inputs.text: good solid 2way satellite communicator - received earlier week amazon got 250 black friday plus delorme deal 2 months free service activate month last month not bad deal looked spot devices easy 2way texting communication using device heavily swayed choose inreach seactivation easy done deal 1015 minutes mine not need firmware update signed recreation plan 20 activation fee seems like rip whatever guess gotta pay play swapped couple free messages delorme automated site even worked couple times house really slows outside reception much faster would expecti agree comments including current gps position choice somewhere menus might part method extending battery life 100 hours actually quite good imagine turn gps satellite radios tracking points andor messages conserve battery power somebody pointed look history see last tracking point position believe remember marketed satellite communicator not full blown gps mappersatellite communicator wait years may one beastsdue latest coming ice age havent gotten actually try hike update far rate 5 stars includes activation process apparently full glitches early months released late spring 2013 experience recent reviews appears delorme gotten process ironed pretty wellupdate 12162013still havent gone hiking unit yet take road trip track part problems connecting gps iridium satellite network unit inside vehicle delay couple times inside vehicle tracking points appeared line perfectly roadsstreets time still five star rating since done supposed even things dont claim like inside house vehicleupdate 12212013the latest firmware update released couple days ago lets easily see current location speed course elevation gps accuracy via menu item plan take first hike unit christmas eve update experiences unit thatupdate 12302013i finally got take unit hike cell range set send tracking point every 10 minutes turned soon left house vehicle way hiking destination sent tracking points vehicle fine sent accurate tracking points 8 mile canyon hike well drive back home hiking unit placed inside top backpack would clear view sky nylon ripstop backpack material course elected put inside backpack spare getting scratched otherwise beat carrying backpack straps whatever bushwhack times rough country full thorns limbs etc another advantage top backpack besides not much body blocking signal could easlily hear unit chirp got incoming message swapped couple texts wife no problems performed advertised no problems gives wife added peace mind knowing see approximate location day swap texts desired cant speak users problems myexperiences unit yielded no unpleasant surprises excellent performance earned 5 star rating permanent place top backpackif venture areas no cell service bite bullet get one peace mind family