Tabcat review: an accurate pet locator with no need for a smartphone app

Tabcat review: an accurate pet locator with no need for a smartphone app

PROS

Accurate to within one inchAudio and visual cuesTracks up to four cats

CONS

Reduced range if not in line of sight.



I was really keen to test the Tabcat locator. I have used its predecessor, Loc8tor for several years to successfully find my cats whilst they were out on the prowl. Tabcat is a locator that does not rely on GPS or Bluetooth to find your pet.

It uses radio frequency based technology which the brand says will give you a greater range and performance than Bluetooth cat locators.


It also claims that it has much greater accuracy than GPS cat trackers. Once you are in range of the Tabcat, the finder will direct you with audio and visual cues to the pet's exact location.

The makers claim that the Tabcat will locate your cat up to 122m (400ft). I find that when out in the field, behind hedges, trees etc., the maximum range of both the Tabcat and the Loc8tor is about 250ft. This is more than enough range for my cats.

Setting up the Tabcat to monitor your pet is simple. Turn on the handset locator, which beeps. Place the tag you want to register next to the locator. Choose one of the four buttons on the locator and press it for three seconds. The locator will beep as it pairs with the tag.

Once pairing has completed, the tag will beep and an LED will flash on the tag. Slip the tag into its cover and onto the pet collar and that is it.

Source : zdnet.  Com