Comments on: Lowrance iWay 350c http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/ GPS Reviews for Garmin, Magellan, TomTom, and other GPS Systems Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-62441 Tim Tue, 05 May 2009 15:21:20 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-62441 Shannon, I've got an iWay 350c I haven't used in a year or more... Is there something you need? Shannon, I’ve got an iWay 350c I haven’t used in a year or more… Is there something you need?

]]> By: Mani http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-62438 Mani Tue, 05 May 2009 13:43:07 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-62438 I am currently using my iWay350 only as a MP3 player. The GPS part does not work. I am currently using my iWay350 only as a MP3 player. The GPS part does not work.

]]> By: shannon http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-62422 shannon Tue, 05 May 2009 02:49:00 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-62422 Just wondering if you still have the gps by any chance? Just wondering if you still have the gps by any chance?

]]> By: James http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-53555 James Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:10:39 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-53555 I gave up on this product a long time ago. I timed it - to get a satellite signal in my front yard (no trees - lots of open sky), it took 22 minutes. When it did get a signal, it turned out to be 2 blocks to the north and a block to the east in the housing track I live in. As soon as I went into my car, lost signal and never found the signal again. A 3.5 hour trip from LA to Palm Springs never got a signal. Always thought it needed an external antenna, but my model (350c) did not come with an outlet for such. Got a Garmin nuvi for Xmas - it works wonderfully straight out of the box! I am going to try and reformat the drive and use it as an external hard drive. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR ANYTHING ELSE. I gave up on this product a long time ago. I timed it – to get a satellite signal in my front yard (no trees – lots of open sky), it took 22 minutes. When it did get a signal, it turned out to be 2 blocks to the north and a block to the east in the housing track I live in. As soon as I went into my car, lost signal and never found the signal again. A 3.5 hour trip from LA to Palm Springs never got a signal. Always thought it needed an external antenna, but my model (350c) did not come with an outlet for such. Got a Garmin nuvi for Xmas – it works wonderfully straight out of the box! I am going to try and reformat the drive and use it as an external hard drive. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

]]> By: danny http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-52054 danny Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:27:20 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-52054 never buy a navagon all they do is crash every 5 minutes and take 20 minutes to calculate never buy a navagon all they do is crash every 5 minutes and take 20 minutes to calculate

]]> By: Danny http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-51222 Danny Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-51222 yea tim your probaly right i just had bad luck with lowrance 350c and i bought a garmin 7200 after i bought a garmin nuvi 350 i don't know what the garmin 7200 uses but its junk it loses signal all the time sirf 3 never does your probaly right about newer antennas out there with the bad luck i had i'm just afraid to use anything but sirf 3 right now. like thats in garmin nuvi 350 i been useing forever. anyone ever use navigon 2100 i see them dirt cheap any idea what type antenna they have? i been thinking of buying a few as christmas gifts. yea tim your probaly right i just had bad luck with lowrance 350c and i bought a garmin 7200 after i bought a garmin nuvi 350 i don’t know what the garmin 7200 uses but its junk it loses signal all the time sirf 3 never does your probaly right about newer antennas out there with the bad luck i had i’m just afraid to use anything but sirf 3 right now. like thats in garmin nuvi 350 i been useing forever. anyone ever use navigon 2100 i see them dirt cheap any idea what type antenna they have? i been thinking of buying a few as christmas gifts.

]]> By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-51215 Tim Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:29:38 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-51215 I disagree that the SiRFstarIII chipset is the only way to go. It is now quite a few years old and competitors have largely caught up and in some cases surpassed them while SiRF hasn't released a successor that really "wowed" everyone like the SiRFstarIII did. Don't get me wrong, the SiRFstarIII is great, but I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a GPS that had a different chip as there are other really good chips out there to. As to map updates, keep in mind that it is currently 2008, so the Garmin map they call "2009" is a bit of a misnomer and is built on a release from 2007. Also most of the other GPS manufacturers do offer yearly map updates so Garmin is not alone in that regard. In fact TomTom releases map updates every quarter. I disagree that the SiRFstarIII chipset is the only way to go. It is now quite a few years old and competitors have largely caught up and in some cases surpassed them while SiRF hasn’t released a successor that really “wowed” everyone like the SiRFstarIII did. Don’t get me wrong, the SiRFstarIII is great, but I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase a GPS that had a different chip as there are other really good chips out there to.

As to map updates, keep in mind that it is currently 2008, so the Garmin map they call “2009″ is a bit of a misnomer and is built on a release from 2007. Also most of the other GPS manufacturers do offer yearly map updates so Garmin is not alone in that regard. In fact TomTom releases map updates every quarter.

]]> By: Danny http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-51214 Danny Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:21:13 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-51214 by a garmin i had a lowrance 350 no map updates recalating takes forever. I got a garmin nuvi 350 you can buy the map updates at [snip] really easy just going to local [snip]. Plus if you got out dated maps when you buy it they will allow you to update the maps to current for free one time. i bought the lowrance when it first came there the crummiest company there is for gps. the 350c is a major waste of money. Get a garmin nuvi 350 with the sirf 3 anntena or watever gps you buy get a sirf3 anntena built in it and you will never lose your signal. trust me i'm a truck driver who uses the 350 all day it never loses signal and recalutes in just few secs. one thing not to buy is a garmin 7200 it has older style antenna and will lose singal alot most of the newer garmins have a sirf 3 anntenna plus garmin already has 2009 maps out tell me someone else that does a map update every year. i have at the garmin nuvi 350 for 2 years no problems. by a garmin i had a lowrance 350 no map updates recalating takes forever. I got a garmin nuvi 350 you can buy the map updates at [snip] really easy just going to local [snip]. Plus if you got out dated maps when you buy it they will allow you to update the maps to current for free one time. i bought the lowrance when it first came there the crummiest company there is for gps. the 350c is a major waste of money. Get a garmin nuvi 350 with the sirf 3 anntena or watever gps you buy get a sirf3 anntena built in it and you will never lose your signal. trust me i’m a truck driver who uses the 350 all day it never loses signal and recalutes in just few secs. one thing not to buy is a garmin 7200 it has older style antenna and will lose singal alot most of the newer garmins have a sirf 3 anntenna plus garmin already has 2009 maps out tell me someone else that does a map update every year. i have at the garmin nuvi 350 for 2 years no problems.

]]> By: Roy http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-50374 Roy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:05:06 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-50374 on my forth unit and it is bad now, It keeps locking up and turning itself off, I would not buy a lowrance product again if they were a penny. on my forth unit and it is bad now, It keeps locking up and turning itself off, I would not buy a lowrance product again if they were a penny.

]]> By: Delores http://www.gpsreview.net/lowrance-iway-350c/#comment-49123 Delores Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:14:32 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/?p=639#comment-49123 The software version I have is 1.5. Is there really no way to get map updates without spending $75 plus shipping? I hate to give up the unit I finally understand, but there have been a lot of new addresses and roads built since summer of 06. The software version I have is 1.5. Is there really no way to get map updates without spending $75 plus shipping? I hate to give up the unit I finally understand, but there have been a lot of new addresses and roads built since summer of 06.

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