I sure wish that there were other reports on the SPOT. You are the only person I have heard of who thinks the SPOT is great. Most other reports say that it works sometimes and really needs more work before it goes main stream. The idea is great but if it only works sometimes it is not something I want to lug along. I went on a remote trip a few years ago and my wife insisted that I rent a satellite phone. It only worked about 10% of the time so my wife was more upset than if I could not make contact at all. She was home wondering why she had not heard from me for three days.