Garmin, No more free map updates!!!!

portman

Not sure if anyone has picked up this yet but spotted it at gpspassion.

http://www.gpspassion.com/fr/news.asp?ID=655

Looks like anyone who buys a product with old maps will have to pay for an update. The policy used to be that you could update your maps if you bought a product after the release date of the newest maps.
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gilesme · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject:

Ah!

This explains why there was no "yellow sheet" with my new Garmin yesterday?

philpugh · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject:

Could mean one (or both) of two things Question

GARMIN beleive that all new products out there have current maps.

They are about to release a new version of the maps.
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gilesme · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject:

V9 on the Nuvi 250.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject:

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Spoke to Garmin today, and asked as to whether there were any map updates due, I was told that Europe V9 were the latest and were not due for V10 until the end of the year.
The maps are only updated once a year.

The link above refers to the US - North America City Navigator maps, to bring them in line with European maps.
At present the US is on V8 with V9 just coming in, it must be numbered differently from us in Europe.
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swing · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

Yes, they have been a "version" behind us for some while. Interestingly, "v9" is actually being given the version number "2008", and we should expect similar when the next European mapping comes out.
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exhussar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 4

I have just recieved a free unlock code for v9mapping .Ihave owned my i3since they first came out.Idin't register it until May this year but did give the correct purchase date.I also recieved the v8 update free of charge.
well done garmin.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject:

philpugh · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject:

exhussar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 4

Paul i bought mine in nov 2005 paid about 160 for it.Ionly registered it in may this year .Phoned for a v9 disk.recieved within 3days.Just got unlock code at about 12noon today free of charge.
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

exhussar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 4

Paul went on my garmin account fully expecting to pay for update.Went through the process and it came up with the i3 details with an original upgrade number that related to v7.I then went throughthe update process to obtain num for v9.Then a summary of what i wanted came up with the box for cost reading $00 so i cntinued and about a couple of minutes later i had an unlock code for v9at no cost.Maybe it is because i had not registered my unit until may of this year.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject:

The only other thing is can think of it....

as you were supplied with a unit with v7 maps you should have had a free upgrade to v8 (mine came with v8 are ready installed so no free upgrade needed) which you didn't use, hence the free upgrade to v9.

Which would be fair and right....

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