Lone Pine JB
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Brookville, PA
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I had a Dogtra and sent it back and got the Alpha.
Dogtra does have better maps. But only if you have good cell signal or can download them beforehand. I didn't have it long enough or use enough to have issues other than the mapping. In my area there is little to no cell signal. If I had a separate phone that was only for Dogtra like Bruce suggested, perhaps I could load enough maps to make it useful. But my phone doesn't have the storage capability to store all the maps I would need just to hunt local spots. I really didn't like idea of going to a hunt (where you have no idea where you'll be hunting and if there is cell signal) to find out you don't have maps. Again, with a better phone, I could probably download half the state.
Another reason I switched to Alpha. That's what all my hunting buddies use. We can trade collars, chargers, antennae, whatever in a pinch.
Some guys love the Dogtra, like I said the maps are far better and with a newer model phone with more storage it might be great. But overall, I'll stick with Alpha for now.
I think it really comes down to the phone you're using it with. If you have a good quality phone you'll like Dogtra. If you're hard on phones and run cheap ones or wife's hand me down (like me) the Alpha is a better choice.
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