Item Weight | 7 ounces |
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Product Dimensions | 2.9 x 0.94 x 6.54 inches |
Item model number | 005-2006040 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Display Size | 2.7 Inches |
Warranty | Manufacturer |
Supports Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
Battery Life | 240 Hours |
Voice command | Keypad |
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Spot X with Bluetooth 2-Way Satellite Messenger | SOS Protection | Handheld Portable 2-Way GPS Messenger for Hiking, Camping, Cars| Globalstar Satellite Network Coverage | Subscription Applicable
Purchase options and add-ons
Brand | SPOT X |
Model Name | Spot X |
Vehicle Service Type | Car |
Screen Size | 2.7 Inches |
Special Feature | iOS App, Android App, Subscription |
Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, USB |
Map Type | Satellite |
Sport | Hiking |
Included Components | SPOT LLC 005-2006040 |
Battery Life | 240 Hours |
About this item
- SYNC WITH BLUETOOTH: Connect to SpotX to cellphone so you can communicate with family or even search and rescue; Use as a standalone communication device with it's own dedicated US mobile number to receive messages
- PEACE OF MIND: Send S.O.S. to 24/7 Search & Rescue service, message back and forth about the nature of your emergency, receive confirmation when help is on the way; Message any cell number or email address virtually anywhere
- GLOBALSTAR SATELLITE & SPOT products use GPS to determine location and transmit GPS coordinates to others; SPOT users can notify friends, family or emergency rescue their exact GPS coordinates
- WHAT'S IN THE BOX: SpotX Device, strap and carabiner, micro usb data/power cable, quick start guide, SOS mirrored sticker, warranty card and kickstand
- PURCHASE, ACTIVATE, EXPLORE: Grab a Spot X 2-way Satellite Messenger; Activate by selecting your service plan; Get out there and explore the world with peace of mind
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ASIN | B07DYC1PGR |
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Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #24,009 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #79 in GPS Trackers |
Date First Available | June 22, 2018 |
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 2.9 x 0.94 x 6.54 inches; 7.04 ounces
- Item model number : 005-2006040
- Department : unisex-adult
- Batteries : 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required.
- Date First Available : June 22, 2018
- Manufacturer : SPOT X
- ASIN : B07DYC1PGR
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Pursue Your Passion | Embrace the JourneyAdd these rugged, pocket-sized devices to your essential gear and stay connected wherever you play or work. |
Sleek and Rugged | Meant for AdventureSPOT gives you a critical, live-saving line of communication when you travel beyond the boundaries of reliable cellular service. |
Guard Your GearSPOT offers advanced tracking for your most values assets. Follow SPOT Mapping on your phone or computer. |
Go Anywhere | Do AnythingThe SOS Feature on Spot X & SPOT GEN 4 alerts GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center with your GPS coordinates and information to local teams who can take life saving measures. All with the push of a button. |
Share & Save your Adventures and Favorite Locations
- Visualize your Story
- Enhance your Map Experience
- Get notified immediately with email + SMS Alerts
- Geofence Targeting to trigger alerts or mark map zones
Spot X | Spot Gen 4 | Spot Trace | |
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Price | — | $134.15$134.15 | $129.95$129.95 |
Messaging Capabilities | ✓ | ✓ | |
Handheld Size | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Bluetooth Compatible | ✓ | ||
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Subscription Applicable (Globalstar) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Uses | 2-Way Communication with friends and family during hiking, outdoor adventures, camping, boating, and more! Works as a standalone communication device or paired to your cell phone. | Satellite communication for friends and family during hiking, outdoor adventures, camping, boating, and more with the push of a button! | Advanced tracking for your most valued assets and possessions. Instantly receive a text or email when movement is detected and follow on SPOT Mapping on your phone or computer. |
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SPOT offers peace of mind, using 100% satellite technology. SPOT products keep you connected to the people and things that matter most. SPOT allows you to track assets, send and receive messages, send your GPS position and status, mark waypoints, track your progress on SPOT Mapping and notify search and rescue officials in the event of an emergency.
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Why do I need a satellite messenger?
SPOT X and Gen4 provide reliable connectivity when you lose cellular coverage plus you can send an SOS to the 24/7 Search & Rescue services.
Can my device be experiencing 5G interference?
SPOT devices are meant to be used off the grid when cell service isn't available. When using your device inside 5G coverage you may experience interference.
What if I only go adventuring a couple times a year?
Our Flex service plans are perfect for our seasonal adventurers.
