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Posted by LightRain on December 28, 2010, 4:34 pm
In the old days, 3-4 years ago, if you got a GPS for Christmas the
maps were almost out of date, if you registered it then (Xmas) you'd
have to pay to gett he new maps coming out in April. But if you waited
until roughly 30 days +/- to register you'd be eligible to get the
next set of maps for free. Does this still apply to GPS purchasers who
don't have lifetime updates? I'm specifically thinking of Garmin.

Thanks,

Norm

Posted by Dave on December 28, 2010, 5:43 pm
On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:34:55 -0700, LightRain wrote:

> In the old days, 3-4 years ago, if you got a GPS for Christmas the maps
> were almost out of date, if you registered it then (Xmas) you'd have to
> pay to gett he new maps coming out in April. But if you waited until
> roughly 30 days +/- to register you'd be eligible to get the next set of
> maps for free. Does this still apply to GPS purchasers who don't have
> lifetime updates? I'm specifically thinking of Garmin.

Don't know.

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just because they are not an MP.


Posted by Artiew on December 28, 2010, 11:48 pm

> In the old days, 3-4 years ago, if you got a GPS for Christmas the
> maps were almost out of date, if you registered it then (Xmas) you'd
> have to pay to gett he new maps coming out in April. But if you waited
> until roughly 30 days +/- to register you'd be eligible to get the
> next set of maps for free. Does this still apply to GPS purchasers who
> don't have lifetime updates? I'm specifically thinking of Garmin.
> Thanks,
> Norm

I think that would only apply if you hadn't already used it. When I got my
Nuvi 780, I only got a free update within 30 days of the first time it had
made satellite contact.



Posted by Mike Lane on December 29, 2010, 4:34 am
LightRain wrote on Dec 28, 2010:

> In the old days, 3-4 years ago, if you got a GPS for Christmas the
> maps were almost out of date, if you registered it then (Xmas) you'd
> have to pay to gett he new maps coming out in April. But if you waited
> until roughly 30 days +/- to register you'd be eligible to get the
> next set of maps for free. Does this still apply to GPS purchasers who
> don't have lifetime updates? I'm specifically thinking of Garmin.
>

It doesn't matter when you register it. The time limit is 60 days from the
time you first use the device (i.e. it acquires a satellite fix while
moving). See:

<http://www.garmin.com/uk/maps/numaps/numaps-guarantee>

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Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com


Posted by Anthony Guzzi on December 30, 2010, 3:08 am
On 12/29/2010 1:34 AM, Mike Lane wrote:
> LightRain wrote on Dec 28, 2010:
>> In the old days, 3-4 years ago, if you got a GPS for Christmas the
>> maps were almost out of date, if you registered it then (Xmas) you'd
>> have to pay to gett he new maps coming out in April. But if you waited
>> until roughly 30 days +/- to register you'd be eligible to get the
>> next set of maps for free. Does this still apply to GPS purchasers who
>> don't have lifetime updates? I'm specifically thinking of Garmin.
> It doesn't matter when you register it. The time limit is 60 days from the
> time you first use the device (i.e. it acquires a satellite fix while
> moving). See:


How is Garmin going to know the first time you use the device?


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