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Re:I used Apple AirTags, Tiles and a GPS tracker to watch my... by Johnny555 on Friday February 11, 2022 @10:56PM (#30309797)
Yeah. I took my partners dog for the afternoon. It has an airtag (not an official supported use). I knew the dog had it but there was some comment made about our walk. Monitoring by proxy.

We have a tracking collar for our dog. The actual tracker is around 1" x 2", and gives realtime reports via the cell network. it would be easy to use it to track a spouse or car or whatever.

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Re:I used Apple AirTags, Tiles and a GPS tracker to watch my... by bradknowles on Sunday February 13, 2022 @06:24PM (#30326636)
Yeah, the problem with AirTags is that they need iPhones nearby to identify and track them. So, dog tags is not really a good use case. For dog tags, you want something with a GPS and cellular connectivity.

Now, for tracking your cats around the house, I think that’s a better use of AirTags.

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