Stash
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Quote from a newsletter for an event sponsored by Delorme. I didn't realize they made (or marketed) GPS:
New GPS/SPOT Device
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Raymond
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I don’t have a cell phone, so I don’t know first hand if this is true, but I’ve read that text messages can go through when a call will not. Maybe because the phone will continue to try to send it through long after you have given up, until it does go through. So it may not be necessary to buy a special GPS receiver just for that feature.
Stash
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Text can go through because it doesn't need the strength of signal that voice does. Still no signal no message.
spider solo
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I saw the promo from SPOT about the DeLorme/Spot device. I'm thinking I wll sit tight with the old SPOT device I have which I have close to 100% success with for my uses.
The next generation of SPOT had a big recall, so I'm hoping the newest works nice and smoothly right from the box .
It does sound like a good partnership so I hoping for the best.
The next generation of SPOT had a big recall, so I'm hoping the newest works nice and smoothly right from the box .
It does sound like a good partnership so I hoping for the best.
RoySwkr
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Some cell phones can also send a GPS coord with the message, but a real GPS can presumably send a more accurate one. If these were available last month it might have saved a life in the Catskills, if with good coord the rescuers could have found a man a day and a half sooner.
Sounds expen$ive to be able to send text messages....
