Streetpilot i3 - v8 Map Update

sacd · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 01, 2005 Posts: 43

I e-mailed this to Garmin tech support---
Hello,
There appears to be a great deal of confusion concerning the map update V8
europe for people who have recently purchased the i3.
Some people are getting V8 while others are getting V7 when they purchase
the unit. Please can you shed any light on this?
Thanks,

=And I got this back----

Dear James
Everyone is getting version 7 version 8 is not out but will be soon.

Regards,
Brad Rose
Product Support
Garmin (Europe) Ltd

======So I have sent him another e-mail with a link to this forum====

zogman · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject:

this brad rose should be a politician......
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trueno86 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 03, 2005 Posts: 65

dont think version 8 is out either, if you look at www.sitesyournotallowedtomention.com where you can download different maps etc the newest is version 7....

if and when version 8 is released though will you be able to update it through the usb cable or will you need to get it put on to the memory card some other way, or even buy a new memory card (the tiny one in the side of the unit) ?

trueno86 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 03, 2005 Posts: 65

hmmm just read some other posts seems i could be wrong about the v8 maps

rother · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:20 pm Post subject:

i say again it says on mine "city navigator europe NT+ v8",
what does that mean then

andyc111 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 13

OK the best way to check if you have V8 or not is to see if a particular road that isn't on V7 is now on V8...anybody got any suggestions so that Rother can check it out? If it does find a road that isn't on V7 then it has been proved that V8 has been shipped on new units.

kevinbev · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 22

city navigator europe NT+8 for me too. Took photo of it but dont know how to display it unfortunately.[/list]

andyc111 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 13

There are too many people saying they have V8, so it must be out there and Garmin obviously don't know what they are saying. However I have looked on there web site and it does say that free upgrades are available (Not V8 yet!) it you unlocked the map source on or after the RELEASE date of a new update. It looks like the release dates are about 1.5 months before the ship date....so lets say it was shipped on new units at the end of October (it would take at least this long to get into stores) then 1.5 months prior to that would make it mid Sept, which I would then think would mean that everybody would get an update as it wasn't launched till end Sept......or I could be totally wrong :D

JonA · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 19

Sounds good ... but not the message that Garmin are giving if you contact their Tech Support (see my earlier post in this thread).

Jon A

kevinbev · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 22

I copied the image to this link. Not a brill pic but you get the picture.
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=image&file=DSCF1568a.jpg

sacd · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 01, 2005 Posts: 43

I have just had my 4 week old i3 replaced with a new one at Halfords. I had a slightly sticky wheel so I had a good excuse.
The whole unit seems to behave slighty differently.
It's a bit faster, has more 'in built' POI's, and has given me the option of a british voice.
If you can change it,,,,,,,,then do!
Plus of course V8 of the map!

Montala · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:22 pm Post subject:

Silly question, but which menu option do you have to select in order to display the screen as shown in kevinbev's image?

MELennium · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:29 pm Post subject:

Settings / Map / Mapsource, it will then show your version.

Montala · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:13 am Post subject:

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