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| Re: $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #140916 is a reply to message #140911] |
Thu, 25 August 2011 12:00   |
bukzin
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I buy stuff from that outfit, not a lot of product description/detail
but otherwise they have been good.
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
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| Re: $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #140926 is a reply to message #140911] |
Thu, 25 August 2011 13:17 |
roy1
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I was waiting for them to have a GPS 4.3 sale . I had a 4.3 Garmin a couple of weeks ago but we had visitors for a week and it appears the kid must have liked my Garmin. So I guess I will see if I like a Tom Tom as well as I liked the Garmin. $50 is probibly cheaper then the update would have been.
Roy
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #140951 is a reply to message #140911] |
Thu, 25 August 2011 16:15 |
LYNN L
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Old Farts like bigger screens, like the new 7" ones! Don"t ask me how I know..
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| Re: $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #140965 is a reply to message #140930] |
Thu, 25 August 2011 18:18 |
Chr$
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Heck, that is cheaper than buying a update for mine. I have one of those. Works fine.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
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| Re: $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #140967 is a reply to message #140965] |
Thu, 25 August 2011 18:25 |
roy1
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Thanks for the encouragement they have my $50.
Roy
Roy Keen
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| Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #140976 is a reply to message #140926] |
Thu, 25 August 2011 20:05 |
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G'day,
I found a Tom Tom at Sam's last year that came with lifetime upgrade for maps and IIRC it was $125.00.
Recently the Garmin 2610 I use here developed dementia and couldn't find satellites without thinking for 10-15 minutes. I called
Garmin Australia and they noted that was not uncommon in older units and the only thing I could do was send it in for repair. The
basic service charge was $90 so and I decided not to invest in an older unit but to go whole hog and bought a Garmin 3760. I was
able to buy it with lifetime upgrade for maps for $499.00. Keep in mind that EVERYTHING is more expensive here due to import duties,
taxes, and the small market.
http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/nuvi-3760-gps/
Note that now the damn thing is $100 cheaper, that's because they've come out with the 3790!
Anyhoo a one time map update from Garmin costs $99.00:
http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-onetime-update/
A lifetime map updates cost $185.00:
http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-lifetime-update/
I reckon that decision is a no-brainer!
I did a quick check and you lucky buggers can buy a lifetime upgrade in the USA for $74.95.
http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-numaps-north-america-lifetime-updates.html
I clicked on the negative (one *) comments and noted that a lot of them were from people that weren't realistic. They complained
that they wanted to update multiple GPS units with the same card. The upgrades were too large and took a long time to download. The
update software download program corrupted the downloads.
As far as I'm concerned, so far so good, I downloaded updated maps no problems.
The only complaint I have with the unit is that the voice commands don't like my Yank accent, I need to affect an Aussie accent to
get them to work properly!
Regards,
Rob M.
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From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of roy@gmcnet.org
Sent: Friday, 26 August 2011 4:18 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS
I was waiting for them to have a GPS 4.3 sale. I had a 4.3 Garmin a couple of weeks ago but we had visitors for a week and it
appears the kid must have liked my Garmin. So I guess I will see if I like a Tom Tom as well as I liked the Garmin. $50 is probibly
cheaper then the update would have been.
Roy
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| Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #141114 is a reply to message #140976] |
Fri, 26 August 2011 17:40 |
jhbridges
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Rob, ask them what they consider 'lifetime'. Garmin told me ten years. Which point is moot, I bought the Germin off a friend whose employer bought him a new Gee - Wiz one from Garmin. I got $50 in it, it suffices. My friend who teaches geography at Ms State tells me the main problem with all the GPS units for consumer use is, the manufacturers buy the cheapest mapping availavle, and it often isn't very accurate or recent. I've run into this problem now and again.
--johnny
--- On Fri, 8/26/11, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
From: Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Friday, August 26, 2011, 1:05 AM
G'day,
I found a Tom Tom at Sam's last year that came with lifetime upgrade for maps and IIRC it was $125.00.
Recently the Garmin 2610 I use here developed dementia and couldn't find satellites without thinking for 10-15 minutes. I called
Garmin Australia and they noted that was not uncommon in older units and the only thing I could do was send it in for repair. The
basic service charge was $90 so and I decided not to invest in an older unit but to go whole hog and bought a Garmin 3760. I was
able to buy it with lifetime upgrade for maps for $499.00. Keep in mind that EVERYTHING is more expensive here due to import duties,
taxes, and the small market.
http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/nuvi-3760-gps/
Note that now the damn thing is $100 cheaper, that's because they've come out with the 3790!
Anyhoo a one time map update from Garmin costs $99.00:
http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-onetime-update/
A lifetime map updates cost $185.00:
http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-lifetime-update/
I reckon that decision is a no-brainer!
I did a quick check and you lucky buggers can buy a lifetime upgrade in the USA for $74.95.
http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-numaps-north-america-lifetime-updates.html
I clicked on the negative (one *) comments and noted that a lot of them were from people that weren't realistic. They complained
that they wanted to update multiple GPS units with the same card. The upgrades were too large and took a long time to download. The
update software download program corrupted the downloads.
