Garmin Inreach vs ZOLEO Satellite Communicator

As far as battery life, I was able to keep it going for 6 days if I just used it to send 3 to 5 messages letting my wife know I was starting, I was OK and checking in, and I was stopping for the night. Everytime you turn it on, it takes several minutes to acquire satellites and can take up to 30 minutes to send a message. When I use it to send messages and do occasional tracking and location reporting, it lasts maybe two 8 hour days.

My family appreciated that I could message them and share my location. However there are a few issues. 1) battery life is no where close to the 200 hours advertised. My battery would go down on average 20% in 8-12 hours every day during a 10 day trip

Consumers who don't take the time to read and understand what they are buying should not complain later when reality sets in. The InReach isn't a self-contained walkie-talkie. It's more like a phone that uses a sophisticated service to send your messages across the World. If you return a phone you don't expect a refund for the service used

Hey guys, Scott Reekers here with Eastman's Hunting Journals and today I'm here to review the Zolio Backcountry Communicator, your way of reaching out...