What would happen if an unregistered Spot without paid service is used to send an SOS in the wild? Would Globalstar and Spot ignore the signal?
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Not sure saving $99 is worth finding out. The peace of mind this gives allows me to hike farther, hunt harder, and keep peace with my wife. Compared to what I spend on other equipment and $ getting to the trailhead, this is pretty cheap.
479831
You posted YOUR unit's MAC address. Those numbers are unique to the device. Every device has a different address. So no, no one else will have a device with those numbers.
1317035
I can only think that you must have pressed the track mode button before the OK button, as this action would make Spot go back to track after sending out the OK message. If you did not press the "Track" button previously, it should not go to track at all. You may have a hardware problem. Turn it off, pull the batteries, try to start it up again and hopefully it will reset. If not, I would suggest talking to Spot via email.
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It works great. Every ten minutes, it sends a signal of your latitude and longitud to the site. Any of your friends can see where you are in real time by going to the site. It has nothing to do with your SIM card. It is all done from the spot connect directly to the satellite. If you want to send a specific message, you just type it on your smartphone and it sends via Bluetooth to the spot connect and then to the satellite. It is VERY accurate. I have had mine for two years and it gives my wife and family peace of mind to be able to see exactly where I am at any moment
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Just go to settings on your phone and turn on hot spot.. if you have it included in your plan it wil turn on if not it will tell you not subscribed
1921480
Not sure if it allows unattenuated signal through but when unplugged I still get some stronger stations. My guess is that there is at least a little attenuation of the original signal with LOP.
116587
It is a tap and to the best on my knowledge does not filter any traffic. If it is filtering BPDU packets, i am not aware that it does. I do not have it setup in a situation to look for them.
695101
It does in mine although I do not have an active OnStar account. Can't imagine it would make any difference though. I hope this helps.
630376
S. brown,I just got my Dash & think it's fantastic, and so, I am curious about your post. Can you give us an idea about some of these cool ideas? (I know GEORSS can give you updated surf info & I am using it for a weather feed - but what else is around the corner?) And what did you mean by "until the NDA is lifted?Thanks!
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Feel Free to contact us on the link as we are also GMRS licensed and can access towers. Today I talked to a buddy from almost 100 miles away via a tower.https://www.facebook.com/NETexasPreppers
870508
The simple answer is NO. The fact is the SPOT system is a "NEAR REAL TIME" system which updates every 10-15 minutes.
1117107
yes after you get a subscription you have to scan for a station that isnt currently assigned and program that in as your location.
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I don`t think so. I`ve only had it happen once that a call came up as "0", as in no number. The unit would not blacklist the call,I assume, because there was no number to add to its memory.
87977
While we did no configure it the way you indicated, the full response appears instantaneous so I think you could do it, that is actually a neat way to distribute the signal I think it would probably work without issue or delay.
1978286
I have a similar setup using ATT Uverse. I basically just disabled the routing function of the uverse router/modem and let skydog do the work.
1452256
Yes, however you will have to call your service provider once you do so that they can make sure that there are no service interruptions.
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I am not positive, but I believe you must have the SpotMobile sim in the phone before going to spotmobile.com to "activate." I have 4 phones I removed from ATT family and all persons are happy...found my first "no signal" area in rural KY last weekend, more than 10 miles from a city of 40k or larger. Not a problem for me. If you live in a city or near an Interstate, coverage is fine. And savings are GREAT.