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Only been to Bunaken once and it was 7 years ago. In fact it was my very first diving holidays. Stayed with Happy Gecko. Accommodation was pretty basic but more than enough for me. Back then it was actually considered one of the best options on the island. Diving equipment (boat, regs etc) was...

I haven't been to Komodo (yet), but I remember reading somewhere that the best way to get good last minute deals is to actually go to Labuan Bajo and walk around/talk with operators. I'm not sure if end of November is a good time for this kind of adventure. I think it is the end of season so...

For the neck I don't really know - standard one fits me nicely but I am 38. For wrists, do you plan to use dry gloves? If not, get the smaller ones, I am 17.5 and even those leak a bit (eg when I move my fist up/down/left/right). It is better to be a bit tight but sealed than loose and...

A bit late to the party. Yes, what you describe sounds quite possible. BUT, Bluetooth connection works so nicely (once you get it running) AND the cable seems so fragile that from the moment I've got BT working I never went back to the cable data transfer for this to actually happen. Once you...

Forgot to mention. @MatijaS please report on your progress, so that other users can benefit too. All the best.

Ha, in 2017 I stayed in Happy Gecko which according to Google Maps is next door to Bunaken Oasis. Back then there were some works going on in the "jungle" next door. Probably it was Oasis being built. As for diving by "big" things I mean anything bigger than a turtle or so. Not pelagics...

The only other close friend that I know who has been using AI (Suunto) has had several issues with it too, so I consider and treat it as NOT 100% reliable device. Useful? Absolutelely! Critical for my diving? No way!! Hmm, I can't remember 100% as it was few months ago and I have done several...

Very nice report @tridacna, but the place doesn't sound like Bunaken. Are we talking about the Bunaken across Manado on the north most tip of Sulawesi? I am just kidding. Bunaken was my first dive trip after OW in 2017. Back then, if not mistaken, we were happy/lucky to get electricity 24/7 and...

The replacement I received worked for about 30 dives flawlessly - not a single issue. Only during the last dive (profile below) I noticed some sporadic wrong readings. Eg at the beginning of my SS I read 40 bars or so (which was much bellow what I was expecting and would like it to be) - next...

Contact Ratio for a replacement. My transmitter was exactly like this out of the box. They instructed me to reset it, update it etc (with no luck) and they then send me a new one (and a courier to pick up the broken one).

I have a LoB in 2 weeks time (23rd to 30th of November) out of Hurghada to the north (wrecks etc). Unless something changes dramatically until then, I am going.

I've stayed with Corepen 3 weeks in total. For the homestay, you can find better ones (eg in terms of how nice the location is), but for diving I can't think of anything more (within reason) to ask from a homestay dive op in Raja Ampat.

Sorry I missed that detail. All my visits to the area have been around November to January and Mantas were (almost) always there. There are homestays near there indeed (I've stayed one night in Piaynemo Homestay as part of a dive Safari I did - see below - and it was very nice place) but do...

3 weeks are indeed quite some time. Lucky you. I have stayed up to 2 weeks at a time in Gam (single homestay - no moving around) diving the usual spots around Kri (Blue Magic, Cape Kri, etc) and I didn't get borred. That's where most of the dive sites are located, so out of the 3 weeks I would...

After all, as we should all know by now, reality is an illusion caused by the lack of nitrogen in our tissues. Isn't it?

BTW I think these guys are reading this forum. There was another update (5.2.3) released few days ago (24th of October) which had the old max planner time (99minutes). Then we had this discussion here, and yesterday they released the newest update (5.2.4), with max 999 minutes. Coincidence...

In another thread ( Ratio Dive Computers Announces New iX3M 2!! Our Best Dive Computer yet! ) it was discusses that bluetooth actually works even with subsurface mobile for android. For the time being, if ix3m 2 is not listed in subsurface's device drop down list (it won't unless you manage to...

Once you are in Indonesia get a Telkomsel (the only reliable data network in Raja Ampat area) prepaid sim card, and you will be ok. You will NOT get data everywhere, but in most areas you will get good enough coverage for basic stuff. Prices should be few euros (less than 10) for several GBs of...

60 minutes seems to be the maximum. (I might be missing something but that's the maximum time value I'm allowed to key in).

I can't really interpret 100% the first message. It looks like they are telling you where in Chalkidiki is NOT allowed to dive (Porto Koufo and Toroni), suggesting that everywhere else it is allowed - unfortunately I am not familiar with that area. They also seem to suggest that you should dive...