Car GPS tracker that communicates through GSM

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Hello, I'm new to Arduino since I'm more of a software rather than a hardware person. I wanted to make a tracker for a truck that connects to its battery and then periodically sends through GSM (Mobile Data) the current location to an API.

I know I'll need a down-step module to turn the 12V of the battery to 5V. I also found the SIM808 module that includes both GSM and GPS, which is perfect for me. However, even though the listing says it supports 4G, I saw some forum posts claiming it only supports up to 3G which might get deprecated in the future. Does anyone know if that's correct? Would this module be a good choice for the job?

I plan on using an Arduino UNO for a prototype and then a NANO for the final product.

Amazon link to the module

Thank you in advance.

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To speed things up, tell us the country you live in does support 4G for the near future. How many months will you use the project?

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Argentina, there are 4G towers practically anywhere, but there are talks about dismantling the old 2G ones which is why I'm afraid of the module becoming useless. As for the time frame then indefinite(? I plan on installing it and just leaving it there

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