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Battery life | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
Easy to use | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
User interface | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
Value for money | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Touch Screen | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Sold By | SPOT LLC. | Sports-and-Gadgets | Digital Village | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Tech-Boutique |
control method | application | — | — | — | application | application |
mounting type | found in image, Dashboard Mount | found in image | Handheld | Handheld | Handheld | — |
batteries included | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
battery average life | 240 hours | 30 days | 336 hours | 336 hours | 28 days | 24 days |
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Customers like the accuracy of the location tracker. They say it gives them the exact coordinates and a map to where it is. However, some customers have reported issues with the service, saying it takes hours to transmit and upload data to the satellites. Opinions are mixed on quality, signal strength, ease of use, battery life, performance, and value.
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Customers like the accuracy of the location tracker. They say it gives them the exact coordinates and a map to where it is. They also say it helps keep an accurate account of the locations.
"...The unit successfully sent predefined messages, location tracks, and received custom messages from my wife and other contacts...." Read more
"...However, when a message does go through, the lat/long accuracy is very good...." Read more
"...The location seems pretty accurate, so I am fairly confident it will suit our needs in tracking our high altitude weather balloon payload when it..." Read more
"...I would estimate the tracking points are accurate to about 50 feet. As soon as I put the tractor back in the barn, the device goes to sleep...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the location tracker. Some mention that it works well, while others say that it doesn't work when hiking in the forest or near canyon walls. Some customers also say that the device is extremely unreliable and outdated.
"...Outdoors, it always works. It tracks, sends and receives messages perfectly...." Read more
"...However, transmission hasn't been totally reliable. SPOT is only able to upload data to the Globalstar network, and does not receive any in return...." Read more
"It works great" Read more
"...and the battery I am using energizer rechargeable and the device run good whit it." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the location tracker. Some mention it's well worth the price and the affordable annual service fee. They also appreciate the reasonable monthly plans and that there are no hidden fees. However, others say that it'd be a huge waste of space and money.
"...it will give people a way to reach you (and you them) in a semi-reasonable amount of time...." Read more
"...15mins down the road before I get the first alert - Extremely Overpriced at $250/annual, when I first started with this it was $150/annual..." Read more
"...the SPOT within a month of its release and found the subscription plan to be very reasonable for what you're getting...." Read more
"...unit was half the price as my first one (good), but the annual fee has done up somewhat...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the location tracker. Some mention it's perfect and does exactly what they need it to, while others say it doesn't work and the real-time tracking is a joke.
"...Outdoors, it always works. It tracks, sends and receives messages perfectly...." Read more
"...The Gen3 did start to fail a bit, turning off at random, quit tracking even though I would refresh/update...." Read more
"...It is 100% satellite technology so it will broadcast location whenever there is a clear view of the sky (piggybacking on the Globalstar network)...." Read more
"...it easy to keep my family in the know to where I'm at with the tracking function, and if I need them, or they need me, it's just a text away...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the signal strength of the location tracker. Some mention that it can send regular text messages through, which is a good feature. They also say that it successfully sends predefined messages, location tracks, and receives custom messages from. However, others say that sometimes messages won't actually be sent or received for long periods of time due to poor reception.
"...Spot X has issues sending text messages and check ins to 5G enabled smartphones that are in a 5G area...." Read more
"...This was by far the best deal out there. Plus you get to send unlimited check in messages and unlimited preset messages..." Read more
"...is able to send messages all day but it absolutely will not receive them in any location that has cell network 5G. The 5G interferes with the signal...." Read more
"...is not only emergency satellite SOS message, but can send regular text message through, which is very good feature this provide." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the location tracker. Some mention that it's straightforward, easy to set up, and simple to activate. However, others say that it is cumbersome, hard to set it up, finicky, and requires a lot of attention. They also say that the instructions are poor and the device is fragile.
"...The set up process was easy, although set aside some time to enter your contacts and set up predefined messages. The bluetooth to phone is great...." Read more
"...The Spot Trace was easy to activate and pretty much ready to use within minutes of receiving it...." Read more
"...Things I wish it did better: the user interface. It's a little cumbersome to see what did and didn't get sent...." Read more
"...Once you've activated & subscribed the unit is fairly intuitive...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the battery life of the location tracker. Some mention that it has a great battery life and saves battery, while others say that it lasts just a few days and needs to be recharged. Some customers also say that the device eats up batteries like crazy and does not last long before needing replacement.
"...The Gen3 did start to fail a bit, turning off at random, quit tracking even though I would refresh/update...." Read more
"...Anywhere else indoors is a black hole. Battery life is reasonable although I don't think it'll run 10 days 24x7 with tracking at 10 minutes...." Read more
"...On finishing my hike I found the device had turned itself off. No tracks were dropped for the entire hike...." Read more
"...Now onto the bad part:1. It uses AAA batteries...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the service provided by the location tracker. They mention that the messaging is very slow, the speed is not reported, and it can take a very long time to upload data to the satellites. The Bluetooth range is very limited and the unit would not send anything timely. The signal is tracked with a certain delay when it moves outside.
