Luggage Trackers: GPS vs. Bluetooth 

Ugh sorry to hear about your luggage. It definitely provided me with a lot of reassurance and I plan on using the Tracki again and possibly whenever I travel!

Subscription costs mean that the differential in price is actually a lot. If you fly all the time it may just be worth it.

I don't know about Air Tag but Tile doesn't "rely" upon other users. Tile Network is just a nodal network that uses the user community to allow users to find Tiles beyond the range of BLE. I love the idea and how reciprocity is baked into it: every time you're using the Tile app with Bluetooth enabled, you're scanning for other Tiles and passing that data onto Tile which may help someone else find their lost item. Passive mitzvah doing you could say!

@@DanielSRosehill That's exactly what he said, you cannot track a Tile beyond bluetooth range (so almost every example of lost luggage) without another Tile user passing within range of your lost bag and Tile, so it absolutely relies upon other users, if your luggage has gone to Cambodia and nobody is using Tiles in Cambodia then your likely never going to find it as the only other Tile users are likely to be tourists, who won't be within range of a local Cambodian storage warehouse or the luggage processing rooms in the airport. Airtags are exactly the same only they can ping of ANY iphone and iphones are all over the world so it'll always be found, both 'rely' on either Tile app users or iphone users.

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Shalom! I don't think it makes a big difference. Tracki has GPS so is more "reliable." Tile depends on other Tiles being in the vicinity to report back its location. But in an airport with many people using the device, that is almost certainly not a problem. 1 - Very unlikely but I think either will help. 2 - Look up geofencing. I believe Tracki has it. You could create a geofence around the hostel (say a 100m radius to allow for changes in positioning) and then configure an alarm/alert if the bag is stolen. נסיעות טובות!

As far as I know and for most airlines yes. Think about all the things you'd put in checked luggage without thinking about it (electric toothbrushes, electric shavers) which have built in batteries. As far as I know (and because I usually travel with video gear I have to be careful about this) it's external batteries that always need to go in carry on. But I could be wrong and worth double checking with your airline(s).

How is it possible for you to carry your mobile phone inside the cabin with a way bigger battery built in?

Is this the service you sign up with ? www.tmlt.co.uk/lost-your-bag/ If so looks like a completely different system than consumer-based smartphone tracking (and a lot more expensive!)

Yes

I agree! I do Tracki and Tile on the assumption that one might not work. I don't travel hugely frequently but tend to travel with camera gear. So I figure similarly that it's worth the piece of mind.