All,
Great thread and I've enjoyed reading it from start to finish. Also found this link from the Panbo article. First off, very excited about the new Garmin BCM, and also an avid user of ActiveCaptin. Much appreciation for all the hard work going on in the background from ActiveCaptain and all involved here.
Don't mean to lower the level of technical discussion, but have two more general questions. I currently have a full garmin suite including the 720s MFD, GMR 18HD Radar, vision charts, and a sounder module. Use the HomePort software for routing planning. Also have the new BCM app and local charts downloaded on my iPhone 5 and Gen 4 Ipad with AT&T cellular capability, and all the ActiveCaptain info downloaded as well.
Trying to understand what all I stand to gain if I eventually add the Garmin wifi adapter in the spring. From my reading and limited understanding thus far, the wifi adapter enables the ability to transfer routes between the iDevices and the 720 MFD correct? The only information the MFD currently passes for consumption is GPS location? Since both my iPhone and iPad have on-board cellular, I get GPS location information internally, thus the MFD location is of no addtional benefit?
One other question related to the wifi adapter, and this may be more a iDevice question, if I'm logged into the wifi adapter as an access point to get the MFD's positioning data, I will no longer be able to access the net for other activities via the cellular side of the iDevice correct? I believe the iDevice is connected to a wifi access point, that access point becomes the preferred data/access source and that there is no failover to cellular if the access point has no internet connection correct? So for now, circling back, the only benefit would be to get GPS location (if I didnt have already have that capability internally in the iDevice) and to transfer routes/plots/tracks.
Looking forward to tracking this discussion thread moving forward and looking into network integration of my devices. Also looking forward to browsing the other threads here outside the Garmin BCM discussions.
Thanks in advance.
James.