http://smstextnews.disqus.com/Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanaticsenSat, 11 Oct 2008 07:16:59 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/fail_spot_messenger.html#comment-2996806Thanks Mule - I may have had a faulty unit... or it may be user error. We are talking to the SPOT guys to try and find out, but some for, of user feedback would be great.bensmithSat, 11 Oct 2008 07:16:59 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/fail_spot_messenger.html#comment-2994328SPOT seems to work okay in SOCAL USA<br>Just walked outside turned on the unit and pressed "Okay" button for 2 seconds. Came in the house and had a SPOT "okay" test message on my phone and one on the website.<br><br>Highway use seems to track good with occasional 20 minute dropouts. Used on my dirt bike in the desert last week, and worked okay, but there were a couple of 20 minute gaps in tracking (reports every 10 minutes).<br><br>Have to agree that it would be real nice to know if the messages were actually sent when I'm out in the desert.MuleFri, 10 Oct 2008 23:12:52 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/fail_spot_messenger.html#comment-2729660If so it seems to extend to West London...bensmithMon, 29 Sep 2008 06:07:50 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/fail_spot_messenger.html#comment-2729401It could have been a Chinese-deployed dampening field?smstextnewsMon, 29 Sep 2008 04:57:00 -0000