[pct-l] Anyone have experience with SPOT-2 satellite messengers? Any alternative options?

[Ed Jarrett]

I have been using a SPOT Connect coupled with my Android phone over the past couple of years.  I have found it to be fairly reliable and it allows me to send short text messages as needed.  Downsides: you don't know if a message actually was delivered; you can receive nothing from anyone; the farther north you go the less coverage.  In Washington I seemed to have more missing pings than I did further south.  All in all I would recommend it to anyone with someone at home that you want to provide daily assurance to.

Ed Jarrett - http://aclayjar.blogspot.com/

> From: river at orcasonline.com
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:05:46 -0800
> To: mendoridered at yahoo.com
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Anyone have experience with SPOT-2 satellite messengers?	Any alternative options?
> 
> I would love to hear from other hikers on the current model (SPOT-2) and also any alternatives that would help both with
> reassuring those at home and with emergency calls if needed.
> 
> Thanks
> River