GPS Updateing
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GPS Updateing
I got an e-mail in January of this year from Navteq offering to upgrade my G sedans gps for $199.. I didn't feel I needed to do it yet so I passed. March rolls around and I get a new special offer from Navteq for the upgrade for $150. this time. You'll never guess who I got an e-mail from today, yep it's Navteq again. This time the price is $99. so I figure if I hold off for another 8 months or so they will be offering me some cash to upgrade my gps. I see a trend here.
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Once you pay for the Navteq upgrade, you have to pay the dealer to do the install. Apparently, they are the only ones that can do it. So tack on another $100 or so. Navteq = Money Pit
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Agreed -- my stealership said it'd be $100 to do the upgrade ..
So, $200 for a silly map upgrade?
For what my navi is required to do in terms of my needs, it's still ok.
The POI's suck... they always have, and searching is abysmal... not at all intuitive like Garmins...
I have my Android phone .. I use that to identify POI's addresses, and then subsequently input the address into the G's navi... all good.
So, $200 for a silly map upgrade?
For what my navi is required to do in terms of my needs, it's still ok.
The POI's suck... they always have, and searching is abysmal... not at all intuitive like Garmins...
I have my Android phone .. I use that to identify POI's addresses, and then subsequently input the address into the G's navi... all good.
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I just use the Nav system on my Android and Google finds it for me a lot easier that that expensive Infiniti nav. How it works, you say: Navigate to Wal-mart in Oshkosh and it give you turn by turn directions! Forget all that fumbling to get anywhere. The Inf nav is good for getting home...that's it!
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I seem to recall that Garmin "purchased" Navtech..... I was also in PA the last 5 days and yes, my Android based Droid X worked just fine with it's turn by turn GPS directions.
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