"I'd be lost without my Loc8tor - and so would my keys!"

This is honestly the most remarkable product I have encountered. How you managed to pack all that functionality into such tiny packaging I'll never know. I've had mine for over 4 years now, and I've lost count of the number of times that my Lite has found where I'd left my keys or my wallet and averted the panic I used to experience. It really works well for me and is truly a life- (well, at least important possession-) saver.

Chris G

"The best thing I have ever bought for my cats"

The loc8tor is the best thing I have ever bought for my cats.
Where we live there are a lot of fields and woodland. The loc8tor lets me know that the cats are somewhere safe and not near the road.
Twice we have freed a cat locked in a garage, and also rescued a kitten stuck up a very big tree.
2 of the 3 cats come when they are buzzed. The other one rubs away, but at least we know where he is.
The only thing that would make it better is GPS. This would save me from roaming the fields lookingfor a signal and also help find lost collars which are usually deep in bramble bushes.

"Good product works very well on short ranges"

This product is very useful and works very well on short ranges.

"Only good for finding pets if they are hiding inside your house."

The range is extremely horrible in the city. It can barely detect the tag if it is just on the other side of a neighbor's fence/wall. I can only use it to check if the pet is hiding inside the house. The only other good thing about this product is that the tag is small and lightweight and can be used on small pets. I would not rely on this product to help me find a lost pet in the city since I would have to be within 50 feet of the tag and go at a walking pace to detect anything. You cannot drive around and hope to pick up a signal because you would be going too fast to detect a signal if you go above 8mph.
It would be useful to pair this with a gps tracker. The gps tracker would hopefully get you to within a few meters of your pet, then the loc8tor can narrow down the pet's exact location once you are within 50 feet.
Overall, not recommended for pets with outdoor access in a city environment. The receiver detects the tag once the pet is already within eyesight. The signal range claimed by the company can only be achieved on a flat open field (farm environment).

"superb way to keep track of my beautiful little terror"

we bought this to keep track of our lovely little tabby 'livvy' she had a habit of wandering not too far but enough to keep us on our toes, what did it was one night when it was really windy and we couldn't find her, after 4 hours of searching we found her in the next garden tucked up behind the wheelie bins sheltering from the high wind.. clearly scared..
had we had this tracker we could have found her very quickly and reduced the stress for livvy as well as for ourselves. we wouldn't be without this loc8tor now... it even gets livvy running for home when we press the loc8tor button... fantastic and worth every penny

"Ok, but not great..."

The range is not as good as I'd like, particularly if there are trees, hedges or buildings between you and the wayward cat... If I could see the cat, I wouldn't really NEED the Loc8tor, now would I?

"Good product"

Works exactly as specified and is extremely useful.
Only one criticism is that contrast was so low on screen I could not read, so unable to adjust. However phone call to company gave all the help needed to sort this out. Perhaps a note with equipment may help.

"A mixed blessing"

One of our cats has a health condition and if taken ill outdoors might not be able to get back home and the other we suspected of wandering too far, so we wanted to be able to find them. Took us a while to get the hang of using the Loc8tor correctly. The rubberised casing for the transmitter seems to catch easily and they frequently lose their safety collars. We use the receiver to retrieve the missing collars. Our biggest problem is the range of the loc8tor. We knew when we bought it that a clear line of sight is required. I am not sure we fully appreciated just how clear that line of sight needs to be as even a slight upward incline on otherwise clear ground seems to block the signal. We live in an area where there are fences, trees, hedges, shrubbery, ditches and wild areas of thick undergrowth so in reality we need to get within a very few feet of the collar to pick up a signal, pointing the receiver both up and down as well as from side to side. A lot of walking and hacking through obstacles or encroaching on other people’s property is required to make sure we have fully searched each area to within a few feet. It takes perseverance and the last time took me two days of on and off searching. However, without a very expensive and prohibitively heavy (for the cat) GPS system I cannot think of an alternative to the Loc8tor and will continue to use it. Cats are creatures of habit and once we have learned every area they go to (by finding the lost collars) it will make searching easier. I will also continue to use the safety collars despite the frequent losses as the alternative is all too dangerous. The Loc8tor is a mixed blessing. I now know how far our cats go and we were so shocked that we are currently creating a cat secure garden for them instead.

"Bit of a gimmick"

The product itself arrived very quickly and with no hassle. My cat quickly lost the first tag in a place where it was irretrievable but as I had a second tag it wasn't so bad. The handset then stopped working. I changed the battery and did all the recommended tricks to try and revive it but to no avail.

I spoke with a very helpful chap over the phone and we arranged to return the handset. It was returned a few days later with frankly quite a snotty letter saying that there was nothing wrong with the handset and it just needed a new battery (I'd already bought a new replacement which didn't do the trick). It also pointed out that the sound was turned off so the implication was that it was me being a bit thick. If I were to return the product again with a fault which wasn't really there then I would be charged a £25 admin fee.

I'm not keen to use the one remaining tag I have left in case there is another fault so for me it was a bit of a useless product.

"Works if pet is in sight only !!!!!!!"

Thought this would be invaluable but unfortunately the ONLY range i can get when locating my cat is 30ft not 30m . Extremely frustrating and very upsetting as my cat has gone missing and its virtually impossible to find him unless he is within arms reach. Loc8tor handheld still picks up my second cat as long as he is close.