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[Dan Kayser]

 Does anyone have any experience using this device?  I'd be interested
in hearing your review.

On 2/21/2011 9:15 PM, Mike Smelser wrote:
> Another option might be this combination:
>
> http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=116
>
> It would give you the advantages of having a cell phone when you are in range, but also allow you to check in periodically via the SPOT messaging system.
>
> Mike
> PCT thru-hiker wannabe
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:41:45 -0600
> From: Dan Kayser <kayser at ameslab.gov>
> Subject: [pct-l] SPOT vs Cell Phone
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <4D626B99.1050105 at ameslab.gov>
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>
>  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,
>


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Dan Kayser
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