JM2020 - Recent messages

I found this on Garmin Support:
http://download.garmin.com/InReach/inReach_Field_Experience_Webinar-SOS.pdf

Presumably GEOS understands over 200 languages and dialects, hehe.

EXCLUDED TERRITORIES
The GEOS SAR entitlement extends to all countries of the World subject to the following
excluded territories and are subject to change:
• Afghanistan
• Chechnya
• Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
• Iraq
• Israel (West Bank, Gaza Strip and Occupied Territories Only)
• Libya
• North Korea
• Somalia
• Syria

I have been using Garmin inReach for about a year and a half. Abroad, I send SMS and emails home via it. If I'm in the "wilderness", I no longer use the phone, even if there's signal.

Two-way communication works without issues, checked. And family can easily reply back via their phones to your inReach.

Battery lasts a huge amount of time for me (I doubt average user can drain it in about 1 month for example).

True, under dense canopies (e.g. jungle) signal interference can occur. Which is expected anyway.

GPS location has been accurate to a meter or two for me so far in Europe, North America and elsewhere.

Haven't pressed the SOS button yet (luckily). Given the paid service and optional packages, I personally trust GEOS.

Haven't seen any users of such devices in Slovenia. Abroad there are tons and they say you can rely on them.