As long as you kept it secret, and did not discuss it on a publicly viewable forum, then they would probably never find out, and you might get away with it. :hysterically_laughi
Sorry Guys, I really could not resist,
Well come on, it is funny. :doh:
Seriously, no offense taken or meant, not the first time i have seen this idea / thought mentioned, and it probably won't be the last. I got past being serious about that sort of stuff some time back.
I am very pleased to meet you all and make your acquaintance.
For those not yet acquainted with me or still scratching their heads about my little joke, check out my hello thread
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f20/hello-all-94690.html
they will prob be somebody that will be able to work around that with some mods
On the face of it, that might well sound possible, but if i tell you that we spent 10% of the time making it do what it does, and 90% of the time making it secure against tampering, you might perhaps want to re consider.
Definately not difficult to bypass the lock code if you have the expertise and the time,
Logically thinking, we specialize in accessing some of the most highly protected electronic equipment there is, despite layers of really heavy security funded by massive corporates, i think its fair to say we know quite a bit more than most about implementing somewhat better than average security.
Anyway, that's enough already on that sordid subject.
I did not really come here about that at all. I just noted a few incorrect comments and points i would, with your, and the boards kind indulgence, like to straighten out and explain.
the single vehicle bit is annoying,
11th-January-2010 12:00
It is annoying, i get that. But our stuff is not amateurish by any means which means expensive, and VIN locking is the only way i can think of to bring the level of professionalism our stuff is known for, to private owner type price levels.
means you cant use your purchase on your next car.
11th-January-2010 12:00
Well actually that's not true at all.
Our objective is to provide a system to a private owner, and although we can only lock it to their present car (without implant surgery that is
as such, a fundamental element that has to be designed in right from the start is the ability for owners to change their vehicle and be able to move the equipment to a new car. By car i mean Land Rover only of course. Who would want anything else.
Therefore it is possible to remotely de lock the FCR as it is with the Faultmate.
We do plan to charge for this, but only like 10 or 15 quid to cover the work we have to do our end plus a couple of quid for the Christmas party fund ;-).
This of course also means that any unit also has a substantial resale value, meaning that the cost of ownership is not really the entire purchase price, just the difference between what you buy and what you sell it for.
That brings me on to Paul, The original poster.
Please don't buy an FCR, as i see and think you now know, it does not yet cover the P38 at all.
At present the FCR only covers CAN bus systems of which there are none in the P38 at all. We are working right now to add early L322 model systems, after which we will add the P38 system next but frankly, although we already cover these like no one else does or can with our Faultmate equipment, adding them to the FCR is quite time consuming so it may well be a month or two yet before we are sorted with P38.
If you have any questions, i would be happy to answer them, but please bear in mind i have no commercial interest here am totally at the discresion of the boards commercial posting rules and i actually really have no desire to bang on about or promote our products. Hell i have enough of that on E-Mails :doh:
On that note, please Mods, if i have or do make any such breach, i deeply apologize and would welcome and adhere to any notes of guidance.
A warmest regards and Happy new Year to all
Colin
