Autopage 850 Range

you guys give me some idea, how far is 1/4 mile?  1320 feet.

Autopage 850 (what I have) claims 1/4 mile transmit and 2000 ft receive (~3/8 mile)  so does that mean my status request won't get thru if my alarm is triggered it can still page me?

Anyway I was at costco I parked at the furthest spot possible, I walk in by the end of the warehose I cannot request status of the car anymore.

Also, I read the manual it says to point the antenna up.. and upper left corner where I have put it that way.   I read the manual for the marksman, same brain, same looking antenna it says it's best to point it sideways.  So what's the deal?  I also routed my  wires under the carpet and not coil the excess in one spot.

So you are comparing to the Compustar FM right not the SS.

The sound and vibrate is a joke on the autopage.. I cannot hear or feel it.   You must be like sitting in an office to be able to hear it.

I think my next car is getting the compustar... even if the remote is like 3x the size..

I am not sure if you can swap remotes back and forth.. if anything they are probably the same things too.. just a diff casing.

I just find when I walk further into a big store I cannot transmit to the car, hopefully if someone triggers the alarm it can still reach my remote though.