On Jun 28, 7:00*am, Ron Gleason wrote:
http://blog.delorme.com/2011/06/03/d...way-satellite-...

Looks like starting in the 2012 year we will see a competitor to SPOT
product and service. *Read some of the comments in the blog and some
features a

- user selectable data send interval
- custom messages in the text
- altitude reporting

Will be interesting to watch this unfold

Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) does this and more.