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Mobile's Starlink Satellite Service For Coverage
Engadget • • technology
Key Points:
- Fi has introduced the Fi Ultra, a new dog tracker that uses T-Mobile's T-Satellite with Starlink service to provide continuous location tracking across the US, including remote rural and backcountry areas.
- The device automatically switches between LTE and satellite networks, ensuring owners can track their dogs without interruption, but its GPS always-on feature limits battery life to about two days.
- Fi Ultra includes training features like "callback" sounds and vibrations to recall dogs, a "Lost Mode" for enhanced tracking, and a "Search Party" feature that enlists nearby Fi users to help locate lost pets.
- The tracker is compatible with most collars and harnesses and costs $199 plus a $20 activation fee and $189 annual subscription for new users, while existing Fi members can purchase it for $299 and add it to their current plan.
- The company plans to introduce Safe Zone boundary alerts with sound and vibration triggers to further enhance pet safety.
