What about using an app like good maps or other walking apps? Could she use one of those to create a landmark or something for the start of her property?
On Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > One thing that I have used in the past is a remote door bell. The door > bell main unit plays a sound when you press the button on the smaller part > that could fit in a jacket pocket. Of course, you have to press it within > a certain distance. Sadly I can't remember that distance but have used it > when visiting my son and going out with friends. I placed the main unit > under the stairs to the front of my son's apartment. This was good because > my friend dropped me off at a different set of stairs. > > I bought mine from Radio Shack but suspect you could find them on Amazon. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 12:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Are AirTags Impervious to Weather > > I don't think an Airtag would do what you want, but I guess you could try > it. Airtags work by connecting to devices via Bluetooth so, for example, if > you put one in your suitcase when you travel and the suitcase is handled by > a baggage handler who has an iPhone in his pocket, your Airtag will connect > to the iPhone of that baggage handler and update its location. > Once you are in Bluetooth range which out in the open might be 30 or 40 > feet, it will connect, but it's not going to instantly pop up with a > notification and while you can initiate playing a sound, that is not very > loud and I doubt you would be able to hear it outside if you were 10 feet > away, maybe if it were absolutely dead quiet, but the slightest bit of > background noise and I doubt you could hear it. > I am also not sure if placing it inside a tin can would not compromise the > signal, but you can of course get tons of different protective cases for > Airtags on Amazon and that would be a much better option. > As for temperature, you might be correct that it might not work if it were > super cold since there certainly is not much material between the outside > and the battery so if it were -15 outside, the battery would be that > temperature probably after a relatively short period of time and while > Lithium Ion AA and AAA batteries are actually much better in cold > temperatures than regular alkaline batteries, I think the type of Lithium > batteries uses in phones and such devices are different. Many years ago I > once lost my iPhone 6S Plus during a walk when it was -30 Celsius and when > I got home and realized it about 20 minutes later and tried to call the > phone with my Mom's phone, it went straight to voice mail which means the > phone had already turned itself off. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Bill Gallik > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 10:52 AM > To: viPhone 📩 <[email protected]> > Subject: Are AirTags Impervious to Weather > > > Hello All; > > The subject line pretty well says it all. I live in Northern Wisconsin > and considering getting an AirTag to place on a fence post at the end of my > driveway. If I take a walk to the tavern 200 yards from my home can I rely > on the iPhone/AirTag combination to let me know when I’m approaching my > driveway when returning. I don’t intend to permanently leave the AirTag on > the fence post, but rather place it upon leaving my yard. > > My chief concern is brutally cold temperatures and whether or not such > frigid temperatures would adversely compromise the effectiveness of the > AirTag. I’m talking well below freezing (i.e. -5 to 15 degrees). 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