Strider wrote:You haven't looked at the pricing plans yet, have you...
KANANGRABOYD wrote:We ONLY ( after 4 days of debate) set it off because we had filled out a Trip Intention Form with the NSW Police and were due back on the Friday at 2000hrs. Had we not set off the PLB - a rescue would have ensued nonetheless.
KANANGRABOYD wrote:I will do a writeup and post about this whole saga soon,
KANANGRABOYD wrote:Having a "way" to inform either the Police or loved ones that you will be late or worse is paramount..... I KNOW THIS BECAUSE...
GPSGuided wrote:KANANGRABOYD wrote:Having a "way" to inform either the Police or loved ones that you will be late or worse is paramount..... I KNOW THIS BECAUSE...
Have you really texted the Police with this device? What number did you text to? No, don't make it public if there's really a number that's monitored by the Police.
KANANGRABOYD wrote:Nope - I am assuming that the inreach lets you do this - not so much the Police, but loved ones etc.
My situation was that we had done everything possible ( apart from actually not going out on our trip) to take safety measures. I ALWAYS leave a map, GPS co-ords, and route etc with my partner, plus if heading into the Blue Mtns - go to Katoomba Police and fill out a Trip Intention Form. Prior to our trip I checked and triple checked the river heights, weather etc, and pretty much over checked.
The NSW AMbulance team ( based out of Bankstown ) - Thanks to Bob ( SCAT Paramedic ), and 1 of the pilots ( Budgie) - they were all very happy and appreciative that we had set off the PLB early during the day. I will do a write up tomorrow and show photos etc of the Tsunami like conditions of river etc.
It was a very difficult decision to activate PLB, considering we were not in any life threatening situation ( we had enough food for probably another 4 days if we rationed), and our camp was safe from flood, but.... because of stating on trip intention form that we would be back on Friday at 2000hrs ( that's actually allowing an extra 4 hrs time), what can you do??? Had we NOT returned by 2000hrs then a rescue would have been commenced.
KANANGRABOYD wrote:I think this product could be the "in-between" between say a SPOT or atleast a PLB and then at the far right of the spectrum Satphone.KB
LandSailor wrote: If you are interested, maybe you could try your luck and get US device delivered to Oz.
roysta wrote:LandSailor wrote: If you are interested, maybe you could try your luck and get US device delivered to Oz.
Been there dpne that, won't work. You're forced to go through the processes with Pivotel.
photohiker wrote: I notice that they have shut down the best local plan provider and there is a bit of a dispute running on the Track4Ever site!
beachcruiser wrote: I'm off to the USA for work next week looks like the price for the inReach SE is USD$299 over there vs AUD$419 here so even with the plummeting Aussie dollar there is still a significant saving buying there, I don't want to muck around trying to activate it with a USA subscription but looks like I'll be able to sign up for an Aussie subscription once I have the device - anyone had any experience doing this?
roysta wrote:I should add another thing to this thread. In my opinion it's better to go with the previous version of the inReach rather than the SE.
Yes, the touch screen is nice, but the ability to have AA batteries is far better.
geoffmurray wrote:I was fortunate enough to have the unit supplied gratis to me with airtime paid for for the duration of the expedition.
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