The SPOT product family uses both the GPS satellite network to determine your location and the Globalstar network to transmit messages and GPS coordinates to others including an international rescue coordination center.
SPOT (findmespot.com) has 139 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 1.3 out of 5.
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findmespot.com
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Computers & Phones
Location
Covington, Louisiana
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Regardless of technical performance of the SPOT platform, customer service is run like a bad scam. Hour long hold on the phone. Constant transfer to other specialists, misuse of expired credit card. It took me many hours to cancel my account.
Instead of focus on safety and saving lives, SPOT, operates like a scam subscription service targeting senior citizens.
Boo!
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ALEXI
UNRELIABLE SERVICES
UNRELIABLE SERVICES. I've been using SPOT services for work and recreation for over 15 years. Over the past few years the GPS check-in service has been unreliable. The device shows check-in message has been sent when it has not - this has resulted in a search being initiated. Unacceptable. I just cancelled my service and will sign up with a more reliable provider.
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mattebryant
Tried twice, same result, terrible.
I used this company 6-8 years ago, the customer service was so bad I gave up trying to contact them and changed to a false CC number to stop them billing me.
I was sceptical trying them again but hopeful things had improved. The easiest part was buying a device, everything else was more expensive and complicated that expected. There's an activation fee, plan fee, flexi plan fee, a text package fee, a fee fee, a fee-fi-fo-fum, and all in US dollars in case it wasn't expensive enough. After coming to terms with that the site is not intuitive, and you'll need to contact support in US business hours.
Using the 'I'm ok' feature in clear view of the sky in Australia worked 30% of the time.
Since cancelling the plan (easier this time), having paid the flexi plan, I'm now faced with paying the $120 USD all over again, unless I can be bothered with a lengthy process contacting customer service - based on everyone elses experience on here - don't bother - look for a company with decent customer service.
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Lars J.
Unable to send OK message even in primary coverage area
I used SPOT Gen 3 to send OK messages during a 5 week trek in northern Norway. Less than 10 % of the daily messages resulted in an OK message to the recipients. I was within the primary satellite coverage area. Messages were sent with a clear view to the sky, mostly in a flat, open terrain.
Useless system.
Also their web pages, registration procedures etc. are terrible. Billing system is hard to understand.
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Michael Y.
They inputted the wrong bank number and…
They inputted the wrong bank number and couldn’t deposit the money owe to me. They said a check would be mailed to be. I have not received the check and when I contacted them they said I had to wait 20 business days before they can reissue another check. They said their system would not allow them to direct deposit again even though it was their error. This place is a SHAM,
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Coños M.
Absolutely No Support!
Was using a Spot Gen3 to track my progress through Ukraine, and allow a specialist rescue team to follow my progress. However the Spot stopped tracking, I changed batteries despite them being new ones, and reset tracker. Nothing worked, the Message Envelope started flashing green for couple days despite not sending messages. Attempted to contact Spot Support but only available via Chat on USA Office hours, no email, or online support options which is completely ridiculous considering the premium monthly fees paid. On my return home I cancelled my subscription, expecting an email asking why so I could at least tell them why I was unhappy, but all I got was a confirmation of my subscription being cancelled! Done a bit of research and currently looking at the Garmin Inreach Messenger as a replacement.
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PeteR
Don't waste your money, go with Garmin
We were in the canadian rockies. None of our messages went through and we received no messages. Reached out to Spot and they refused to help us out at all. I would never recommend this to anyone. Were we in a life or death situation, we would have been dead.
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sky K.
Useless support
Start with their closed weekends...hikers hike weekends,I haven't been able to track myself or arrange anyone else...there was a time all this was easy,I've had it for years...I'll be cancelling