Last February I purchased a SPOT Gen 3 unit. I paid 99 bucks for a years service. I read that they raised the price of service to $ 149.00 in April last year. Today I received this email from SPOT:
Dear Valued SPOT Customer,
Thank you for your continued loyalty to SPOT. We hope that SPOT's award winning technology and proven reliability has helped you enjoy your adventures and provided additional peace of mind to your family and friends while you were off the grid.
As we continue to upgrade our network to ensure you the best possible and most reliable service in the industry, this email is to inform you of upcoming changes to the cost of your SPOT Gen3 service plan(s):
Dear Valued SPOT Customer,
Thank you for your continued loyalty to SPOT. We hope that SPOT's award winning technology and proven reliability has helped you enjoy your adventures and provided additional peace of mind to your family and friends while you were off the grid.
As we continue to upgrade our network to ensure you the best possible and most reliable service in the industry, this email is to inform you of upcoming changes to the cost of your SPOT Gen3 service plan(s):
- A Network Maintenance Fee of $14.99 will be charged to your account.
- The Basic Service plan that your SPOT Gen3 device(s) are currently on has been discontinued and will be migrated over to our new enhanced Basic Service plan. As such, your current price will increase to $199.99 at the time of your renewal.