[pct-l] SPOT vs Cell Phone

[John Abela]

Phone.

If you are doing this for piece of mind the potentials of a phone far out
way the potentials of a SPOT.

One simple potential situation and I need go no further:

You get hurt, either works. Your wife ends up in the hospital, is a SPOT
going to help you?

John



On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:41 AM, Dan Kayser <kayser at ameslab.gov> wrote:

>  I am trying to decide which one to take.  I really do not want to take
> either but my family wants peace of mind that I am safe even though I
> have assured them I am not going to some remote location where I will
> not see another human for days.  I know the pros and cons of each
> (satellite vs towers, etc..) but wanted to know what others have carried
> and how each device worked for them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Dan Kayser
> Environmental Specialist
> Ames Laboratory - DOE
> ESH&A, G40 TASF
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