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Marco Polo Pet Tracker Review

Note: Using a tracking collar is no substitute for actively supervising your cat outdoors. Please consider your cat’s safety and the environment/wildlife before you let your cat off leash. Please never let your cat roam.We tested and reviewed the Marco Polo Pet Tracker on Willow the adventure cat. Discover its features and find out for yourself how awesome this tracker is. If you want to know exactly where your pet is, and don’t want to be changing batteries every 5 days, this could be the perfect tracker for you.

How it works

The system consists of a handheld device called a “Locator” and one or more small, lightweight devices called “Tags” that attach to your pet’s collar. As in the popular swimming pool game, the Marco Polo Locator sends out signals to the Tag on your pet’s collar asking, “Where are you?” The Tag on your pet answers back, “Here I am!” This allows Marco Polo to keep track of your pet, even when you are not around. If your pet wanders, Marco Polo’s tracking feature allows you to quickly find their location and bring them safely back home.Sounds easy enough? let’s take it for a spin..

The unboxing
Opening the box I picked up the Locator unit and unfolded the antenna panels. I found it to be lightweight and comfortable to hold. The unit comes with USB charging cables for both the Locator and the Tag so I put these on charge as I looked through the manual. The Tag is pretty simple with one power button and a LED status light. It is surprisingly small for something so powerful. Whilst charging, the LED gives you an indication of it’s charging progress which is handy. The manual states that charging will take about 3 hours, but Tag and Locator must have shipped nearly fully charged because the whole process took less than half an hour. The Tag slips into the nylon fabric holder and attaches to your pets collar with small velcro straps. The manual indicates that the excess strap is to be trimmed to size which was easily done with a pair of scissors. I then put the collar on little adventure cat Willow and she didn’t seem phased by it.Testing time

Search Range

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Monitor Mode
You can designate a monitor zone and when your pet leaves that zone the Locator will alarm you. The zones are determined by the signal strength. For example you could set Monitoring for Near, Med, Far, or Max so that when the Tag signal drops below 60%, 40%, 20%, or ‘No signal’ respectively the Locator will let you know.Audible Tones
The system has been designed so that when in Track mode audible tones are made indicating how far away your pet is. This is useful as you can set the unit down next to you as you are driving so not to cause a distraction.Battery Life
How long the battery life on the collar lasts depends heavily on how often you search for the tag (e.g. start Track mode). So far the Tag has been powered on and attached to Willow’s collar since I received it. Almost daily I have been turning the Locator on and entering Track mode as a test. Some days I would use Track mode for half an hour at a time. After exactly one month a ‘low battery’ alert appeared on the Locator. This exceeded my expectations. Who knows how long it would continue to run for but for me it’s time to give it a charge with the USB cable provided.
Marco Polo Pet Tracker Summary
Pros:- Great search range and battery life
- Easy to use
- No monthly subscription fees
- Not reliant on mobile or satellite reception
- Fast charging from supplied USB cables
- Comes with one Tag but two additional Tags can be purchased
- Perfect for outdoor cats
- The great range doesn’t always provide precise tracking at very close range. For finding your indoor cat within your house the Loc8tor TabCat would be a better option.
There is no way I would ever let my pet outside without a tracker on. Doesn’t matter if I am in suburbia or the middle of the Australian outback. Having the peace of mind knowing where they are is invaluable.
Van Cat Meow
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