Garmin i3 Sat Nac back at 99.99 at comet

sparvar

Hi everyone,

This is my first post. I have searched everywhere for this unit and found it for £130. Does anyone know where I can get this for £99 still? After much searching the internet I have found several places (halfords, woolworths, dixons/currys/the link/somerfield/kwiksave) all of which are sold out.

Any ideas?

Many thanks!

outbidder

AlastairI wrote:

Hi, sorry, I was away for the weekend and wasn't able to get net access.

The latest mapping is V8, if you have this mapping I'm afraid the next update won't be till early 2007. When this happens there will be a charge, although at this time I don't know what this charge will be.

To find your map version go to Settings/Map/Map Info

When I look on mine, under Map I only have:
Map Detail
Map View
Map Source - ok found it here, looks like I am on v7 :-(

How do I go about finding the version?

outbidder

I don't recall getting an Unlock Code with my i3 - should they be with all units or is it like the golden ticket in Willy Wonka?!

Also as my unit is on v7, how do I go about upgrading to v8? The Garmin website looks like they want to charge me $75 for this 'privilege' :-(

Altarf

outbidder wrote:

how do I go about upgrading to v8? The Garmin website looks like they want to charge me $75 for this 'privilege'

Give them a ring on 0808 238 0000 and ask them.

And perhaps your complaint should be about the retailer selling out of date stock, rather than Garmin's generous offer to provide a free upgrade.

Ewanjp

I've brought one of these new from ebay (130 quid). Unfortunately it seems to be missing the CD with map source on it. I note that theres mention in the thread above about the newer versions coming preloaded with the maps whilst the older ones have a transflash card. The packaging of mine talks about preloaded maps but the unit itself has a 256mb flash card, and when you turn it on, it tells me to upload the maps onto it (which i clearly can't do). Have i been stiched up? The seller seems like a nice person and the packaging was not opened.

Any ideas? I'm guessing that Garmin won't want anything to do with it as I brought from ebay.

Tharweb

Ewanjp wrote:

I've brought one of these new from ebay (130 quid). Unfortunately it seems to be missing the CD with map source on it. I note that theres mention in the thread above about the newer versions coming preloaded with the maps whilst the older ones have a transflash card. The packaging of mine talks about preloaded maps but the unit itself has a 256mb flash card, and when you turn it on, it tells me to upload the maps onto it (which i clearly can't do). Have i been stiched up? The seller seems like a nice person and the packaging was not opened.

Any ideas? I'm guessing that Garmin won't want anything to do with it as I brought from ebay.

You don't get a CD with mapsource on it, only what is loaded onto the unit or card. The only CD I got was the USB drivers CD.

I checked mine today and the maps are on the card as I get a message like you describe when switch it on after removing the card.

Can you clarify, are you getting the message when the card is in the unit? If so, does sound a bit iffy. Apparently if you attempt to load maps onto the card yourself it can wipe the existing ones, I backed mine up just in case I screwed up loading the POI's etc., hope that's not what has happened but...

Garmin are supposed to be quite helpful. Give them a ring and plead ignorance :rolleyes:

Poppycat

I have one of the new I3, with no transcard but comes with the transcard slot and V8 maps. It appears to have less memory to load up POI/speed cameras compare with the transcard version. I bought a 512mb transcard for £14 from mobymemory which allowed me to load the poi/speed cameras on.

Tharweb

Ewanjp - Lots of i3 advice here if you haven't already found it.

Phoenix06

After seeing all the good reviews about the Garmin sat nav , and getting very lost yesterday , quite fancy getting meself one, Any one know where the best deal is at the moment? Instore/Online

many thanks

sparvar

The cheapest I can see at the moment is £125 at Carphone Warehouse, unless you have seen any cheaper? Anywhere cheaper seems to have run out of stock.