11/21/2008

Don't Get Lost Without One!

You see it on the news all the time!
  • Someone has gone for an afternoon hike and has not been seen or heard from for days.
  • A persons car goes off the road and they are hidden in the bushes for days before being discovered by a passerby.

You have had it happen to you!
  • Your Cruising out of communications range and your family worries about you because you have not been able to check in for days.
  • The kids are traveling out of the country and you worry about them day and night while they are gone.
  • A loved one is on the road and will be out of cell range for much of the trip, you pray they will arrive safely.

There is no reason for this worry to happen anymore. The SPOT personal satellite tracking unit has changed all this. The SPOT unit is extremely affordable 100% satellite technology and is readily available. I carry the unit for sale at Marine Guard Yacht Security as it is a perfect tool for boat owners. It is also available online directly from the manufacturer, at West Marine stores and Sporting good stores around the world.

The SPOT unit retails for $169.99 and the MAP (minimum advertised price allowed) is $149.99. Most retailers sell the unit at MAP pricing.

Once you purchase the unit , you go online to the SPOT website at www.findmespot.com and you register your unit and choose your annual service plan.

One year of basic monitoring with unlimited "I'm OK" and "Help" messages, along with emergency rescue request calls is $99.00 per year.

You pre- load your favorite contacts cell numbers and e-mail addresses on the web site. whenever you press the OK button, (from anywhere in the world) your friends and loved ones will receive your personal message via text and/or e-mail that you are OK. In addition to your message, they will receive a link to see on Google Maps exactly where you are in the world. (land or Sea) They can zoom in and see exactly the spot where you are by satellite imagery.

You also have a non emergency call for help button. When you press this, a message goes to only the person/s you want to receive your "please take care of that thing we arranged" request.

Most important is your 911 button. If you press this recessed button and hold it for 4 seconds (eliminates accidental presses), a call goes to GEOS dispatch and no matter where you are in the world contact will be made and rescue will be activated. If you are out of the country, a consulate will be notified and if there are no public services available, private rescue will be activated. When you activate the 911 rescue request the unit tracks your GPS movement continuously until you are rescued. Nobody has to wait around hoping to be discovered anymore!!!

Additional services offered are:

Tracking Service: If you hold the OK button down for four or more seconds, tracking is activated and your loved ones can track your locations for 24 hrs
or until you turn the unit off. These tracks are saved to review at any time and come in real handy for future float plans etc... With tracking service anyone with a pass code that you give out, can log on and see where you are during your tracking cycle. To add tracking to your unit cost $49.99 per year.

Rescue Insurance: Lloyd s of London covers up to $100,000.00 per incident for any cost incurred being rescued by activating your SPOT unit. This is particularly handy if private rescue and extradition teams are utilized to facilitate your rescue.
cost is only $7.95 per year if purchased at the time of your units activation.

The SPOT unit has already been responsible for saving a great number of lives since its release last year. It has won invention of the year and editors choice awards etc... from all the best outdoor authorities. It makes an exceptional gift for anyone you care for and yourself. The service can even be gifted with a "Service Gift Card" from the SPOT website.

Are you in the Anacortes, WA area? If you or a loved one are traveling soon and you would like to try the SPOT unit out before you buy one, It would be my pleasure to lend you my demonstration unit for the trip, and teach you how to use it. I only have one activated demo, so be sure to reserve it soon. Once you or a loved one travels with SPOT you will feel the joy of knowing you are being proactive when it comes to life safety.

Matthew
Marine Guard Yacht Security
210 Commercial Ave
Anacortes, WA 98221
360-588-2120
www.MarineGuardSecurity.com

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