Sturdy and intuitive, this new two-way satellite tv for pc communicator boasts a battery life that may final for weeks for added peace of thoughts
OLATHE, Kan./Sept. 18, 2024/— Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) right now introduced the inReach® Messenger Plus, its first satellite tv for pc communicator with picture and voice messaging along with world two-way texting, location sharing and SOS capabilities1. Lauded for a sturdy and temperature-resistant design, Garmin inReach units are constructed for those who discover past cell protection – on land, within the sky or on the water. With a battery life that may final for weeks, the inReach Messenger Plus offers seamless and dependable satellite tv for pc communication both as a standalone system or when paired to the Garmin Messenger™ cell app on a appropriate smartphone so customers can trade group texts, picture and voice messages and share their location with family and friends.
Within the occasion of an emergency, the inReach Messenger Plus and Garmin Messenger app can ship an interactive SOS textual content message to Garmin Response℠, a 24/7-staffed worldwide emergency help coordination heart. Picture and voice messages will also be shared throughout an SOS, giving response coordinators the flexibility to see and listen to particulars of the emergency firsthand. Trusted by a whole lot of hundreds of customers globally for communication and peace of thoughts, Garmin inReach satellite tv for pc know-how has contributed to greater than 14,500 SOS activations being responded to, leading to many lives being saved.
“The brand new and enhanced messaging capabilities of the inReach Messenger Plus offers customers a extra private and emotional solution to talk with family and friends when cell service isn’t accessible. Inform your loved ones you’ll be residence late, ship a photograph of the epic view to your folks or just trade voice messages to listen to the individual on the opposite finish of the road. Plus, with a chargeable battery that may final for weeks, security charging to assist restore a depleted telephone and the flexibility to set off an SOS message, the inReach Messenger Plus is a useful device for any journey.”
–Dan Bartel, Garmin vp of world shopper gross sales
Enhanced messaging and navigation
When paired with the Garmin Messenger app, customers can message by way of Wi-Fi® or the mobile connection of their appropriate smartphone when accessible. When out of cell service vary, the Messenger app will robotically change to satellite tv for pc know-how. On or off the grid, the inReach Messenger Plus gives many new and enhanced messaging and navigation capabilities to maintain customers related, together with:
- Picture sharing: Present your adventures by sending a selfie from the summit or a photograph of your view of the sundown.
- Voice messages: When a textual content isn’t sufficient, use your voice to examine in to inform family and friends they’re missed or reassure them that you just’re protected by exchanging 30-second voice messages.
- Two-way group textual content messaging: Ship textual content messages with as much as 1,600 characters individually on the system, or use the Garmin Messenger app to trade textual content messages, ship emojis, react to messages or begin a gaggle chat.
- Interactive SOS: Discover with peace of thoughts understanding that in case of an emergency, an interactive SOS message could be triggered. As soon as an SOS is activated, textual content, picture and voice messages could be exchanged with response coordinators, who will present updates on the standing of the response effort.
- Route sharing: Share your GPS location and route anytime with stay monitoring. GPS coordinates will also be embedded right into a textual content, picture or voice message.
- Off-grid navigation: Plan the journey, see the monitor, save an exercise and consider a course spotlight displaying the remaining distance to your vacation spot when paired with the Garmin Discover™ app on a appropriate smartphone.
- Test the climate: Get climate reviews and forecasts1 to your location or vacation spot delivered on to the system or to the Garmin Messenger app.
Like all inReach units, the inReach Messenger Plus can function as a completely practical, standalone system that doesn’t require a cellphone. Customers can examine in to simply notify contacts of their progress, ship location updates, begin or cease monitoring and ship an SOS message instantly from the system.
Constructed to final
Rugged, sturdy and constructed for journey, the inReach Messenger Plus includes a compact and light-weight design that matches within the palm of your hand. Temperature resistant and water rated to IPX7, it may possibly face up to incidental water publicity as much as 1 meter for as much as half-hour2.
The inner, rechargeable lithium battery offers as much as 600 hours of battery life with a textual content message or location despatched each 10 minutes in low-power messaging mode, and relying on utilization or monitoring modes, a completely charged battery can final for weeks to months – as much as a full yr. Plus, with security charging to assist restore a depleted telephone, merely join the inReach Messenger Plus to a smartphone for sufficient cost to ship customized textual content messages from the Messenger app.
Out there now, the inReach Messenger Plus has a instructed retail worth of $499.99. An lively satellite tv for pc subscription is required to speak utilizing an inReach Messenger Plus. Month-to-month subscription plans can be found for as little as $14.99 per thirty days. Be taught extra at garmin.com/inReach.
Engineered on the within for all times on the surface, Garmin merchandise have revolutionized life for adventurers, athletes, off-road explorers, street warriors and out of doors lovers all over the place. Dedicated to creating merchandise that improve experiences, enrich lives and assist present peace of thoughts, Garmin believes each day is a chance to innovate and an opportunity to beat yesterday. Go to the Garmin Newsroom, e mail our media crew, join with @garminoutdoor on social, or observe our weblog.
1Lively satellite tv for pc subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit using satellite tv for pc communication units. It’s your duty to know and observe relevant legal guidelines in jurisdictions the place the system is meant for use.
2 See Garmin.com/waterrating for extra particulars.
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