Is this a good tracker?

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Found this ad online. Is there anything better that's reasonably priced? This one is 30 bucks. I'm fairly new to all this so I appreciate your help. Thanks! (this looks like spam but it's not - I promise. lol)
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The short answer is no. Stay away from BT and or crowd sourced GPS. You want something that uses 3G cellular & GPS to track it with. Trackimo, MarcoPolo, etc. I use a PocketFinder but plan on getting a 3G tracker soon as most use the 2G band which is sunsetting very soon.
 
If your tracker uses T-Mobile, it likely has a few years. They have said that they will keep 2G alive in deference to all the devices that pass telemetry on that system. AT&T, conversely, is set to sunset by the end of 2016.
 
The short answer is no. Stay away from BT and or crowd sourced GPS.
Thank you, sir! After going to their site I read this: "If an item goes missing, TrackR's Crowd GPS network will help you find it. When another user of the TrackR app comes within 100ft range of your lost item, you will receive a GPS update of where your item is."
Ugh. Another user of the ap must be with 100 feet of your drone before I can locate it! What are the odds of that happening? Zero I think... Thanks for the heads up!
 
Another user of the ap must be with 100 feet of your drone before I can locate it! What are the odds of that happening?
About half way down on the TrackR homepage, you'll find a map that displays recent TrackR users near any address. Unless your flying area is densely populated with TrackR users, this would not be a good option.
 

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