| | |  | Laser | Home » » » » » Satellite Messanger With GPS Tracking | | | | | | | Description: | | 911 button - pressing the button will notify our international 911 center and will ping your GPS coordinates every 5 minutes for 24 hours. Ok/check in and help buttons - signal 10 predetermined e-mail and cell phones with a predetermined message. Ok tracking - press and hold the ok button, this will track your location every 10 minutes for 24 hours giving someone the ability to view your location from the Google Earth website. 4-button: on/off and ok/check in. Requires $10.00 monthly subscription or $99.00 per year. | | | Features: | |
• 911 button - pressing the button will notify our international 911 center and will ping your GPS coordinates every 5 minutes for 24 hours
• Ok/check in and help buttons - signal 10 predetermined e-mail and cell phones with a predetermined message
• Ok tracking - press and hold the ok button, this will track your location every 10 minutes for 24 hours giving someone the ability to view your location from the Google Earth website
• 4-button: on/off and ok/check in
• Requires $10.00 monthly subscription or $99.00 per year.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.91 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.12 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 99 reviews |
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 DO NOT BUT-Terrible customer service and productMar 19, 2010
I bought my spot and was excited because of the promises the company made. My signals go out half the time and I have a clear shot to the sky from different locations. I had the product for several weeks and use it when I go to my cabin 6500 up in the mountains.
I finally had an opportunity to call spot from the cabin and tell them it never worked properly. The customer service rep. Steve made me feel like an idiot. I am an executive and never, never been treated so rudely. I finally said look, please refund my annual subscription price and he said i was too far into it. He would not even refund the months going forward that I prepaid. Basically their customer service people are not trained and I got the impression do not care.
I would stay away from this product for sure.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
An unreliable toy useful for entertainment value onlyMar 18, 2010
I purchased one for a trip to the Amazon rain forest last July
I spent a couple of hours just to make it initially connect to the service - which was supposed to take minutes
Then i found it very unreliable in sending msgs while in the jungle - even with a clear line of site to the sky from a river
Bottom line: it may be a fun way to communicate with friends/family while in a very remote location, but realize that only about 50% (if that) of msgs get through. It's an unreliable device.
Dont dare bet your life on it in an emergency - you may lose. To top it all off customer service is absolutely awful, nonchalant and they dont refund your money once you sign up and find out how poorly the service works
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 No problem!Mar 11, 2010
My purpose for buying this device was my travels to some fairly unpopulated places on the Colorado plateau. I read 'all' the negative reviews here at Amazon and then decided that for a total of 100 bucks I could give this device a chance. I've just returned from a week long trip in various locations in Arizona. The device worked perfectly and was just as advertised and described in the user manual. I sent a number of "I'm OK" messages; the device sent them quickly and they were received quickly by my wife on her Blackberry. I see no reason why a 911 call would not be sent and dealt with just as expeditiously. Later this year I'll be in some narrow canyons and,at another time, under some dense forest canopy. If I can remember, I'll report on the device's performance in an update of this review.
SPOT, just the ticketMar 08, 2010
I wanted to write a review of the SPOT because of all the misinformation I have read from other reviewers. I got the SPOT about 3 weeks ago and have tested it every night for the past 3 weeks. I have gone to several locations, from the city where I live to the country where there was no cell service. First of all I have no affiliation with the company, as you should be able to tell from my profile and my other reviews. I am just a consumer that believes in giving first hand accounts of my experience with different products I have purchased and used.
I have seen some of the other reviews and they have given reviews that sound to similar, as well as comments to reviews that are all the same. This makes me suspicious.
My experience with the SPOT has been very good so far, I READ the manual and went online to make sure I understood how it worked. I powered it up after activating it, it took about 7 minutes to acquire a signal, by the time I got back in the house I had an email with the OK message that I set up. Just to make sure I tried it again and within a minute I had another OK email. I was now ready to try it in the field, I have sent several OK messages and not one has failed. I have also set up my share page and it has worked flawlessly, I have been able top track my progress on all the trips I have set up and it has been great.
The directions are not the greatest, but if you will take the time all the information you will need is available at the SPOT site. It could be easier to navigate, but it is there.
I purchased this device to use for my motorcycle trips and so far it has not disappointed. My last trip to the Gold country I had no cell service and I was able to check in everyday to let my family know i was OK, well worth the price of service. I think the service could be lower, but if you cannot get cell service, and can send information to you family, it is worth it. I plan to purchase the tracker service at $49 per year, it seems better than the share page they provide.
I have only tested the "HELP" button, but it has worked around here every time. Hopefully I'll never need it, but it is comforting to know the tests have been successful. I obviously cannot test the 911 button, but in light of my other successes, I have no reason to think it would not work.
I am sure that some have had some difficulty with the unit, but I do not believe that all the poor reviews are real.
I think this unit would be great for camping, the frequent traveler, or the adventurer. I have not been able yet to find an outdoor spot where the unit would not send a message.
If you are considering this unit, I would recommend reading all the reviews, both positive and negative, you will see a pattern that will become familiar. I would disregard those that seem familiar and concentrate on the ones that are by actual users, I think you will find that the SPOT has some good feedback and does what it claims to do.
As far as the unit itself, I was surprised at the feel of the unit. It feels well built and solid, it does not feel cheap and flimsy. It looks to be waterproof or water resistant, it does have rubber seals. It is supposed to float, but I'm not going to test that. I left it outside all night and it got pretty cold and was still blinking the next morning, so I think the durability is good.
I have bought many things that have been not what they claim, are not well built, or are just junk. The SPOT has not been that for me, it is what is says it is, and I like it. I will use it as long as it continues to work for me, that seems like it will be awhile.
Does what I expected it to do.Feb 17, 2010
My SPOT just showed up last night. I had read all the reviews, good and bad. It did take a long time to connect to the satellite for the first time (as the directions said would happend), but after the initial wait, it was very quick. I gave it a few test runs last night, and was very pleased. I plan on doing a lot of solo hiking this summer, and want a way to let my family know where I am and to check in every once in awhile to let them know I'm okay. I plan on doing the Walker's Haute Route in the fall in France and Switzerland. I won't have regular cellphone and internet service, but this will allow me to send "OK" messages to my family with my GPS coordinates. I do pretty basic hiking/backpacking/climbing. If I were doing some more serious mountaineering, I'd probably go with a different PLB, but I think that this will serve it's purpose, and the price is right. Over all, this is a great product.
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