Which website ?? Spotwalla or SPOT to track your progress??

BullShatter · 01-26-2013, 08:07 AM

I wasn't sure if this belonged here or in Layin' Down Tracks....but since the SPOT Messenger is "equipment" I'm posting here.

In one week, I'm leaving for a the month trek through Mexico and Central America. I am carrying a SPOT Messenger with me. Does anyone have any experience with which site is better/easier for friends and family to track my progress Spotwalla or SPOT?

trc.rhubarb · 01-26-2013, 09:58 AM

Spotwalla all the way. Spot's website is a pain and the maps are tiny.

BullShatter · 01-28-2013, 09:08 AM

Thanks,

Just by comparing the two that was the impression that I was getting as well.

chrome bandit · 01-31-2013, 06:44 AM

There's another significant difference: Spotwalla's map are up indefinitely, or until their server money runs out. Maps on Spot expire after a while. (I think it's 90 days, unless they moved it.)

Spotwalla also has the ability to embed your trip into an ADV message for reference like this...

...which lets folks zoom around on your route.

Spotwalla's interface takes some getting used it, it's definitely the way to go.

QSrider · 02-01-2013, 03:05 PM

Everything said previously is correct BUT:
I think it depends what you want to do and who's looking at your track. For exemple, when I'm on a solo trip and my track is just for my wife to be reassured, Spot website is what I use... Or what I have to use, since my wife thinks it's much more simple to use. She just wants to log in and see that I'm still moving.
But I totally agree with others, for blogs, forums and people that like more details and play around with your track/map, Spotwalla is better.
So, if your wife is staying home and is going to be watching you, you should ask her which one she likes best. It will give you an excuse to go for a quick ride, so you can use it as a demo...

Have a great trip.

Eric.

Timmer · 02-01-2013, 06:01 PM

SPOTWALLA for me; I never use SPOT's site. If I'm concerned about who's seeing it, I can make the trip only accessible to those I want to. I do use 'Secure' zones (or whatever they are called) to protect key personal locations.

simestd · 02-01-2013, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trc.rhubarb

Spotwalla all the way. Spot's website is a pain and the maps are tiny.

+1, and I don't like the advertisement aspect of the spot site. Use spotwalla all the time on the bike or in the plane.

01-26-2013, 08:07 AM	#1
BullShatter ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Oddometer: 142	Which website ?? Spotwalla or SPOT to track your progress?? I wasn't sure if this belonged here or in Layin' Down Tracks....but since the SPOT Messenger is "equipment" I'm posting here. In one week, I'm leaving for a the month trek through Mexico and Central America. I am carrying a SPOT Messenger with me. Does anyone have any experience with which site is better/easier for friends and family to track my progress Spotwalla or SPOT? __________________ *"People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home."* BullShatter screwed with this post 01-26-2013 at 08:08 AM Reason: I'm an idiot!!

01-26-2013, 09:58 AM	#2
trc.rhubarb Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Concord, CA Oddometer: 1,139	Spotwalla all the way. Spot's website is a pain and the maps are tiny. __________________ 2007 BMW GS Adventure 2010 Harley Ultra Limited 1975 R90/6 Follow me here

01-28-2013, 09:08 AM	#3
BullShatter ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Oddometer: 142	Thanks Thanks, Just by comparing the two that was the impression that I was getting as well. __________________ *"People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home."*

01-31-2013, 06:44 AM	#4
chrome bandit Wide footed adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Seattle-ish Oddometer: 254	There's another significant difference: Spotwalla's map are up indefinitely, or until their server money runs out. Maps on Spot expire after a while. (I think it's 90 days, unless they moved it.) Spotwalla also has the ability to embed your trip into an ADV message for reference like this... Embedding failed because inline frames are not supported by your browser or the web server. ...which lets folks zoom around on your route. Spotwalla's interface takes some getting used it, it's definitely the way to go. __________________ Seattle-Deadhorse-Homer-Inside Passage 2011 Hells Canyon 2012 WABDR 2012 How to embed Excel/PPT/Word docs in ADV Blog: http://terra.incognita.ws

02-01-2013, 03:05 PM	#5
QSrider Adventurer Joined: Jul 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah. USA. Oddometer: 36	Everything said previously is correct BUT: I think it depends what you want to do and who's looking at your track. For exemple, when I'm on a solo trip and my track is just for my wife to be reassured, Spot website is what I use... Or what I have to use, since my wife thinks it's much more simple to use. She just wants to log in and see that I'm still moving. But I totally agree with others, for blogs, forums and people that like more details and play around with your track/map, Spotwalla is better. So, if your wife is staying home and is going to be watching you, you should ask her which one she likes best. It will give you an excuse to go for a quick ride, so you can use it as a demo... Have a great trip. Eric. __________________ _____________________ 2001 BMW F650GS Dakar 2003 BMW R1150RT

02-01-2013, 06:01 PM	#6
Timmer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Burien, WA Oddometer: 2,006	SPOTWALLA for me; I never use SPOT's site. If I'm concerned about who's seeing it, I can make the trip only accessible to those I want to. I do use 'Secure' zones (or whatever they are called) to protect key personal locations. __________________ Tim in Burien, WA '05 R1200GS (Sleeping in Germany) '03 F650GS '03 Wing '01 ST1100

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