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[Lost Canadian]

Interesting story about my SPOT. I'm not sure what happened but my SPOT was either stolen or I lost it while out on Titicaca in Peru. Anyway if anyone is worried about the service I will vouch for GEOS 911 people. Somehow the 911 was tripped after my SPOT went missing. I was nowhere near the distress call when it went off but the good people at the GEOS 911 center in Houston somehow managed to hunt me down while I was in a bar in Cusco to ask if I was alright.

How they found me I have no idea, it must have taken some searching, but they did it, which is really cool!

[Mav]

Interesting story about my SPOT. I'm not sure what happened but my SPOT was either stolen or I lost it while out on Titicaca in Peru. Anyway if anyone is worried about the service I will vouch for GEOS 911 people. Somehow the 911 was tripped after my SPOT went missing. I was nowhere near the distress call when it went off but the good people at the GEOS 911 center in Houston somehow managed to hunt me down while I was in a bar in Cusco to ask if I was alright.

How they found me I have no idea, it must have taken some searching, but they did it, which is really cool!

Well that is a great testimonial for the product, I am even happier with my decision to purchase one.

[Jerry]

Not only first class service but potentially life saving response. A Spot Personal Tracker will be on my Christmas list. Thanks for posting your experience.

[Tress]

Wow, i can tell you my mother is happy to hear of that response time, must have been quite a startle to have someone approach you in a bar about a A Spot 911. Were they able to tell you where the signal was sent from?

[Tress]

Did they charge you for the money it took to respond to the 911?

[Lost Canadian]

Wow, i can tell you my mother is happy to hear of that response time, must have been quite a startle to have someone approach you in a bar about a A Spot 911. Were they able to tell you where the signal was sent from?

It was a cell phone call to someone I was travelling with. Now that I've been home for a few days I've been able to get the full story. As it was told to me the GEOS 911 center got in touch with my emergency contact. My emergency contact not knowing exactly where I was put them in touch with the family of someone I was travelling with. That persons family then gave the GEOS 911 people the cell phone number of the person I was travelling with, and while sitting in a bar in Cusco his phone rang and he said to me " it's for you, someone calling about a GPS emergency or something like that..."

Did they charge you for the money it took to respond to the 911?

No. I bought in for the works, the basic 911 coverge, tracking, and the $8 GEOS services insurance.

[Mav]

Well my SPOT hardware turned up today from the Canadian ebay seller, now I just have to buy the service which I will do either today or tomorrow.

It is a lot smaller than I expected, I was expecting something the size of a Fluke multimeter but this is more like a mobile phone size.

I like the phrase on the lid of the box as you open it which says. WELCOME - Opening this box is the first step to making sure you don't come home in one.

[weezerbot]

Just though I'd throw this out there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf7-9te-TMM

[Schattenjager]

On that video he said it is good to "21 feet above sea level" at 2:09 on the video clock. Did he mean to say 21K?

[Mav]

On that video he said it is good to "21 feet above sea level" at 2:09 on the video clock. Did he mean to say 21K?

Yeah I heard him say that too, I did not get what he was trying to say though cause what difference would altitude be to the signal so long as it had good LOS to the satelites?