Does anyone selfhost a tracker for a dog or cat? A reputable company charges 5€-13€ per month for it. I’m not sure I want to pay that for more than 10 years

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You are basically paying them to have a sim card connected to cellular. It’s the same way with vehicle/trailer trackers.

There appear to be some on Ali express that you have to get your own cell service.

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Some SIM costs 10€ and lasts for 10 years with 500MB (1NCE) that for a tracker are a lot! (Maybe not enough for 10 years, but some year is still a very good deal.)

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https://www.findmycat.io (no personal experience, just aware of it)

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What’s with the space in the nick? I don’t know how to cite you! Have a look at my answer to rbesfe.

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Seconded. And the more populated the area, the better the tracking is/will be.

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Imo, such trackers aren’t useful for that. No other phone will report in which forest the dog is

Exactly right, anyone recommending those doesn’t understand how they work.

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