And you can charge then with all the same stuff you have for your mobile phone, solar chargers, whatever, so no need to double up on that stuff. They are truly a cut above PLBs. But...if you forget to charge it all bets are off. On the other hand, people find them as addicting as cell phones, so they are highly motivated to keep them "fed and watered". Super popular in the US among backcountry adventurers of all types. You know they are popular when Garmin buys the original manufacturer, which was Delorme, and then proceeds to add more inReach-enabled devices to its line up every year.
H&H thanks for that clue as to your service provider. A quick review of their offerings has me intrigued by their inReach equivalent device, the
"A*LIVE". I'm particularly keen on their use of the uBlox chipset that processes three out of the four major GNSS systems and how it also integrates a cellular radio. These are noteworthy improvements. Lots more plan options than through Garmin as well
