Im going to get a 660 but was wondering if Garmin still do the free map updates for the following year, if so I think i will wait until Jan before sending for one. If not there aint no point in waiting, anyone in the know 
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Im going to get a 660 but was wondering if Garmin still do the free map updates for the following year, if so I think i will wait until Jan before sending for one. If not there aint no point in waiting, anyone in the know
yes.
mine is a 2009 and got the free 2010 update via the tinternet.
cant you buy one now and not register unit with garmin untill 2010.
i had to register mine to get the maps unlocked. none of the codes that came with the unit worked in the normal fashion.
registered it with My Garmin and it just worked. i thought it was garmin's idea of copy protection
registered it with My Garmin and it just worked. i thought it was garmin's idea of copy protection
i had to register mine to get the maps unlocked. none of the codes that came with the unit worked in the normal fashion.
registered it with My Garmin and it just worked. i thought it was garmin's idea of copy protection
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but it will work straight out of the box.
if you just want to use as a sat nav and not use mapsource via the puter
for map/route transfer etc.
i used mine for 2 months before i registered it to get the updates.
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but it will work straight out of the box.
if you just want to use as a sat nav and not use mapsource via the puter
for map/route transfer etc.
i used mine for 2 months before i registered it to get the updates.
According to the blurb I got with mine on Saturday you have 60 days to register it after you first switch it on or you loose the free update.
According to the blurb I got with mine on Saturday you have 60 days to register it after you first switch it on or you loose the free update.
i would check with garmin [by phone] they are helpful.
i thought you had 60 days to transfer to device once downloaded to your computer.
Funrider
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Funrider
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Cheers guys I can wait another month or two in that case
The other thing that's not been mentioned is that Garmin now do 'about' quarterly updates. The small print says "up to 4 a year".
The last US update came out in July 2009 and was called 2010.2 The previous one was called 2010.1 and came out around March.
What this means is that the latest maps are quite new, whereas the old annual system was about 9 months out of date when they came out.
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