2008 Garmin UK/European maps?
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nickwilcock said:
Both my nüvis tell me that I should upgrade the map as it's more than a year old.....
....but the Garmin website says that no updates are available!
Has anyone heard any more news about map upgrades yet?
Mine too - I think the message is hard-coded in for a specific annual date. Garmin told me the new UK/Europe maps would be available "January 2008" but have seen/heard nothing so far.....but the Garmin website says that no updates are available!
Has anyone heard any more news about map upgrades yet?
Thanks!
It will be interesting to see how they pitch the pricing for the map updates... In the last 12 months the use of in-car GPS has increased enormously and Garmin would risk alienating large numbers of customers if they pitch their price too high.
I sincerely hope that I will be able to use one update for both my registered systems. Somehow I fear that would be a somewhat porcovolant event though...
Perhaps they can 'bundle' the map updates with the scamera subscriptions and offer both at a discounted price?
Anyway, isn't 'time dependent software' tax deductible?
It will be interesting to see how they pitch the pricing for the map updates... In the last 12 months the use of in-car GPS has increased enormously and Garmin would risk alienating large numbers of customers if they pitch their price too high.
I sincerely hope that I will be able to use one update for both my registered systems. Somehow I fear that would be a somewhat porcovolant event though...
Perhaps they can 'bundle' the map updates with the scamera subscriptions and offer both at a discounted price?
Anyway, isn't 'time dependent software' tax deductible?
A good point - the Europe mapping should get cheaper as more users exist. Out of interest, what's the cost a 2007 Europe map file anyway? The US must be the largest market by far - I recently purchaed the 2008 US mapping on eBay - £50 + P&P! I see on Garmin's site that some small European country maps are £200 each.
Bundling, nah - I think they have to purchase the traffic camera update files from a third party so it would mess up their accounting or something!
Bundling, nah - I think they have to purchase the traffic camera update files from a third party so it would mess up their accounting or something!
Updates are annual and are usually released around January/February time. Price can vary depending on which mapset you use (I use City Navigator Europe, currently version 9). Last year the update worked out at about £48, but this has come down gradually from around £115 five or six years ago.
In some circumstances the update is free. IIRC it depends on the purchase date of your sat nav unit (and when you registered/unlocked it) versus the date the later software was released.
In some circumstances the update is free. IIRC it depends on the purchase date of your sat nav unit (and when you registered/unlocked it) versus the date the later software was released.
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