There seems to be no end to the folks visiting here who are interested in GPS tracking for pets,especially roaming dogs. I love dogs,but I don’t let them roam and I’d for sure be GPSing my vehicles first,but hey,other people’s interests are my interests too. There’s quite a few devices coming on the market and I’ll post a few,along with some real-world comments on what I think is effective. I don’t sell any of these systems and I’m not afraid to call a spade a spade.
Collar style:250 g* About 8 ounces for the Metrically challenged)
Waterproofed
Unmounted,supply your own harness;200 g
*=weight without belt
The unique GPS PRO Dog collar tracking system is an universal and completely new technology for finding,pursuing or tracking your dog: A GPS receiver and a GSM modem with special software is incorporated into the dog collar. Allows you easily and remotely monitoring the location of your dog via your cell phone/mobile phone anywhere in the world with suitable GSM coverage. Two versions are available:
- GPS collar (250 g weight,without collar belt,the belt is included in the price)
- GPS backpack (200 g weight) to fit on a harness
The principle: You simply call the telephone number of the GPS PRO Dog collar with your handy /mobile phone /cell phone. The GPS receiver of the collar,estimates the position of the dog and sends the coordinates immediately as SMS (Short Message service) over the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) directly on your mobile phone display. The accuracy of the positioning amounts to the average less than 15 meters.
The GPS PRO Dog system works if the satellite antenna on top of the collar/backpack is able to find signals from at least 4 satellites and if the area where the dog is moving is covered by GSM network (no other phone network service works!!).
Now I know some of the questions you’re going to be asking What the heck is a GSM network and what’s a SIM card. Well GSM is the latest digital network technology. The US is getting more and more GSM service every day …. but don’t count on 100% coverage,ever. If you live in a metro area there’s a good chance you have coverage today,but remote areas may not have coverage for along time,if ever.
A SIM card (Subscriber Identification Module) is a postage stamp size card that mounts inside a cell phone (or a dog collar) and gives the device an identity (phone number) and a billing address so that the service provider will allow the device to connect to their network and measure how much to bill you. The slick part of these devices is that they us SMS (Short Message Service) or text messaging,so the messages go back and forth easily and you will have relatively small charges …it’s not like minutes of voice phone use.
You must,though,be insid3e network coverage and (a point some folks forget) the dog must be in coverage also. These particular devices aren’t cheap …ranging up to $1,000 USD,but there is no monthly charge except what charges the carrier may impose for text messages. Many plans give free messages or a large number of messages for a small fee,so I see connectivity as cheap.
All told,though,unless you are really in love with technology this is not a very worthwhile device. I see just too many chances of the pet getting out of range ,,,in which case you paid a thousand bucks for lost dog that you could have had for free …and too much trouble in having some kind of subscriber devices to receive the information. A cell phone with mapping or an Internet computer to find out the dog’s whereabouts. Better to use a real GPS Tracking system for your pet and always be able to find him.
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