Re: In Reach Questions
Originally Posted by
Would Rather Be Fishing
1) No. This is not a hotspot or satellite internet hub.
2) Yes, but YMMV - messages, at least for me, sometimes take 10min or so to be sent, so don't expect "text messaging behavior". It's not meant for that. But I found it to be reliable. AT least the device tells you if it has been successfully sent or not and you can manually trigger a retry if need be
3) Well.... shitty as most garmin devices. For messages I usually pair with my phone and send messages that way, I can't handle the old "flip phone move the cursor around und pick yoru letter" style typing. That said: Pairing with your phone is easy, reliable, and has some other advantages such as waypoint sync, etc.
FWIW: I love my inreach, use it all the time and the family loves the added safety.
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I have one spot that's at the bottom of a steep and deep canyon in some serious cover in the mountains with no cell service or sirius radio, and I will hold it up to the sky and look for a clear spot in the trees to get messages sent out. Sometimes it can take longer than 15-20 minutes for messages to get sent, depending on how much rhubarb you're in. But they do work great and its piece of mind for the family. Download the EarthMate app to pair it with your phone and it makes typing a heck of a lot easier. Definitely recommend getting one, especially if you hunt solo
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