LD1
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Anyone have this one? Just wondering how good it is and your thoughts. Or if there is anything better out there
Whistle 3 pet tracker
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Alien
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Look at the Marco Polo pet tracker. A bit expensive but no satellite tracking needed. Look on YouTube. They use them for finding lost drones too.
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LD1
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I have a Marco Polo. I wouldn't advise anyone to waste their money on that.
They claim a 2-mile range. But that works just like the little 2-way radios that make the same claim, where you get more than 400-500 yds away and it's garbled.
The Marco Polo also don't use a map. It's simply an arrow...pointing in the direction of the dog....with a 0-100% signal strength which is supposed to indicate approximate distance.
Well, I have a corn field 100yds behind my house, and fields all around.
Dog was less than 200 yds away (100yds in the corn) and I only had a 7% signal.
I don't mind paying the $7 or $8 a month to access cellular network, and give a "real" Google map with the location.
The collars on the Marco polos also lasted less than 2 days on a charge.
Just wanting something that I can whip out my phone, pull up a map, and see a dot where my do is.
Paddy
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We use Whistle now for 5-6 years. It works well. some times the location of "me" bounces a round. Now if I could have it deploy an anchor! so I could catch him.
We use Whistle now for 5-6 years. It works well. some times the location of "me" bounces a round. Now if I could have it deploy an anchor! so I could catch him.
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LD1
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Is it actually like pulling up a google map with a pinpoint location of the dog? Not some cheesy generic thing like marco-polo?
I am in an area with real good cell service
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I would like something for my lady friends cat. But don't want any monthly charge.
As for the radios. You guys must have cheap ones. The various walkie talkies sold here boast up to a 40KM range!
As for the radios. You guys must have cheap ones. The various walkie talkies sold here boast up to a 40KM range!
UpstateSC_Papi
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https://www.whistle.com/how-whistle-3-works/
Appears to do that and also their history (where they went that day). Interested in something myself but not sure about the $6-7 per month. Maybe...
thekkfan
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I checked it out. Would be great if it worked w Verizon, but unfortunately its GSM only. AT&T in my area is sketchy. :irked:
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LD1
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That looks pretty impressive. Shows their history, sends alerts if they leave your area, and 7 day battery with a phone alert when low. The ultimate 'big brother' to dogs everywhere.
Read the same.
Hoping it lives up to their hype. I ordered 2.
$100 per month is heap insurance for keeping track of dogs
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But will the Dog now die of Cancer, on account of RF exposure?
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Unless they changed, review your agreement carefully. They were one of those "auto renewal" outfits that I despise.
aeblank
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we got a couple of these. No monthly, but our cell service (especially on the dog that's 3" from the ground) is so spotty they're iffy. They're AT&T. The battery lasts like a day. app doesn't quite work like I think it should (get a notification that they're outside of home range, go to the map to see where they are, and it doesn't always show anything for a while....why not, it knew they were outside of home range).
Nuzzle GPS Pet Tracking Collar & App for Dogs & Cats - Nuzzle
Nuzzle GPS Pet Tracking Collar & App for Dogs & Cats - Nuzzle
UpstateSC_Papi
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Soooo, you aren't recommending this one or....???
aeblank
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Good question.. it has helped, but with my crummy signal, I'm just not sure. It's a non-monthly fee option, with caveats that might just be "my problem".
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LD1
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That's my thought for going with a subscription service.
Devices that communicate with each other independently, are limited by their own internal antenna strength. And that's affected by too many variables.
The subscription services use the cellular network. I'm not too naive to think that is free. But less than $100 a year, to go without the frustration of limited range...may well be worth the price for the piece of mind that if the dogs decide to bolt....I can know exactly where they are without worry or frustration. But that's IF it works like they "say" it does. Hence why I was looking for some real world testimony
Devices that communicate with each other independently, are limited by their own internal antenna strength. And that's affected by too many variables.
The subscription services use the cellular network. I'm not too naive to think that is free. But less than $100 a year, to go without the frustration of limited range...may well be worth the price for the piece of mind that if the dogs decide to bolt....I can know exactly where they are without worry or frustration. But that's IF it works like they "say" it does. Hence why I was looking for some real world testimony
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