As far as I'm concerned, so far so good, I downloaded updated maps no problems.
The only complaint I have with the unit is that the voice commands don't like my Yank accent, I need to affect an Aussie accent to
get them to work properly!
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of roy@gmcnet.org
Sent: Friday, 26 August 2011 4:18 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS
I was waiting for them to have a GPS 4.3 sale. I had a 4.3 Garmin a couple of weeks ago but we had visitors for a week and it
appears the kid must have liked my Garmin. So I guess I will see if I like a Tom Tom as well as I liked the Garmin. $50 is probibly
cheaper then the update would have been.
Roy
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| Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #141140 is a reply to message #140976] |
Fri, 26 August 2011 20:22 |
jimk
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Rob,
I thought I knew how to handle your info.
Well I tried to send a copy to Nick and lost it.
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> G'day,
>
> I found a Tom Tom at Sam's last year that came with lifetime upgrade for maps and IIRC it was $125.00.
>
> Recently the Garmin 2610 I use here developed dementia and couldn't find satellites without thinking for 10-15 minutes. I called
> Garmin Australia and they noted that was not uncommon in older units and the only thing I could do was send it in for repair. The
> basic service charge was $90 so and I decided not to invest in an older unit but to go whole hog and bought a Garmin 3760. I was
> able to buy it with lifetime upgrade for maps for $499.00. Keep in mind that EVERYTHING is more expensive here due to import duties,
> taxes, and the small market.
>
> http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/nuvi-3760-gps/
>
> Note that now the damn thing is $100 cheaper, that's because they've come out with the 3790!
>
> Anyhoo a one time map update from Garmin costs $99.00:
>
> http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-onetime-update/
>
> A lifetime map updates cost $185.00:
>
> http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-lifetime-update/
>
> I reckon that decision is a no-brainer!
>
> I did a quick check and you lucky buggers can buy a lifetime upgrade in the USA for $74.95.
>
> http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-numaps-north-america-lifetime-updates.html
>
> I clicked on the negative (one *) comments and noted that a lot of them were from people that weren't realistic. They complained
> that they wanted to update multiple GPS units with the same card. The upgrades were too large and took a long time to download. The
> update software download program corrupted the downloads.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, so far so good, I downloaded updated maps no problems.
>
> The only complaint I have with the unit is that the voice commands don't like my Yank accent, I need to affect an Aussie accent to
> get them to work properly!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of roy@gmcnet.org
> Sent: Friday, 26 August 2011 4:18 AM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS
>
> I was waiting for them to have a GPS 4.3 sale. I had a 4.3 Garmin a couple of weeks ago but we had visitors for a week and it
> appears the kid must have liked my Garmin. So I guess I will see if I like a Tom Tom as well as I liked the Garmin. $50 is probibly
> cheaper then the update would have been.
> Â Roy
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| Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #141144 is a reply to message #141114] |
Fri, 26 August 2011 20:58 |
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USAussie
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Johnny,
Here in Australia there are LOTS of dirt tracks in the Outback. I remember heading to Lightning Ridge in northern New South Wales
back when I lived here in the 1980's and I'd follow maps. It was not unusual to be driving along and come to a "T" in the road that
was not on the map. You tossed a coin to see which way to go and hoped it was correct.
I haven't done any touring here since we retired in 2002 but I'll bet that still happens!
I called Johnny Appleseed and they advised that "Lifetime" is for as long as I own the unit. If I sell the unit the license for the
"Lifetime" upgrades cannot be transferred to the new owner. HOWEVER, if I give the new owner my Username and Password to myGarmin
then they can go in and download map updates from myGarmin account.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Bridges
Rob, ask them what they consider 'lifetime'. Garmin told me ten years. Which point is moot, I bought the Germin off a friend whose
employer bought him a new Gee - Wiz one from Garmin. I got $50 in it, it suffices. My friend who teaches geography at Ms State
tells me the main problem with all the GPS units for consumer use is, the manufacturers buy the cheapest mapping availavle, and it
often isn't very accurate or recent. I've run into this problem now and again.
--johnny
--- On Fri, 8/26/11, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
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'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #141188 is a reply to message #141114] |
Sat, 27 August 2011 08:48 |
gmcrv1
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I am currently running a Garmin that I found on sale at Target. It was
reduced from $395 down to $99. Almost cheaper then updating the maps in my
5 year old one.
It works fine and it even came with one free map upgrade with no expiration
date.
The problem is - I can be right in front of or even in my favorite
McDonald's enjoying a senior coffee and free wifi and if I search for "Fast
Food" it doesn't show up. It list fast food locations in the area by random
distance. My old Garmin listed by distance - closest first. What a pain as
you drive down the road and pass where you want to go.
My guess is they do it based on some type of advertising $$$$$.
Tom Eckert N2VWN
73 Glacier
Oakland, NJ
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Johnny Bridges <jhbridges@ymail.com> wrote:
> Rob, ask them what they consider 'lifetime'. Garmin told me ten years.
