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Date: 24 Mar 2007 08:37:21
From: BillK
Subject: iGolf Question
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Hi Everybody,
I am a recent lurker who has spent time here trying to understand how
people feel about these new-fangled GPS and laser rangefinders. I got
a lot of good information, and I appreciate the efforts of people who
wrote about their experiences and opinions.
I decided that I wanted to have a GPS unit, so I just ordered the
iGolf, and it will be arriving next week. I intend to put it into use
right away, and I want to be ready to download my course data, so I
have been trying to figure out in advance how this is done..
A question: I went to the igolf website, and it appears that I have
to pay $29.95 for a one year subscription to join and get golf course
GPS data. I was under the impression that I could get golf course
data free. Did I miss something? Do I have to pay to get my courses
put into my unit?
Thanks,
BillK
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Date: 24 Mar 2007 16:30:30
From: BillK
Subject: Re: iGolf Question
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Thanks Dave. Sounds like a good value, as long as I can use the
courses after the year is over.
Have you found that their canned green coordinates are accurate for
the courses you play?
BillK
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Date: 25 Mar 2007 00:00:22
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: iGolf Question
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"BillK" <rcgolfer@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1174779030.738917.209580@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks Dave. Sounds like a good value, as long as I can use the
> courses after the year is over.
>
> Have you found that their canned green coordinates are accurate for
> the courses you play?
>
> BillK
>
>
For the most part, yes. But if you are playing a course where the greens
have been re-worked (or more) in the past few years, then things can be way
off.
Their support folks are pretty good about helping you with stuff like that.
dave
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Date: 24 Mar 2007 17:51:04
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: iGolf Question
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"BillK" <rcgolfer@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1174750641.205428.249440@b75g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Hi Everybody,
>
> I am a recent lurker who has spent time here trying to understand how
> people feel about these new-fangled GPS and laser rangefinders. I got
> a lot of good information, and I appreciate the efforts of people who
> wrote about their experiences and opinions.
>
> I decided that I wanted to have a GPS unit, so I just ordered the
> iGolf, and it will be arriving next week. I intend to put it into use
> right away, and I want to be ready to download my course data, so I
> have been trying to figure out in advance how this is done..
>
> A question: I went to the igolf website, and it appears that I have
> to pay $29.95 for a one year subscription to join and get golf course
> GPS data. I was under the impression that I could get golf course
> data free. Did I miss something? Do I have to pay to get my courses
> put into my unit?
>
> Thanks,
> BillK
>
Bill, if you want to download courses you will have to pay their
subscription fee. In comparison with the SkyCaddie you do have the advantage
of this being a one-time cost (using SkyCaddie your courses for the most
part literally expire after a year). If you pay iGolf once and are satisfied
with the courses that you have downloaded then they are yours forever
whether you renew or not.
You also have the option of mapping your own courses in which case there is
not cost.
dave
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