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SPOT Announces Availability of Roadside Assistance with SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger
June 24, 2009 Milpitas, CA (Link)
SPOT LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) and a leader in personal satellite messaging and emergency communications, today announced that the SPOT Assist Roadside service is now available to SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger? customers in the Continental United States and Canada. SPOT Assist Roadside is the world?s only portable roadside service provider to operate solely on satellite communications, independent of cellular networks.
Unlike OnStar® or other GPS navigation devices that may rely on cellular communications, SPOT Assist Roadside combines GPS and satellite communications technologies to deliver location-based messaging regardless of cellular network coverage. SPOT Assist Roadside, supported by Nation Safe Drivers, a leading provider of national roadside assistance, allows drivers on the road to receive roadside assistance 24/7/365 from service providers around town or in remote areas.
With a simple push of the dedicated 'Help' button on the handheld SPOT Messenger, customers who have subscribed to the SPOT Assist Roadside Service can instantly alert a national roadside response center of their location and need for roadside assistance from virtually anywhere in North America.
"SPOT Assist provides the ultimate GPS safety system integrating third-party services such as national roadside assistance at a very modest price," said Darren Bassel, global marketing director for SPOT LLC. "SPOT Assist Roadside provides our customers with reliable roadside assistance services and personal satellite messaging in areas where cell phones don't work or are unreliable. The general availability of SPOT Assist Roadside leading into the summer travel months is great timing as families are hitting the highways for their vacations. Today's announcement demonstrates our continued commitment to developing innovative satellite-based solutions for our active customers."
The SPOT Assist Roadside program includes five roadside tows per year, up to 50 miles per tow, as well as auto-accident assistance, fuel delivery services, tire repair, battery services and lock key and lockout service.
The integration of SPOT Assist Roadside provides SPOT customers a complete GPS safety system which includes four functions that transmit messages via satellite based on varying levels of need:
Help notifies the SPOT Assist roadside response center or others of your GPS location and need for assistance.·
Check In lets contacts know where you are and that you are okay·
Track Progress sends and saves your location and allows contacts to track your progress using Google Maps·
Alert 9-1-1 notifies an emergency rescue coordination center of your GPS location.
Pricing and Availability
SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger retails for $169.99 SRP and is available at www.findmespot.com and leading retailers and online outlets. Purchase SPOT Assist Roadside service at the time of SPOT basic service activation for $30 additional per year. Existing SPOT customers can add SPOT Assist Roadside to their existing service through accessing their personal account. Annual basic SPOT service is required starting at $99.99 per year which includes unlimited use of Check-in, Track Progress and 9-1-1 messages. For more information on SPOT
Assist visit www.findmespot.com/assist.
Tour Divide Racers Mark Their SPOT from Banff to Mexico
June 12, 2009 Milpitas, CA (Link)
SPOT LLC., the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger, today announced its return partnership with the Tour Divide, the longest solo, self-supported mountain bike race in the world. Starting today, fans of Tour Divide can track the racers in real-time from Banff, Alberta to the Mexico Border through enhanced leaderboard tracking on Google Maps' powered by SPOT at http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard.
Tour Divide is a pure test of mental and physical determination for endurance mountain bikers attempting to complete Adventure Cycling Association's 2,745 mile Great Divide Mountain Bike route. The 2009 race increased in length and more than doubled in registered riders challenging themselves and competing with others to complete the route along the forgotten passes of the Continental Divide.
Over 40 racers will be equipped with the SPOT Messenger to transmit their location via satellite so others can follow the action online. The SPOT Messenger sends the user's GPS location and status update messages to personal contacts or an emergency response call center from virtually anywhere around the world independent of cellular coverage.
Innovative race tracking software powered by SPOT displays all of the rider's current location on one Google Map. Sophisticated leaderboard technology enables viewers to follow the group or view a rider?s individual route history including check point times, average speed, distance covered and rider profile.
"We are very excited about working with the Tour Divide again this year providing the athletes with the technology to help keep them safe and connected with others through the remote, mountainous terrain," said Darren Bassel, director of global marketing for SPOT LLC. "The SPOT Messenger is designed to withstand harsh, rugged conditions and more importantly, provide reliable satellite communications independent of cellular coverage. We wish all of the riders a safe and unforgettable experience."
This year's route includes a new 105-mile section of intensely technical trail through Flathead Valley, east of Fernie, British Columbia. Riders pedal through Canadian Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the States of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. By route's end a through-rider will climb nearly 200,000 feet of vertical (equivalent to summiting Mount Everest from sea-level 7 times). Fifty percent of the competitors each year never see the Mexico finish line due to mechanical failure, injuries and/or fatigue. In addition to this year's enhanced leaderboard tracking powered by SPOT, fans of Tour Divide can view individual rider profiles on www.SPOTadventures.com, a new online social community for sharing outdoor experiences.
Tour Divide begins on Friday, June 12, 2009. Follow the action online at www.tourdivide.org/leaderboard. View Tour Divide co-race director and course-record holder Matthew Lee's ride in real-time and biography at SPOT Adventures http://tinyurl.com/tdmatt-lee
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