> Which point is moot, I bought the Germin off a friend whose employer bought
> him a new Gee - Wiz one from Garmin. I got $50 in it, it suffices.
> My friend who teaches geography at Ms State tells me the main problem with
> all the GPS units for consumer use is, the manufacturers buy the cheapest
> mapping availavle, and it often isn't very accurate or recent. I've run
> into this problem now and again.
>
> --johnny
>
> --- On Fri, 8/26/11, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>
> From: Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Date: Friday, August 26, 2011, 1:05 AM
>
>
> G'day,
>
> I found a Tom Tom at Sam's last year that came with lifetime upgrade for
> maps and IIRC it was $125.00.
>
> Recently the Garmin 2610 I use here developed dementia and couldn't find
> satellites without thinking for 10-15 minutes. I called
> Garmin Australia and they noted that was not uncommon in older units and
> the only thing I could do was send it in for repair. The
> basic service charge was $90 so and I decided not to invest in an older
> unit but to go whole hog and bought a Garmin 3760. I was
> able to buy it with lifetime upgrade for maps for $499.00. Keep in mind
> that EVERYTHING is more expensive here due to import duties,
> taxes, and the small market.
>
> http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/nuvi-3760-gps/
>
> Note that now the damn thing is $100 cheaper, that's because they've come
> out with the 3790!
>
> Anyhoo a one time map update from Garmin costs $99.00:
>
>
> http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-onetime-update/
>
> A lifetime map updates cost $185.00:
>
>
> http://ja-px.rtrk.com.au/Garmin/city-navigator-australia-new-zealand-lifetime-update/
>
> I reckon that decision is a no-brainer!
>
> I did a quick check and you lucky buggers can buy a lifetime upgrade in the
> USA for $74.95.
>
> http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-numaps-north-america-lifetime-updates.html
>
> I clicked on the negative (one *) comments and noted that a lot of them
> were from people that weren't realistic. They complained
> that they wanted to update multiple GPS units with the same card. The
> upgrades were too large and took a long time to download. The
> update software download program corrupted the downloads.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, so far so good, I downloaded updated maps no
> problems.
>
> The only complaint I have with the unit is that the voice commands don't
> like my Yank accent, I need to affect an Aussie accent to
> get them to work properly!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:
> gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of roy@gmcnet.org
> Sent: Friday, 26 August 2011 4:18 AM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS
>
> I was waiting for them to have a GPS 4.3 sale. I had a 4.3 Garmin a couple
> of weeks ago but we had visitors for a week and it
> appears the kid must have liked my Garmin. So I guess I will see if I like
> a Tom Tom as well as I liked the Garmin. $50 is probibly
> cheaper then the update would have been.
> Roy
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| Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #141210 is a reply to message #141144] |
Sat, 27 August 2011 11:49 |
jhbridges
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Change in policy for the newer and better stuff. I've a friend in Blanchard, OK, and the GPS always sends me to the opposing corner of the section he lives on. But, being as it's Blanchard, OK, I can see his place across the section, making it fairly easy to get there. With the Garmin complaining the while.
--johnny
--- On Sat, 8/27/11, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
From: Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011, 1:58 AM
Johnny,
Here in Australia there are LOTS of dirt tracks in the Outback. I remember heading to Lightning Ridge in northern New South Wales
back when I lived here in the 1980's and I'd follow maps. It was not unusual to be driving along and come to a "T" in the road that
was not on the map. You tossed a coin to see which way to go and hoped it was correct.
I haven't done any touring here since we retired in 2002 but I'll bet that still happens!
I called Johnny Appleseed and they advised that "Lifetime" is for as long as I own the unit. If I sell the unit the license for the
"Lifetime" upgrades cannot be transferred to the new owner. HOWEVER, if I give the new owner my Username and Password to myGarmin
then they can go in and download map updates from myGarmin account.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Bridges
Rob, ask them what they consider 'lifetime'. Garmin told me ten years. Which point is moot, I bought the Germin off a friend whose
employer bought him a new Gee - Wiz one from Garmin. I got $50 in it, it suffices. My friend who teaches geography at Ms State
tells me the main problem with all the GPS units for consumer use is, the manufacturers buy the cheapest mapping availavle, and it
often isn't very accurate or recent. I've run into this problem now and again.
--johnny
--- On Fri, 8/26/11, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
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| Re: [GMCnet] $50 Tom Tom GPS [message #141285 is a reply to message #141276] |
Sat, 27 August 2011 20:38 |
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USAussie
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Mike,
I have a manila folder in my filing cabinet labeled Garmin, in it is all the documentation on the three Garmin units I own.
If you give anyone your myGarmin username and password they can mess with any other units you have registered.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Miller
Robert Mueller wrote on Fri, 26 August 2011 18:58
> ... the
> "Lifetime" upgrades cannot be transferred to the new owner. HOWEVER, if I give the new owner my Username and Password to myGarmin
then they can go in and download map updates from myGarmin account.
Put a label on the GPS with the user name and password. If it has any removable or open-able covers, put it inside.
Saves having to remember anything.... (I only have so many usable brain cells! :twisted: )
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