F75 Upgrade?

[LittleJohn]

Dave J. "those people" are potential customers. They are also potential lost customers. Good news travels fast. Bad news travels even faster. Word of mouth can help or hurt any company much faster than a 1 page ad in a magazine. Thanks for your refreshing enlightenment as to why fisher is...what it is.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

I should've put my waders on before attempting to read between the lines on this thread

Dave any chance we'll ever see an Omega like product with a boost type of process on it (I.E.; lower frequency coin shooter type of beeper)?

It's probably the best coin shooter in the current First Texas line up for silver coins (aside from the CZ-3D which is still a current FT offering, but showing it's age).

Happy hunting,
Brian

 

[Dave J.]

LittleJohn, there is no way we can make everyone happy. However, what you're insisting we should do, if we were to actually do it, rather than making a few unhappy people happy it would make a whole slew of people unhappy, and you would likely be among the complainers rather than among the customers.

As far as I can tell, your F75 works just as well as the day you bought it. The fact there are now other models didn't stop your F75 from working. If you've decided you want to try out something else from Fisher or any other company of your choice, everyone even yourself knows how to do it.

The word you suggested might get around, that already got around several years ago. We intend to come out with new products. We intend not to market products which are money-losers. That's the kind of company we are. I'm spreading the news now to anyone who may have somehow missed it earlier. Whether that's good news or bad news, each person decides that for themselves.

--Dave J.

 

[BuckeyeBrad]

John, I'm curious as to why you care and feel as strongly as you do about this matter, given that your detector usage so far seems to be Tesoros and the V3i. Did you used to have an F-75 before you started posting here?

 

[Dave J.]

I should've put my waders on before attempting to read between the lines on this thread

Dave any chance we'll ever see an Omega like product with a boost type of process on it (I.E.; lower frequency coin shooter type of beeper)?

It's probably the best coin shooter in the current First Texas line up for silver coins (aside from the CZ-3D which is still a current FT offering, but showing it's age).

Happy hunting,
Brian

Brian, you picked the darndest thread to be asking for new products in!

History's most famous stand-up comic had this great schtick called "the parable of the day laborers". As with any good edgy standup comic, half the audience was laughing and the other half was ready to wring his neck, all because they understood precisely the same thing.

--Dave J.

 

[LittleJohn]

John, I'm curious as to why you care and feel as strongly as you do about this matter, given that your detector usage so far seems to be Tesoros and the V3i. Did you used to have an F-75 before you started posting here?

The F75 is my sons machine as I stated before. I have used primarily Tesoro's, and now recently the V3i from Whites. The V3i is all the machine I will ever need, I won't be looking to purchase a new detector for myself anytime in the next....who knows when. Why do I care? Because I want the best for my Son, that's why. I must say that the proportion of this thread has gotten way beyond what it was intended to, and for that I am sorry. I have the ability to purchase a new F75LTD for him, but I am disappointed at the demeanor and consideration which has been given by a represenative of the company which produces this product. I will buy my son a new V3i, E-Trac, or any other brand but FT's lines...for this very reason. Simple business, that's pretty much it.

LittleJohn

 

[Mike Scott]

I thought it was a Pulse Induction detector unlike any other ever seen before-but what do I know...........

Oh well-PI or MF or something else so cutting edge we could create a whole new name to classify the type of technology under remains to be seen..................

Whatever it is, or could be-will most likely need to continue baking for a while..........

It sure does smell like something good is cooking!

Mike

 

[LittleJohn]

really dude?

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[Cal_Cobra]

I should've put my waders on before attempting to read between the lines on this thread

Dave any chance we'll ever see an Omega like product with a boost type of process on it (I.E.; lower frequency coin shooter type of beeper)?

It's probably the best coin shooter in the current First Texas line up for silver coins (aside from the CZ-3D which is still a current FT offering, but showing it's age).

Happy hunting,
Brian

Brian, you picked the darndest thread to be asking for new products in!

I try

History's most famous stand-up comic had this great schtick called "the parable of the day laborers". As with any good edgy standup comic, half the audience was laughing and the other half was ready to wring his neck, all because they understood precisely the same thing.

--Dave J.

I need to dust off my decoder ring

 

[Dave J.]

I need to dust off my decoder ring

Huff! Poof! Dust's done now. I can read the fine print from 1500 miles away........... it says "Matthew 20:1-16"

--Dave J.

 

[Dave J.]

really dude?

Yep. Really. Not sure really what, but really. And it smells good.

Engineering dept. is cooking menudo. Although it took several years, we've finally trained Mike from Wisconsin to think it smells good! Out of gratitude for December culinary diversity appreciation month, every Christmas he gives us a Wisconsin Santa Care Package. We eat the Wisconsin cheddar cheese with some Salsa Valentina on saltine crackers, and diss the liverwurst as an example of truth in advertising. You might think that pre-Civil War food regulations still in force would forbid transportation of liverwurst south of the Mason-Dixon line, but here in Latin America there are quite a few people of German ancestry and in order to keep them happy so the beer will continue to be brewed, it was necessary to lift the embargo on liverwurst.

--Dave J.

 

[marcomo]

I have the ability to purchase a new F75LTD for him, but I am disappointed at the demeanor and consideration which has been given by a represenative of the company which produces this product.

At the risk of being accused of piling on, I want to add my 2 cents here. I have been too busy with work and family health issues to follow this forum much lately so I just saw this thread.

Little John, I understand your disappointment about not being able to upgrade your original F75. But when you buy any electronic item, at some point something newer will come out that makes your item less state-of-the-art than it was. That's just the way it is. Expecting a company to upgrade their older equipment at a lesser price isn't reasonable. You said some company did that for you with something you owned, but I can assure you that isn't the norm.

Your remark about Dave Johnson's "demeanor and consideration" is uncalled for and unfair. Mr. Johnson had the consideration to take the time to personally respond to your post even though he had nothing to gain by doing so. I know he brought up the parable of the day laborers by history's most famous comic (and greatest scientist) before and it applies perfectly to this situation.

I will admit a personal bias since Dave has gone the extra mile to help me when I had an issue and has made himself accessible to me.

But the truth is Dave has made himself available to all of us on this forum. It would be a lot easier and less stressful for him to just stay off the forums. But he cares about both his job and us "beeperists", to borrow his term. And he expresses his viewpoints without the usual layer of b.s. you would expect from someone in his position.

Not to mention that he has contributed a LOT of excellent information and knowledge both here and with his essays on the Fisher website.

How many other detector company's lead designers/engineers can you say that about? Count them on your fingers and you'll have ten left over...

 

[BuckeyeBrad]

I would count my blessings with the liverwurst because he could have sent Lutefisk. Proof positive that no matter how bad you think something is, there is worse.

 

[jmaryt]

is this the reason why,many of my german friends have (bad) flatulence issues?
just sayin!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[NE Digger]

n/t

 

[NE Digger]

He has had his talented fingers in so many different detectors...............I seriously doubt the hobby would be where it it today without his influence/expertise.

 

[TerraDigger]

Does this mean Mike Scott now has flatulence.........be very careful Dave J.

 

[jmaryt]

i'm in agreement with this.his involvement speaks for itself
very few,(if any) engineers/designers take the time to post their thoughts
on a public forum..tom dankowski is another one who has been instrumental in perpetuating
the hobby to countless multitudes .his involvement has been a source of inspiration to many,
and between the both of them,have advanced the hobby immeasurably over time.."kudos" to both of them,
and a "huge" thankyou for your "'continued" interest!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[sandnsea49]

regardless of who your comment was aimed at it was still in poor taste and of poor character. There is no need to attack someone elses character. You sir are not a gentleman.