Spot Satellite Messenger with GPS Tracking

Spot Satellite Messenger with GPS Tracking

STILL TESTING

I have tested this product and it seems to work great. much lower price than similar items and seems extremely durable. It hasn't saved my life yet but I'll be sure to post another review if it ever does!

Search and Rescue able to find lost party who was using SPOT

I am a deputy with a county Sheriff's Search and Rescue patrol and had my first experience with the SPOT unit today. We had two motorcyclist lost in the back country for two days. Once they ran out of gas and food, they activated their SPOT unit. We kept getting messages with their exact location. We were able to locate them quickly and get rescuers to their remote location within hours. They were so far off of their "planned" route that it could have taken us days to find them without the SPOT unit. I wish all of our rescues turned out this good and were this easy to find! I plan on buying units for my loved ones.

First Try at sending OK Locations worked well

I have had the Spot Messenger for about a month now and have traveled remote areas in Canada and was able to send OK messages with no problem. They do take about 20 minutes from the time I turn it on to be completed however, so one should be aware of the time it takes to send messages three times, which is the standard pattern. The LED's are Quite adequate for letting one know what is occurring.

the daughter's perspective

i don't know all the technical stuff, but as the person sitting at home getting the messages, i LOVE this thing!! it was SO much fun to watch Dad get to different points on his hike, and to know that he was safe! as far as we could tell after the fact, i received each of the messages he sent along the way, a couple twice, i think. for anyone who spends a lot of time in the middle of nowhere, with loved ones at home, this is great peace of mind!!

Works well IF you are in a clear area

The Spot works well if you have a clear area to send a message. I've found that if I'm in a heavily wooded area or in a valley with mountains close on either side the message does not go through. However, in the clear it works well. Be advised that you must turn it on and leave it on for about 20 minutes after your message is sent to make sure that it goes out. If you also have a GPS it will usually work where ever the GPS will. It's a good emergency backup where there is no cell coverage.

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