"...battery status is only reported when low• speed is not reported•..." Read more
"...more than 10 min, the problem of this device is to pair whit gps signal could be delayed...." Read more
"...It freezes occasionally. And it can take a very long time to upload data to the satellites...." Read more
"...The keys are small, (it is a full QWERTY keyboard) and typing in messages takes a little longer than on a smartphone...." Read more
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First, this is important to understand: it's a satellite device. You really have to be outside in order for it to work reliably. It looks like people are picking these up expecting them to be some sort of everywhere-Blackberry'ish device. It's not. But it's close enough such that, properly configured, it will give people a way to reach you (and you them) in a semi-reasonable amount of time. It also does a stellar job of tracking and reporting your outdoor location.
Bottom line: I've spent about 2 weeks with it on my hip, indoors and out, and here's what I've found. Outdoors, it always works. It tracks, sends and receives messages perfectly. In the car it's a little less reliable but setting it in a little suction cup holder on the windshield also works perfectly. In the house, if I set it on a table by the window it works some-to-most of the time. Anywhere else indoors is a black hole. Battery life is reasonable although I don't think it'll run 10 days 24x7 with tracking at 10 minutes. So take a solar battery if you're going to be off-grid a while.
Things I wish it did better: the user interface. It's a little cumbersome to see what did and didn't get sent. It would be nice if there were an "if you really want to send this, you need to stand still and hold it up in the air" beeps after a couple of minutes of not sending. Email-to-text has room for improvement but if you just text message phones it works well. Also, there's no 2-way coverage in Australia? Really?! The one-way beacon worked great there but it would be nice to text from the outback. But for the Americas, Western Europe and Africa it seems to have you covered. I'll say that the one-way version also worked flawlessly in The Gambia a couple of years back.
But for $20 bucks a month ($30 a month if you want to spend your whole trek texting all your buddies every waking minute) it's a good deal. You just have to understand what you're getting.
I have been a customer of Spot (Gen 3) for years, as have my hiking buddies. We live very remote in So. Utah so great to let family know that all's well from the outback. The Gen3 did start to fail a bit, turning off at random, quit tracking even though I would refresh/update. But still sent the preset text which was the main function (and I can track on my phone, so no big.) And customer service from Spot is generally good or at least they try hard.
When Spot came out with SpotX, two way texting was something really appealing for all the obvious reasons. A situation is not always life threatening and texting back and forth to home or emergency services would be invaluable, as opposed to pressing SOS and waiting for a helicopter to try and find which canyon you're lying in. With 2 way texting, you can talk to your spouse or to the emergency responders, if you can get coverage, and figure out what you really need. My wife wanted me to have the feature so ordered it for Xmas.
However, read the negative reviews on SpotX carefully, they are Spot on, and don't believe the ones that say you just don't know how to use it. I'm a long time Spot user, and back packer, and this product is poorly designed and unnecessarily difficult to use. The biggest problem is they are trying to do too much, be all things to all users, compete with Inreach and at a lower price point.
Spot Gen3 takes one button to send preset text. Spot X takes multiple steps for a simple preset text -- "doing OK" -- and with tiny, little weird keyboard, screen with 6 different windows, on and on and on. It tries to do everything and does nothing well. If you're a serious backcountry person, this is not for you. Spot will figure this out soon enough and redesign, or follow the Inreach lead and turn the Gen3 into a Mini with 2 way. And sync with the phone so you have the bluetooth option for reasonable texting options. If this is their best shot, they are in trouble.
I had the SpotX for a few days, tried it out just on the decks outside the house, never in the field, determined quickly that it was not a well designed unit. Some buttons had to be pressed more than once, etc, etc, and wait till it get in the field, a little dirt and that keyboard it guaranteed to fail! It's finicky and I will bet fragile, backpacking gear needs to be tough. At least the Gen3 is that.
Anyway, I kept SpotX in perfect condition, because when I first opened it up, there were all these weird notes in the packing from the seller, GPS City, in Vegas. One said, "Stop, do not return this to retailer! - with a literal stop sign. Then a page of rants on another sheet about free shipping scams, etc, etc.
I returned it according the normal Amazon procedures. Then GPS City shorted me on the refund by $50. Paid 249, refunded 199. No explanation, except on their rant sheets about returns. I have never had an experience like this with an Amazon vendor. If a vendor is going to be such a jerk about returns, they should disclose that upfront, or Amazon should disclose it. Had I known any of their weirdness, I would have waited to go to Salt Lake and got one from REI, checked it out there, and returned it there, full refund, no questions asked.
Last year, our family ordered at least 300 items through Amazon, probably returned 20 or so. NEVER encountered a problem with a vendor like this. Spot and Amazon need to rattle this vendor's cage, doing Spot or Amazon no favors.