Features and Costs | RoamEO | Zoombak | PetSafe GPS Locator |
Uses GPS Satellites | Yes Completely GPS enabled | 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 | No. You are sent text messages or email with your dog's last known location. | Yes to your home computer or you may call their service center and have someone navigate you through your town until you find the pet. |
GPS Fence Feature | Yes, customized to whatever size and shape you need. | Yes, you need to call the company. You must set your boundary in the shape of a circle. | 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. |
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. |
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 | Yes. Will send a message to your cell phone or other wireless device | Yes. Sends a text message or e-mail 24 hours before hand |
Countries approved for use | USA, The U.K., all of Europe (Canada coming soon) | USA only | USA only |
Made In | USA | Does Not Say | China |
Early Termination fees Penalties and contracts | NO FEES NO CONTRACTS NO PENALTIES NO HASSLES | $100.00 ("Customer may terminate the Services at any time. Except as provided in sections 5.2 and 5.3 of this Agreement, if Customer terminates the Services prior to the expiration of the term of Customer's contract with Zoombak: (a) Customer's payment card will be charged $100 as an early termination fee...") 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 |
Purchase Price | $399.99 | $199.99*** ***Does not account for monthly fees | $299.99** |
| Activation Charge | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 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 ($239.88 per year) One year automatically renewing plan billed on a MONTHLY basis. |
| Additional Costs | NONE | Need to have a text message plan with your cell phone provider cost 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 cost 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 |
| Total Upfront Cost to Purchase | $399.99 | $439.75 | $558.87 - $599.75 (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 |
| Average Life expectancy of a dog = 13 years | Total Cost of Ownership after 13 years $399.99 | Total Cost of Ownership after 13 years assuming minimum costs $2568.31 | Total Cost of Ownership after 13 years assuming minimum costs $2958.75 |
| 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 |
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