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08042012,16:42 #1

MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
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Doesanyonehaveone?Useone?Iunderstandtheynowchargeaflat$30amonthfor
unlimitedsatellitetextmessages.

Anyonehaveexperiencewithone?
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FL,Bahamas,TCI& MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
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08042012,16:58 #2

Re:MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
s/v'Faith'
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Ifoundamanualonlineincaseanyoneneedsone.

HereisaDataSheetontheunit.
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$295
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09042012,08:53 #3

Re:MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
Alecadi
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OriginallyPostedbys/v'Faith'

Doesanyonehaveone?Useone?Iunderstandtheynowchargeaflat
$30amonthforunlimitedsatellitetextmessages.

Anyonehaveexperiencewithone?

MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
JoinDate:Feb2011

Location:MarathonFL
Boat:Endeavour35,1984,
Posts:937

Thisdeviceispricedat1,150USD.....

Don'tseetheadvantageoverarealphonewhereyoucanalsotext,dataand
havethefulluseofaphone...
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09042012,09:46 #4

Re:MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
s/v'Faith'
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OriginallyPostedbyAlecadi
Thisdeviceispricedat1,150USD.....
JoinDate:Oct2005

Don'tseetheadvantageoverarealphonewhereyoucanalsotext,
Location:CruisingNC,FL, dataandhavethefulluseofaphone...
Bahamas,TCI&VIs
Boat:1964PearsonAriel
'Faith'/Pearson424,sv
EmeraldTide
Theyretailforabout$400now,andcanbefoundforlessthen$100...
Posts:1,531

Ithoughtsomeoneheremighthavehadsomeexperiencewithone.
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23042012,12:57 #5

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Re:MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
Update
Iwentaheadandpickeduponeoftheseoffofebay.Itwasprettycheap,and
bootsupandfindsthesatellites(bothorbacommandGPS)ok.
Ifoundaserviceprovider,SummitCommunicationServices.Theyhavebeen
veryhelpful,andhaveverycheapplansavailable.IwillupdateonceIgetthis
going,haveservicescheduledtostarton1May.
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23042012,14:23 #6

Re:MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
DotDun
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Lookforwardtohearingyourexperiencewithit...Thanks!
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04052012,10:30 #7

Re:MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
CeesH
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JoinDate:Feb2012
OriginallyPostedbyDotDun
Location:SoLuis,Maranho, Lookforwardtohearingyourexperiencewithit...Thanks!
Brazil
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Thanks.

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05052012,06:05 #8

Re:MagellanGSC100GPSCommunicator
Travis
McGee I'mgladthatIdidn'tgetridofmine!IboughtonefromOrbcomcirca1999,andusedit
RegisteredUser sailingfromGuamtoCalifornia.Workedgreat,andtexthassomeadvantagesover
voice.Ifyouwanttotransmitalongpart#,forexample,textcomesthrough100%

clearly,insteadofrepeatinga12digitpartnumberoverandoveronvoice.Plus,you
keeparecordofeachtextforyourvoyagelogslateron.Plus,nobodyhastobehomeat
thereceivingend,sinceitwilljustdropanemailintotheirbox.Really,it'saterrific
optionforstayingintouchwithhomeorwithusergroups.At$30permonth,Iwillsign
JoinDate:Mar2005 upagainforsure.
Location:Jax,FL
Boat:48'steelcutter Makesureyougetanewbatterypackifyoursisafewyearsold.Myonlycomplaintwas
Posts:291
sailingfromPanamatoFLthelasttime,thepackwouldnotholdacharge.Very
frustrating.Butthatwasmyfaultfornotbuyinganewbatterypackforthedevice.
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