I've got a SPOT

[Davi5678 (Dave)]

I seem to recall you need an annual subscription to the network as well,
how much if so?
I also do a bit of motorcycle touring solo in remote areas, I switched phone carrier to Terrorstra again as I was sick of three's roaming/non existent signal outside the metropolitan area.
It would probably be a good idea...

[JethroB76 (Jeff)]

The basic plan is 115USD, if you want the tracking function its another 50USD I think

[sheeny (Al)]

Originally Posted by JethroB76

Al, other than adding the 61 and dropping the leading zero, not sure what else - assume your wife is on the same mobile carrier?

I read somewhere while I was setting it up that some phones may weed out the SPOT messages. I guess it would be a setting of some sort (acting like a spam filter I guess), so I need to do a bit more research on that.

We're both on Telstra.

Al.