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Mike
Construction, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2018
we use it daily to track our techs and confirm locations with customers.
we are able to optimize our drive time and re-route techs if need be to emergency calls based on proximity.
PROSWe are able to locate our technicians quickly for where ever we are. I can check from my phone and track 14 vehicles, their speed and get alerts when they arrive on site.
CONSThey do not have it set up to work on my mac. I have to use a windows based machine to get reports.
WL
Facilities Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2019
Functional...Mostly, Could Use Some Serious Customer Service Rehab
My phone experience was a year or so ago, but the bad impression remains. Maybe the regular phone person was out sick and it was all hands on deck and Grumpy Uncle Man was nearest to the receiver. Dunno. A very complacent and un-innovative way for a software/electronics company to operate nonetheless.
PROSAllows me to certify employee timekeeping records and other job costing factors with exact job site land + leave times via the Travel Detail reports. Able to provide clients and other stakeholders real-time staff ETA's and up to the minute locations. Has an accompanying okay-enough app. Haven't really sat with ATTI Shadow Tracker beyond that to see how any other features may benefit my work life, TBH. Our company has used this system for several years to monitor 2 work vans and a box truck.
CONSNeed to generate Travel Detail reports while working remotely on my home laptop via the web-based login page. I have the correct login + password, same as the mobile app and on my office desktop and I can't do what I have to do. I can't seem to find a download like the one on my desktop that loads a fixed icon on the screen. I have to go back to 2018 dates + can only go back 2 weeks on the app. Very frustrating. That aside, we had issues with the unit in our truck, my boss was directed to send it back to be looked at and/or serviced. Fine, done. Hoop jumped. Unit eventually gets returned in a small box with an INCREDIBLY general packing slip. Bossman did not find or get an email or phone call either to make clear what the current working condition of the unit was. Was it a replacement? Same unit? Did a tech look it over? Who knew? Not us. I was then assigned the job to follow-up because he was over it by then. First off, a guy answers, "Hello". No company name, nothing. HUGE pet peeve of mine to have to ask if I am calling 'X' company, have the right #, etc. I move on to explain the reason for my call and the reason for the confusion. Guy proceeds to get undeniably irritated and needlessly defensive that we apparently can't read minds or make correct the assumptions that our unit was checked and works all on our own. I would imagine this SOFTWARE company wastes a lot of time answering calls with the sheer lack of process + basic intake + communication systems.
Reason for choosing Shadow Tracker
Unclear why this system was chosen. Again, it's functional, but in time people do get fed up when a company makes it difficult for their customers to interact and do business with you and/or there is difficulty in trying to use the system or a complementary app in a basic way.
Eric
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed September 2020
Wiarcom Communications
We did not receiving emails or invoices for over two years. When I called account department, they told me that their system was overwhelmed and therefore you were not notified. Their account rep was rude when I ask about cancelling our service and told me to read my contract, which they had made amendments but did not email out to their customers.
PROSShadow software has a ton of details, such as vehicle location, speed, and the time a vehicle has been parked.
CONSATTI GPS devices require updates all the time and the Shadow app will not work on Mac. Wiarcom (ATTI communications) has terrible customer service and accounting department. Wiarcom continue to charge you even if your GPS is sent in for service or they are not working. The GPS devices will not last long and require firmware updates. It will cost you time and money to remove and re-install the GPS devices from your vehicles and sent in for updates or repair. Furthermore, the account department will automatically renew your contract without your consent if you do not cancel within 90 days. Buyer beware of these two companies.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2019
All the information you need...
Since we pay per vehicle, Shadow Tracker offered a solid, affordable way to track our small fleet. We have considered adding trackers to additional vehicles as well since the tracking and storing of information requires no thought and is readily available.
PROSShadow Tracker provided a cost-effective way for us to monitor our small fleet. The information is easy to digest. The quick view of driver speeds on the map, using colors to show speed ranges, makes it easy to get a snapshot of both routes and driving behavior. You can track stops based on your desired intervals. Adding Geofences allows alerts related to designated areas and can provide a sense of security when vehicle are parked for the evening or weekend. The phone app is a great feature as well, allowing you to track drivers on the go.
