What happened to Humminbird Joby.....

[Cane Pole]

Jax, we quit whining and he left us. Guess we need to get on the box again.

HB done picked a couple Million in sales off us crappy guys. This is a conservative number considering the cost per unit.

Anyone heard of anything on the Slow refresh problem? Jeeeezus.

[drifter106]

Jax, we quit whining and he left us. Guess we need to get on the box again.

HB done picked a couple Million in sales off us crappy guys. This is a conservative number considering the cost per unit.

Anyone heard of anything on the Slow refresh problem? Jeeeezus.

Cost per unit? I have always wondered what that might be...just guessing I'd say on a high end unit its in the neighborhood of $50.00 to $100.00. This is pure speculation on my part.....

[jaxsprat]

My guess is HB couldn’t spread the tainted peanut butter thick enough to cover up the truth, too many sharp guys like Mr Cane on this site-- so they packed up & just lurk ?? --for awhile,-- just like on side site keeping quiet about their SLOW GPS cause they don’t & won’t have a answer. I would guess their only fix will be to redo units like 957 &1157 call them chartplotters & companions to 997 &1197. This way they can try to sell us another unit. $$$$$$$$$ plus it will give them room on the one legged (Hard?) Drive to bring the old studebaker GPS up to date. Just my opinion---worth about 3 dead minnows………. I have given up waiting on HB, use 997 as a side unit ONLY, & am pricing lowrance & others, so much for having a linked system, prefer units that WORK. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[mduncan62]

Has anyone tried the 50 channel reciever to see if it's an improvement? I just recieved one with my 788C. I guess I'll put it on and and try it. One thing I've never looked into, is can you change that stupid pointer boat icon to something else?

Slow updates aside, I am happy with the 797, and went ahead and bought the interlink (canepole probably could have designed something that would work better) so I hope I didn't waste my money. Is the problem with all HB units, or just the ones with SI?

[Cane Pole]

Cost per unit? I have always wondered what that might be...just guessing I'd say on a high end unit its in the neighborhood of $50.00 to $100.00. This is pure speculation on my part.....

I don't know for sure, but they gotta recoup the engineering expenses.They still engineering or should be. It don't work 100 %. The patent is the legal ticket to steal. A patent is the legal right to monopolize, which we have to pay and contend with. Patents cost big lawyer money. I don't foresee any price reductions.:rolleyes: Milk and bilk sales tactics when you are "the one".

Copyrights worse. 75 years protection after the death of holder. What a crock.

Of course, the Chinese could give a crap.....:rolleyes: