Spot Connect Turns Your Smartphone Into a Satellite Communicator [GPS]
So you’re lost in the wilderness. Thoughts of a parched, solitary death are entering your mind. Well, with the Spot Connect, you can share these final thoughts one the Internet! (And also save your yourself. But mainly: Tweet.) More »
@RaindropBebop: This is a GPS device. It’s not a telephony device. Please read the article again.
sygyzy
John! 3rd sentence right near the end.
#corrections hunt!
Now that that’s out of the way.. Does anyone know how much a normal Sat phone + subscriptions/service costs? I’m assuming it’s pretty expensive. Seems pretty useful for a niche market.
EDIT: I didn’t see calls listed anywhere there. Does it not allow you to make calls?
RaindropBebop