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Satellite GPS Messenger

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My mom got me the spot gen 4 for Christmas. Im out in the middle of nowhere a lot of the time and am interested in having it for emergencies or communicating when I have no signal however I am not a fan of being tracked on the go. Is there anything to be concerned of with these type of products? Id say yes but I cant find anything online.

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morph3ous@lemmy.world
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Why not use one of these instead? The main downside I see is that you can’t send messages. But there is no monthly service fee. :)

https://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/emergency-406-beacons/

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morph3ous@lemmy.world
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I didn’t mean the message to sound the way it did. You already have the Spot messenger and it is a cool product. I just wanted to present another useful way to signal for emergency help in remote areas.

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UnexploredEnigma@lemmy.mlOP
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No worries. I can still return it. Ill definitely look into this thank you!!

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UnexploredEnigma@lemmy.mlOP
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I think I might go with a PLB! I really dont like the idea of a subscription.

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