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| Posted by b16kly Map Update - RIP OFF Hopefully anyone thinking of buying a GPS Sat Nav will heed this warning. Manufacturers recommend the maps and points of interest need updating about once a year to reflect new roads, POIs and the like. Guess what, they charge you up to $130 to download the updates. Almost the price I paid for the unit. The solution? Buy yourself a brand new Sat Nav from someone else who offer an equally good system but, unlike Garmin or Tomtom, do not rip their customers off. Pricing policies like this lose large numbers of customers and can seriously damage a companies reputation. |
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| Posted by syd Re: Map Updates - RIP OFF I think you will find that Map updates for any GPS unit are expensive, but you don't have to update Every year. I think updating maps every two or three years and points of interest every month or two would be adaquate. |
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| Posted by johmazz2006 Re: New Map Update - RIP OFF Suggest that you check the price of map updates from other GPS manufacturers/suppliers. You will find that they all charge heaps for new maps and updates and like previous poster suggested, update the GPS every 2-3 years and get the latest maps and technology at the same time. |
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| Posted by GDT More... Some posts are not listed here. See all posts here: Map Update - RIP OFF GPS Data Team |
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| Posted by althepal garmin etc if it was £10 for a map update then I'd update at least every year (and every time I went on a big trip to a place i've never been before). Instead, I gawp at the cost of £70 and think to myself that I will never buy another Garmin product again. Total rip-off. I wonder how many casual purchasers of sat-nav's would buy them if the manufacturer's were made to advertise the cost of updates on the box. |
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| Posted by johmazz2006 Re: garmin etc
Garmin units have been selling with free lifetime map updates for the past 2 to 3 years, and the GPS units haven't risen in price. Sounds like you got the wrong model or it is an older GPS. |
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| Posted by johmazz2006 Re: Map Update - RIP OFF
The GPS_Data _Team site puts all the POI's and speed cam data on site for nearly all GPS units. The fee is for lifetime subscription and not yearly. Bet you don't work for nothing . :) |
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