product names for these since did research to find smallest and most reasonable things ...but the product only works if on the back of their neck/back ..not front of the collar ..and it likes to "slide down" ..so it needs to be fixated to the back some how ..other problem is ..does not work as well amongst trees ...but not too bad (I'm surrounded by tons of huge ones ...sometimes I have to try to click locate online 5 or more times until it finds it when in trees) ....also, it only lasts a few days before it needs to be repowered again ..and the more trees around ..the more quickly it runs out of power due to working harder ...so ...it's not perfect ..but is good for when you go away and want to keep track of them ....for an everyday thing ..not perfect ..but not too bad. I don't even bother using it anymore because it takes so long to hook it all up and then have to recharge it ..and usually will get a bad or no signal when it's working ...so ..well ..we just don't bother with it anymore.

needs more info before you buy it

Reviewed by Keith Kisinger, 2009-11-12

this is probably a great unit, if you are in T mobile cell coverage. if you are not it wont work at all. if i had known that before buying i wouldnt be stuck with a useless unit like i am now.