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Hi Leigh
Have you considered renting one? If its for a once off, renting will be your best bet. Plus the technology you get when renting will likely be more up to date than buying a second hand unit.
I own an Iridium for work (I'm a director of a business and like to check up on things when in remote places
). For Asia you'll probably want to look at Iridium.
Let me know it you have any Q's.
Cheers,
Nigel
Have you considered renting one? If its for a once off, renting will be your best bet. Plus the technology you get when renting will likely be more up to date than buying a second hand unit.
I own an Iridium for work (I'm a director of a business and like to check up on things when in remote places
). For Asia you'll probably want to look at Iridium.Let me know it you have any Q's.
Cheers,
Nigel
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As rob said eBay. I brought one similar to robs for around 170 I think and it works with my orange sim 
Do you really need two way comms?
A spot Connect would allow you to send text and email over the gps system. One way only though, but have the advantage of being a global EPIRB too.
It also allows pals to real time track your gps position.
Check them out at
http://www.findmespot.eu/en/
Available through Amazon too
A spot Connect would allow you to send text and email over the gps system. One way only though, but have the advantage of being a global EPIRB too.
It also allows pals to real time track your gps position.
Check them out at
http://www.findmespot.eu/en/
Available through Amazon too
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Thanks All
Have looked at hiring but some of the comments on this forum suggest that deposits are exorbitant. Have looked at purchasing new but price seemed prohibitive.
The SpotConnect device looks like it will do everything that we need and for a "reasonable" price.
Andrew - have you tried the Spot connect? Is it reliable/as good as the marketing suggests?
Thanks.
Have looked at hiring but some of the comments on this forum suggest that deposits are exorbitant. Have looked at purchasing new but price seemed prohibitive.
The SpotConnect device looks like it will do everything that we need and for a "reasonable" price.
Andrew - have you tried the Spot connect? Is it reliable/as good as the marketing suggests?
Thanks.
AndyCook
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I know AndrewT has used his spot connect locally in the UK and it worked OK
and it looked a neat setup in his LC with a screen mount
i have used a standard SPOT device and it has worked well in UK on greenlanes and sea kayaking and ski mountaineering
and in the Pyrenees and Alps in the landcruiser on offroad trips
and it looked a neat setup in his LC with a screen mount
i have used a standard SPOT device and it has worked well in UK on greenlanes and sea kayaking and ski mountaineering
and in the Pyrenees and Alps in the landcruiser on offroad trips
The spot takes a little setting up, but works fine once your running.
The thing I like is I can run it from my iPhone. The only trick is to switch from track mode to check in mode that's the bit that had me foxed. I thought I could text while tracking.
Less than £300 will cover the spot, ram mount, emergency insurance and subscriptions.
Ps take the the €11 insurance some countries charge for search and rescue and that could easy be $50,000 a time.
My pal put me onto spot, he rode his motorbike unsupported from the uk to Japan And it worked a treat.
The thing I like is I can run it from my iPhone. The only trick is to switch from track mode to check in mode that's the bit that had me foxed. I thought I could text while tracking.
Less than £300 will cover the spot, ram mount, emergency insurance and subscriptions.
Ps take the the €11 insurance some countries charge for search and rescue and that could easy be $50,000 a time.
My pal put me onto spot, he rode his motorbike unsupported from the uk to Japan And it worked a treat.
