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Old April 5th 13, 10:39 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Thursday, April 4, 2013 5:07:29 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
New Mexico is pretty sparsely populated and I DO carry my phone. Coverage is pretty spotty, however, unless you're near a major highway.....


snip but the main point is that having technology like cell phone AND spot provides you *additional* options that you don't otherwise have.

I'm a HUGE fan of SPOT. Cell phones are great, but I've landed several places with no signal. SPOT allows friends to track progress in very nearly real-time. Which save lots of wondering and worrying, and is (IMO) fun. Very cheap and very effective.