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Posted by eBob.com on May 28, 2010, 2:27 pm



>>Oh, I've got to jump in here. I'm the OP for this topic.
>>The price for my Garmin nuvi 255W lifetime updates was shown as
>>$130.00.
>>While I"m here, you all convinced me. I'll wait and buy a new unit of
>>some kind, NOT buy an lifetime date.
>>Jack
> But for us crusty old farts who like the flexibility of the older models
> and
> really don't care for the feature sets on the new ones, hanging on to what
> we've got makes the "lifetime" updates rather attractive--especially since
> the
> street price is generally somewhat less than Garmin's list price. The NT
> compression works on all my current units.
> --
> Carl Heinz
> cfheinz57@charter.net
> (Remove number)

But I worry about a gotacha. In particular, is "lifetime" as long as the
device still works or is it determined by Garmin who might say that the life
expires when they are no longer selling the model I own?

Bob



Posted by Carl Heinz on May 28, 2010, 4:20 pm


wrote:

>>>Oh, I've got to jump in here. I'm the OP for this topic.
>>>The price for my Garmin nuvi 255W lifetime updates was shown as
>>>$130.00.
>>>While I"m here, you all convinced me. I'll wait and buy a new unit of
>>>some kind, NOT buy an lifetime date.
>>>Jack
>> But for us crusty old farts who like the flexibility of the older models
>> and
>> really don't care for the feature sets on the new ones, hanging on to what
>> we've got makes the "lifetime" updates rather attractive--especially since
>> the
>> street price is generally somewhat less than Garmin's list price. The NT
>> compression works on all my current units.
>> --
>> Carl Heinz
>> cfheinz57@charter.net
>> (Remove number)
>But I worry about a gotacha. In particular, is "lifetime" as long as the
>device still works or is it determined by Garmin who might say that the life
>expires when they are no longer selling the model I own?
>Bob
The 2720 and, I think, the 76Cx and the 7200 have all been discontinued, but
my lifetime updates are still in force. I suspect that the "lifetime"
probably won't change until the move from the "NT" compression format to
something else.
--
Carl Heinz
cfheinz57@charter.net
(Remove number)

Posted by Peter H. Coffin on May 28, 2010, 11:00 pm


On Fri, 28 May 2010 14:27:57 -0400, eBob.com wrote:
> But I worry about a gotacha. In particular, is "lifetime" as long as the
> device still works or is it determined by Garmin who might say that the life
> expires when they are no longer selling the model I own?

Generally, it means the lifetime of the product line. Support will exist
for everything that is currently manufactured or is convenient to still
manage. A typical support window will be something like two years, after
which that "convenient" modifier takes over strongly.

--
6. I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.
--Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord

Posted by Howard on May 29, 2010, 8:57 am


On Fri, 28 May 2010 22:00:53 -0500, "Peter H. Coffin"

>On Fri, 28 May 2010 14:27:57 -0400, eBob.com wrote:
>> But I worry about a gotacha. In particular, is "lifetime" as long as the
>> device still works or is it determined by Garmin who might say that the life
>> expires when they are no longer selling the model I own?
>Generally, it means the lifetime of the product line. Support will exist
>for everything that is currently manufactured or is convenient to still
>manage. A typical support window will be something like two years, after
>which that "convenient" modifier takes over strongly.

I have a StreetPilot c340 which I bought four years ago and which has
not been manufactured for at least three years. In June, 2009 I
bought the lifetime support for $120. Garmin continues to supply map
updates and I loaded the most recent set of updates in April, 2010.
The liftetime support has been a good investment for me for this unit.
-- Howard

Posted by Duracell Bunny on May 29, 2010, 4:57 pm



>On Fri, 28 May 2010 22:00:53 -0500, "Peter H. Coffin"
>>On Fri, 28 May 2010 14:27:57 -0400, eBob.com wrote:
>>> But I worry about a gotacha. In particular, is "lifetime" as long as the
>>> device still works or is it determined by Garmin who might say that the life
>>> expires when they are no longer selling the model I own?
>>Generally, it means the lifetime of the product line. Support will exist
>>for everything that is currently manufactured or is convenient to still
>>manage. A typical support window will be something like two years, after
>>which that "convenient" modifier takes over strongly.
>I have a StreetPilot c340 which I bought four years ago and which has
>not been manufactured for at least three years. In June, 2009 I
>bought the lifetime support for $120. Garmin continues to supply map
>updates and I loaded the most recent set of updates in April, 2010.
>The liftetime support has been a good investment for me for this unit.
>-- Howard


I'm rather hoping the lifetime is until Garmin supercedes the mapping
technology - for example, when they brought out the NT version of CN,
the old map format was not supported for long afterwards.

After all, as they don't transfer map licence unless you are doing a
repair trade in, the majority of users will purchase new maps & update
licences when they upgrade to a new model. If you sell your old GPS
the update subs are not transferable to a new owner.

Karen


If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.'
Catherine Aird


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