CONSThe layout feels a bit dated and user interface isn't the most intuitive.
Rick
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed June 2017
Do not waste your money here!!!!
We no longer desire this service, and hope you can understand. Please understand, when their old unit stopped working, they sent us a new unit. We paid 4 months in advance and full price for the new unit. The new unit broke after about one month of use.
CONSWhat's to like? We used this service for over 4 years, and then when their old unit stopped working, they sent us a new unit. We paid them 4 months in advance and full price for the new unit. The new unit broke after about one month of use. I informed them that I wanted them to send me a new unit. Their suggestion to me was for us to send it back to them, pay all freight incurred as well as all fees to have it repaired.
Scott
Construction, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed April 2020
NEVER EVER USE THIS COMPANY. Google search "WiarCom" if you doubt me (that is their real name)
Again, their salespeople misrepresent their service agreement. They immediately threaten you with nasty emails when you push back.
PROSYou will absolutely be sorry. There are other companies that will treat you right. This company is absolutely crooked.
CONSI signed up for a two year contract. When complete, I had found a service I preferred. They refused to cancel my service. They continued to charge my credit card. Had to cancel my credit card. Then I got threats.
Reason for choosing Shadow Tracker
It was the first company I had located after a previous vendor went out of business
Georgiana
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed April 2018
Bad customer service, the worst experience ever
Nothing works, there is nothing anybody can like about this product or company. They have high costs, non- working devices, the worst customer service you can get, attitude from the sales reps, customer service and so on
CONSThey locked us in a 3 years contract without us being aware of and when I called them to ask why, not only that they gave me an awful attitude but they told me straight forward that this is how they stay in business: cheating on people, tricking them into long term contract out of which they cannot get away unless they pay a huge amount of money as a cancellation fee. How can this be possible? Also, they system is good for nothing. Their "advanced" technology fails all the time, it shows the trucks on a different location than where the trucks really area. So there we are stuck in this for two more years, which high costs and a non-working system.
Jose Juan
Verified reviewer
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed March 2019
Abhorently Useless
The pros about this company is that the system worked for a bit.
CONSThe issue I have is not with the way the software/hardware works, but with the kind of costumer service this company "offers". I've called a good 20+ times and I've only been able to talk to them twice with 1hr+ wait times. And every time I think I've solved the issue another surfaces inmediatly. Now, they said they would call me back some time after the last time I talked with them and 1 week later STILL no call back with the issue at hand. So I have tried calling them countless times again of course to no success. This is by far the worst costumer service experience I've had with a company.
Eva
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed August 2018
Terrible Support and Fine Print in the Contract Beware
We should of went with another tracking software just terrible service and terrible support. Will not recommend to anyone no matter what. Very poor and unacceptable customer service in a every department. Probably have so many complaints they are defensive from the start of the conversation.
PROSFree equipment but read the fine print!
CONSThe tech support, the user interface, and the contract they lock you into. This is a small company with 30 minute wait times for tech support. The user interface is sub par and it is NOT web based. You have to download the software onto each computer. Even though they ship you a tracker you have to use it! You cannot send it back or alter your contract.
Dusty
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed December 2016
Make sure you read the contract
They are not very nice to deal with if you want out of the contract. I was a loyal customer for 4 years then the system stopped working. they told me I need new equipment and really put it to me then. I was told a one year contract and my bad didn't read it all the way through, well its 3 years and they want full price to get out of it. CFO will not budge at all. I will never recommend or support them in any way. they just want your money and the customer support is terrible.
Clint
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed December 2017
Awful service devices cheaply made and DO NOT WORK.
Absolutely no benefit. The devices didn't work as advertised and similar reviews confirm my concerns.
CONSI ordered this software about a year and a half ago. One device never worked and the other device quit working after 4 months. The company will Make you just thru hoops to try to return the device and offers little to no help on resolution. They will continue to bill you when you have no working devices and you can never talk to anyone that has answers. They have two separate companies that deal with the technology and the other with billing as to protect themselves from any type of account resolution. This is the worst company I have ever dealt with in response to customer service and supplying a device that actually does what it is supposed to do.
