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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Back to Friday's view today (monday) - i.e. I don't get the option to purchase. very confusing - will wait a while to see if it settles down. _________________ Phil |
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chastreo Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 27, 2007 Posts: 42
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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philpugh wrote: | Back to Friday's view today (monday) - i.e. I don't get the option to purchase. very confusing - will wait a while to see if it settles down. |
Agreed, it is very confusing.
However, today I was able to order a "free via post" 2008 EU NT DVD.
Once it arrives I then have to pay $88 including tax to unlock it, for my Nuvi 250 bought in October.
I thought they had given up sending out upgrade DVD's until you had paid the unlock cost?
As not, it would be better to put a link on the Maps page making it easier to order the DVD. As it was it took me about 1/2 hour to find the correct way to "order" the DVD |
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rickwiggans Lifetime Member
Joined: Feb 09, 2006 Posts: 77
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:32 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
How exactly did you do this please? I can't find a page other than the one which asks me for $129! A step by step instruction would be greatly appreciated
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chastreo Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: |
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rickwiggans wrote: | Hi,
How exactly did you do this please? I can't find a page other than the one which asks me for $129! A step by step instruction would be greatly appreciated
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- Sign In to MyGarmin.
- Click MapSource Unlock.
- Click Purchase Additional region.
- It will ask for your Serial Number. Make a note of your Coupon Code as you will need it later.
- Click "Option other than Purchasing additional Region".
- Click Unlock Update Disk.
- Click the various follow through screens.
After this you have the option to order the disk, or unlock it.
Let us know if it works OK for you |
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rickwiggans Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Thanks - seems to have worked for me. Tried that route a day or two ago and got nowhere. Maybe, as suggested above, they are enabling this model by model. Or maybe it's a screwup!
Many thanks for your post |
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RavingDave Lifetime Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2006 Posts: 111
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Chastreo.
What a convoluted process - surely Garmin could come up with an easier method than this, perhaps a button at the top level that says "I would like to buy the latest mapping upgrade"? |
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Johnny_boy Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 19
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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I finally ordered the the DVD thanks to the instructions. One thing I noticed was the $ price to unlock was the same roughly as the £ price for the DVD. Wonder what I'll choose... |
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JoshT Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 93 Location: Berks, England
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: |
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I have a Nuvi 660 with European NT v9 maps which I was considering updating to the latest maps if the upgrade cost was in the region of £30 to £40. (According to previous posts)
At $129 (£65 - £70), I'll no longer consider it. With the costs of new sat nav's falling, technology changing, new european satallites to be launched in a couple of years - By then I'll willl have saved enough to buy a latest gadget It probably won't be Garmin! I'm still at Garmin because they have sold me a GTM21 with the unit that unfit for purpose and they won't do anything about it. No upgrade for extra features like storing routes. Not that i'm a Tom Tom fan but the map share feature is stroke of genius - get the customers to advise the changes. |
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redsquirrel Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 23, 2007 Posts: 58 Location: Chandlers Ford, UK
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: |
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JoshT wrote: | At $129 (£65 - £70), I'll no longer consider it. |
It's actually worse than that - I went through the order process and got to the checkout screen - they had added 17.5% VAT and postage (I think) and the final price was about $170. At that point I just closed the browser _________________ Red Squirrel
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: |
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The problem is the maps are very expensive in the first place. Whilst Garmin will make a profit (and why not) if the map makers sell them for a high price then Garmin will have to as well. No point in getting annoyed with Garmin over it.
I made the decision when v9 came out to buy every other set of maps. Whilst i'd like to get the v10 for my i3 i feel it's getting a bit out of date for something i use every day. I like the look of the 7xx series and i'm looking forward to the review of the 8xx series, so i'll hold off and put the money towards a new unit with v10 maps. |
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RavingDave Lifetime Member
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viza Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 10
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:32 am Post subject: |
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FWIW went through the convoluted process, yesterday, to order update for my C510D and succeeded in ordering DVD for free. Unlock cost according to confirmatory e-mail was $75.00. Will have to wait and see when (if?) disk arrives. |
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tigre64 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 11, 2004 Posts: 26
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: |
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I have a Nuvi 610T which is fixed for UK/ireland
does this upgrade mean that it will get full european coverage ? |
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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:37 am Post subject: |
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The question is - does the Amazon price include the unlock code?
I did have MyGarmin tell me it was £59 yesterday - but no way of ordering it! Today it's telling me $129.99 - and I could order it. I'll continue to wait. _________________ Phil |
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RavingDave Lifetime Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: |
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philpugh wrote: | The question is - does the Amazon price include the unlock code?
I did have MyGarmin tell me it was £59 yesterday - but no way of ordering it! Today it's telling me $129.99 - and I could order it. I'll continue to wait. |
Surely Amazon could not sell a DVD which cannot be used without also purchasing an unlock code as well? |
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