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submitted 10 months ago by UnexploredEnigma@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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 2 points 10 months ago

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/

[-] morph3ous@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] UnexploredEnigma@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

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

[-] UnexploredEnigma@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

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

this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2023
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