[pct-l] Warning to SPOT users who don't want to renew

[Don Billings]

Sorry. A safety device is nothing compared to a phone or power bill. 

Putting your desired cancellation date on the calendar isn't hard to do.

In the meantime with auto renew, nobody has to worry while in the desert heat or 
some blizzard... "did I renew SPOT ?"

But I do agree that some consumer products are annoying with their auto renewal. 
I've had a couple of
those renew on me despite my intention to cancel. And, in one case, I contacted 
them days after they
charged me and was essentially told, "too late." Just the same, I never 
considered them sneaky. I 

was the one at fault.

Don



----- Original Message ----
From: Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
To: Don Billings <dbillings803 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sun, August 22, 2010 5:23:59 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Warning to SPOT users who don't want to renew

Whether it is sneaky or not depends on how Spot handles the automatic renewal.

If it is something one has to check yes or no, it is probably not sneaky.
But if Spot does the auto renewal unless one finds the not-obvious way to 
opt out, then it is.

Lots and lots of things can put one at risk -- like not paying your phone 
or power bill.

Tortoise

<> Because truth matters! <>

On 08/22/10 10:15, Don Billings wrote:
> I wouldn't call such a thing sneaky.
>
> SPOT is a safety device and to require a manual renewal of the service would,
> without a doubt,
>
> put some hikers at risk. That is to say, an automatic renewal prevents an
> unintentional cancellation
>
> of the safety service.
>
> Just mark your calendar to cancel if you aren't sure of retaining the service.
>
>
>
>
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