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Whistle 3 / GPS Pet Tracker & Activity Monitor / Grey
Brand | Whistle |
Special Feature | GPS |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Supported Application | Alarm |
Specific Uses For Product | Active |
About this item
- New Whistle models available: Whistle go explore and Whistle go
- Nationwide location tracking: pinpoint your pet’s location with this top-rated SMART GPS activity tracker for your pet anywhere AT&T 3g cellular service is available.
- Proactive alerts: get text, app or email notifications when your pet leaves home.
- Get health insights: monitor your pet’s daily activities and know how your pet measures up for their age, weight and breed.
- Long battery life: lasts up to 7 days! Battery life may vary depending on your pet’s activity, Wi-Fi signal strength and pet’s time spent out of Wi-Fi.
- Durable & waterproof: Built to survive every swim with your pet! Waterproof for up to 3 feet for 30 minutes. Recommended for pets 8 lbs. + and attaches to any collar or harness up to 1'' Wide. Note: the notches on the top and Bottom of the back of the device are part of manufacturing process.
- Subscription & Wi-Fi required: affordable monthly or annual plans cover connection to AT&T nationwide network to track & monitor your pet. No new phone contract required. Wi-fi is also required during the Whistle setup.
- Age Range Description: All Life Stages
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Battery life | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
Accuracy | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Tech Support | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | — |
Durability | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — |
WiFi signal | 3.6 | — | — | 4.5 |
Sold By | — | Amazon.com | STC Distributors (Serial # Recorded) | Above All Games |
special feature | GPS | Waterproof | Waterproof | — |
supported applications | Alarm | Alarm | GPS | GPS |
battery average life | — | — | 80 hours | 6 months |
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.6 inches; 0.96 ounces
- Item model number : 100-30502-01
- Batteries : 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
- Date First Available : February 21, 2017
- Manufacturer : Whistle Labs, Inc
- ASIN : B01N7MWKWY
- Best Sellers Rank: #127,549 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
- #67 in Pet Trackers
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Product Description
Whistle 3 is a top-rated GPS location and activity tracker for your pet. The Whistle device attaches to your pet’s collar and, through an app, makes it easy to track your pet’s location, distance traveled, activity, rest, and much more. Powered by At&T & Google maps, Whistle gives you reliable and accurate nationwide tracking right from your phone.1 Snap Collar Attachment.
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Directions
Once you received your Whistle 3, you will follow the instructions to setup in our free Whistle app. The app will walk the user through setting up the device as well as selecting a subscription plan. Once device has been activated in the app, you will attach Whistle 3 to the pet's collar and can begin tracking from your smartphone.
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Customers like the performance, ease of use, and charging of the pet tracker. For example, they mention it works well, has rudimentary activity tracking, and is easy to charge. That said, opinions are mixed on battery life, quality, accuracy, and value.
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Customers like the performance of the location tracker. They say it works well with the GPS, and is lightweight. Some customers also mention that it works with cell phone and satellite technology, and that it seems perfect for their needs.
"...Where I live there is good ATT 3g coverage so the tracker works really well and to state again even though it looks bulky my cats don't mind it at..." Read more
"...For the times she did keep it on, it seemed to work pretty well, although I did sometimes get false alarms...." Read more
"...5-As of the date of this review, this device only works with AT&T cellular service...." Read more
"...The app is decent, but nothing stellar. It shows where your dog has been in the last 24 hours...." Read more
Customers like the activity tracking feature of the location tracker. They mention it's rudimentary, but it allows them to track their pet's progress. Some appreciate the ease and accuracy of tracking, as well as the fact that it works as a tracking collar.
"...Email notifications are also available...." Read more
"...* It's handy for checking in on a dog sitter or such while traveling...." Read more
"...It also has a rudimentary tracking of your pet’s activity level based on the movement of the device, which can make you feel guilty when that..." Read more
"...Location accuracy was just OK, if our home wifi went down we’d get an alert that the dog got out, so I’m assuming it just uses a wifi connection to..." Read more
Customers like the ease of use of the location tracker. They mention that the app is very easy to use, simple, and understandable. Some appreciate the sophisticated system that knows when your dog is home. Overall, customers are happy with the quality and ease of usage of the product.
