This is my choice of communications worldwide. With a subscription of just $49.95 a month I get unlimited messaging everywhere on the globe. Paired with the Garmin explore application you get mapping as well. You can’t beat this.

More folks should consider using this device.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/765374

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That's still proprietary and you can be locked out of your account pretty easily. I have a similar device for when I hike solo. But it's not something I'd rely on for primary coms.

Very cool, but, It’s a shitcoin

It's better than breaking a leg and dying if hypothermia in the winter.

True. Just sayin.

What do you rely on for primary comms, if I may ask?

Anything FOSS and encrypted, really. Signal, simplex, matrix, nostr, etc.

All of them have issues, but, a variety at hand is useful and provides some redundancy.

Thank you 😊 and GM 🌞

You're welcome. And thank you. ☺️

There is no perfect communication platform. Every one of those I listed has some advantages over the others. There are tons more (XMPP and session cons to mind at the moment) that also have their uses. I don't go all in on one thing or another, favoring a diverse approach that remains flexible.

Can you send a message to your family across town if Garmin network goes down?