From: daniel-rizzato1@shaw.ca   
      
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   Hi Folks   
   Before you purchase SPOT for you airplane please be aware of the following.   
   If your unit is defective even from the first day of purchase you will have to   
   send   
   it back to them, they will also charge you for the return shipping.   
   You may get a return authorization with in 72 hours  you may    
   not see your SPOT for a couple of weeks.   
      
   Please spread this around before someone get in trouble because of  the false   
   security portrayed by SPOT.   
      
      
   The following is a report from COPA Canadian Owner & Pilot Association   
      
   Thank you for this report. This is the third one I have received that    
   SPOT does not work when received. Most people would expect    
   to return it to the point of purchase for replacement.    
   It seems strange that they are putting signs about    
   defective units in the package - you would think they would   
    test them before they are sent. It should not be a case of    
   being damaged in shipping - they are supposed to be    
   built for rugged conditions.   
      
   I have copied the manager at Globalstar so he is aware    
   of this problem, which appears to be more than a    
   minor one judging by the reports I have received.   
      
   Regarding SPOT being a replacement for an ELT,    
   please see my most recent update on our web site.    
   Transport Canada has done an about face on    
   the issue and it looks like we will all have to equip with an ELT.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   
   
   
Hi    
   Folks
   
   
Before you    
   purchase SPOT for you airplane please be aware of the    
   following.
   
   
If your   
   unit    
   is defective even from the first day of purchase you will have to    
   send
   
   
it back to    
   them, they will also charge you for the return shipping.
   
   
You may   
   get    
   a return authorization with in 72 hours  you may 
   
   
not see   
   your    
   SPOT for a couple of weeks.
   
   
 
   
   
Please    
   spread this around before someone get in trouble because of  the    
   false
   
   
security    
   portrayed by SPOT.
   
   
 
   
   
 
   
   
The following is a report from COPA Canadian Owner &    
   Pilot Association
   
   
 
   
   
Thank you    
   for this report. This is the third one I have received that 
   
   
SPOT does    
   not work when received. Most people would expect 
   
   
to return   
   it    
   to the point of purchase for replacement. 
   
   
It seems strange that they are putting signs about    
   
   
   
defective units in the package - you would think they    
   would
   
   
 test them before they are sent. It should not   
   be    
   a case of 
   
   
being damaged in shipping - they are supposed to be    
   
   
   
built for rugged conditions.
   
   
 
   
   
I have copied the manager at Globalstar so he is   
   aware    
   
   
   
of this problem, which appears to be more than a    
   
   
   
minor one judging by the reports I have    
   received.
   
   
 
   
   
Regarding SPOT being a replacement for an ELT,    
   
   
   
please see my most recent update on our web site.    
   
   
   
Transport Canada has done an about face on    
   
   
   
the issue and it looks like we will all have to equip    
   with an ELT.
   
   
 
   
      
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