Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - inReach Messenger 1.08" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(255 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 255 reviews
5 Stars
160
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
15
1 Star
10
Customer Reviews for Garmin - inReach Messenger 1.08" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
Exactly what I need for Michigan's Upper Peninsula
on October 18, 2024
Posted by: boyoboyoboy
I needed a device to be able to signal for help whether at my cabin or exploring the wilderness via hiking, truck, snowmobile, or ATV in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Service for cell phones is spotty or non-existent. This device is perfect for my needs.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Didn’t know how much I’d love this…
on October 14, 2024
Posted by: Kasof3
My husband treated me to a two week plus trip out west for our 25th anniversary. We hiked the Grand Canyon rim to rim then camped throughout many national park areas. A majority of those nights were dispersed camping with zero cell service. We needed the Garmin Messenger in the GC for check-ins to the kids/family/friends back home to let them know we were safe as well as when camping for the same purpose. Very thankful to have a reliable way to touch base with our loved ones (and check the weather as well when a storm rolled in while camping along a river). Also thankful for the SARS insurance offered. My husband became pretty sick in the GC and while we didn’t need the search and rescue I was so glad to have the option had we needed it. Works will with their Garmin Messenger app and with my Garmin Forerunner 965. Didn’t know how much we needed this device…it has brought loads of comfort! Garmin wins again!!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Worked great
on October 14, 2024
Posted by: CG101
Works very well. Lil slow at times, but overall Worked great.
Price lil high, but can cancel by month and use when needed.
Price lil high, but can cancel by month and use when needed.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Great deal for a excellent product
on October 7, 2024
Posted by: SC BOY
I bought the Garmin In-Reach prior to my high Sierra deer hunt in D7. It worked flawlessly. The tracking feature let my loved ones know where and when I moved. The 150 texts are plenty for my five day trip. I think I used about 15 or 20 texts. Their added search and rescue insurance is a minimal expense for piece of mind.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Compact device with great antennea
on October 5, 2024
Posted by: Anonymous
I use my inReach regularly while riding my bike in areas without cell phone coverage. In the mountains where I live that is actually quite a few places. It gives my wife peace of mind being able to track where I'm riding and I like the fact that if I actually had a problem I would actually be able to contact someone for help. I mostly use the canned check in messages which are easy to use and send from my watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Frustrated
on September 21, 2024
Posted by: KimZ
I had a problem with getting my device signed up. Garmin help was closed all Labor Day weekend and I headed into the bush early Tuesday. Unable to use the inReach messenger on my wilderness trip. Disappointing a company that prides itself on emergy response is closed on weekends and Holidays!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, September 23, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Messenger. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
4
Works Great
on September 20, 2024
Posted by: MattP56
Even though I have this paired to my phone, my wife was able to use it on her day off hiking in Montana's Mission Mountains. She was able to message me several times and I was able to see her location with each message. this is the only time we've used it since purchasing it last week. Impressed so far. Have some sort of an issue with the plan I signed up for though. Supposed to have unlimited pre-set messages and 40 custom texts. App says I'm down to 18 messages and there is now way 22 messages have went through this device. Hoping to get this resolved with Garmin.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, September 23, 2024
Thank you for your review. For further assistance please contact us at Product.Support@garmin.com or visit our Support Center, https://support.garmin.com/en-US/.
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Customer Rating
2
the device is nice, but the app. sucks and is near
on September 20, 2024
Posted by: disappointed in mt
I returned it and bought a mini2 thinking that I only had to use explore app. I found out different. Still have to use messenger app. All videos that I see demonstrating the app, don't match what I can find after downloading the Messenger app.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, September 23, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Messenger. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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