Re: Emergency beacon recommendations
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Ditto on the Globalstar network.? I had one of their sat phones for a? number of years.? Connectivity was a real problem and dropped calls were the norm.? They kept telling me that they were going to launch a bunch of new satellites and service would get much better.? Didn't happen while I had the phone.? The Iridium network isn't wonderful,? but it's significantly better.
Judy... I have the Garmin Inreach Mini...$12 month for the annual safety plan. I would stay away from SPOT, it is on Globalstar network which is just not as robust as Iridium, which Garmin uses.? A PLB is a good option if all you want is an SOS button. PLBs do not offer any two way communication and there is no ability to know if your distress message was received or not.? I think Cris does a very good job explaining the differences and how a PLB works.? Might be worth reading to help you decide:??
JP
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