what do you mean by difficulty in loading it? I thought it was preloaded with 25-30,000 courses!
1047007
I ordered a couple of refurbished units. One for myself and a golf buddy. I got a slightly older model and have to enter state and course info every time. My buddy just turns his on and all is good. No big deal- I just kept the wrong unit. They are super units. The best
1047008
I bought a refurbished unit and it comes preloaded with thousands of golf courses. Once you charge the battery you simply select the state/province the course is in and type the name of the course. The unit is retard proof, which is one of the reasons I bought it.
1047009
It is pre-loaded with many courses. I have found that if you get in the open (not under tree canopies) select options and search for satellites first; then search for a course, the unit will present you with a list of courses to select. If you attempt to select a course first, the unit may indicate there aren't enough satellites and then you have to manually search for the course you're playing. Take advantage of the technology built-in and enjoy your round of golf. I learned from experience and like my Bushnell Hybrid.
1047010
Depends on the how accurate the GPS is able to locate the golf course that your are at. All you have to to do is tell it what state you are in by typing it in, and the starting letters of the name of your course, and it will give you a list of courses to choose. Pick the one your are at and you are up an playing golf. Hope this helps.
1047011
Yes it was preloaded, I seem to remember after 30 days you had to connect it to the computer just to register it or something but it works great battery lasts about a month I play twice a week.
1047012
Frankly. I like the distance measurement results so much, that I lost any interst in loading the online coarse info. The pinseeker is really accurate and I don't want to take the risks of GPS errors. There is a way to download the info and all I have to do is use the UBS cable which I have. I got my pinseeker as a rebuilt unit. My first battery charge has lasted 3 months w/o recharging. I golf on average, 4 days per week.
2258806
I don't think any. You must use your computer to up-load courses. AND oh, by the way, Callaway will not be supporting this item after December 2014, so you may wat to look and another GPS.
1051258
No. It is not hard but there is a bit of " technique " to make it easy. If you need a hand contact me will advise. I did it twice, first time was harder than the second, for sure. First was a 5 on difficulty, second was a 2.
1687584
I never could get it to download any courses. The thing stopped working altogether in less than a year. It being my third golf GPS in four years that died, I have determined that the technology isn't yet perfected.
1904221
No fees...the item is already pre-loaded with about 2500 golf courses and additional courses can be added (not sure if there's a fee for that).
1928491
I think it depends on how your computer skills are. It wasn't difficult for me but my oldest son hates it. I think of it kind of like a smart phone. You choose what "file" you want to use. Not sure how else to describe it. Takes time to get used to but keeps everything organized
719133
I've only got what they sent me but some of the problems might be solvable with a few more expert programmers, sure, but many of them are structural. There is just so much you are going to be able to do with the technology because of the nature of the problem it tries to solve. I'm sure they will eventually produce another version and probably in several different editions, but I don't see the next version of a software that's been around for more than a decade suddenly making a quantum-leap in performance. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Hope this was helpful.
1792884
I haven't had any problems with it. Read through some blogs, that usually helps!
2069601
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336942
I would try to reinstall the app. I didn't have that problem..ours was just to slow.We would click on it and it would take forever to load.
977347
According to the manufacturers description it is loaded with 35,000+ courses.
292969
I think so . You have to register and then I think it's $60(?). Don't really need it haven't found a course yet that's not on it
255745
I believe all US courses are loaded in non-Pro mode. None in Pro mode. And of course, because Callaway has discontinued their website, you can't load anything. I don't recommend this unit. I have this one and the old original uPro and I prefer the old one (even for the basic non-Pro operations). Nope this helps.
2025014
If you buy it in USA it will be preloaded with US courses but if you buy it in Europe you will get European or possibly international courses. Either way you can load courses in another Continent and I have heard from others it is easy to do. Like many things it is much more cheaper to buy in US.
1346236
Hi Diane. Nothing else preloaded when it arrived. I have thoroughly enjoyed this laptop. I was a bit skeptical before it arrived. I give it 5 stars!
1160696
Probably at Skygolf,com. They say they have loaded 30,000 courses. You can also live chat with them at their web site
2177167
Unfortunately it did take a long time to download, about 5 hrs at least. The status bar did estimate about 6-7 hrs but did it in less time. The game is worth it though and runs great now that it's installed on my pc.