Troubleshooting

For Troubleshooting tips with the SpotOn GPS Fence

I’m not receiving notifications. I’m not able to activate tracking or refresh my dog’s location.
Check to be sure you have a cellular subscription, and it is activated. Note that both your cell phone and SpotOn must be in an area with cell service to se...
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:09 PM
Collar won’t charge
Confirm that the collar is fully seated in the charging base and that the cable and wall charger are connected. Make sure charge contacts on the collar and ...
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:06 PM
I can't set up my SpotOn collar in the app. The app won't recognize my collar ID.
First let's make sure you have the right app! There are two different SpotOn apps.  The older one is used with the first-generation system, The SpotOn...
Wed, May 11, 2022 at 12:48 PM
Collar doesn’t power on
Place the collar on the charger. After two minutes press and hold the power button and the collar should power on. Keep the collar on the charger and allow ...
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:09 PM
Poor GPS signal
Open the app and connect to the collar. Take the collar and phone outdoors and wait a few minutes, making sure the GPS antenna is pointing toward the sky. T...
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:10 PM
I’m not sure if static correction is working
Using the app, connect to the collar to confirm that the fence is active and static correction has been activated. Then attach the contact point tester to t...
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:11 PM
I’m not able to connect to my collar using the app
The Bluetooth connection is used for collar set-up, fence creation, and while you train your dog. Keep the collar and phone within 50 feet of each other dur...
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:11 PM
Unable to connect to the collar error message
This message indicates that your phone is having trouble communicating with the collar over cellular. If this problem persists, please give us a call at 1.6...
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:11 PM
Error: Please Wait While we get satellites
When starting your SpotOn GPS system for the first time each day, sometimes you will encounter an error where the GPS is attempting to locate satellites. ...
Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 9:57 AM