nimbusgb wrote:

Being a global system will a US unit ( bought and paid for in the US )
work in Europe?

When I bought and registered mine (USA), there were no restrictions, no
request for citizenship or place of residence. It's supposed to work
anywhere there is coverage.

Creating the account during registration did require an address and
phone numbers. I don't know if the price changes with address location.
It's worth a try. Or, you could start off with an USA address and phone
number, then change it later, after the account is activated and you've
determined the unit is sending messages properly.


I only ask because I am p******d off at the typical pricing strategy
being applied.

US price $200 plus subs of $100 plus $50 for tracking upgrade.

US price is $150. Now you should be really ticked!

Euro prices E200 plus subs of E100 plus E40 tracking upgrade

Yikes!

At the current exchange rates 1 Euro = $1.6

If I put a unit on my Amex card next time I'm in the US no one would
be any the wiser!

Pity theres so little African coverage. It could be a HUGE benefit
there! I know of several challenges just asking for this technology!

It may be a limitation imposed by positions of the satellites for the
phone system. It might still be worth complaining to them about it.

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