Various Retailers have
Garmin inReach Mini 2 Compact Satellite Communicator (Orange or Black) on sale with prices starting
from $299.98.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
AmusedPear909 for posting this deal.
Note:
Active satellite subscription required for some features.
Available from:Features:- Compact, lightweight satellite communicator enables two-way messaging and interactive SOS globally (Active satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices)
- Bluetooth
- Water Resistant
- Navigate back to where you started by using TracBack routing
- Share your location with loved ones back home at any time (active satellite subscription required) by using your MapShare page or with your coordinates embedded in your messages
- Get accurate heading information using the digital compass — even when you're not moving
- Sync with the Garmin Explore app and website on your compatible smartphone for trip planning and topographical mapping, and create waypoints, courses, activities and collections you can sync to your device
- Pair with Garmin devices, such as wearables and handhelds, and use them to send and receive messages and trigger an SOS (active satellite subscription required)
- Battery life: up to 14 days in 10-minute tracking mode
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- The satellites used by Apple and Tmobile have zero coverage closer to the poles. Leaving Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, and much of Canada and Russia without coverage.
- The Iridium satellites used by InReach are at a much higher altitude than other the satellites used by Apple and Tmobile. This means they are less susceptible to falling in a coverage shadow from nearby terrain.
- In this same thread people are complaining that the 14 day battery life while dropping 10 minute breadcrumbs is "poor". Show me a cellphone that comes anywhere close to this.
Satellite enabled cellphones will likely help the casual user that might find themselves going off the cellular network periodically, but those people are typically not the people who would purchase an InReach. People that spend weeks on end in the back country are not likely to trust their lives to cellphone solutions.
My son's old scout troop carries at least one of these for about every 5-6 people. They have been invaluable for keeping groups in contact with each other and with people back home, as well as getting weather reports. They were used on at least one occasion to evacuate a kid experiencing a severe allergic reaction. I don't see them switching to an unproven service anytime soon.
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Besides the claimed improvements in battery life and USB-C interface, the mini2 pairs to the Garmin Explore app (instead of the older Earthmate app) which is marginally more featureful. The mini2 also can use Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS which ought to improve location accuracy and availability (not obvious from my experience that it does). I did the upgrade a while ago and was available to sell off my mini for $200 then - so, the upgrade only cost $200. I tell my self that the "improvements" were worth it
The true cost of this device is in the monthly subscription plan and the device cost will be marginal over the 4-6 years that you will use it.
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"Since our vision is to connect everyone using their existing phones without needing a new phone, upgrades, or a special app, we decided to use standard LTE/4G protocols."
"The operators provide critical LTE spectrum in the 1.6- 2.7 GHz range that we use to transmit our satellite signals"
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