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21 May 2014
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SPOT, GEOS and Medivac anybody had to call the G.I.Joe?
It's now 2 years that we have a SPOT Connect device for which we pay the Search And Rescue membership and the Medivac and we luckily never needed to use the insurance (touch wood..). So before renewing again, I was wondering...
did you ever needed to press the SOS button? And what happened then? Were they responsive? Did they send the G.I.Joe to rescue you?
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A pushbiker got recently robbed I Nigeria. They used a gun and hit him with a bottle. They took everything except his passport. Thanks to the spothis friends back in France contacted the embassy in Lagos and they took care of him.
It's typical a device just in case, preferably not to use in a lifetime but worth this one time you have to push the button.
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Moto Spot
maybe another use for it is to contact those nearby. I've set up mine with this new service Moto Spot. Riders helping riders around the world on motorbike
It is fairly scarce at moment but could be a lot more popular and provide use to travellers in future. My custom button says something like- "Im here fancy a  " it then alerts thise in 50m radius.
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I have been using Spot now around 3 years, paying also this rescue service, but never needed it yet. Main use is for friends and family to see where I am at any time.
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No, i dont had to call them jet. But I suggest that you consider a two way satellite messenger, if you thinking about to buy one.
The new devices allow Bidirectional communication over satellite (comparison of severalll brands)
This way you are reachable for friends and family (if you want). Much more important is to be able to chat to the GEOS/Response center and to tell them what problem do you have.
If your bike breaks down and they flight in an Doc - it could be the wrong help ;-) Or if they flight in a doc without the right equipment for that what you had.
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Thank you for your replies
In Reach seems much more cool than the SPOT devices, too bad I discovered about it only when I had already bought the SPOT Connect....
I'm signing up on MOto Spot. Thanks for the hint
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Surfy
No, i dont had to call them jet. But I suggest that you consider a two way satellite messenger, if you thinking about to buy one.
The new devices allow Bidirectional communication over satellite (comparison of severalll brands)
This way you are reachable for friends and family (if you want). Much more important is to be able to chat to the GEOS/Response center and to tell them what problem do you have.
If your bike breaks down and they flight in an Doc - it could be the wrong help ;-) Or if they flight in a doc without the right equipment for that what you had.
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I would suggest the delorm inreach SE, which doen't need a smartphone aside. This way you don't rely on your smartphone battery, and also, you're smartphone is the kind of thing you will probably loose first if you get robbed..
I have the SE, I hope I will never use it, but it's also a great thing to keep your friends/family informed about where you are. You can send like sms to phone, email, or social network (usefull if you have a good community following your trip, and need assistance!).
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