So whats all the talk about the HB GPS

**Cane Pole** · 02-14-2009, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by whofan

At least Humminbird is straight up with you guys and telling you they haven`t got a fix yet.

I wish Lowrance handled my freezing 510c this way, instead of having to send it back and forth with no real fix.

I don`t think Lowrance even tests their stuff anymore.

This is the way to handle problems.

I could have waited for Lowrance to find a fix. If they were looking for one?.
I jumped ship instead because they acted like they knew nothing about the problems my unit had.
They just threw different versions of software at it that never really fixed the problem.

Anything can have problems.

How problems are addressed is what counts.

They never admitted publicly they have a problem and never said they were gonna fix it.

Really just BS on an unofficial HB web site. We have been waiting a long time and nothing has been done about the refresh issue. Most of us can get around the fault, but "getting around" is not the issue at hand.

I ain't happy with either one of them (Lowrance or HB).

My laptop is far more complicated and costs far less than these sonar/gps units. On top of this, my laptop works lots better.

Sonar been around lots longer than laptops.

Manufs should have stuff working before putting it in the marketplace.

Rush to market (greed) causes most faults. Not acceptable in Tom's book.

Yes, I am a perfectionist when it comes to technology.

**mduncan62** · 02-14-2009, 10:41 PM

Tom, when paying the kind of money that we do, we should expect the unit to work well. I'm with you all the way.

I honestly can't imagine that the programmers couldn't come up with a fix for the GPS refresh right away if they wanted too. What might have happened is they figured out they could put a high accuracy puck on the market and sell the crap out of it, and then at some point down the road update the software.

Sounds like the HB Marketing Dept. is running the show.

**fishordie** · 02-15-2009, 08:09 AM

I think most of this session has been covered on my thoughts so I won't pipe in. Just maybe a AMEN will do.
God Bless the freedom of speech!:D

**whofan** · 02-15-2009, 07:04 PM

I guess they are no better than Lowrance then.

The money we pay for these things we should get better.

To think I bought a 46" Sony flat screen TV that the whole family uses every day, for the same price that a 10" sonar cost.

You guys want to try a great graph check these out;

Vexilar - The Edge2 - Dual Frequency Depth Sounder

Vexilar - The Edge3 - Dual Frequency Color Depth Sounder

I have the Edge 2 really like it so far.

This is what I bought to replace my new x510c that I couldn`t live with.

Back to a working mono was a breath of fresh air believe it or not.

**TapOut64** · 02-15-2009, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by whofan

This is what I bought to replace my new x510c that I couldn`t live with.

What was the problem with your x510c? I really like mine. I did have to send it back for repair once (under warranty) when the screen kept messing up but the repaired unit has worked fine for over a year now.

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