I'm sorry my post is off topic but....

In my twisted mind I can picture some frugal, but dim-witted, relative of an elderly person saying "golly, why should I lay out cash and pay a subscription fee for a Companion pendant when I can buy one of those PLB's and have the government help granny for free?
I can just see the product testimonial from Betty Bluehair of Boca now; "I slipped and fell on my way to the mailbox and couldn't get up. I would have been there for hours if it hadn't been for those young men in the orange and white helicopter and the nice folks from the Civil Air Patrol. Thank you Pains Wessex!"

Okay. I'm done now. Sorry.

Chris