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Re:Garmin services and production go down after ransomware a... by centimeter on Thursday July 23, 2020 @05:03PM (#23932219)
For anyone considering an InReach: If you only need it for SOS (not for messaging), it’s a very bad investment. You can get a cospas/sarsat based PLB which has the same SOS functionality with no subscription fee. It’s funded by various governments.
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Re:Garmin services and production go down after ransomware a... by biomcgary on Thursday July 23, 2020 @08:11PM (#23934244)
About two weeks ago, my wife, young sons, and father-in-law saved the life of a hiker in Colorado using an InReach. The messaging helped dispatch decide to send helicopter. According to doctors, she had less than an hour to live by the time she arrived.

Also, having the messaging functionality meant that we knew they weren't injured.

Beacons don't allow you to provide details, but they are better than nothing. Out of 30 hikers that passed by, my family was the only one with satellite-based emergency reporting capability.

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