Year: 2008

3) Does Spot Messenger Really Work?

In a word, yes. Of course, there are the normal limitations associated with any GPS/satphone device. Namely, you have to be outside with a clear view of the sky. What’s more, as with any of these class of 406 MHz Personal...

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4) See Spot Run: How Fast Can It Find You?

It takes Spot about 1′ or less to pin down your location. (Tests show about 46 seconds, actually.) That’s assuming you have clear sky though. Inside, I found it to be rather unreliable. In a car, just velcro it to...

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5) What Will Spot Do?

There are four simple buttons and four distince modes:*** Alert 9-1-1, a distress alert with location that goes to a emergency control center*** Help, which sends a text message and/or email to up to four individuals to let them...

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6) How Much Will Spot Set You Back?

All these services are subscription-based. Currently you’ll pay $99 for standard service plus an additional $49 per year for SPOTcasting. And … don’t forget to throw in the $8 extra for the helicopter...

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7) Who Will Want To Use Spot Messenger?

The perfect scenario would be a worker who regularly travels out to a remote mission location… say a village or a jungle area, where cell towers are spotty and dangers are many. Turn on your Spot Messenger, velcro it to...

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8) What About Using Spot Messenger On A River?

It would be a great help. It’s rated for 30 minutes in up to a meter of water. So basically… if you fall overboard with Spot on your belt or if your motor blows a head gasket or even if the boat capsizes… as...

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9) Poor Man’s Satphone

Think about it… for the cost of a 5-minute satphone call, with this device, you get coverage for helicopter extraction. What local church wouldn’t want to pick up one of these devices for a short-term team headed...

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10) Where Do I Sign Up?

First you order the device. Pick your spot. Do your shopping. If you find it for less than $123.08, buy it there. If, after you search, $123 sounds as good as any place, and if you don’t have a preference, get it from...

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