Phoenix V3 - No Cable

[ShaggyRS6]

Hi all, one of my friends is going to give me his copy of Phoenix V3 as he has given up flying. Only problem is he cannot find the cables. Can I get spares? I will have a DX6i.

I had a quick look at some stores and what I needed was not obvious.

[raptorheli2]

what you have there is a coaster-it will work well for hot and cold cups. enjoy it! :-)

cheers

[Vikki]

It will cost you £80 for a new cable because the cable includes a dongle that the software won't run without.

Your friend really needs to find that cable for you.

Best regards.

Vikki.

[ShaggyRS6]

Ah ok, he thought as much but was not sure. What a waste. So what happens if you loose it. You have to buy again?

[raptorheli2]

if you loose it. You have to buy again?

yup-that is the long and short of it.

cheers

[ShaggyRS6]

Ah ok, I can see why. Be pretty easy to run copies off I'd have thought. Not sure if I agree with it, but it is what it is Thanks for the help

[Boggy]

Ah ok, I can see why. Be pretty easy to run copies off I'd have thought. Not sure if I agree with it, but it is what it is Thanks for the help

what a strange comment!Why?

[Gixxer]

Your mate will most likely still have the dongle. With the cost of replacement, it's not really something you'd lose.

[Nick B]

Best £75 ive spent in the hobby in 3 years

[Vikki]

I think it's because they have a limited market and any piracy would really hurt. They don't sell the millions like Activision et-al would sell. Worth the money

Vikki.

[ShaggyRS6]

what a strange comment!Why?

I don't agree with it, because in the case of my law abiding friend, who lost the cables, he has to pay for an entire package again. Although I understand why that particular firm does it, In his case, and the case of others like him, I think it's unfair.

Understanding something and not agreeing with it is not that strange a concept Take hanging for example :P

Gixxer. He cant find a thing.

[gorber]

So does that mean Futaba are being unfair?

They sold me an 8FG transmitter. If I lose it, I am screwed. I mean, I could download the latest firmware from their website, but it would be useless st there on my PC. Do you think they would send me a free replacement if I lost the hardware?

The obvious upshot of this is; don't lose the harware.

As someone said above, they have a very small market so they have to protect it from piracy even more than most.

[ShaggyRS6]

Thanks again guys

[milly0812]

Not much different to losing a car key. It's not down to the dealership to replace it and it's still gonna cost you 300 for a new key and reprogram. Just cos the cars worth more than Phoenix makes no difference they're both useless without ;-)

[Gixxer]

It is one piece of software that I can honestly say I didn't object to the price of, because I can only start to think what it would have cost me in repairs if I tried to fly the heli without learning on this first.