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The problem with any "second device" is that it needs to be with you and charged up when you need it. My phone fits the bill already, so adding a fallback for u
by pbourke 5y ago
The problem with any "second device" is that it needs to be with you and charged up when you need it. My phone fits the bill already, so adding a fallback for ubiquitous basic connectivity would be a win.
- AdamJacobMuller 5y agoThe InReach has some advantage here too. When off, the battery seems to last "effectively forever" and when on it has "several days" of battery life even when doing constant communication with a satellite for location updates.
- ghaff 5y agoThe most important use cases for the InReach are pretty specific though. I'm not likely to be strolling down the frozen food aisle in the local grocery store and suddenly wish I had my InReach on me. Sure, backup iMessage capability when I'm out of cell phone service range would be nice. But I'm not going to pay the amount that Garmin charges for that capability. (Though some people perhaps would if they routinely go places with no service.)
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoI have had my iPhone “too cold to work” while snowboarding and “too hot to work” a few hours later hanging out by a fire. Something people should consider when they read the words “rugged”, it’s not always about cracking/breaking.