Do AirTags work ?

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Anonymous wrote:There is one in my forgetful kid’s backpack and it works very well.

And this is teaching him to be responsible for his belongings exactly how?

It isn't! He will probably grow up to be an irresponsible, lazy, terrible person. All because of an air tag in his backpack. Oh well (shrug)!

At least when he and his future spouse go to marriage counseling bc of these traits, they will be able to point the blame right where it belongs. On Mom and an airtag in the backpack in 2023.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What range do they have?

Thought it was about 20 feet.

Range of the AirTag is about 33 feet:

https://www.safewise.com/apple-airtag-faqs

Useless for hiking, camping, visiting suburbs or rural areas, etc.

You really don't think that airtags dont work in the suburbs, do you? You know that suburbs are v different than rural areas and campsites, right? Most of us live on 1/4 acre lots at the largest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is one in my forgetful kid’s backpack and it works very well.

And this is teaching him to be responsible for his belongings exactly how?

It isn't! He will probably grow up to be an irresponsible, lazy, terrible person. All because of an air tag in his backpack. Oh well (shrug)!

No, not because of the air tags. Because mama is always bailing him out.

Agree! I am always bailing him out, as evidenced by throwing an air tag into his backpack. Oh well...

You terrible parent! By the time my child was in Kinder, they knew their days of being bailed out by mama were over. Lose the backpack, take your stuff to school in a grocery bag for the rest of the year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What range do they have?

Thought it was about 20 feet.

Range of the AirTag is about 33 feet:

https://www.safewise.com/apple-airtag-faqs

Useless for hiking, camping, visiting suburbs or rural areas, etc.

*Every* iPhone is a sensor though. While the sensing network might be sparser in the 'burbs, there is always an iPhone passing by.

[Anonymous]

I love my air tag. I put it on my keys. Now my watch finds my phone and my phone finds my keys and I'm on time to work every day and it's a gosh darn technology miracle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my air tag. I put it on my keys. Now my watch finds my phone and my phone finds my keys and I'm on time to work every day and it's a gosh darn technology miracle.

Same!

Also I’m currently tracking my ~65 year old mother around the city as she plays tourist (her request in case she gets lost) … while there’s a lag it’s pretty accurate and have zero issues

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - relatives were able to track six missing luggage pieces to exact baggage claim area at BWI after the Christmas travel fiasco with Southwest from Denver because had AirTags in them. SW could not tell them where their luggage was after trip here was cancelled after they waited for hours at Denver airport. They called us next evening when showed up on tracker and we drove to BWI, looked over hundreds of bags and found theirs right next to the baggage claim belt where the air tag showed location. Had them FedEx’d back to CO, wasn’t cheap but they needed their things back and no help from SW.

I haven't used them but there was a crazy WaPo story where a local woman saw the airline was lying about her bags because she could see they were at an apartment building (they said they had it). She saw her bag go to McDonalds and other shopping venues over a couple of days. She finally went to the apartment complex and saw several empty suitcases by the dumpster. Apparently they used a contractor who was not doing his/her job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is one in my forgetful kid’s backpack and it works very well.

And this is teaching him to be responsible for his belongings exactly how?

It isn't! He will probably grow up to be an irresponsible, lazy, terrible person. All because of an air tag in his backpack. Oh well (shrug)!

At least when he and his future spouse go to marriage counseling bc of these traits, they will be able to point the blame right where it belongs. On Mom and an airtag in the backpack in 2023.

Can't he solve the same problem by buying his own air tag? NP and I don't see the issue on this one, and I'm probably over sensitive to helicoptering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is one in my forgetful kid’s backpack and it works very well.

And this is teaching him to be responsible for his belongings exactly how?

It isn't! He will probably grow up to be an irresponsible, lazy, terrible person. All because of an air tag in his backpack. Oh well (shrug)!

At least when he and his future spouse go to marriage counseling bc of these traits, they will be able to point the blame right where it belongs. On Mom and an airtag in the backpack in 2023.

Can't he solve the same problem by buying his own air tag? NP and I don't see the issue on this one, and I'm probably over sensitive to helicoptering.

I'm assuming the child in question is in elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is one in my forgetful kid’s backpack and it works very well.

And this is teaching him to be responsible for his belongings exactly how?

It isn't! He will probably grow up to be an irresponsible, lazy, terrible person. All because of an air tag in his backpack. Oh well (shrug)!

LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is one in my forgetful kid’s backpack and it works very well.

And this is teaching him to be responsible for his belongings exactly how?

It isn't! He will probably grow up to be an irresponsible, lazy, terrible person. All because of an air tag in his backpack. Oh well (shrug)!

At least when he and his future spouse go to marriage counseling bc of these traits, they will be able to point the blame right where it belongs. On Mom and an airtag in the backpack in 2023.

Can't he solve the same problem by buying his own air tag? NP and I don't see the issue on this one, and I'm probably over sensitive to helicoptering.

I'm assuming the child in question is in elementary school.

Yeah, I mean when he’s an adult. Pp’s say they’re enabling him, but aren’t they reaching him to use an AirTag for things he wants to keep track of.

[Anonymous]

Moved internationally last year. Bought four. Put one in each of our two shipped cars, one in a high value item box from our household goods, and one in a carry on bag with valuables we had with us during transit. Was able to track everything, and being able to know where the cars were was extremely helpful. There were a couple days when it just said they were in the English channel, but then they popped up in the ports they were supposed to be in so we could better gauge how long we needed to retain our rental cars and when we could travel to the port to retrieve them. Car shipping companies provide no updates other than a general two week window when they will likely show up.