As a boat owner I would often wonder if all was O.K. with my boat when I wasn’t aboard. I had been looking for a product that would give me remote access to the important information about my boat when I wasn’t around.
- Is the power on?
- Are the batteries charged?
- Is she taking water?
- Is she secure?
- Is the anchor holding?
Although I was able to find several devices available NONE offered any real benefit. EVERY OTHER SYSTEM available operates on the GSM mobile network meaning there is essentially NO COVERAGE ON THE WATER IN AUSTRALIA! There are basically three mobile phone carriers in Australia, Telstra, Optus, and Vodaphone. Of these only one offers a suitable network for mariners. Telstra’s Next-G network (don’t be confused with 3G or 4G branding) will give coverage many miles out to sea and nothing else can match it! The MAVRIC range are the only products of their type that are able to make use of this network… All similar devices on the market can connect to any carrier’s GSM or 3G networks and so can MAVRIC. There are no devices however other than MAVRIC that can connect to the Next-G network. Once you see the difference in coverage you’ll understand why the MAVRIC range is the only logical choice.
Click on the links below to compare networks and see the difference for yourself!
Zoom in to see exactly how far out to sea each service gives coverage…
Telstra:- www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/coverage-networks/our-coverage Select “Voice” option and toggle between 2G GSM and Next-G to compare.)
Optus:- https://www.optus.com.au/network/mobile/coverage?SID=con:net:lp:othr::::network:3gareas:
Vodaphone:- http://www.vodafone.com.au/aboutvodafone/network/checker?lid=network:check-coverage-in-your-area
Add to this the fact that Most other systems offer very limited monitoring inputs and control outputs. Some have very cryptic information in a coded format that is quite difficult to understand (Particularly if using a standard mobile phone). I had given up on finding anything that would do the job properly and was then driven to develop a better system after a scare one day while I (Fortunately) was on board. A check valve on my Air Conditioning system had failed, and the main bilge pump didn’t start. This combination meant that around 2000 litres of sea water per hour was being pumped into the bilge of my boat. I stepped out of the shower to find the carpet in the saloon floating on some 5″ of cold salty water!
The time had come for me to take action… MAVRIC’s development began that very day!
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