"...I get it in mail and people this thing was a breeze to setup and use...." Read more
"...As noted above, another really cool feature is that you don't necessarily need the app installed on your phone to receive notifications...." Read more
"...The IOS and Android apps are very informative and easy to use. From the app, you can set a large variety of preference such as notifications...." Read more
"...I much prefer the Whistle's simplicity and ease of attaching and detaching...." Read more
Customers like the charging of the location tracker. They mention that the setup takes about 10 minutes, the LINK setup is easy enough, and the app is really simple to use. The charging is pretty quick, about an hour, using the included chargers. The support is great and very fast. The GPS is happily charging up as they type this.
"...Really really pleased with this....it charges up quickly and the way it’s designed battery is good for days and up to a week...." Read more
"...while perhaps ignorant of how the product actually works, is very responsive and friendly...." Read more
"...They seem to be quite responsive, though with the few minor issues I've raised, I don't think any have been fixed...." Read more
"...At that point, the setup became a breeze, and since then I’ve been tracking the whereabouts of the dog..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the battery life of the location tracker. Some mention that it's excellent if your pet is spending most of its day within wifi, while others say that it depletes much quicker if the pet becomes lost due to using it much. The unit battery will go dead in a few hours and needs to be recharged every other day.
"...You can also track the dog. The battery charge lasts several days, and the device is a little big, but not too bad...." Read more
"...’ll get more notifications when they leave the home base & battery life will drain faster and I’ve found their default settings to be fine....i ca..." Read more
"...We’ve also seen pretty impressive battery life with Fi, we’ve only had it for about a month but the battery is still at 65% from the original charge..." Read more
"...* Short battery life if your dog isn't at home a lot. They say you can expect 2 weeks. I find that we need to recharge every 2 days...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the location tracker. Some mention that it's well-made and reliable, while others say that the spring is not strong enough to reliably push the locking.
"...n’t want to live off the difference....this device has given me a great peace of mind....when I receive a notice that my cat has left the home if he..." Read more
"I am amazed at the incredible value and quality of this product. I had much less expectations when purchased...." Read more
"...Dropping to 1 star because the device has become totally flaky. It will periodically work, but often it will silently stop reporting data...." Read more
"...The IOS and Android apps are very informative and easy to use. From the app, you can set a large variety of preference such as notifications...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the accuracy of the location tracker. Some mention that it's extremely accurate with up to a 3,000 mile coverage, while others say that it won't give you anything accurate. The GPS or Wi-Fi tracking part isn't accurate at all, and the results are too inaccurate to consider truly reliable.
"...Every now and then, the location will be off a bit but I can update location information from my app and within a minute or so, the location is spot..." Read more
"...It is extremely accurate...." Read more
"...now the gps is dead and no way to track the dog, This is my real issue with both Whistle 3 and Link...." Read more
"...Ok I'm getting use to the limitations of this unit. The accuracy is better than 1st reported, although I did have one location report .6 of a mile..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the pet tracker. Some mention it's reliable at a reasonable cost and worth the money. They say the monthly subscription isn't too much considering that if it finds your dog once it pays. However, others say the whistle is perfect, albeit a bit expensive.
