iFly GPS Forum

I too had a 700; it was my first EFB and it was great for the year or so I used it. Then I sold it on eBay and upgraded to the new 720 for the wifi capability, and the unit itself was a really nice upgrade from the 700. After 2 years with it, the 740 came out and I didn't believe it could match all the hype about sunlight readability, etc... so I kept using my 720. And then one day iFly made one of those "offers you can't refuse", and I ordered a 740. Man oh man, what a difference! The 700 is a nice unit, the 720 is a nice upgrade, but the 740... the 740 is lightyears ahead of any Apple or Android tablet for visibility. No longer is there times when I have to shade the display to read it. And of course it's running the same software you're running. However, there's coming a day when the new features are going to overload the 700's memory/processor capability and the painful choice will have to be made to either freeze 700 upgrades, or discontinue support altogether (That's my personal opinion only; I have no affiliation with iFly other than as a satisfied customer and beta tester). Even though you're satisified with your 700 and the overnight trick will probably solve the problem (it did with my 720), you might want to shoot Shane an email or phone call and see what kind of deal he'll give you on a refurbished 720. These things are like crack - once it's in your veins, you'll consider selling a kid to get your next one.

I feel your compliance pain. My plan is to eventually install the cheapest certified 1090 OUT I can find, and use an off-the-shelf or homemade receiver for IN. I'm going with 1090 because it's required for international flights, and I may go to Alaska (via Canada) and the Caribbean some day. iFly, both 740 and Android, has happily connected to every ADS-B receiver I've tried.