Product review - SPOT satellite messenger

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7-20-2008 @ 7:34PM

jt said...

You must be joking. Who would seriously considering adding this piece of junk to their travel repertoire? If you want GPS it comes on virtually every new phone. If you want one for turn by turn, those are cheap and ubiquitous. If you need to share your location more accurately than all the other geo-based services, there are psychologists. I completely fail to get this.

7-20-2008 @ 9:44PM

Nick Hawkins said...

I actually had a friend who did a multi-day mountain bike race and used this so we could track him (and if he got injured, he could call for help.) So it does come in handy, but it's a niche use.

I'm looking at this because I'm going to be spending a month in Russia, slowly meandering my way from Moscow to Beijing. This would be nice for friends and family to find out where I am (plus, who doesn't like Google Maps?)

Failing to get the purpose of a review that clearly states that this is locator beacon, not a personal navigation device is not due to the reviewer.

9-19-2008 @ 2:05PM

GPS said...

Cell phones are not direct satellite. NO cell phone is going to give you 100% coverage, especially in the mountains and most places that people go when they get lost and need help.

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