In reply to Post #15
You will get a difference between models depending on the wifi antenna performance. This data is not published by any manufactures as far as I know and it would take a good RF engineer to give a hard a fast answer even if they did publish some data on it.
The OS will have a limited affect, it will all be down to hardware design.
I suspect that ANY tablet will be better than the average phone. However the worst tablet might be worse than the best phone...sorry but its all a bit of a lottery but the odds are much better going for a tablet IMHO.
You will get a difference between models depending on the wifi antenna performance. This data is not published by any manufactures as far as I know and it would take a good RF engineer to give a hard a fast answer even if they did publish some data on it.
The OS will have a limited affect, it will all be down to hardware design.
I suspect that ANY tablet will be better than the average phone. However the worst tablet might be worse than the best phone...sorry but its all a bit of a lottery but the odds are much better going for a tablet IMHO.
What about using an external range booster type thing? How far could you potentially increase achievable distance? Never used a deeper but keep thinking I want one just to produce a map of the lake which I can then print and use as reference.
In reply to Post #1
Just bought a used 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A6, £45 off ebay for that purpose along with a tripod stand and a tablet holder which is big enough to carry the tablet and my Note 8 phone at the same time so I can run the deeper app on the tablet and my Fishspy on the phone.
Just bought a used 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A6, £45 off ebay for that purpose along with a tripod stand and a tablet holder which is big enough to carry the tablet and my Note 8 phone at the same time so I can run the deeper app on the tablet and my Fishspy on the phone.
In reply to Post #17
Never used a range booster but others have on bait boats with some success. Problem is you need to boost the range at the weakest end which is the Deeper so only works when you have bait boat to carry the booster and its battery.
I do find the mapping feature on the Deeper quite disappointing. Maybe OK on an in-land sea but for most of my fishing on waters less than 10 acres its just doesn't show the details. You can download the RAW data to other mapping software which do a better job but they are not cheap and I haven't time or inclination to really get my head around them.
I did pick up a Fishspy Echo Pro thingy off ebay a few month ago to see what they work like but not had time to try it other than watching the fish in my pond feed
Never used a range booster but others have on bait boats with some success. Problem is you need to boost the range at the weakest end which is the Deeper so only works when you have bait boat to carry the booster and its battery.
I do find the mapping feature on the Deeper quite disappointing. Maybe OK on an in-land sea but for most of my fishing on waters less than 10 acres its just doesn't show the details. You can download the RAW data to other mapping software which do a better job but they are not cheap and I haven't time or inclination to really get my head around them.
I did pick up a Fishspy Echo Pro thingy off ebay a few month ago to see what they work like but not had time to try it other than watching the fish in my pond feed
In reply to Post #19
Mines constantly on narrow beam mate.
Bit more casting using that method I won't got to the chirp can't see the benefit for me as the pro+ does the job.
Also run mine from Samsung tablet back on thread does the job but using my Google phone it did register further than the 100yrds stated and that was measured as well or best I could using distance sticks.
Google phone does do a better job than the tablet tbh in terms of distance but a lot more faffing zooming in and out.
Mines constantly on narrow beam mate.
Bit more casting using that method I won't got to the chirp can't see the benefit for me as the pro+ does the job.
Also run mine from Samsung tablet back on thread does the job but using my Google phone it did register further than the 100yrds stated and that was measured as well or best I could using distance sticks.
Google phone does do a better job than the tablet tbh in terms of distance but a lot more faffing zooming in and out.
In reply to Post #17
There is a thread on here somewhere about making a range booster.
There is a thread on here somewhere about making a range booster.
In reply to Post #21
I use the bridging router method described in that post & can use the deeper as far as I can cast it. Which is 90 - 100 yards.
I use the bridging router method described in that post & can use the deeper as far as I can cast it. Which is 90 - 100 yards.
For the less techy minded you can buy this if you really need to go further
https://www.fisheyecamerakits.com/collections/fish-finders/products/bank-side-deeper-range-extender
https://www.fisheyecamerakits.com/collections/fish-finders/products/bank-side-deeper-range-extender
In reply to Post #19
Problem is you need to boost the range at the weakest end which is the Deeper so only works when you have bait boat to carry the booster and its battery.
Wrong. You can mount an amplifier in a boat but you can also use a router set up to act as a range extender on the bank.
Problem is you need to boost the range at the weakest end which is the Deeper so only works when you have bait boat to carry the booster and its battery.
Wrong. You can mount an amplifier in a boat but you can also use a router set up to act as a range extender on the bank.
In reply to Post #24
Which is what the previous post is
Which is what the previous post is