How long will garmin provide lifetime map update?

"Thibaud Taudin Chabot" wrote in message

Op 26-7-2011 5:16, H-M schreef:

your last remark is not correct. I download my lifetime update to my
nuvi and indicate in the process that I want the maps on my nuvi and my
pc. When the download and install is done to my pc I get a screen with
al lot of choices. On top is 'whole Europe'. When I select that one I
get a message that this to much for my nuvi, so I slect 'Western Europe'
and that fits perfect. In the list of possibilities are many more
smaller combinations the you can choose.
Thibaud


That's what I did. Then the balance of the map that was downloaded I have it
installed on the installed sd card.

 

"Joel" wrote in message

Lifetime pretty much mean the life of the device or the life of the
manufacture.

- If your GPS is still working after 10 years and Garmin is still selling
GPS and providing the MAP compatible with your 10 years old GPS then you
continue upgrading the map.

- If your GPS dies after warrantee is over and you don't want to pay for the
repair, then it also the END of it's LIFE (lifetime is over).

Example if you own an older model (StreetPilot for example) and even it's
still working great, and it it doesn't work with newer MAP then the lifetime
is finished.


When I thought my nuvi was bad and I have life time maps I was told by
Garmin I could buy a replacement unit from them and the life time maps would
be transferred to the new unit. Thankfully my gps was ok and didn't need to
do this.

Ron

 

Interesting that you use StreetPilot as an example when they just started
supplying lifetime updates for the 7200 when no update was available for
about 2 years????

Tom J

 

Ditto.

My 200w is few years old now. No map updates at all. It's rarely a
problem. There's been a few major trunk road updates in the areas I go
to so it sometimes shows me driving through fields for a short distance,
but the road signs work quite well in place of on old map in the sat nav.

I think I'll wait 'till the A1 and Tyne Tunnel changes are through the
system and then just buy a new sat nav. I might well get a lifetime map
update subby with it if there's any good deals on. Or one of the devices
with a 'net connection ;-)

 

Surprising, really. Face it, most GPS user don't know a latitude from a
lollipop and just want directions to the restaurant, etc. But there must be
enough die hard explorers out there to justify at least one model with the
features you want. . They had it, no need to invent it, just build it.

 

this depends on the StreetPilot model, my STPc550 is registered for nümaps
lifetime and I'm happy with that

Wolfgang