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Limiting Incoming Messages

1050827
over 4 years ago

Is there a way to limit incoming messages?  

For instance if I message a buddy to check in, I am concerned about getting a few messages back (or more than a few if he is in a really good passive aggressive mood).   I doubt there is a way of blocking replies, but I thought I would ask this forum.

If blocking or limiting replies back isn't possible, do you think there is a way to send a message to a number I have (like Google Voice) that would forward it (either SMS or email) to my buddy?

I suppose I could also setup a dedicated twitter page...

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Inbound messages to your iR device are limited to (a) replies to messages you send, (b) inReach to inReach messages from other iR users who know your inReach address ([email protected]), (c) messages sent from your MapShare page (you can disallow this). Limiting inbound messages to replies is protection against spam. However, there is no way to limit the number of replies. The assumption is that if you sent the original message, you want to be able to hear back from the recipient.

    With regard to SMS, the ability to reply to a given message has a limited lifetime. It's on the order of several weeks. I do not know if there is a similar time-based limit on the ability to reply to an email via the web page linked from the original email message.

    I do not know the answer to question about VOIP numbers as SMS recipients from iR devices. Garmin uses third-party SMS gateways to deliver messages from iR devices to cell numbers. If you can send SMS to your VOIP number from your cell phone, it might work. Worth a try at least. Do note, however, that even if it works in a given circumstance, it might not work all the time. Garmin uses a variety of gateways with varying capabilities.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to twolpert


    twolpert said:
    The assumption is that if you sent the original message, you want to be able to hear back from the recipient.

     Thanks for confirming, and that's rationale I was thinking why it works that way.  I was also thinking it would be a pretty complicated option to setup.

    I was thinking if sent the message to a Google Voice number that was forwarded to my Gmail then I could setup a rule to forward that message to the intended party.  Once the message enters the email format it might insulate me from replies.

    I would test this out, but I haven't purchased an InReach device yet.

    I really appreciate the reply.  Thanks for taking the time.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 1050827

    That would definitely insulate you from replies. This is the way replies work:

    For an SMS message received on a cell phone, the recipient uses the native "reply" functionality in the SMS app. That is, recipient replies to it just like any other text message. The SMS gateway and the Garmin servers cooperate to deliver the reply to your iR device.

    The recipient cannot reply directly to an email. The email they receive contains a link to a web page. The recipient can reply from the web page.

    An SMS which has been "forwarded" to an email does not contain the link to the web page, so no reply is possible.

    That said, I still do not know whether or not the gateway would deliver the SMS to a VOIP number. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to twolpert
    twolpert said:
    That said, I still do not know whether or not the gateway would deliver the SMS to a VOIP number. 

     Yep!  That would be something I would something I would need to test out, and I could prolly do some of that testing before purchasing.  

    That being said, I feel my current level of activity could still justify using InReach even if this route didn't work.

    Thanks for taking the time to reply.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to twolpert

    how did you go here - interested too in how to limit in cases where you had sent texts to multiple people, so they can respond.  Especially if one went from the full plan (unlimited) but then dropped back in the future to a limited plan