Garmin nuMaps Guarantee
Garmin is also announcing its nüMaps Guarantee today, which will ensure that new owners of select Garmin personal navigation devices (PNDs) receive the most updated map available.
There has been a great deal of confusion over Garmin’s policy on units purchased without the latest maps pre-loaded. Today’s announcement is welcome news, if for no other reason than it formalizes their policy and we know what the rules are.
After a customer purchases a new nüvi or zumo PND, they can check to see if they are eligible for a free map update simply by registering their unit at http://my.garmin.com within 60 days of the first use of their new PND. If new map data is available anytime during that 60-day period, the user can request and download the new data, free of charge, by following simple online prompts.
The nüMaps Guarantee program will begin on October 15, 2008. Anyone who first used their new nüvi or z?mo PND on August 17th or later will be eligible for a free map update – provided their unit is registered with Garmin and a new map is available within 60 days of the unit’s first use.
Garmin has posted a nüMaps Guarantee page at www.garmin.com/numaps.
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I am trying to register the nuvi 260 I puechased recently
I’m tring to regester my nuvi 255w that I bought on 11/27/09
Can you be more specific about what problems you are encountering?
Your instruction booklet said that I had to register my nuvi 255w whitin 60 daysto be elgible to receive my one free map update.
I don’ work for Garmin,nor do I sell these units, so it’s not “my” instruction book, but if you’ll be more specific about what point in the process you’re having problems with, I’ll try to help.
What kind of BS is this? Iwent to garmin website & I get you & you tell me that you don’t work for garmin. Is this another scam!!!!!!
I don’t know how you found me through the Garmin website. Maybe the best thing to do is call their support line in the morning. Generally speaking, folks do better calling them than emailing.