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Re:Garmin services and production go down after ransomware a... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday July 23, 2020 @09:33AM (#23927187)
A close relation of mine got sick back country hiking and needed to text for someone to meet at a rendezous just this week using Garmin's texting services - I hope that this doesn't last long, I'd hate to think of what would happen if he'd tried to ask for help today.

Edit: Looks like Garmin 'Explore' is still up, so maybe it'd still be OK.

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Re:Garmin services and production go down after ransomware a... by zachware on Thursday July 23, 2020 @11:15AM (#23928195)
I think the Inreach sat services operate on the iridium network. They don't sync with or connect to Garmin Connect based on my experiences.
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Re:Garmin services and production go down after ransomware a... by zachware on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:00PM (#23929423)
Update: They use GEOS https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=garmin+...
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Re:Garmin services and production go down after ransomware a... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday July 23, 2020 @11:42AM (#23928513)
That's good to know, and reassuring.
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Re:Garmin services and production go down after ransomware a... by 22fred on Sunday July 26, 2020 @10:27AM (#23957259)
InReach messaging did NOT work for quite some time. wed mid day through late Friday no send or receive at all on ours. Fri evening it was sporadic send/receive - not all messages were going through to all parties. Saturday 25th it seems to be working correctly.
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