Garmin Inreach will soon be obsolete!!!

[woodwurx]

I own a couple of Inreach's for myself and i really like the fact I can be connected to my family via satellite when I'm in the backcountry for several weeks at a time, but it comes at an extremely high cost of money for the monthly or yearly service. Today, I see an update on my iPhone for IOS 18 that will now include satellite texting when there is no cell or WiFi available. The new phones already have an emergency S.O.S. Button, so what will the Inreach's even be needed for? Pretty soon, we'll all be able to FaceTime or video chat when you think you're out in the middle of nowhere. As always, I'll probably be a little reluctant of the new service the first year & will still fire up the Inreach as a backup, but I honestly think the new advancements is going to put a hurt on these emergency transponder companies. What's your thoughts, will you still pay the $$$ to use your Inreach?

 

[Bucklowery]

You have to connect to satellite each time you use the iPhone it is not quick. I am sure they will refine it to work like the inreach soon but don't sell them just yet

Thanks

Buck

 

[Bucklowery]

We were looking at this for work during storms when sell service is down.

Thanks

Buck

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

I own a couple of Inreach's for myself and i really like the fact I can be connected to my family via satellite when I'm in the backcountry for several weeks at a time, but it comes at an extremely high cost of money for the monthly or yearly service. Today, I see an update on my iPhone for IOS 18 that will now include satellite texting when there is no cell or WiFi available. The new phones already have an emergency S.O.S. Button, so what will the Inreach's even be needed for? Pretty soon, we'll all be able to FaceTime or video chat when you think you're out in the middle of nowhere. As always, I'll probably be a little reluctant of the new service the first year & will still fire up the Inreach as a backup, but I honestly think the new advancements is going to put a hurt on these emergency transponder companies. What's your thoughts, will you still pay the $$$ to use your Inreach?

something to think about.