tjarr001
Member
Any word on garmin coming out with something new this year? I'm in the market for a new one but I know as soon as I get the alpha 100 they will introduce the alpha 200. So I want to make sure they are not planning on something new
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New garmin tracker?
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rvick
Senior Member
Rest assured that they will come out with something new now that I have bought two Alpha bundles. I like the mini collars, even for big dogs.
specialk
Senior Member
I think the next thing down the pipe is built in cameras
....I traded my astro, dc-40's and tri-tron trash breakers in for the alpha and tt15 mini's......LOVE them!!.....my only wish would be the ability to turn them on/off with the alpha.....
....I traded my astro, dc-40's and tri-tron trash breakers in for the alpha and tt15 mini's......LOVE them!!.....my only wish would be the ability to turn them on/off with the alpha.....
tjarr001
Member
So they will take your old stuff on trade in? What kind of value did you get for them?
rvick
Senior Member
They won't take 220s, but will give 100 for dc 30s and 120 for dc40s at outdoor dog supply store credit.
grouper throat
Senior Member
Going to be hard to think of a system to upgrade to past the alpha 100, they had to buy tritronics to create that system. Besides a shock and GPS tracker, there's not much to improve on I'd think? I do like the bark indicators on the tt15s though. We killed a few more bucks this year by that feature.
GA DAWG
Senior Member
Yall wanna do any trading. Need to contact Allen Baker with coosa valley hunting supply. He will do the trading. Pm me if you need his phone num. Id rather support local dealers than the big internet stuff.
tjarr001
Member
I would like them see you be able to use your phone or any tablet like quick trac did. If you haven't seen it already check it out. It's called quick trac omni
GA DAWG
Senior Member
Omni gonna have to step it up to compete with Garmin. Right off the bat they cant tone, shock, or vibrate a collar. So Id have to buy a seperate collar again.
Southernhoundhunter
Senior Member
I have heard that the Omni is pretty much junk!
grouper throat
Senior Member
All you have to do is download Garmin basecamp onto a tablet, hook ur USB to your alpha for a bigger screen, pretty easy. Several small companies are marketing tablets already set up to do this now.
The Omni is junk from the overall opinion of the testers that I heard. Outrageous use of data and constantly dropping service. They just don't have the tech infrastructure to even try and compete with Garmin but I applaud their effort.
coonhunter
Senior Member
Garmin will no longer repair the DC 2o 30 or 40 collars or the 220 recievers
Firepuppy89
Member
Grouper throat it has to b a full operating full that runs on Microsoft I thought. Or so I was told by garmin and most are not capable of it
grouper throat
Senior Member
If you're on FB then search for garmin astro and alpha users group and I think the directions are listed there. Rumor is garmin is about to come out with a more affordable one though.
Firepuppy89
Member
I'm not on FB but I got mine for under $200 and then u have to buy the maps that show the land owners but not a must to run base camp but I'll check out the garmin one thanks
Firepuppy89
Member
Just got words they got a tablet and a 430 handheld coming out in a few months The 430 is supposed to b a upgraded 320 and will Bluetooth to the tablet
Beagler282
“Rabbit Man”
I'm waiting to see if they introduce something new myself. Fixing to bite the bullet on a new system. The tri-tronics and wildlife materials stuff has seen it's better day in the briars.
specialk
Senior Member
i got the alpha touchscreen in december and love it. i can use it without taking off my gloves. i got the tt15 minis too. my dogs like them a lot better too
Beagler282
“Rabbit Man”
That's what I have in mind to get also.Nice lil system.
molly
Senior Member
Garmin Alfa 100
It would be nice if they would make the lettering where you could adjust em (larger) where you could read em better.....what I`m referring to is the dog distance on map page and when you tap a road the read out at top of page (right side) would be a little larger. I recently went to contacts to read it better and to get away from foggy glasses when tracking.
It would be nice if they would make the lettering where you could adjust em (larger) where you could read em better.....what I`m referring to is the dog distance on map page and when you tap a road the read out at top of page (right side) would be a little larger. I recently went to contacts to read it better and to get away from foggy glasses when tracking.
