07/29/2026
Product review:
Since we go out in the back country to camp and ride our ATV's, there have been several instances where communication was needed and not readily available.
Over the past year, I have purchased some new options and learned more on some I already had.
The first one I already had was the iPhone satellite text. Available on iPhone X and above.
Plus - Came with the phone and works.
Negative - Takes practice to acquire satellite and hold it while texting and waiting for reply.
*** out of 5
The next one was a GMRS repeater. We use our GMRS radios on the ATV's and Jeep. I bought a repeater and then the antennae and the software. Total purchase around $500.00
Plus - When I get it all set up it will extend our range.
Negative - lot of money for it seems to always need just one more thing. So as of yet, it doesn't work as advertised.
** out of 5
Then the brainchild "WeBoost". $500.00 for the kit. 20 minute set up. Plug and play. I have tried it on long trips out in west Texas and New Mexico. All over on short trips. Used their testing procedure. Absolutely no difference with or without.
Plus - very easy to set up
Negative - waste of money (Unless I did not set something up right)
0 out of 5
Starlink !!!!!!! So far the best of all recent purchases. $200+ for the hardware. Super easy to set up. Four minutes from the box to linked up with devices. I am paying $55.00 a month for 100 Gigabytes. $50 is the plan fee. The extra $5 is for standby mode. If I am not going to use it for a whole month, I only pay $5 and keep my registration and login info. Without the $5, I could still stop payment but would have to re-register when I wanted to use it again.
I can just lay it out facing north on anything, I also have a house mount, car top mount and a pole mount for the yard or field.
On our Cloudcroft trip I set it up and within 4 minutes 6 devices were linked up with no speed reduction. I took it to my son's house last week and we downloaded and played games for over three hours. No glitches or slow down.
Can't say enough about my Starlink.
****** out of 5 (6 out of 5)
