Buff-it Ranch Report post Posted Friday at 04:06 PM 16 hours ago, MogollonMan said: I've sent hundreds of satellite texts over the the past year and a half from all over the mountains, desert, etc. from my iphone. I have yet to have an issue sending or receiving. Does your carrier charge you extra for the texts sent via satellite? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MogollonMan Report post Posted Friday at 04:52 PM 45 minutes ago, Buff-it Ranch said: Does your carrier charge you extra for the texts sent via satellite? No, included in the basic service. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Report post Posted Friday at 05:14 PM I Have both an sat-capable IPhone and and inreach mini. The sat messaging has been flawless so far over the past year but I need a bit more time with it before I give up the mini. The PLB aspect of the mini is a nice safety net but the timeliness of messages getting through was always rough, we missed a kid getting on elk trying to message through the inreach once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted Friday at 06:02 PM The ability to hook your inreach to your pack in full view of the sky to receive messages is a pretty nice advantage. As mentioned the satellite messages can only be received on a phone when it has a clear view from the ground to the satellite. Pockets, packs, ground blinds all will interfere with message upload / download. I would clip my inreach to the edge of a blind where the antenna had view of the sky but the screen faced into the blind. Its a little bit more flexible and does conserve battery life on the phone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MogollonMan Report post Posted Friday at 06:05 PM 6 minutes ago, Flatlander said: The ability to hook your inreach to your pack in full view of the sky to receive messages is a pretty nice advantage. As mentioned the satellite messages can only be received on a phone when it has a clear view from the ground to the satellite. Pockets, packs, ground blinds all will interfere with message upload / download. I would clip my inreach to the edge of a blind where the antenna had view of the sky but the screen faced into the blind. Its a little bit more flexible and does conserve battery life on the phone. Here are a few more things I have learned about AT&T iphone satellite text usage through my testing over the past couple of years. We did test the ability to use satellite texting from an iphone from inside a ground blind this past month during the archery season. Might just be the blind we used is thinner than others, but we were able to send and receive from inside the blind. Satellite texting is a bigger drain on your phone battery than normal texting. I always keep a backup battery pack/charger in my pack or bino harness, so it hasn't been an issues for me. I carry a small 10,000 mAh battery charger which will give my ipone two full charges. I can usually get a least 2 full days with the phone and battery pack, even with heavy phone and satellite usage. Areas tested (without cell service) by me other family and friends 27, 1, 24B, 12AW, 13B, 23, 40A, 40B, 45C, 33, 37A, 37B, 30A, 31, 29, San Carlos Res, White Mountain Apache Res, 3A, 3C, 4A, 4B, Areas in NM, UT, ID, CA, MT, NV, CO, TX. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatWhiteBuffalo Report post Posted Friday at 06:32 PM I have T-MOBILE Starlink Beta. Works great just text only for now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
