Sam,
The subscription fee is 100.00 + 50.00 for the tracking + 150.00 for the unit - a 50.00 rebate. The subscription is a auto renewal which there are a lot of complaints.
Damn that is ridiculous, I didn't realize the tracking was an extra $50 on top of the $100 subscription. You can get the older unit on Amazon for $100:
http://www.amazon.com/SPOT-Inc-SPOT...mp;ie=UTF8&qid=1315928652&sr=1-1These guys have SPOT rentals on their site, I left a vmail with them:
http://www.lowergear.com/product.php?id=261
