Monthly Archives: June 2019

SpotX Pricing: Apples And Oranges

I felt bad telling everyone that SpotX pricing is a wishy-washy mishmash of options (which is true if not a satisfying answer). I clicked to their pricing site and investigated. Here’s a summary: Your basic, activated all year plan is … Continue reading

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Gear Review: SpotX: Part 5: More Q & A

[I’m pretty sure I’ve beaten this horse into the ground. However, if you’ve got a question of any sort, just put it in comments. I’ve been testing the hell out of my SpotX and am glad to share.] Are there … Continue reading

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SpotX Privacy / Rockwell, Somebody’s Watching Me (1984)

As part of my review of the SpotX, a few people asked about the SpotX privacy policy. Put on your tinfoil hats folks because here’s my Curmudgeonly opinion. We’re all screwed. Accept that you’re screwed. Embrace the suck and plan … Continue reading

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Gear Review: SpotX: Part 4: More Q & A

[This review got long winded; this isn’t the last post. I was pissed at the incomplete information I had while shopping and inadvertently wrote a treatise to counteract what I perceive as a hole in the universe.] I tested the … Continue reading

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Gear Review: SpotX: Part 3: Details Q & A

I bought a two way satellite communicator. I’ve been testing it. Photo below. This 1/2 of the Q&A that covers it and my testing. I tested the shit of my SpotX and am distilling it down to its essence. Is … Continue reading

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Gear Review: SpotX: Part 2: Philosophy

I bought a two way satellite communicator. I’ve been testing it. Photo below. This post just had to come out because I worry that folks confuse gadgets with solutions. When it comes to the outdoors, I know what I’m doing. … Continue reading

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Delayed Train Of Thought

I was planning more details (and less bullshit about Keanu Reeves) in reference to my SpotX, but there’s been a delay because I remembered why I bought it in the first place. I sure as hell didn’t buy an SAR … Continue reading

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