By: Jason Bacot | 2010-12-31 | Article Marketing Most of us never give our car keys a thought until we lose them or need replacement car keys. If you drive a car made since the mid 1990s, it probably uses a transponder key rather than the old school metal keys that only needed to be cut correctly to work. read more
By: smithroberts | 2011-03-28 | Home security We strive hard to lead a safe and secure life. Locks and keys are small words but they guarantee increased protection and hence have got an important place in our life. With the change of time, drasti... read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2010-10-21 | Article Marketing Back in the day, knowing how to hot wire a car wasn't just a technique used for stealing cars. It was also a technique that mechanically-minded car owners may have learned to get themselves out of a bind if they lost their car keys and didn't have access to a phone. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2010-12-31 | Article Marketing Most car key systems today are what are known as transponder keys. The fob that you carry with your car keys contains a tiny radio transmitter. When you push a button on the key fob, the transmitter sends a coded signal to the receiver inside the car that is tuned to the same frequency as the transmitter. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2011-02-23 | Article Marketing If you are in the market for a used car, one of the things you may not think about until the very last minute - when you're ready to drive off the lot - is how many keys the car dealer gives you. People are starting to come forward with stories of car dealers only giving out one key when they sell a used car. read more
By: Lostcar Keyny | 2012-03-07 | Business It is quite imperative for every one of us to have the number of a car locksmith in our mobile phones. Emergency does not present itself unannounced and therefore requires a proactive approach to be tackled. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2011-02-22 | Article Marketing The history of transponder keys can be traced to post-Berlin Wall Germany, when the number of stolen cars skyrocketed from around 30,000 in 1989 to 141,000 in 1992. Throughout Europe, over a million and a half cars were stolen per year! read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2010-10-07 | Article Marketing Locking your car keys in the car today is a somewhat different situation than it was 20 or 30 years ago. Car manufacturers have made cars harder to get into, and new technologies like transponder keys have made them much more difficult to steal. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2010-12-31 | Article Marketing Replacement car keys are a different ballgame than they were a couple of decades ago. Those who are old enough to remember traditional metal car keys remember going to a hardware store or locksmith and having duplicate keys cut on the key cutting machines. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2011-03-08 | Automotive When you buy a car, depending on how many sets of keys you get with it, you may want to include a locksmith on your round of stops after driving off the car lot. A rather unfortunate trend has taken hold with many used car dealerships, that only provide one key with the purchase of a used car... read more
By: James Jacob | 2011-02-10 | Business The rapidly advancing technology has made car security systems almost impregnable. What is more, the systems such as a transponder key provide a degree of convenience as well. Is it any surprise that most modern cars today are coming equipped with this system? read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2010-10-21 | Article Marketing If you drive a relatively new car, chances are it uses transponder keys. Transponder keys make a car far less vulnerable to theft because only a properly programmed key can start a particular car. read more
By: Mike Smith | 2012-01-14 | Automotive This article goes into detail about what transponder keys are, how they work, and what benefits they have. Aside from that, it also explains how a locksmith can benefit you if you happen to break for misplace your transponder keys, as well as the benefits they provide as oppposed to a dealership. read more
By: Stacey Kumar | 2012-03-10 | Corporate Do you want to know about the Transponder keys? These are known as chip keys that have an in-built signal emitting circuit programmed in it. These keys are also called VATS (Vehicle Anti Theft System) keys. read more