A review of the new garmin montana 750i. Pros, Cons and just plain uglies!
Garmin Montana 700, Garmin Montana 700i
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A review of the new garmin montana 750i. Pros, Cons and just plain uglies!
Garmin Montana 700, Garmin Montana 700i
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Does it have lane assist or lane view for road/ highway travelling?
Great review!!!! Thank you
Thanks for the great review and Hello from cold Canada!
I was so disappointed in the 650 Montana. Looks like I would also be disappointed in this also. I’m gonna pass.
So with the passing of time have the issues mentioned been fixed up with with updates etc? In the market now. Love your work.
Hey Daz… how have you found the 750i long term now for bike and bush? I too am looking for a device to use on my adventure bike and back up for my rino in the bush.. was also looking at the zumo xt2..
Great review!
You stated that you can see the detail of a car or even the person standing next to it on Google Earth – really…. I's love to see the version you are using. Other that that it was a great presentation.
Awesome Review ive been done over with a garmin gos before , hopefully starlink or amazon come up with something vetter eventually
Hello. After the photo is taken is there a geo marker (point) with coordinates to follow to reach the place again?
The part that has steered me away from this unit is that it doesn’t have the pinging feature to find your friends location like the Rino. The radio i can live without but the location of your group is invaluable in my opinion
Hi there …. Something it wasn’t clear to me is whether you can share your location or track your mates location as you do with the rinos. If so can they work with the rinos as well
Can you please confirm if this is possible with the Montana
I want one!
Great review mate, I've watched quite a few of your videos between the rhino and this unit. Thanks for the time taken to show people the workings of each unit
Hi mate whats the best way to download birdseye,via wifi or on a pc
Is the camera worth it for a 100usd more? are you able to text images with the geotag info to garmin for S&R?
Thanks for the great review. I have a InReach Explorer+ and a Montana 689t. This looks like a great product to eliminate carrying 2 devices.
8:10 I am very curios if your did your battery endurance test on a counter inside a building? Is it possibly the unit was consistently searching for the Iridium network causing increased battery drain? I'd suggest you place the unit on a small resting spot outside in view of the open sky and see if you get battery run times closer to Garmin's claims. Please report back we love to learn from this testing. Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter
Cheers for the review mate and Im glad I watched this. The battery life for me is a big let down for me at the end of the day if you can't get back to camp on foot for a day and sit it out then something goes south big time your battery is going to be buggered.
Cant justify the price. Its just not worth it. With Onx off road maps being 29.99 a year for premium, theres no reason to purchase this. plus the Garmin maps SUCK in comparison.
Any update on the battery 🔋?
Great video buddy
Morning mate thanks for the review. Do you find the larger size to help or a hinder while hunting. I find the small 2.5 in screens crap to work with and I am torn between the Montana with its 5 in screen and the alpha 200i which has a 3.5 in screen. Also has the battery issue been fixed?
Thanks for your great review, decided to buy the 750i based on your review as I intended to mount it to a bike/ATV, and like you I have been a victim of Garmin Australia's piss poor advertising. After purchasing the 750i from a local supplier in Melbourne the first on-line update removed TopoActive and install Full Topo V6, no big deal you say, well I already had it on SD with Hema so I don't need it, Then Garmin after numerous calls to they 1800 help number, I am told the unit's faulty send it back, 2 weeks later Garmin rings me and tells all's ok we decided to change the map in the all 750i's sold in Australia to full Topo v6 but left 700 and 700i with TopoActive . Strangely it also came with TopoActive Africa. Garmin's admitted fault as they had not updated their advertising, no problem I said send me a 700i and refund the difference, but they can't do that only a full refund. Got to say Garmin's customer service is a 1 out of 10.
Misleading- Yes, you can sync the Garmin "collar" with the Montana IF you also have the handheld unit that comes with the collar. In other words, you have to buy an $800 Handheld/collar unit to then sync it with your $800 Montana. You cannot sync it up to a collar alone.
have they up graded battery life mate? i just bought one for snowmobile in north east US
Great review – thanks for doing it! My 10 year old Delorme Inreach SE finally just died and I'm looking for a replacement. Garmin says the InReach Explorer+ is unobtainable and they have no idea when they will be available again. Trying to choose between the gpsMap 66i or the Montana 700i. My use cases are very similar to yours, with 80% vehicle based, and 20% tromping through the brush looking for game.
For around $1000 might be better to just buy a iridium sat phone
Has anyone used 700i in cold weather -30c. What’s the touch screen function like
Would you buy it again
Do you know anything about an issue with using Apple products (MacBook) and the Garmin Montana? I saw a review that said that they could not update their Montana with their MacBook. They said it was a glitch and was hoping that Garmin would get it fixed.
is it a dead duck without a plan? or is the plan mainly for the sos feature?
Spot on review. Internet needs more like this Thanks!
Hi Daz
Very informative review. Can you please tel me who makes the teddy bear fleece jacket you’re wearing?
Thanks
cant believe the cost and no case!
Daz have you any updates on the Montana? Did a patch fix the battery life?
As you realise the older we get the bigger and higher resolution screens we appreciate. Whilst the phones are very good the screens are little small when looking at large terrain, especially when on location and planning the next days movements with a group of mates. Hence my interest in the Montana.
For this purpose and after watching your reveiw I am thinking a iPad with a good 'off cell connection, app is a better option.