Hi everyone, I've had an inReach Mini purchased in 2018 and I was thinking of upgrading it in favor of the Messenger.
The reasons I would like to do this are for longer battery life and to be able to acquire the signal faster. The navigation features aren't important to me since I already own a Fenix 7X and have maps on my phone anyway.
I also have some questions:
1) How long does the Messenger usually take to acquire the signal? The first inReach usually takes less than a few minutes connecting only to the GPS network, but at least 1-2 minutes to send and receive a message. Sometimes even more. It can hardly be faster.
2) Would it make sense to update it if my only purpose is to communicate when there is no line, or can I easily stay with my inReach Mini?
I am a person who goes hiking in the mountains at least twice a week, with an average of 15km and at least 1,000 meters of altitude difference. Having a communicator is therefore very important for me, especially because in 90% of cases I go alone.
Waiting for your response to my questions, thank you in advance.
