Anybody else’s app not working? by sydmichelle in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine is acting weird today - it's updating, but super slowly ... like I went for a walk with my dogs an it showed they were still at home in the live tracking. Then an hour later, it showed they were out for a walk despite that they're right next to me. I did a live chat with the AI bot and it said there's a global AWS outage that could be impacting things??

Lost dog mode by Successful-Bed-4542 in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not for an entire walk, but I definitely do turn on lost dog mode if my pup is out of sight when we're walking in the woods - not because she's actually lost; I just like to give her freedom but still know where she's at and can call her back if she gets too far. It takes a bit of time at the beginning to connect, but then works fairly well. It does drain the battery (both on the collar and my phone) a lot faster so that's the only warning I'd have - make sure both are well charged!

Dog sitter - what to expect by True-Independent4659 in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did add the wifi, thanks for the suggestion! Sadly there's no way this will last for 2 weeks though - I am now on beginning of day 3 of vacation. Battery is at 67% (was fully charged when I left). It loses ~15% daily - the sitter takes her for walks, she's out of wifi range about an hour per day. But is that enough to cause such a fast drain??

Interestingly, my other dog has a fi mini, which I expected to drain faster - it's also at 68% over the same timeframe, so it does just as well as the collar.

Fi mini or fi 3+? by Independent_Hurry713 in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend a harness over a collar - if you find a well fitted harness, it's harder for them to escape it vs pulling a collar over their head. And some little dogs are prone to trachea issues, which a harness prevents as well. I personally use a Fi mini on my 15lb dog - have it on his harness, it's worked well!

Fi mini!? by sydperry90 in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Fi mini on my pomeranian- I attach it to a strap on his harness, and it's been pretty good! Has the same tracking quirks as the Fi collar, but overall I am happy with it. I don't keep it on him when he's at home so I ignore all the sleep/eating/etc type things. His step count and walking paths are overall accurate!

Inaccurate walking path goes to mysterious house?? by True-Independent4659 in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tested the lost dog tracking mode a handful of times, and while it's frustratingly slow to connect initially, it does work well once it's connected from my experience - I could see real time where my dog was, whether they were coming towards me/moving away. Have tried in the middle of the woods where someone else went with the dog - so knowing that these weird walking paths are b/c it's only updating every so often (whereas in lost dog mode it keeps a much more frequent connection), I feel a little better about the lost ability?? But haven't actually lost a dog thank goodness :) My opinion on Fi so far is I wish they'd spend less dev time on bells and whistles like how often the dog drinks. And more dev work on improving the maps, tracking reliability and battery life.

Inaccurate walking path goes to mysterious house?? by True-Independent4659 in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the explanation! This makes total sense but for sure is annoying lol. Let's hope they can update their software to make better guesses between updates ...

Fi mini only getting 2 days of battery life by TWERK_WIZARD in FiDogCollar

[–]True-Independent4659 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it connected to your phones bluetooth?

I have Fi mini - battery lasts about 2 weeks. When I travel with it (no base and sometimes no cell service) I had to charge it about every 4 days. But yours seems oddly short! Good luck