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binetp Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 15
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: My dad accidentally threw his i3 in the trash! |
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Please be patient...this is no ordinary i3 story. I'm an ex-pat yank living in hamburg. I bought an i3 with DE and Ch built in with all of europe on a DVD. I also bought NT for N. America on microSD from provantage.com
I was so happy with my i3 that I bought my dad (75 and occasionally confused in traffic) an i3. I thought it came with N. America on microSD card but it came with DVD. My dad has no computer. So, I visited him, put my N. America NT on microSD in his i3 and all was beautiful. I brought his NT N. America DVD with me along with the yellow sheet with reg numbers.
My dad comes home from a golf trip and gets confused and throws the bag with the i3 in the trash...along with my N. America microSD card!!! I'm thinking it's not too big a problem...I have his DVD...I can just use the unlock code on my i3. I have tried and not been successful. Is my dad's DVD somehow "bound" to his particular device??? There must be a way for me to use this thing. I'm leaving for the USA on May 15...help is appreciated. |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Is my dad's DVD somehow "bound" to his particular device??? |
No, but the unlock is. Not sure how to rectify this situation. Probably best to speak to Garmin. |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry that should be
No, but the unlock code is locked to the individual unit and is not transferable between units. Otherwise map piracy would be rife... |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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You would have to use the code that came with your i3 to load the maps onto your i3. |
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binetp Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: Thanks |
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Will first try to unlock using my code...then plead with Garmin. |
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