Device guide · SPOT X

Real answers on your SPOT X, anywhere.

SPOT X sends two-way SMS over Globalstar. Save Relay's number once and your keyboard becomes a hotline for weather, first aid, closures, and anything else you'd Google.

Text your questions to
86-GETRELAY
+1 (864) 387-3529

Setup in three steps

  1. 1

    Create your free Relay account

    Sign up at northstarrelay.com with the phone number your SPOT X messages come FROM (shown in your SPOT account). That's how Relay recognizes you — or skip the website: text SIGNUP to Relay from the device and your account is created over SMS.

  2. 2

    Save Relay as a contact

    Add +1 (864) 387-3529 (86-GETRELAY) as a contact on the device or in SPOT's web portal, then sync.

  3. 3

    Text your question

    "Forecast tonight?" "Nearest hospital?" "Snake bite - what do I do?" Keep it short; Relay replies in one compressed SMS.

Location: Type coordinates as @lat,lon (your SPOT X shows them on-device) or name a place — Relay geocodes it and remembers it for follow-up questions.

Things people ask from a SPOT X

Storm risk tonight @36.57,-118.29
Nearest ranger station?
Burn ban in Sequoia NF?
Water crossing high - safe to ford?
Heat exhaustion symptoms?
Sunset time tomorrow?

Every factual reply is tagged with its source (src: NWS, src: NOAA) — see why you can trust Relay.

Put Relay on your SPOT X before the next trip.

Sign up free, add your number, and save 86-GETRELAY in your device before your next trip.

Get started free

Free during beta · 100 messages/day · no app required

No laptop handy? Text SIGNUP to 86-GETRELAY — the whole account is created over SMS.