I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress

Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by azinman2 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:11PM (#27122896)

For something more real-time, I really like the Whistle that our dog uses. It's a GPS-tracker that uses a cellular connection. You do pay a monthly fee (so more expensive for sure than an AirTag), but if the dog is running in a field you can find it. It also lives on the collar and includes an activity monitor, which has been helpful to know in the past that previous dog walkers didn't really do much with the dog.

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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by Causality1 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:59PM (#27126107)

Those are great for medium and large dogs, but too big for cats and small dogs. AirTags have a lot of potential in that regard. Even products without Apple's network like Tile are invaluable, because when a cat is lost and hiding it's much easier to come within a hundred feet of it and detect the tag than it is to spot it with your eyes.

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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by goldenkey on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:15PM (#27124266)

I had the Whistle 2 but it was too heavy for my cat to wear comfortably.

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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by ndesaulniers on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:43PM (#27125746)

And that's what happens when you skip leg day.

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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by goldenkey on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:09PM (#27135748)

Collars go around necks..

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