so if i have this device i can make phone calls and text messages thru my iPhone where there is no cell coverage?
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You can text if you use BT to connect your smartphone to the inReach. No voice
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Chris, you can send and receive text messages, but you can not make voice calls
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No, it uses Bluetooth and a special app that allows you to send text messages or set emergency alerts to 911
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No you can't. If there is no tree cover, you can send simple text messages via satellite and communicate coordinates and emergency stress signals.
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You can only use some apps with just the wifi, text and calling you will have to get a plan
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Yes. The phone is just acting as a convenient handset. The call is still going through your cellular carrier.
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Sorry, I do not have a iPhone so I do not know if it will work well or not.
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I really don't know. I use my iPhone without anything. Sorry can't help you well. It better if you ask the seller direct.
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You can make calles vía your iPhone if you Have wi-fi connection between them. At lease it works for me like that.
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No. See details on other question about using this device (which is excellent) and iOS devices...
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No .you can use it with or without a data plan. That is why i got it simple talking and texting.
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no. there are plenty of apps (at least for IOS) that does not rely on wifi/cell access
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Yes, While connected to your iPhone, you can read/scroll through any recent text messages or notifications (Ex. From Facebook Activity), as well as answer/decline phone calls. You can also play, pause, skip, and restart music that you've got playing on your Phone.There's much more with the addition of Apps you can download, but those are the main features that I use.
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My best guess is yes because if you do not have phone service then what would the unit transmit
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I use it for voice and SMS messaging only and wifi all over town. Just call AT&T; go phone with SIM card is. I had an old sim and phone number that I just transferred to the new nano sim and iPhone
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I think with any phone you intend to use for more than making/receiving calls, you have to have a data plan. I have an iPhone now and wouldn't be happy with anything else.
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I don't have an iPhone (I have a Droid), but it does not have a mic, so it doesn't what kind of phone you have, you can't make calls with it.
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Yes. This requires an Internet connection (preferably reasonably high speed and reliable). The device creates an effective "cell tower" in your home, so your cell phone thinks it has good coverage. But, in order for it to complete a call, or present your device with a data connection, it needs to route all of the traffic over the Internet, hence it needs something like a "cable connection", DSL, or FiOS, etc.
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No, you need the SIM (with an internet plan) only if you don't have WIFI access.
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It depends on what you want to do with it. It is unlocked so you should have a choice with your carrier. I have Consumer Cellular, so I can choose. I am pretty sure it is possible to use only voice and text messaging, for example.