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Here's some recent SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger reviews:
motoriley March 18, 2010	My wife bought me this little device so she could follow me virtually as I did a trip across Costa Rica. I only received it the day before I left but it was easy enough to set up and test before my departure. Despite spending the 8 days of the trip mounted to the handlebars of a rented KTM 690 that numbed my hands and screwed up the battery on my GPS it worked fine.
Gps lacking December 25, 2009	Got it for Xmas. Tried to register it but it's been recalled. The retailer was not informed of recall. Very unethical sales practice. Will return to retailer and buy different product.
SDs July 21, 2009	SPOT works well within its designed parameters. It MUST be able to see the sky. When it can, tracking updates are punctual at 10 minute intervals. When on the dash of a car it misses as many as it gets, but the car is blocking half the constellation, it is very dependant on a full sky view to perform at maximum reliability. The "I'm OK" function works well, however, it helps to have some sort of system worked out in advance with the folks on your email list (otherwise they think you're dead already, ask me how I know....) For instance, an "OK" check before leaving, an "OK" check at each evenings camp, and finally an "OK check upon arriving safely home. With or without the tracking this is a good idea. The web interface is OK but not great. The "send to" lists are managed separately from the tracking web interface, and navigating within and between them seems clunky to me. The three messaging levels are a nice feature. This allows for the possibility of check in messages, non-life threatening help messages (ie gas, tire, tools), as well as full blown 911 response all from the same unit. If you keep your expectations reasonable, this is a great unit to have with you when things go wrong off the beaten path.
Charles April 22, 2009	Simple to set up, simple to use. No one should go into the back country without one.
csousa April 22, 2009	I was concerned about how intuitive the lights/indicators would be to know if signals were successfully being received and sent. The unit is simple to use and monitor. The unit is simple to use and the web site is phenomenal. Allowing our family to keep track of us on extended motorcycle tours works really well.

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