"...the home area but for the majority of time these trackers are the most affordable and work very well...." Read more
"...This product seemed to fit the bill and was reasonably priced...." Read more
"...The Fi collar is a bit more expensive but I used a coupon on their website and it dropped to basically be the same...." Read more
"I am amazed at the incredible value and quality of this product. I had much less expectations when purchased...." Read more
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Updated review:
Still five star! I've discovered there is a "dead spot" near where I live that the tracker will have problems finding the location on my cats, but when that does happen I wait a bit & try to locate again...95% of time the cats have moved away from that spot & location will be updated, if not I know exactly where this dead spot is and will walk over there and find them with the small RF locator I still keep on their collars. The pre-set home place was too large area for my liking so I adjusted it to be a smaller area. I felt any area bigger than what my wifi range was too large. The batteries would probably last longer for me if I didn't live track my cats as much as I do and for my purposes I don't need the GPS to update the location every 6 minutes and I have changed it to every 15 minutes this has helped increase the battery life but I am paranoid & don't let it get below 50% most time and hardly every below 25% (which usually gives me four days). This is the only drawback is battery life but I don't mind given the enormous peace of mind I get from these products. Where I live there is good ATT 3g coverage so the tracker works really well and to state again even though it looks bulky my cats don't mind it at all. One thing I grappled with when I got it was what would happen if the breakaway collar my cats have got lost & for some reason I couldn't find the tracker (e.g., ran out of battery). I researched breakaway collars and the Rogz breakaway cat collars are awesome. You have three different levels of tension to choose from that you feel is necessary to keep the collar on thru most of the cats adventures but come though when absolutely needed. I highly recommend the collars. There are quirky things that happen like I get notifications my cat is at a certain location (when it isn't and I know they are home) or is now home when they are just outside the home area but for the majority of time these trackers are the most affordable and work very well. I've also learned to get the device on and off the collar but it isn't intuitive & a little wonky in my opinion. My wish list for this tracker would be better battery life and incorporate a beacon type of location into the software or on next update.
Set up:
This device contains (at least) a battery, a GPS receiver, a bluetooth antenna, a wifi antenna, and a 3G antenna.
When you open the box the are instructions that direct you to go to the app store to download the "Whistle 3" app. You cannot set up this device without a SMART PHONE (Android or iOS).
Once you download the app and create an account, it prompts you to connect via BLUETOOTH to the device. There is no getting around this part. I imagine you could theoretically set up the device with a friend's smartphone, add a phone number or email address for SMS/email notifications to a different device, and then delete the app.
Once connected via bluetooth, the app will prompt you to choose a WIFI network for the device to connect to and enter the password. At this point, it's important that your wifi router is actually connected to the INTERNET because the device will attempt a firmware update (This part is interesting, so I'll expand: You'll know the device wants to update firmware by way of a pop-up in the app. You can dismiss the pop-up, and the device will still work, but every time you open the app you'll be reminded that 'it's working on updating firmware'. I let it sit for several hours and it never updated, however, once I removed the device from wifi range and brought it back into range, the firmware updated within minutes... not sure why).
"Sleep zone" vs "Locations":
The "Sleep Zone" is defined purely by wifi range. As noted above, as long as the device is within range of its wifi network (not sure if there can be more than one - I haven't tested - comments welcome), the device stays in battery-saving "sleep mode". If the device leaves wifi range, it "wakes up" (uses more battery), but will not send alerts unless it leaves or enters a "Location" as described below.
Separately, in the app, you can define one or more *circular* areas on Google maps (right in the app) as "Locations". If the device leaves or enters one of these areas, you will receive a push notification. You can't 'draw' a polygonal Location, so no squares or other funny shapes. Just circles. These circles can be resized to quite a large area though, so I haven't found it to be problematic. This of course means you can make your Location significantly larger than the wifi range. Crucially, merely leaving the wifi range won't trigger an alert unless the device ALSO leaves the Location.
ASIDE: I've only lightly tested this, but it seems that if the wifi range is _not inside_ any defined Location(s), the device will still stay in sleep mode until it leaves wifi, so to be very precise, it seems you won't get notified unless the device is outside of wifi and AND outside a Location.
Requirements for sleep mode:
Awesomely, it turns out the only requirement for the device to stay in "sleep mode" is to be connected to a selected wifi network. So, contrary to what the 2 different support reps told me in spite of my repeated attempts to clarify, the wifi router does NOT need to be connected to the internet for "sleep mode" to work. Arguably, the device will need another firmware update in the future, at which time it would be helpful to connect to the internet - but I'll cross that bridge when it comes.
How it communicates:
So, amazingly, other than firmware updates, the device seems to do all of its communication via 3G cellular network. The implications of this are either really good or really bad, depending on your situation. For me, it's great, because I can set up a "dummy" wifi router in my mom's apartment that will keep the device in 'sleep mode' (saving battery), BUT, I can still communicate with it - which means I can see the location and, so, so amazingly, I can see the battery level too! This one aspect makes it worth every penny to me. On the flipside, if you live in an area with poor cellular coverage, expect to be frustrated. I would expect that even with strong wifi, you won't be able to "see" the device very well (I haven't tested, so comments appreciated here).
