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And what would you know of Karl's whereabouts if he wasn't carry a SPOT?


Since he has a support team and is being written about, a lot.

The point is that the SPOT can't be counted on to provide accurate ongoing tracking. We (several testers here and in Australia) confirmed the same thing in an article we did for backpackinglight earlier this year.

Great idea, very poor execution.
My biggest fear is that it will be relied on when someone is really in trouble. If it's not tracking properly, what about real emergencies?

The novelty will wear off just like all electronic gadgets (believe me, I have my fair share). This means eventually folks who own one of these will not be so excited to pay for and use the tracking feature (especially if it works only a fraction of the time). In my view the only real value of this type of device is in emergencies and from the reports I've read, I could never fully trust the Spot.
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