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Old 03-06-2022, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Why pay for a gate chip? Just get one of those stick-on pockets for the back of your cell phone, and put your gate card in there. When you need to go through a gate, hold the back of your phone to the window (or hold it outside the window if you don't mind doing some actual work), and all gates will open just fine. You can even use it with multiple vehicles - no need for special installation, or paying for devices. Bonus: you get into the habit of keeping your phone handy in case of emergency.

Total cost: $1.29 or it can even be $0 if you get a free one at insurance company booths during craft fairs.
I just hold the card to the bottom of the window of my SUV without opening the window. Why would you need it attached to a phone? I would really like to get the chip in our side mirror. I pull close to the card reader already and I imagine I would not have to pull as close if the chip is in the mirror. The mirror sticks out farther than where the window sits.

Does this chip in the mirror work OK with SUVs?
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