I don't have a smart phone yet.
----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Lukachko <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 5:33 AM Subject: RE: [NF] Garmin GPS map updates. If you have a smart phone with built-in GPS, aren't the maps updated automatically? Some of the phones have spoken turn by turn directions just like the Garmin and Tom Tom units. I have a Tom Tom I use for cross country trips and am constantly bombarded with e-mails to upgrade the maps. I have yet to do any upgrades. We have a built in GPS in the car we take on most trips, so the standalone GPS unit is used less. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 5:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Garmin GPS map updates. I believe the maps are only good on that individual unit, so if the unit breaks or is stolen, I'm not sure if it is transferable. How long before they obsolete the unit? That's another good question. ----- Original Message ----- From: Allen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 2:32 AM Subject: RE: [NF] Garmin GPS map updates. I also wonder what time frame lifetime is. Tech companies have a habit of stopping support for things, one of the worst offenders being Samsung (6 month old product). Tom-tom pulled support for some products too. In Spain roads change on a daily basis, well seems like it. So even updates are out of date. So really if you go places that the roads change and rely often on the maps being up to date then get the lifetime otherwise don’t bother with any. It's not worth the money for once a year. As an aside to how bad Garmin are at support, I emailed from their website a question. I had European maps and wanted the lifetime USA/European. I asked them and they didn’t even bother to reply. All this IMHO Al -----Original Message----- I have a Garmin GPS Nuvi 265W with the north america NT 2011.10 map. The current available is nt 2013. The one-time update is 49.95, the lifetime update is 89.95. Is it really worth updating a map? Does it make much of a difference? Seems like a lot to pay since the unit only cost me about $100.00. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/04bf01cd6011$74d9be30$5e8d3a90$@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
