[pct-l] spot / inreach rental?

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    Check the satellite system each uses.  The irideon satellite has better coverage (inReach).
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------ Original message------From: Pietro, Michael M.D.Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2015 10:13 AMTo: 'Pct-L at backcountry.net';Subject:Re: [pct-l] spot / inreach rental?
I'm not aware of a rental service. I had to subscribe to my Spot sevice for a full year to activate it. Worse, the "automatic renewal" was not optional. The thing would have charged my credit card $150 a year for the rest of my life if I didn't call to cancel the service. Don't lose the phone number when you sign up, you won't find it on the web site.That said, the device worked pretty well and was the cheapest and lightest I found.Mike PietroMessage: 2Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 17:18:59 -0700From: Tom Grundy >To: PCT listserve >Subject: [pct-l] spot / inreach rental?Message-ID:                >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8Does anyone have experience with renting one of these types of devices for a period of 2-3 weeks?  Any gotchas, hidden costs, etc to consider?  Also, any opinions on what the best device along these lines is?Thanksmailgate.hinet.org made the following annotations---------------------------------------------------------------------NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s)  and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized  review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the  intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all  copies of the original message.---------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________Pct-L mailing listPct-L at backcountry.netTo unsubscribe, or change options visit:http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-lList Archives:http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.