RoamEO® vs Global Pet Finder®

Global fence option – Cannot program yourself,  boundary must be done in a circle, not custom to your own yard, unless your yard is round this is a bad option. You must call Global Pet Finder® and have them activate the boundary for you based on your best guess as to what size you want it to be.  RoamEO® can set a boundary in any shape to custom fit your yard, and you may instantly pick the size and shape yourself without needing to call anything in.

 Alarms – Sent to your cell phone, PDA, or computer.  There are always delays from the time the last known location is sent out and the time your device receives it.  Unless the dog obediently remains in the last location you will constantly be playing catch-up.  By the time you reach the destination the pet will have moved on. System only sends out updates every 3 minutes. (RoamEO® shows location, direction, and speed of travel in real time so you know exactly where the pet is at all times). 

 Needs a “Walk Mode” – In order to take your pet for a walk outside you need to set the Global Pet Finder® unit into “Walk” mode “In 'walk mode' owners can walk and travel with their pet outside of fenced areas undisturbed. Should you and your pet become separated, tracking may be initialized remotely simply by dialing F-O-U-N-D from your cell phone or PDA.” With RoamEO® you can just take the handheld unit with you and you become the center of everything.  If the dog gets away you can instantly track them down in real time without having to dial anything in and wait for the delayed updates.

Huge Collar – The Global Pet Finder® collar is huge.  RoamEO® is a much smaller and less obtrusive unit.

Monthly Fees/lifetime cost of ownership – (SEE CHART BELOW) Their unit cost $289.99 + $34.99 activation fee for a total of  $324.98 up front.  RoamEO® cost $549.95 up front for a difference of $224.97.  However, when you factor in the ongoing monthly service fees for Global Pet Finder® at their minimum of $17.99 month x 12 months = $215.88 (You must purchase a minimum of 1 year in advance) for a total cost of  $540.86 only $9.09 less than the RoamEO®.  If you get their best plan at $19.98 a month the cost is $564.74 or $14.79 more than the RoamEO®.  So with one year of service fees it is break even and every year after that the Global Pet Finder® costs at least $215.88 per year more than the RoamEO®.  Also keep in mind…AND THIS IS HUGE…these monthly packages have you paying for a pre-determined number of “Locates” a month.  So with the basic package you get 3 locates a month, meaning your pet can run away and be found three times a month before they CHARGE YOU EXTRA FEES!  You pay all this money for this unit and then they charge you extra money to find your pet!!  You also must have a text message plan added to your cell phone to receive alerts at an additional charge.  Many providers even charge you per text message.  RoamEO® has no ongoing fees….find your pet as many times as you need…we charge you nothing!  The RoamEO® is far and away the most affordable unit on the market.

Coverage Maps/Cell Phone Usage:  Global Pet Finder® is limited to cell tower coverage.  If you have limited or no cell phone coverage you cannot use this product.  Here is a link to their coverage map https://www.globalpetfinder.com/coverage.html as you can see there are a lot of open spaces where this will not work.  Also having a system that is dependant on cell phone coverage is not a good idea.  How many times have you had someone say they called you, yet the phone never rang?  How many times has a text message taken 10 minutes to come through?  How about a voice mail? And updates only come to your phone every 3 minutes…3 minutes can be a lifetime!  The point is, if your dog is missing do you want to take the chance of having one of these systems fail you with delayed or non-existent updates of places where your dog was several minutes ago…but most likely is not there now?   RoamEO® will work everywhere giving you real time live updates without delay.

Water Resistant – Because their unit uses common rechargeable batteries their unit is only water resistant.  $349.99 for something that can be damaged by water is steep.  The RoamEO® collar is waterproof!

We do not in any way claim to be related to or represent Global Pet Finder® or GPStracks,LLC.  The name Global Pet Finder is a registered trademark of and wholly owned by GPStracks, LLC. All information in regards to the Global Pet Finder® was taken directly from https://www.globalpetfinder.com/