[mhaberl]

> going to be useless in 2 years, why would I buy it for my kid

Don't worry about it. I will be broken or lost far before those 2 years :)

[mkoryak]

And if that doesn't happen, the battery will be such crap that your kid will do nothing but complain about it 24/7.

You will wish it was lost.

[bradfa]

If it's going to be broken, have a shot battery, or be useless in 2 years it doesn't matter which of those happens, I am not willing to spend >$200 initially and then a monthly fee on it.

If I needed to track my kids' locations, I'd give them each an Airtag. $20ish and free tracking. I mind much less if they destroy/lose a $20 thing with a replaceable battery.

[cdme]

We’ve used AirTags on trips with our kids and they work well. Our dogs have them on their collars too.

I don’t trust Google with our kids’ data (or our dogs, I guess) and they’ll probably discontinue this in a year.