Thread: Inreach Messages not sending due to spam blocking government?

Originally Posted by R93

I have had an inreach mini for 3 years. Used it overseas and a lot here. Only had 1 txt go unanswered that I am aware of.
One of our Thar camps has bugger all visible sky. Steep valley. Sometime messages in and out are delayed by a few minutes. I have a Satt phone as well but hardly use it.
I dont use the location service here because I have set camps etc. It is also easy to turn on and off.

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I used mine all through the US and Canada no issues. Every night checking in with the outfitter as to how we where going if the client was happy etc. Not issues I thought I'd only had to one S and R issue but what happy. This last one shook my faith a bit and the fact they haven't mentioned it to the customers in NZ is pretty shit. I'm on the cheaper unlimited plan as its not cheap. I'm sure the reasoning is sound. I've always had them send maybe a bit slow if your right up against a cliff or under a thick spruce tree but always get it down. I do t mind the delay as usually I check in at night and don't read the reply till the morning. I will try without the location but its not ideal if say I want a heli pickup somewhere other than where it was planned and have to describe the spot which potentially leaves quite a bit of confusion as to finding it on a topo