Satellite messenger ?
- The Other Tom
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Re: Spot
I suppose if you went out every month then it could get to be expensive. But, there is a monthly pay as you go plan...$10/mo. For people like me who only hike in the summer, then it's not too bad.frediver wrote:The price of the unit is not that big a deal but the continuing price of service charges is the deal breaker for me.
I dont need anymore easy monthly charges to protect me !
How long will it be before we are required to have a device like this whenever we go out?
IMO FRS/GMRS handie talkies should have a signal feature built into the units.
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I will be getting the Spot soon, probably this week. After not being able to contact anyone a few weeks ago to say "I'm ok", I decided its probably best to get one. SnowDude knows I can take care of myself, but when I missed work and didn't (couldn't) call, he was a 'little' concerned.
My friend Jay got one, and he's a GPS geek so I am confident it will be a good thing to have.
My friend Jay got one, and he's a GPS geek so I am confident it will be a good thing to have.
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I just got a Spot locator about a week ago. I like the goggle map link feature which makes it simple for the recipent to see the location. I also got the recovery insurance for $7.00 That's a good deal.
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Re: Satellite messenger ?
My wife also thought this sounded pretty good for my solo trips. So I emailed Spot sales about whether they have shorter terms plans than the one year and received the following reply:
"An annual service agreement is our only activation package available. It words out as $8.33 per month, not too costly."
I guess some people don't quite understand what living within a limited budget entails.
"An annual service agreement is our only activation package available. It words out as $8.33 per month, not too costly."
I guess some people don't quite understand what living within a limited budget entails.
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Re: Satellite messenger ?
Their website says $99.99 per year or $9.99 per month. Connect to http://www.findmespot.com/downloads/spe ... _10507.pdfLMBSGV wrote:My wife also thought this sounded pretty good for my solo trips. So I emailed Spot sales about whether they have shorter terms plans than the one year and received the following reply:
"An annual service agreement is our only activation package available. It words out as $8.33 per month, not too costly."
I guess some people don't quite understand what living within a limited budget entails.
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Re: Satellite messenger ?
I emailed SPOT sales about that spec info. They replied that the $9.95 a month plan was under consideration, but had not received final approval and so was not yet available. I'm not quite sure why they are posting a spec sheet that has not been approved, but perhaps if we email/write/call saying we are more likely to buy one if there is a monthly plan, they will approve it. Or maybe the sales department doesn't know what's going on in the rest of the company. Has anyone else contacted them directly about this?
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