ltljohn Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Spot has teamed up with Delorme for a new GPS with Spot Messenger and texting capabilities. LINKY Lots of other info out there about this. Looks like the price is $549 Link to comment
LeftCoastMan Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Too pricey. You can get a nice GPS and the basic Spot for less than that. Link to comment
Fugu Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Too pricey. You can get a nice GPS and the basic Spot for less than that. 1) I think the big deal is the communication, not the GPS 2) the price won't stay that high Go SPOT go. I do wonder about DeLorme though- WTF? Garmin doesn't want the competition or something? I see the GPS functionality as secondary, although having SPOT built into a ruggedized Zumo the size of an iphone would be awesome. Hell, let it make calls and surf the web, too. And fetch me my jetpack Link to comment
Selden Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re getting a SPOT and a GPS, looking at the SPOT information, I noticed this: "Keep your SPOT at least 12 inches away from other GPS devices." Link to comment
drswift Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I'm waiting for Spot to just license their technology to Garmin so you have a GPS and Tracker in one. I have my Spot mounted about 6 inches from my Garmin. The only problem I have is not getting a Spot signal uplinked due to tree coverage. Link to comment
upflying Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Pretty soon there will be a Spot ap for your iPhone. Link to comment
RodB Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Well, it seems that this product is about ready to launch in July at an MSRP of $699. This really looks interesting, pricey, but the capability of typing and sending messages from just about anywhere...well some would say: priceless. I just purchased the new Spot messenger a few weeks ago, it works as described but I'm now tempted by the new Delorme/Spot combo. Link to comment
hopz Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I'm really pissed at Spot right now... Upgraded to Spot Messenger and applied for the $25 rebate... After two months I sent an inquiry asking where the money was... they replied that it would take up to 16 freaking weeks... be patient. They laid it off on the fulfillment company. My Ass... If it take 4 Months to cut a check... how long to cash my check for a new one... about a microsecond... I don't respect companies who don't respect their customers. so there.... Link to comment
Polo Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Pretty soon there will be a Spot ap for your iPhone. I shudder at the implications re. Big Brother. Link to comment
chrisz Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 You will be assimilated, resistance is futile... Link to comment
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