How long will garmin provide lifetime map update?

My old gps is 5 years old and I'm running into addresses that it cannot
find. Otherwise, the gps still works fine.

I'm thinking of buying one of the lifetime map update gps. However, the
description of lifetime map update says the update is provided until the
end of the useful life of the device, or until garmin no longer receives
map data from its third party supplier.

Any idea how long the useful life of a new garmin gps is defined to be?

The clause "no longer receives map data from its third party supplier"
sounds a bit funny. Obviously, this can happen if garmin stops paying
the third party supplier.

Has anyone purchased an early LM model and has reached the end of the
lifetime map update? If so, how many years did it last?

wrote:


Defined by Garmin, as per its repair policies, or by third parties able
to repair them.

And then it's defined by *you*, when you evaluate the cost of repairing
(and either swapping the battery or living with an old practically dead
battery).



Sure it can.

Don't buy ahead on a promise like that. Chances are that you'll want a
newer device anyway more quickly than you think, and that'll come with a
new map.

How often did you switch out your paper maps?

On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:27:15 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"



And any time Garmin wants to start selling maps again they can change the
format of the map and it no longer works in your GPS. So it doesn't matter
if you bought lifetime updates last month.
--
Larry
Citrus Co. Fl.

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:17:22 -0400, Larry@fishing.net wrote:


The same concern was expressed when Garmin first started the lifetime map
update program. They've since started including lifetime maps in many of
their products--but I'll stil stick with my StreetPilots that work with the NT
form. So far, so good.
--
Carl Heinz
cfheinz57@charter.net
(Remove number)

no, not really.

They've started offering BUNDLES of the "no extra charge for maps as
long as we decide to make them" feature with some of their products.
And the buyer pays more for those bundles.

The buyer can also opt not to buy it bundled like that, can opt to get
only the sat-nav unit itself, and pay less.

Same sat-nav both ways.