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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
Stick around, within 2 and at most 3 years the 396 will be obsolete.
ADS-B right now works on the East coast from New Jersey to Florida and in a few other places. The momentum is just starting to pick up. Several companies, Garmin among them, have announced they will be bringing to market these new products. The weather that will be offered won't be quite as extensive as XM's but it will be free. You will also be able to display traffic, also for free. tvnav.com wrote: "Alexandros" wrote in message oups.com... Hello to all - especially Dan Luke, I had already my battery to normal and not saver mode.... But still no luck It seems their support in not at the same level of quality like their devices (when they have no problems).... I am thinking to get rid of the device and choose another brand... Like what?? AFAIK there is no other brand that competes with the 396. |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
No competition? How about the PDA systems? I use AnywhereMap with the
XM weather and it works great. Albeit, it does take a bit more effort to route cables and integrate the pieces, but its cheaper to own and I don't have to swap out the entire unit when the newest feature set is available. Mike. |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
Try a reset. I didn't record the procedure for the 396 but I think you
have a 2xx anyway. A quick call to the support line should result in the correct procedure. Alexandros wrote: Hello to all - especially Dan Luke, I had already my battery to normal and not saver mode.... But still no luck It seems their support in not at the same level of quality like their devices (when they have no problems).... I am thinking to get rid of the device and choose another brand... |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
I would agree... 2-3 years should lead to obselescence. Except that
Garmin really hit an aviation sweet spot with this one. Surely there will be competitors (turn-key fully integrated GPS/Weather systems) with advantages over the 396 but I'm guessing that the 396 will still be a fine machine in 2 - 3 years. We'll see. My first few experiences blew me away. Newps wrote: Stick around, within 2 and at most 3 years the 396 will be obsolete. ADS-B right now works on the East coast from New Jersey to Florida and in a few other places. The momentum is just starting to pick up. Several companies, Garmin among them, have announced they will be bringing to market these new products. The weather that will be offered won't be quite as extensive as XM's but it will be free. You will also be able to display traffic, also for free. tvnav.com wrote: "Alexandros" wrote in message oups.com... Hello to all - especially Dan Luke, I had already my battery to normal and not saver mode.... But still no luck It seems their support in not at the same level of quality like their devices (when they have no problems).... I am thinking to get rid of the device and choose another brand... Like what?? AFAIK there is no other brand that competes with the 396. |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
"Newps" wrote in message ... Stick around, within 2 and at most 3 years the 396 will be obsolete. I don't know if it will be obsolete or what your definition of obsolete is but I'm sure Garmin will have a better unit than the 396 by then. -- Darrel Goheen http://www.tvnav.com |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
Regarding Garmin Support:
I must admit that have to recall my posting 'It seems their support in not at the same level of quality like their devices (when they have no problems).... ', since I have been contacted and offered superior service lately. |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
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"cwby-flyer" wrote: No competition? How about the PDA systems? I use AnywhereMap with the XM weather and it works great. Albeit, it does take a bit more effort to route cables and integrate the pieces, but its cheaper to own and I don't have to swap out the entire unit when the newest feature set is available. As a former AnywhereMap owner, I can tell you that the weather display is decent, but that's about where the honeymoon ends. Control Vision does have some innovative products and capabilities, but Garmin has outclassed them by a wide margin when it comes to weather display and GPS navigation in a portable system. I really did like traveling with the iPaq, but the poor quality control of Control Vision's software and databases, combined with their arrogant attitude, forced me to ditch the system in favor of the Garmin 396. JKG |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
Well the service I get on the Lowrance units is tops.. (from lowrance
Canada anyway.) We have a 200C and love it.. ....waiting for the terrain DB.. available now on a 512 ssd. They recommended we wait 3 wks when they will have it in a 1G ssd, more room for the maps... We have flown ours a lot lately, forced ourselves to learn and use all the features.. it has met all our expectations... The 396 is nice, but too small a screen for me.. (old eyes) YMMV! Dave On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:17:52 -0600, "tvnav.com" wrote: "Alexandros" wrote in message roups.com... Hello to all - especially Dan Luke, I had already my battery to normal and not saver mode.... But still no luck It seems their support in not at the same level of quality like their devices (when they have no problems).... I am thinking to get rid of the device and choose another brand... Like what?? AFAIK there is no other brand that competes with the 396. |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
Maule Driver wrote: I would agree... 2-3 years should lead to obselescence. Except that Garmin really hit an aviation sweet spot with this one. Surely there will be competitors (turn-key fully integrated GPS/Weather systems) with advantages over the 396 but I'm guessing that the 396 will still be a fine machine in 2 - 3 years. We'll see. What will make it obsolete is having to pay for weather. Take away the XM and you have a 296. |
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Garmin 396 Glitch - major update
In article ,
Newps wrote: I would agree... 2-3 years should lead to obselescence. Except that Garmin really hit an aviation sweet spot with this one. Surely there will be competitors (turn-key fully integrated GPS/Weather systems) with advantages over the 396 but I'm guessing that the 396 will still be a fine machine in 2 - 3 years. We'll see. What will make it obsolete is having to pay for weather. Take away the XM and you have a 296. I'm not sure what ADS-B provides as far as weather, but the XM service is pretty comprehensive--I doubt that ADS-B will provide all of the same information. In addition, ADS-B doesn't provide an entertainment services like XM radio, for those who might use it. I'm not sure how ADS-B is delivered, but my guess is that it won't be as portable or versatile as the XM service. The bottom line is that the 396 and XM weather service will probably continue to be very useful even after ADS-B is fully deployed, whenever that may be. JKG |
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