Are you looking for a GPS tracker to track the movements of your child, an animal, a grandparent or a sick person and all this without having to subscribe? Because tranquility does not have to be a luxury, a young French start-up has just launched Seekios the real first completely free geolocation solution in more than 80 countries..
Discreet and waterproof GPS tracker
Among the many rare GPS trackers available on the market are the models that can boast of being as compact as the Seekios. With its size not exceeding that of an egg and its very light weight of barely 55 grams, the Seekios GPS tracker can very easily be placed in a bag, hung on a belt or hidden on board a vehicle.
But don't trust the apparent simplicity of the device. Behind a sober design hides in fact a real concentrate of technology. The Seekios has a multifunction antenna (GSM, GPS and GRPRS), an accelerometer, a gyroscope and a high-performance battery capable of holding 6 months without being recharged. 
Its shockproof case benefits from an IP67 certification guaranteeing its owner resistance to falls but also to water infiltration (prolonged immersion) and dust..
How Seekios works
The Seekios beacon can be used to track the movements of your loved ones (children, elderly, sick), animals or the movements of objects (car, two-wheeler, boat) in case of theft. Like the vast majority of GPS trackers, the collection of all its information is done directly on your smartphone via a dedicated application.
The operating principle is extremely simple. The Seekios stores satellite data and then transmits it via the mobile network using the GPRS chip (2.5 G) directly integrated into the product. 
This system thus makes it possible to know where the Seekios carrier is located in real time but also to access the history of his GPS positions. You have the possibility to define yourself the frequency of going up from the position (from 1 minute to every 24 hours)..
In addition to this simple geolocation, the French start-up offers several other types of use. Zone mode as its name suggests will allow you to define a security perimeter. As soon as the tag leaves this geographical area, an alert is automatically sent to the Seekios application.
This GPS tracker can also be used to track any valuables such as a car, motorcycle, motorhome, suitcase or boat. Thanks to the accelerometer, this GPS spy turns into a real anti-theft device and will warn you each time it detects a movement.
Advertising-funded GPS tracker
The Grail of surveillance is being able to be informed in real time of the position of your children, valuables or animals. 
To obtain this type of surveillance, the plotter sends its GPS position via the GSM network to the service provider's server at regular intervals. Obviously all this has a cost.
But unlike other GPS geolocation solutions, the use of the Seekios beacon does not require a subscription from a supplier. Data communication costs on the telephone network are financed by advertising via a point system.
Each user initially has a certain number of credits thanks to which he will be able to benefit from free communications and alerts. Obviously the more you will interact with the GPS tag and the more you will exhaust your credits.
To top up your account, Seekios offers to voluntarily view advertisements. Each ad earns free credits which can then be used to view the application and interact with the GPS tracker. But that's not all, Seekios offers you every 16th of each month 60 credits.
Freemium formula
For those allergic to advertising or people totally addicted to GPS surveillance systems, Seekios offers the possibility of purchasing credit packs. Prices range from 1.99 euros for a refill of 30 credits to 23.99 euros for a pack of 2000 credits.
The Seekios GPS beacon is available at a price of 99 euros. Last but not least, it can be used in more than 80 countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Greece, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, USA, India , Japan, Australia etc.).