How do I upgrade?

[Howard Millichap]

Anyone know how I'm supposed to upgrade from V5 mapping to V6 when Garmin only sell the V6 European CDs in the USA?
Does Garmin have reverse logic?

 

[Rod Souter]

If you've got V5 installed, Garmin will send you the V6 CD's free. It's the unlock codes that cost!

Rod

 

[Banjaxed]

Call Garmin UK

... on 01794 519944 and ask for the CDs. Then when you get them, insert the first and follow the instructions (have your credit card handy).

Or don't bother and save yourself about £100. Depends if you need the new maps or not. I've upgraded and am wondering what I got for my £100...

 

[AndyT]

I believe that Ver 6 offers Norway in detail but little else apart from using alot more memory for the same maps for some reason.

I have the Ver 6 as I bought my SP3 in January but havn't bothered to upgrade it from Ver 5 yet. Doesn't sound like I'm missing much!!

Have Fun

AndyT

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

I believe that Ver 6 offers Norway in detail but little else apart from using alot more memory for the same maps for some reason.

same here - still using V5 perfectly

Phil

 

[BurnieM]

... and the IOM !

 

[Den]

I have an original monochrome streetpilot. This as far as im aware, does not have unlock codes.
How do i get upgrades, and how much are they.
I could probably look this up, but im sure someone will save me the hassle

ta.. Dennis.........................still getting lost but know where im lost at !!!

 

[PanEuropean]

Howard: Changes between V5 and V6 of CN Europe for countries that already had good cartographic coverage in V5 - for example, the UK - generally fall into one of three categories: updated POI detail (restaurants, fuel stations, etc.), additional road attribute information for better guidance and better decision-making on 'fastest vs. shortest' routes, and minor changes to the street detail to keep the map up to date.

Another way of putting this would be to say if you are happy with the coverage and routing performance of V5, and you don't rely heavily on the POI database to find hotels, restaurants, businesses, etc. - well, you could probably skip the update, and just upgrade every second cycle, because the roads really don't change that much.

But, for areas that had minimal or incomplete mapping coverage in V5 - Norway being an example - there might be huge additions of street detail.

Den: If you have an original monochrome SP, then don't buy any new maps for it at all - the GPSR does not have the memory capacity to hold the new mapping detail, which is hundreds of times more dense per square mile as what came with your unit. Trying to run 2004 map products on a monochrome SP would be like trying to run Windows XP Pro and Office 2003 on an old 286 processor with 32 megs of memory - simply impossible.

 

[richie]

I have version 5.2 and version 6 and I'm probably doing something wrong as the difference between the two is incroyable!