September 16, 2010 15:59
I almost tried it this summer but ended up going with a regular Wifi router and Navmonpc (freeware) since we already have a PC running AIS, Chartplotter etc. From the discussions I had with the rep the Seamate should work.
My main reason (apart from cost) for avoiding the Seamate/DigiConnect solutions is that you give up your Internet connection while connected to them. I'd be much more interested in an NMEA-Ethernet box that I could connect to a 3G Router. Sure, that leaves me with two boxes, but gives more flexibility and adds functionality. The 3G routers are getting cheap, but I don't know about the NMEA->Ethernet devices (don't even know of any).
My main reason (apart from cost) for avoiding the Seamate/DigiConnect solutions is that you give up your Internet connection while connected to them. I'd be much more interested in an NMEA-Ethernet box that I could connect to a 3G Router. Sure, that leaves me with two boxes, but gives more flexibility and adds functionality. The 3G routers are getting cheap, but I don't know about the NMEA->Ethernet devices (don't even know of any).