[Fot] MyLaps transponder

[Greg And Alison Blake]

I've often wondered about this. I know the packaging and the type of
transponder are different, but we can buy sticker transponders ( think toll
tags) for as little as $1.00 these days.  I really have a hard time
understanding the AMB price, other than we all seem to pony up.



> On Dec 10, 2014, at 11:30 AM, toodamnfunky at comcast.net wrote:
>
> My battery is getting weak also so I'm sending off to these folks down
under.
> Some say the batteries they use are better than original.
> I'm not anxious to pay another $ 480.00 for a new one. What a Monopoly AMB
has
> going ! #&@(+!.
> I can buy a new flat screen TV for less. I guess when your a sole supplier
to
> organized racing in the US you can name your own price.
> I'm a little annoyed that SCCA, NASA, IMSA, IRL and NASCAR put up with it.
A
> conspiracy theorist might suggest they are equity partners
> with AMB. Their gross profit from these thingsB must exceed
> 70%.............end rant.
> jim
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> http://www.transponderservices.com/FAQ-mylaps-AMB-transponder-services.html
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Michael Moore" <mmoore at mtmcpafirm.com>
> To: "John Frymark" <jfrymark at aol.com>, "fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:33:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] MyLaps transponder
>
> John, I am looking to purchase one also, my rechargeable isn't holding
charge
> anymore.
>
> Can't tell from website, will this new version still work for timing and
> scoring at track if you don't have a subscription?
>
> Thanks
> Mike
>
> 62 TR4, Race car
> 63 TR4, Street car
>
> Mike & Becky Moore
> 6050 Ruhl Road
> Fairview, PA 16415
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Frymark
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 11:58 AM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] MyLaps transponder
>
> Are any of you up to date on the changes with the MyLaps (old AMB) business
> model? My rechargeable transponder won't hold a charge (after about 12
years)
> so I'm investigating the guys that say they can put in a new battery. Now I
> get an email from MyLaps announcing their new X2 system and it appears that
> going forward you need a subscription (the razor blade?) with it. (Probably
> with all kinds of smart phone connectivity/apps with data on where you're
> losing time on track so we'll need drop down, flat screen monitors on our
> bonnet between sessions!)
>
> Have any of the tracks or clubs indicated a switch over to "new" systems or
> will an old AMB transponder work for the foreseeable future? Are now going
to
> have "vintage" transponders, too?
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