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   Alan to Joel W. Crump   
   =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_AirTag_2_vs_AirTag=3A_He   
   28 Jan 26 17:29:34   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, alt.computer.workshop   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-28 17:26, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > On 1/28/26 8:05 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-28 16:35, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   >>> On 1/28/26 7:11 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-01-28 16:05, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   >>>>> On 1/28/26 6:27 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2026-01-28 15:24, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 1/28/26 5:56 PM, pothead wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Even though I have both an Android and iPhone, I use   
   >>>>>>>> "Spotminders tags" because they work great, at least for me.   
   >>>>>>>> Make sure you order direct from them because there are many   
   >>>>>>>> knockoffs out there.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> I just wouldn't need that.  I see why they could be useful.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Just less useful than the Apple product it mostly copies...   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> She seemed to be recommending them specifically to track the   
   >>>>> location of a smartphone - if they're more like just a clone of   
   >>>>> AirTags, I'd find that questionable to use for that purpose.   
   >>>   
   >>>> Wow. You can't read for comprehension, can you?   
   >>>   
   >>> I comprehended your and her arguments, neither entirely convinced me,   
   >>> but then again I don't have any intention of buying anything like   
   >>> these products.   
   >>   
   >> You didn't comprehend she said absolutely nothing related to:   
   >>   
   >> "track[ing] the  location of a smartphone"   
   >   
   >   
   > OK, well, my interest in the topic only went so far, so my comprehension   
   > is limited to what I spent time on before proceeding, since I don't want   
   > to get bogged down in a Usenet thing without there being something   
   > productive to achieve in it.   
   >   
      
   You don't want to bother reading that which might educate you.   
      
   Got it.   
      
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