Hi Shark. Sorry about the delay in responding to your message. Actually, we left for Australia and the Coral Sea on Nov 1 and just got back today. Before we left, I contacted Oceanic about uploading/downloading the mask(s). After spending 1/2 hour on the phone with them (they are very nice), they finally admitted that there are 'issues' regarding the uploading & downloading of the mask; particularly that the connector does not fit well and stay in well to the socket. They also told me that they are considering changes for the uploading/downloading connection (which, I agree, they should). At one point, I was able to get the pins to line up and the 120 second countdown started. However, the connection was lost before a complete download was made. Also, when I was on the phone with Oceanic, I told them that I was leaving for a dive trip the next day. When I told them that, they strongly recommended that I take an extra mask and computer on the trip! The guy at Oceanic also told me that he was very frustrated with getting the mask to upload/download and that he only acheived success when he used a download cord from a VT3. My feeling is that: For $1500, everything should work perfectly and without fumbling around. In fact, for that price, I don't think that it would be asking too much to ask them to use Bluetooth for uploading/downloading. Next, after spending that much money, one shouldn't be strongly recommended to take a backup mask and computer. It's sort of like buying a Mercedes, and not having the AM radio work. Even though the buyer might never even listen to the AM radio, he/she would certainly want it to work, and work easily (without fumbling around) when needed. For that reason, I took both masks back. A person could buy a very expensive computer AND a very expensive mask for less than $1500. (The computer in the Datamask is esentially a VT3, which retails for $895). Had I paid $395 for the Datamask, I wouldn't care. But, after paying $1.5k, I want everything to work perfectly, and, without fumbling around. The Oceanlog software (made by Palegic) is also unworthy of a high price tag. Surely, they could have put an "upload>" and/or "download<" button in the software so that one could do an upload or download by pressing the button. But that is far from being the case. It's sort of like, with the Mercedes example, having to manually tune in an AM station if you want to listen to one - without having any idea as to what button/knob you should use to tune the station in with.. Don't get me wrong, I like the mask, and the guys at Oceanic are very nice. But, the Datamask is NOT a $1500 piece of hardware; at least not yet. Oceanice says that there will be improvements and modifications in the near future. (That tells you something right there). They also told me that there are a number of errors in the Datamask instruction manual, but did not say specifically what those errors are. I am in southwest Denver. Best Regards to you and thanks again for your response. Kent
