tsar4 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/microchip-company-closes-pet-owner-next-steps/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Well hell, i think potato bug is registered through someone else but still. These places should have it set up to transfer info to another holder so people don't have to freak out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Sigh. It’s sad they weren’t forward thinking or insightful enough to make these things universal or easy to transfer to another service/company if things like this went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I just found out the chip isn't like a GPS. I just defaulted to that, but it just has its info on it. Why isn't it traceable with a phone app or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 42 minutes ago, André Toulon said: I just found out the chip isn't like a GPS. I just defaulted to that, but it just has its info on it. Why isn't it traceable with a phone app or something. It gets scanned by a vet/the pound if found and that's how they access the info. It's just a passive note. You can access that file yourself as the owner in order to change necessary info like new address/new phone but through the website of the company that holds that info. But if there isn't a place holding all that info for the scanner to ping, it might not work anymore. I think it would be like trying to access the old boards from an archived link - you'd just get an error. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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