Network coverage

While phone networks have many great advantages, there are two main ones:

- It works without any distance limits. Your GPS tracker could be hundreds of miles away from you, or in another country, you’ll still be able to locate it. That’s a massive difference compared to Bluetooth trackers whose range is limited to a few metres.

- It means GPS is monitored in real time, essential for finding an animal that’s always on the move. GPS trackers without subscriptions (connected to the Lora or Sigfox networks) don’t offer such a high localisation frequency meaning they’d actually be completely useless when it comes to finding a lost dog or cat.

It’s important to remember that there are white zones that exist, where the network is particularly weak, which prevents our trackers from working properly. Forest and countryside areas are more likely to be white areas.

To find out if this concerns your area, simply check if you get phone network signal there (if you don’t, is there a telephone operator that performs better than yours in the area in question?); if not, our trackers will likely have connection issues in your area.