http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtdItemDetail.jsp?item=30786§ion=10741 I just found this and thought WOW, this thing is going to be awesome! I have their first gen. PN-20 and like it alot, even though its rather slow on the draw. I plan to upgrade to another DeLORME sometime. The SPOT tracker has always looked good but the lack of messaging capabilities is a bummer. This new PN-60 with SPOT looks to be a winner! Being able to text messages from anywhere, excellent! It's not cheap, but I see it on Amazon for $550. Lets hope they get the Federal Communications Commission authorization in the disclaimer. edit: I see the msrp for $700 @ DeLORME and $550 @ SPOT? http://findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=219
I can't decide if I want SPOT or not...yet another annual subscription fee, but it sure is a cool system. A PN-60 is on my list for sure, can't make up my mind on the SPOT or not yet though. My favorite multi-use GPS was Lowrance because of the pile of features they had compared to many others. I still have an iWay H2O that is running, but my old iWay 500c died (was too heavy for offroad bike use/vibration). They sold though and away went the outstanding customer service and the innovative models they used to have. I think Delorme is the new Lowrance for me. Would be awesome if they made a bit larger screen model closer to a Nuvi or Zumo with a reflective TFT display for sunlight. I have a Nuvi for my car now, but I intensely dislike how locked down Garmin is with it's licensing. Hell the model I have won't even sort the favorites list alphabetically as that was an 'option' unlocked only in higher priced models. That's usurious to me, it's a ten line code change they want another $50 for. Amazon has the PN-60 with Spot on pre-order at $549.95, just remember SPOT requires an annual subscription fee.
