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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | My Lowrance LCX-17MT seems to be losing it's ability to be a GPS/sonar, and might just be a sonar unit, so I'm looking for alternatives for GPS. However, if I do decide to go with a dedicated GPS, I'm REALLY hoping to get the best bang for my buck. For some reason, though all evidence points to the contrary as to what I SHOULD be doing, I'm hoping to stick with Lowrance. Have any of you used a Lowrance GlobalMap 4800 and if so, what was your feedback? Ease of use and reliability are my two main concerns.
Also, I will be keeping the LCX-17MT on the dash, and the GPS puck will still be on my boat (unless I wrench it off I suppose), so is there a way that if this puck is still working, that I could network the GlobalMap in with the LCX-17? They both say they are NMEA capable.
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| After looking at the Lowrance web site, I don’t believe the units you are talking about can use the same antenna.
I also would suggest you look at Humminbird. I have used Lowrance since the early 1980s and never had a reason to be concerned or complain. However, this year with 3 new units that all have problems and don’t perform as they should, I wish I bought another company’s product. I am very unhappy and have spent over 5 hours on hold waiting for tech help. The tech people are very good but there are problems with the Lowrance units and they are software related. The newer updates do help a very little bit but also cause other problems. I wish did not replace my old units because they worked.A
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Location: Elkhorn, WI | I'm with Southshore. | |
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Location: Davenport, IA | Lowrance has fixed a lot of their problems in the last year. I've not seen any problems with them for awhile. Humminbird and Lowrance both have their advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I like the 2d sonar of Lowrance better. | |
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Lowrance GlobalMap 4800 - Feedback/Questions