Free map updates for life with new Garmins

[otto_roth]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/6 ... rmins.html

New Garmins will come with free lifetime map updates

Garmin Southern Africa announced in a press statement today (11 October 2012) that South African consumers can look forward to free map updates for life when they buy a Garmin personal navigation device (PND) preloaded with City Navigator Southern Africa.

Qualifying nüvi PNDs will offer the most accurate map data possible, Garmin said, with over 780,000 km of road coverage and more than 310,000 points of interest.

Garmin’s free nüMaps Lifetime SA card is included in the box with the purchase of the following PNDs that have City Navigator Southern Africa bundled:
•nüvi 40LM Bundle;
•nüvi 50LM Bundle;
•nüvi 2495LMT Bundle;
•nüvi 2595LMT Bundle;
•nüvi 3490LMT Bundle;
•nüvi 3590LMT Bundle.

To activate the service, customers will have to register their product on the Garmin website and redeem the voucher at garmin.com/activatecard.

Garmin City Navigator GPS with lifetime map updates is now available at Garmin retailers nationwide

[Jan Horn]

Thanks Erich that is great news for those that is in the market for a new GPSr

[JohnJohn]

Thanks Erich. I've got a new 2595 in a sealed box in front of me. Must register it at "garmin.com"
Not at "garmap.co.za". Glad about the free updates, but nothing is for free. Cost me R300 more.
Just another thing: The Nuvi 2595 doesn't work with Garmap maps on the sd cart. Make sure about
the other units!!! On the other hand, i am going to miss my Topo maps on this new unit.

[Hennieb]

John, I'm running CN with SSA on my 3590 without a problem. I believe there should be no reason why your 2595 couldn't run the same.

[JohnJohn]

Hi Hennie: One of the tech chaps in Honeydew told me that Topo maps got problems. I am willing to pay that R1299 for my
Topo maps if i am 100% sure its going to work on my sd.
Thanks

Johan

[dasilvarsa]

Hi Hennie: One of the tech chaps in Honeydew told me that Topo maps got problems. I am willing to pay that R1299 for my
Topo maps if i am 100% sure its going to work on my sd.
Thanks

Johan

There should be a "Try before you buy" system at that price, like a "test drive on a car".
I wonder if its possible ? I suppose anything is possible !

[fugglefeet]

There should be a "Try before you buy" system at that price, like a "test drive on a car".
I wonder if its possible ? I suppose anything is possible !

I'm inclined to agree with Joe there. When it comes to the price of the map and the uncertainty of whether it will work on a 3590, make it possible for the prospective buyer to download a tile of a familiar area (around home) for testing purposes on a "try before you buy" basis. Obviously, unscrupulous individuals will try to download the whole mapset that way and they can be automatically blocked based on their locality/IP address/ISP/(blood group)/etc. or the supplier can issue a timed trial key for 7 days. Myriads of possibilities.

Which begs another question, would Garmin SA have thought it through to occasionally browse these pages to pick up on what's happening and see if the ideas that come forth are worthwhile investigating?

[JohnJohn]

Agree. My 2595 got the same problem as my 3790, the old story of "trips" and "routes"

[JohnJohn]

Maps.jpg

[JohnJohn]

Which begs another question, would Garmin SA have thought it through to occasionally browse these pages to pick up on what's happening and see if the ideas that come forth are worthwhile investigating?

Very good question Darryl. Maby one of Garmin imployees is a member of this forum.
Come up with your name and we will be very pleased to share our ideas and questions
with you.

Johan.