The Spot GPS Satellite Messenger contest is finally over. The winner is Pete from comment number 25.
As per the Spot GPS contest page the winner was chosen at random using Random.org. Pete now has 48 hours to respond to my email or a new winner will be selected from the participants.
We greatly appreciate all those who entered and we look forward to everyone’s entry in future GPS For Today giveaways.
Have you heard that we are giving away a SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger for free? There are a lot of different ways that people can use this powerful, one-way communication device – but by and the large the most popular is to use it when adventuring out in the wilderness.
The following is a little video put together by the folks over at Wired.com where they field tested the SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger is a faux wilderness scenario. The film is very well made and show cases the useful of this device under certain conditions. It is certainly worth a watch for anyone not familiar with the device or for someone who wants some verification that the device works like it is supposed too.
If you are interested in winning a free SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger then you should consider entering our contest where you can win one of these devices plus one year of service for free. Complete contest details can be found on our contest page which can be found here: Free SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger Tracking Device
This contest has officially closed.
Want to win a free SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger with one year of service? Then you have found the right place. All you need to do is leave a comment at the bottom of this post saying why you would like to win and you are entered into the contest.
If you want more ways to win, just head over to our official contest page and check out the four more things you can do to increase your chances of winning. If you make use of them all, you can have a total of 74 different chances to win!
This is an extremely powerful and useful personal GPS tracking device that can be utilized by many different people in many different situations. One of the main reasons for this versatility is that it works 100% off of satellite technology, making it usable in conditions where most GPS trackers will not work. It is especially great for those with a love for the outdoors since their adventures can often take them far from family, friends, and society.
The SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger is a GPS tracking device and wireless communication device rolled into one. While there currently is not a voice functionality on this unit, one can still communicate in several nuances ways with this device. For example, one can:
With four distinct ways to communicate with someone, the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger is very useful tool to have out in the wilderness for extended periods of time.
Here is a cool little graphic about the coverage area for this tracking device:
If you are interested in learning more about this messaging device here are some articles that we have written up about it:
Remember, if you want to win the simplest way to enter is to just leave a comment below briefly explaining why you want to win a second generation SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger. If you want additional ways to enter to increase your chances of winning check out the ways to enter this giveaway.
This contest has officially closed.