Satellite Texting in the Mountains

[tdhanses]

And these are getting good enough now that you guys are depending on it for your SOS situations in the backcountry. No matter where you might be?

Not much different then depending on Garmin is it?

 

[Decker9]

Iv used it a bit now, last week I left the inreach behind and only the satellite messaging for 4 days while goat hunting. A couple times I got the “2 minutes until next available satellite”, but other then that it was flawless. I just kept my phone connected to the satellite and in my pocket and got my messages as they come. If I had to send one I was connected to a satellite in under 30 seconds usually. I did find hills and timber to cause blockage from satellites a couple of times. I have had the same with inreach as well.

I haven’t heard if the sos works.

 

[Holeintheheadgang]

I will keep my satellite phone.

 

[Desert_Muley]

Can you get weather updates with the iPhone? Does the iPhone offer rescue insurance?

 

[robertpaulsen]

Can you get weather updates with the iPhone? Does the iPhone offer rescue insurance?

My weather updates are super accurate. They are from my wife.

I don’t believe iPhone offers rescue insurance currently since the service is “free” for now.

I’ve had satellite phones then an Inreach. This is the next transition. And for it being new it works very well. It’s only going to get better too….

 

[jags]

Not much different then depending on Garmin is it?

Probably not but I've not used one. I was planning to get a Zoleo this spring and might still just do that for the next year or so vs all the phone upgrades. I'm on an older android now. Appreciate all the information though.

 

[Desert_Muley]

My weather updates are super accurate. They are from my wife.

I don’t believe iPhone offers rescue insurance currently since the service is “free” for now.

I’ve had satellite phones then an Inreach. This is the next transition. And for it being new it works very well. It’s only going to get better too….

Thanks for the info and remember to buy your wife flowers on the way home from your hunts.

 

[eamyrick]

Iv used it a bit now, last week I left the inreach behind and only the satellite messaging for 4 days while goat hunting. A couple times I got the “2 minutes until next available satellite”, but other then that it was flawless. I just kept my phone connected to the satellite and in my pocket and got my messages as they come. If I had to send one I was connected to a satellite in under 30 seconds usually. I did find hills and timber to cause blockage from satellites a couple of times. I have had the same with inreach as well.

I haven’t heard if the sos works.

Alaska?

 

[eamyrick]

I’m headed back to the Alaska Range in the spring. Any Alaska feedback?

 

[FAAFO]

I’m headed back to the Alaska Range in the spring. Any Alaska feedback?

My use has been 100% in the AK.

For all you guys saying it doesn’t work as well if something is blocking your view ITS A SATELLITE you’re trying to connect to. Your Inreach or Zoleo would have the same problem FFS.