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[Mike Smelser]

Another option might be this combination:

http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=116

It would give you the advantages of having a cell phone when you are in range, but also allow you to check in periodically via the SPOT messaging system.

Mike
PCT thru-hiker wannabe

Message: 2
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:41:45 -0600
From: Dan Kayser <kayser at ameslab.gov>
Subject: [pct-l] SPOT vs Cell Phone
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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 I am trying to decide which one to take.  I really do not want to take
either but my family wants peace of mind that I am safe even though I
have assured them I am not going to some remote location where I will
not see another human for days.  I know the pros and cons of each
(satellite vs towers, etc..) but wanted to know what others have carried
and how each device worked for them?

Thanks,

-- 
Dan Kayser
Environmental Specialist
Ames Laboratory - DOE
ESH&A, G40 TASF
Ames, IA  50011
(515) 294-7923