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gavjbrown
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:10 pm    Post subject: software is a year out of date. help please Reply with quote

hi i bought a garmin i3 back in january and now when i switch it on its says the software is out of date and would i like to buy new.

is this normal as i have not had a year yet.

also i have just bought a new i3 for a friend. how do i know if its got the latest mapping software.

and will garmin update if its not.

thanks gav
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i think it only shows that message three times...if you want updated maps you will probably have to pay for it ...
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:42 pm    Post subject: Re: software is a year out of date. help please Reply with quote

gavjbrown wrote:
hi i bought a garmin i3 back in january and now when i switch it on its says the software is out of date and would i like to buy new.

is this normal as i have not had a year yet.

also i have just bought a new i3 for a friend. how do i know if its got the latest mapping software.

and will garmin update if its not.

thanks gav


If its V7 mapping Garmin should still update for free. check your map version in settings
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

its version v8 so i guess all is well.

thanks for your help guys.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

does it still show the 'update' screen...
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes the one i bought in january asks me if i want to update the software when i switch it on.

the one i bought recently does not.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine's still nagging me too. I wonder if a reset would make it disappear?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so the nag screen dont dissappear after three times then?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi zogman, same as you say it has stopped doing it now.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

I'm getting the same problem on my i3 (bought in january). It'd got v8 maps and v3.20 software. I'm 'happy' to accept that the maps change over time and I will probably need to either update the unit or get a new one at some point in the future but at present I'd settle for stopping the nag screen!

It's been nagging me every time I switch on for the past week or so. It does not seem to stop after 3 goes (either on 'Tell me more' or 'remind me later'). It really is putting me off this thing. It's as if the nag software was written by TomTom!

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi jeff, my last post says that mine has stopped nagging me.
but the very next time i turned it on the nag was back.


i love my i3 but same as you says its very off putting.

surely there is a way to turn it off.

please help someone
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I did a reset on mine which seems to have banished it for now. I e-mailed Garmin to ask for a solution and got a less than helpful reply (I already have the v8 maps) but it did at least say when the v9 maps will be out.....

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Thank you for contacting Garmin Europe (UK)

We were giving away free upgrades to version 8 mapping

This has now expired as the newer mapping will be released on the 15 the
january 2007.

We will be sending the cards out next year.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any future problems!

Kindest Regards

Rebecca Ford
European Product Support Associate Garmin (Europe) Ltd
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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This has now expired as the newer mapping will be released on the 15 the
january 2007.


Any ideas on cost or how this will work? Do we send in our cards?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaulB2005 wrote:
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This has now expired as the newer mapping will be released on the 15 the
january 2007.


Any ideas on cost or how this will work? Do we send in our cards?


i think the same as the v7 to v8 upgrade paul....send your card and payment to garmin and they send you back the updated v9 card..
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From Garmin Tech Support

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We do not have a definite date or price yet but we hope the updated mapping
software will be released at the end of this year/beginning of next.

This will come on a DVD which you can load onto a PC and then transfer on to
your unit.


So at least there will be no "downtime" (i.e. no card). Problem is will it be worth updating the i3 or buying something new with a new warranty?
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