Bruce
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed January 2017
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT WORK!
This shadow tracker system DOES NOT WORK PERIOD! Sales teams does not disclose the fact that IT DOES NOT WORK WITH Mac OS! The system does not work with Mac based systems so if you have a Mac keep shopping to avoid disappointment. For example, we are a service based company with trucks. On one day truck goes to service call for 1hr. and is shown properly on software except number on address is incorrect. Job incomplete. Must return next day to complete the job. The next day the same truck returns to the exact same address BUT in the tracking software it shows truck as being in a completely different address/location (approx 1/4 mile away)!!! Yes. Confusing!!! After several reloads same exact thing!! It constantly shows truck in the wrong location, travel path shows trucks B-lining path through the back of people's yards (not on streets). The Shadow Tracker software also falsely shows stops with address revisited later in the day! MORE CONFUSING and FRUSTRATING!! Click on the stop only to find it gives you the wrong address and street!!! Also, installation is not straight forward and a challenge and there is very little support! After I discovered these problems I contacted customer service and explained the problem. This took several attempts and an email with no response. Finally I was able to speak to a customer service rep. After the my problems were fully and calmly explained, I requested a full refund for their lame product that just does not work. Their answer was excuses and a resounding, "NO REFUNDS". Do not waste your good money and your time on this tracking device and this company -- completely worthless!
Chris
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
Reviewed April 2016
Its ok.
Read contract well!! They are sneeky! Their contract will renew automatically and it is difficult to get out of. Their tracker ruined a Body Control Module in one of my trucks and was messing up the electrical devices on another. Also they drain the batteries on all the vehicles. Definitely find a different GPS tracking service provider.
Vendor Response
Mr. Pultz, If the units a installed correctly they should not have any interference with your Body Control Module. The system simply draws power from your truck much like any alarm system, or navigation device. If the installation was done incorrectly we cannot control the outcome. I am Sorry it you were unhappy with the service agreement renewing it is a common occurrence in telecommunications.
Replied March 2018
Gina
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2016
Fleet Control At Your Fingertips
I am with a large roofing company, Mandal's, Inc. Advance Tracking has been such an asset to our company. We are now able to keep track of all of our fleet vehicles on one computer screen. It has also given us a big advantage in keeping track of man hours, by printing out the detailed reports, you are able to see how long a person has been in a company vehicle, where the vehicle has traveled, and when that vehicle is parked in the evenings. This technology is a wonderful resource that makes you feel you have more control over keeping up with your employees and vehicles.
Vendor Response
Gina, Thank you so much for your review! Please Feel free to contact us any time we can be of assistance.
Replied October 2016
Philippe
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
Reviewed May 2011
What a nightmare
I would not recommend ATTI as a tracking service. My experience with them was a desaster.
PROSZero pros; no pros at all.....
CONSno representation outside of Sugar Land TX. Anywhere else in the country you are on your own. The units may not work, you have to send them back, they examine them and always blame the mechanic that installed them. Look out for the 3 year service agreement and the huge cancellation fee regardless of whether thier product works or not. If you are located within driving distance of this company, it may make sense to work with them but if not...think twice!!!
Vendor Response
Philippe, I am sorry you had a poor experience with your system. We try to support our units remotely, however if hardware is installed incorrectly the only way we can support the unit is to have it returned and run full diagnostics. Most of our customer do the installation themselves, but we have a nationwide network of approved installers that photographically chronicle and verify that installation is done correctly, but the service is extra.
Replied October 2016
jason
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
Reviewed October 2010
Great overall product
I would definatley recommed this system to anyone lookign for a gps tracking solution.
PROSI spent weeks looking at gps tracking systems, before I found the shadow tracker. After reviewing the demo with thier salesman I saw more features than I thought I would ever use but, it still looked very easy to navigate. The system updated faster than anybody else I talked to and the price was much lower than I expected.
CONSto get the best price they did want me to sign a 3 year contract, and it took 3 weeks to get the system.
Sarah
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT