WhistleReviews of whistle.com

The Whistle GO Explore has been very helpful. Sometimes the dogs get out of my sight and now I know what direction to go looking for them. Occasionally I get a false reading on their location (evidently because of my cell service) but overall I am grateful for this product and would recommend it. I farm and especially once crops are up I can lose sight of them in a field or wooded area.

Great product.

The device gives false readings all day long. The prongs on the back of the device snap off and the brackets on the device break and they fall off when the dog is running outside. The square box shape of the device catches on branches and fences if you have active dogs and like to hike. Customer support seems to want to talk circles with you on the phone. I called them a couple times. I asked to be refunded initially for both devices and subscriptions. They convinced me to buy a couple new collars and they would send two new devices. I received the collars but have not received the new devices . It blew my mind when I saw I was charged $166.80 for a new subscription that I didn’t need or ask for. Seems the front line staff can’t make decisions and when they do, it gets screwed up.

UPDATE: 12/6/2021. I had purchased two Fi trackers back in 1/2019 as a replacement for my Whistle Go Explorers and both Fi trackers have been serving me very well in terms of durability and battery life. I wish I had made Fi my first purchase choice. I hope Whistle is able to take this information and make very necessary improvements to its trackers. I purchased two Whistle 3 trackers on May 10 2019 and by May 28th one of the trackers had come off where it attaches to the collar, the plastic ear had cracked just from my dogs playing around and it was replaced by whistle. I had not been happy with the battery life of the Whistle 3 units so I upgraded both to the new Whistle Go Explorers on July 25, 2019 due to it being advertised as being better battery life compared to the Whistle 3 but in my experience the battery life was not much better so it was not worth the upgrade and since July 2019 I have had the new Whistle Go Explorers both also break off the collars rendering them unusable. I had contacted customer support and they requested photos to be emailed for warranty replacement but they denied my claim. So I now have two 6-month-old Whistle Go Explorers that are of no use. I find the durability of these devices are not good enough for their intended purpose as I need a tracker to stay on my dog and the battery life is not nearly good enough for tracking a lost pet. Due to the poor construction, poor battery life and awful customer service I decided to purchase two Fi tracking collars as they appear to be constructed decent and advertise much better battery life. For these reasons I can not reccomend Whistle to anyone.

The whistle go explore is awesome! The battery lasts for average days without having to recharge even with my super active dog. It’s a great way to keep me the family accountable to make sure he’s getting his exercise. The GPS tracker gives us peace of mind in case he gets off leash.

The number one benefit of Whistle is the comfort of knowing if my dog gets lost, I can track her down. We go hunting, and she has never strayed far from me, but if she takes off after a deer or coyote, I will be able to find her. The daily reports are also very interesting.

I am happy with the location services and tracking ability, as well as weekly statistical reports. My only wish is for a smaller, sleeker control unit as well as a better night light perhaps in red or other.

Significant improvement over the Verizon Whistle system I had. I even bought a second tag for our other dog. The increased battery life makes life easier. Still, would like to have a way to find the dogs within the whistle zone occasionally.