Obviously, the fact that the device uses 3G means that you MUST purchase a subscription from them. I signed up for the 1 year plan for $7.95 per month and paid with a credit card - painless. There is also a 2-year plan for $6.95 per month, or you can do "monthly payments" for $9.95. Keep in mind, though, that "monthly payments" is a bit of a bait-and-switch, because you're still committed for a year. In all cases, you can cancel with 90 days if you're not happy.
Getting notifications:
As noted above, another really cool feature is that you don't necessarily need the app installed on your phone to receive notifications. You can add a phone number for SMS messages (which needs to be verified with a code sent to a newly added phone), but that phone does not need to have the app installed. Email notifications are also available.
Also, the app can be installed on multiple smart phones (you do have to share email and password though, so consider that), so my sister who lives out of state can also keep tabs on mom. Sweet!
Summary:
Overall, fantastic product. After 24 hours of testing, 5 solid stars because it's perfect for my specific application. Support, while perhaps ignorant of how the product actually works, is very responsive and friendly. I've set a calendar notification and will update this review in 6 months with battery performance and other learnings.
UPDATE (Jan 2019... 18 months later - oops!)
Welp, unfortunately this update isn't going to be based on a lot of experience because, it turns out, mom didn't like wearing the thing and would regularly take it off and hide it. I actually spent several weeks looking online, going to jewelers, and even machine shops trying to find way to 'lock' it on to her ankle without it being ugly or uncomfortable - but also easy for me to remove for charging. Legalities aside, this was the only way to keep her from removing it. Unfortunately, before I could come up with a permanent solution she was picked up several times by the police for wandering and trying to enter random homes. So, yeah, that brought her life in assisted living, and the need to track her, to an abrupt end. She's now in a locked memory unit.
That being said, we DID get to use it ("them" actually - I bought another so I could 'swap out' instead of sitting and waiting for it to charge) for a little while, and what I found is that even with wifi connected I could only get about 3 days out of each one. I was hoping for 6 or 7, but it was still the best thing going. Note: Keep in mind this was a year and a half ago, so I'm guessing/hoping the service has improved since then.
For the times she did keep it on, it seemed to work pretty well, although I did sometimes get false alarms. The first time I got an alert I panicked and called the facility, but I soon learned to wait for a second or even third 'fix' to confirm she was really out of the zone.
The one time it came in very handy was when the facility called ME to ask where she was, and I was able to tell them the general location. It turned out she had wandered into the neighboring wing - so she was still in her geofence, but outside of her living area.
We never got the chance to 'road test' it in that she never wandered off while wearing it. I'm sure it would have worked, though, as any time I was transporting the swapped out unit back home I'd get an alert.
Using a second device: I wish I had written this down while my memory was fresh, but as you can imagine, having a second device seems like a great idea for this type of application. Unfortunately it meant ANOTHER subscription plan to pay for, but it also came with some weird quirks/requirements. For example, you can't 'assign' both devices to the same 'pet' (mom was a pet in the app) and rotate devices like I wanted to do. Instead, I had to create a new 'pet' and assign the second device to it. Also, as I recall it wasn't trivial to disable alerts for the device I was taking home to charge. So, each time I'd leave the facility I'd have to send my sister a text to let her know I was leaving with it. None of these things were deal-breakers - just annoyances.
Overall, this is what I would love to see Whistle (or anyone) do:
1. Let us purchase a second device and put them both on the same subscription, and give us a 'toggle' in the app to change which device should be active. I can't be the only person who wants to be able to 'hot swap' devices.
2. Create a way for the device to be 'locked' to the wearer. A fashionable, comfortable chain with a small lock would be great. I understand this potentially creates legal issues, but as legal guardians that's our risk to take. Anyway, if it came to that I'd feel just fine explaining to a jury why I put it on her. After all if such a device had existed, I'm confident mom would have been able to stay a locked memory unit for at least another 6 months and save taxpayers thousands at the same time.