MLD wrote:
:: ::: MLD wrote:
::::: Have seen a number of sites where you can download "unlocked"
::::: Garmin map updates (free). 2012 North American, for example, is
::::: available on many of these sites. Has anyone got any experience
::::: using any of these locations and updating from any of them?
::::: MLD
:::
::: I hope I am not reading your post wrong.
:::
::: I just recently bought a new Lifetime map unit from Garmin to avoid
::: paying fees for their maps.
:::
::: If you can afford the unit, pay Garmin the money for the maps and
::: stop stealing. It's situations like this that make manufacturers
::: put in onerous locking mechanisms that affect the vast majority of
::: us that pay for fair intellectual property.
"Should one pay for new maps in order to get POI's? Do you consider this
stealing from
Garmin?"
Of course it is. Read some of the other posts I've made in the last few
months in this NG and you'll see I mentioned precisely this is why I got a
new unit; it's not so much the maps that get out of date, it's the POIs that
I find change much more often, and thusly, I got an unit that has lifetime
map updates mainly because of this POI issue.
::: --
::: -------------------------------------------------------------
::: Regards -
:::
::: - Andrew
:: Andrew
:: I'm only the messenger--haven't stolen anything! Garmin, however,
:: encourages this type of activity because they are somewhat greedy in
:: the way they charge for their products. Case in point: My unit's
:: battery went South; would no longer hold a charge. Garmin wanted a
:: flat fee of $79 to service the unit knowing that it was only the
:: battery that needed replacement. I found a suitable replacement
:: (BatteryShip.com) for $20 and it also came with the
:: tools/instructions to accomplish the changeover. Took me about
:: 15-20 minutes and the unit was like new again. Obviously, they want
:: you to throw out the unit and purchase another one.
:: What about the sites like POI Factory? You can get POI's for just
:: about anything there , all available to download to your unit.
:: Should one pay for new maps in order to get POI's? Do you consider
:: this stealing from Garmin? MLD
