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How it works

Simple as sending a text.

Text your question

From any satellite-capable device — Garmin inReach, Zoleo, SPOT, iPhone, or Android satellite messaging. No internet required on your end.

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Your message routes to real data APIs — NOAA forecasts, avalanche centers, tide tables, marine conditions — or directly to AI for open-ended questions.

Answer arrives via satellite

A compressed, information-dense reply lands on your device in under a minute — no cell towers, no Wi-Fi, anywhere on the planet.

The Relay number

+1 (864) 387-3529

Or remember it as 86-GETRELAY

Save this number in your satellite device before you head out. That's all the setup you need.

Use cases

What can you ask?

Anything you'd Google — but from a ridgeline, an ocean passage, or a slot canyon.

Mountain weather

Summit day in the Cascades

Weather Glacier Peak summit tomorrow 6am?

Glacier Peak (10,541ft) Sat 6am: 28°F, Wind W 24mph gusting 40mph. Clear start, lenticular cloud forming by 10am — summit window 5–9am only. Bring wind layer.

Ocean passage

Offshore sailing, no cell coverage

Wind and swell forecast 28N 118W next 24 hours?

28°N 118°W: NW swell 8–10ft @ 14s through Fri. Wind NW 15–20kts, veering NE by Sat 0600. Pressure rising — favorable window opens Sat AM. Watch for NW surge Fri night.

General knowledge

40 miles off the coast of Maine

Think I spotted a whale tail. Is that possible 40 miles off the coast of Maine this time of year?

Very possible — Gulf of Maine is prime humpback and fin whale habitat May–Oct, drawn by sand lance and herring. 40mi offshore is right in their feeding grounds. Could also be a minke or North Atlantic right whale.

Medical & first aid

Day 3 of a 7-day backpack

Ankle rolled badly, swollen, can bear weight. Sprain or fracture?

Ottawa Rules: if pain on fibula posterior edge or base of 5th metatarsal → possible fracture, evacuate. If weight-bearing and pain mid-shaft only → likely sprain. RICE, Ibuprofen 400mg. Reassess in 2h.

Gear failure

Stove dies 30 miles from trailhead

MSR Whisperlite won't pressurize, leaking at pump. Fix in field?

Likely failed pump cup. Field fix: remove pump, coat leather cup with lip balm or petroleum jelly, reseat firmly. If o-ring failed, check needle valve seal. Carry spare pump kit — part #322045.

Flash flood & storm

Canyoneering in slot canyon

Flash flood risk Zion Narrows next 6 hours?

ELEVATED risk. Thunderstorm cell tracking NE at 25mph, 45% precip probability upstream Virgin River watershed 2–6pm. NWS Flash Flood Watch active. Exit canyon by 1pm. Check again at noon.

Compatible devices

Works with any device
that can text.

No app to download. No special hardware. If it sends an SMS, Relay works.

Garmin inReach

Zoleo

Global satellite communicator. Works via the Zoleo app or as a standalone device.

SPOT X

Globalstar-based two-way messaging. Point-to-point SMS via satellite.

iPhone Satellite

iOS 16+

Emergency SOS and Messages via satellite on iPhone 14+. Works with Relay's number.

T-Mobile Satellite

Select plans

Any SMS device

Universal

If it can send a standard SMS to a US number, Relay can receive and reply.

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