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I did a lot of research before settling on this unit because as one reviewer stated it gives the most bang for the buck. I find it gives me a great lock even under heavy forest foliage. I have not had any of the other problems that other reviewers have noted here. I find that the topo maps load quickly-as fast as I drive. I have talked to Lowrance support twice and thought they were the best I have talked to. The only thing I would like to see on it is the ability to project in feet rather than the smallest being 0.1 mile. There will always be someone who is not satisfied or who get a bad unit no matter what they buy.
None of the other cachers I know with these units have experienced the problems that other reviews have noted here. This unit has fallen into rivers twice over 2 years ago. When this one finally bites the dust I will check out the new Lowrance units first as I believe that they were still offer the most bang for the buck. No wait, not foreign and they knew what they were talking about. It floated to the surface and I retrieved it easily. I use it exclusively for geocaching and have the Topo Maps version 6 for it. I also get a lock inside my house still after 4 years of use.
It worked fine after both of these episodes. It is easy to use and I can input coordinates faster than the other cachers who have other brands of units. I recommend this unit to everyone that asks how I like it. I have had this unit literally since it first came out--January 2006. The accuracy is outstanding and matches the units that other cachers are using when we are out together. I use recharable batteries and have found that the brand name batteries work the best as expected.
I have tried reloading software, soft boot, hard boot, still nothing. I stored it for a few months and now it will not lock on GPS at all. NO WAY. My Lowrance H2O C is like new, never dropped or abused. It worked fine when I first got it. Support only says to send it to them with $150 and they will look at it.
I am still learning how to use my unit but I already know that with the Navionics HotMaps it will serve my needs getting around the local lakes. I checked to make sure the external antenna setting was unchecked, it was. Upon receiving my unit I promptly turned it on and paitently waited for a satelite lock which never came. Even going up 1000 ft in elevation didn't work. Not to give up I decided an external antenna was needed and found them here at Ebay.[.].The external antenna made all the difference, it will even get a 3D lock indoors.
I thought about buying an antenna for it but hate to spend the extra money if it still doesn't work. Until Lowrance gets there act togeather they are history for me. Now it will not lock on a satellite so all these waypoints that are on it are worthless. It worked fine until this year. It is used to mark waypoints on my favorite lake. I purchased this product 2 years ago. I purchased the Fishing Hot Spots chip for it and proceded to mark favorite fishing places. I have not contacted Lowrance about the problem, but after reading the other reviews there is no need.
Lowrance says send $150.00, or wait until a new version comes out. I don't know what is causing this problem, but I do know that I will never purchase another Lowrance product. I have used this gps about 7 or 8 times over 2 years, and now I get no gps lock. A friend also bought one of these units after seeing mine, and now his won't get a gps lock.
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