Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - inReach Mini 2 Compact Satellite Communicator 1.3" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(1,289 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,289 reviews
5 Stars
907
4 Stars
186
3 Stars
92
2 Stars
41
1 Star
63
Customer Reviews for Garmin - inReach Mini 2 Compact Satellite Communicator 1.3" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
3
Have not subscribed or used yet
on March 6, 2022
Posted by: GarGreen
It’s small and fairly light weight for what it is. Got this to use when I do the CT to let my wife know where I am and for the emergency SOS. Plan on starting July 3rd or 5th so will know morethen
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 7, 2022
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Mini 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Peace of mind!
on March 9, 2022
Posted by: Mterk
I am into adventure motorcycling which takes me off the beaten path. After seeing a friend get seriously hurt and we had no cell reception, I decided to look into PLB's. I love the Inreach Mini! Love the preset message options for check in! And it pairs easy with your phone if you need to send more in depth messages.
And of course the tracking capabilities are great!
And of course the tracking capabilities are great!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 9, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
5
Works exactly how I want it to.
on March 9, 2022
Posted by: prrudman
Before buying this I was a little concerned about the reviews suggesting that you can only get messages once per hour. The people saying this may want to read the manual. It states very clearly that when you send a message, it listens for replies for 10 minutes. If you are using the tracking feature it also checks for messages at your tracking interval. It does check every hour if you aren't using Tracking or sending a message. You can also force a check manually whenever you want.
The biggest issue I have with it is that you cannot set the mapshare URL to be sent by default. It isn't a huge issue as you can just add it to your preset messages.
Time to acquire a signal isn't an issues either. I turn it on at the trail head and by the time I am kitted out and ready to go it has a signal.
Over all though it works really well and the locations are very accurate.
The biggest issue I have with it is that you cannot set the mapshare URL to be sent by default. It isn't a huge issue as you can just add it to your preset messages.
Time to acquire a signal isn't an issues either. I turn it on at the trail head and by the time I am kitted out and ready to go it has a signal.
Over all though it works really well and the locations are very accurate.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 11, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
1
Until something better comes
on March 12, 2022
Posted by: Canary
Poorly implemented software, requires constant updates and has issues syncing to most current Android phone and Garmin Instinct 2 Solar (actually a decent product). New hardware is mostly cosmetic, a lateral change at best from previous iteration. Absurd subscription fees, cost prohibitive to ensure the safety of those with lesser means translates to me lack of consideration and gatekeeping. Borderline predatory marketing tactics. Absentee customer support.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 15, 2022
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Mini 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Working Well
on March 13, 2022
Posted by: JTO55
After struggling for a year with a new and lower priced competitor and simply experiencing it being non-functional, I switched to the inreach. It pairs easily with my phone, has straight forward operation, and a secure way to attach it to a pack via its provided carabiner. Communication with my family has been 100%. So, it’s more costly but it works. I am satisfied and recommend it to others.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 15, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
4
Improved UI and speed
on March 13, 2022
Posted by: Maxfir
Overall happy with the updated model. New app and additional gps connections make a difference in ease and speed of use. Still takes a while to get gps position in non-clear conditions.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 15, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great but complicated
on March 15, 2022
Posted by: OMMA
I have used this on a couple backpacking trips so my wife can keep track of me and it works well. At 77 years old many of the features that come intuitively to younger users are not so easily grasped. Maybe there are videos available to help explain some of the features. I would recommend it but advise that to get full functionality required a step learning curve.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 15, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
4
Request for custom user waypoints
on March 16, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
I purchased the InReach Mini 2 as a failover for a loss of cellular communications in the public safety realm. While it has great potential to alleviate that concern, I found that the public safety icons were lacking and there isn’t (currently) a way to add custom user waypoints such as the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue icon set we use for structural assessments and hazard reporting in disasters. I am hoping this is either amended in a future firmware update or a public safety version is released later.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 16, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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