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RoamEO VS The Competition

 

Features and Costs

RoamEO

Zoombak

PetSafe GPS Locator

Global Pet Finder

 

 

 

 

 

Uses GPS Satellites

Yes Completely GPS enabled

Yes…but needs cell phone service to work

Yes…but needs cell phone service to work

Yes…but needs cell phone service to work

 Shows Pets Location on a map

Shows Pets exact location in real time on handheld go anywhere screen. Go directly to where your pet is…not where it was 3 minutes ago

Details limited at this time, but seems to be very much the same as the PetSafe and Global Pet Finder Units

 Yes on your computer or you may call their service center and have someone navigate you through your town until you find the pet.

Yes…on your computer screen at home, not very mobile.  Will send text message updates to your cell phone every 3 minutes, showing where your pet was at that time.

GPS Fence Feature

 Yes, customized to whatever size and shape you need. 

Details limited at this time, but seems to be very much the same as the PetSafe and Global Pet Finder Units

 Sort of.  You need to set up a circular radius (Safe Zone) 300 feet in radius or larger.  Great if you have a round yard.

 Sort of ..You need to call the company and guess the size that you will need to set your boundary.  It also is a circle.

Ease of Use

All settings and controls are at your finger tips.  No need to contact any call centers to have a technician set it up for you.  Most functions can be set with 2 – 4 pushes of a button

  Must contact a call center to make changes and activate your system. 

  Must contact a call center to make changes and activate your system. 

  Must contact a call center to make changes and activate your system. 

  Low Battery Alert

Handheld unit shows battery status for both the collar and the handheld unit So you know at all times how much battery life you have left

  Details limited at this time, but seems to be very much the same as the PetSafe and Global Pet Finder Units

  Yes.  Sends a text message or e-mail 24 hours before hand

  Yes.  Will send a message to cell phone or other wireless device

Countries approved for use

USA, the U.K., all of Europe (Canada coming soon)

USA only

 USA only

  USA only

Made In:

USA

Does Not Say

China

Does Not Say

 Early Termination fees

Penalties and contracts 

  NO FEES

NO CONTRACTS

NO PENALTIES

NO HASSLES

 

Strange.  They say they have an Early Termination Fee after 30 days...but they do not say what it is anywhere on their site...risky

Read this legal document on their site...: Click Here

 

EARLY TERMINATION POLICY
©GPS Locator Location Service during the initial commitment period, except as provided under the PetSafe GPS Locator Guarantee, you will be assessed an early termination fee of up to $240

 NONE

Purchase Price

$399.95

$199.99***

***Does not account for monthly fees 

$299.99**

$289.99**

Activation Charge

NONE

NONE

NONE

$34.99

  Monthly Fees

NONE

Plan 1: $14.99/month
$179.88/yr

Plan 2: Starts at $9.99
a month pre–pay the first six months for only $59.94 ($9.99/month). After 6 months, pay $14.99/month

Plan 1 - Annual Plan
$16.58 month ($199.00 per year). One year automatically renewing plan billed ONE TIME on an ANNUAL basis.

Plan 2 - Monthly Plan $19.99 per month ($239.88 per year). One year automatically renewing plan billed on a MONTHLY basis. 

$17.99 - $19.98/Month with a minimum of a 1 year contract

$215.88 - $239.76 per year

  Additional Costs

  NONE

Need to have a text message plan with your cell phone provider - costs vary but usually start at an extra $4.99 per month or $59.88 per year

Need to have a text message plan with your cell phone provider - costs vary but usually start at an extra $4.99 per month or $59.88 per year

Need to have a text message plan with your cell phone provider - costs vary but usually start at an extra $4.99 per month or $59.88 per year

  Location Fees (An additional fee to activate your system and locate your pet )

  NONE – find your pet as many times as you need to in real time all the time.  There are never any additional costs

  NONE

NONE

 Basic plan $17.99/month gives you 3 locates a month you must pay for additional “Locates” at $4.99 ea if you go over

“Escape Artist” Plan $19.98/month only gives you 3 locates a month as well but will give you 3 more if you go over for “Only” an extra $7.49

Total Upfront Cost to Purchase

  $399.95

 

 

  $439.75

$558.87 - $599.75

(Factoring in activation fee, basic monthly plan, and text message fees)

  $600.74

(Factoring in activation fee, basic monthly plan, and text message fees)

Ongoing Costs

NONE

$14.99/month

$179.88/year 

A Minimum of $199.00 per year

A Minimum of $215.88 per year

Average Life expectancy of a dog = 13 years

Total Cost of Ownership after 13 years

$399.95

  Total Cost of Ownership after 13 years assuming minimum costs 

$2568.31 

Total Cost of Ownership after 13 years assuming minimum costs

$2958.75

Total Cost of Ownership after 13 years assuming minimum costs

$3191.30

  Savings

With RoamEO you SAVE

$2558.88 - $2791.35

During the life of your pet

 - $2198.32

 

Compared to RoamEO

 

- $2558.88

 

Compared to RoamEO

  - $2791.35

 

Compared to RoamEO

Zoombak®,  PetSafe® GPS Locator,  Global Pet Finder® are all wholly owned registered trademarks of their respective companies.  We in no way claim ownership of these trademarks or a relationship to these companies.  This chart is for informational purposes only and is 100% true and accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time it was made.  All information was retrieved from each manufacturers website.  If any information contained in this chart can be conclusively shown to be inaccurate in part or in whole, please provide proof of these inaccuracies and they will be corrected.

 

 

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