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Originally Posted by wearthefoxhat
However, wouldnt mind your opinion regarding whether you think the Spot Messenger is actually worth having though? Been thinking of getting one for an Africa trip but wasnt sure if worth the expense or how easy it is to set up / use etc.
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I used the SPOT for a couple of big trips and it was very useful for my wife to know (a) where I was and (b) that I was OK even when i was in areas without wifi or telephone coverage. I was also comforted by the SOS facility  but never actually used it thankfully so I don't know how effective the cavalry really are.
It is a bit on the expensive side though - I thing the unit was £90 something (British pounds) and the annual subscription for all roaming (which includes and update every 10 minutes so that the actual route can be mapped back to Google) cost around £100 - really depends on where you are going I think - if you have good comms/phones/emails etc and not intending to do anything risky like off road on your own then a SPOT might be a bit over the top but nonetheless the Messenger was a good gadget (Can't say the same for the Connect though !)
Martin
PS There might still be a free one lurking around Izmir
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