Garmin 010-01879-00 InReach Mini, Lightweight and Compact Satellite Communicator, Orange

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Im taking two points off of this Garmin for the simple reason that the user interface is an absolute nightmare to use.

This is a very light weight unit and I love the battery life. If you are a trail runner or long distance remote area hiker this is well worth having on you.

Certo, se andiamo a vedere il costo del dispositivo e il costo mensile che bisogna sostenere per tenerlo attivo, non è proprio economico, ma se il tutto lo rapportiamo con la garanzia che cè sempre qualcuno che in situazioni difficili ti supporta e ti può salvare la vita, beh, allora non ha prezzo!

This thing is amazing and works anywhere on the ocean from The middle of Alaska and Bristol bay to offshore in the pacific. Amazing piece of equipment!

I have bought MANY Garmin products for 40 years. This unit only works with an $11. Per month subscription. After a few months I was not using the unit. When I cancelled the subscription I was charged an $87. Cancellation fee. You lost my business FOREVER Garmin. I hope it was worth the $87.!

I activated, signed up for the Safety plan, and sent a preset message as a test while out on a motorcycle ride. The recipient received it in under a minute and had a link to my location the was completely accurate. I also like that I can subscribe to a plan only when I need it, then drop the plan in the winter months when I cant ride. I was debating between the InReach and a regular one-way beacon. I read a post from a rescue coordinator who said its a huge benefit if they know the nature of the problem and can communicate back and forth. That was enough to convince me a two-way beacon was the right choice.

I did a lot of research prior to purchasing. My game plan prior to purchasing was to buy a mini 2 and the safety subscription plan. From what I read and understood you get unlimited preset text messages with this plan. So I am thinking I could make 10 or 20 different preset messages that cover the common things I want to communicate and I would be good. Well you actually can only create 3 different stored preset messages. You could send any of them a million times without charge, but you cant create a 4th preset.

Based on my experience Ill separate this review into two parts, the device and Garmins reliability in receiving messages from Iridium.

After nine times of Tech-Support and many many updates and down loading of maps, the product still would not show my current location or any maps on my phone.