GPS - Re: Buyer Beware: Navman uses unethical (and probably illegal) business

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Re: Buyer Beware: Navman uses unethical (and probably illegal) business

GTD

2007-10-03, 4:33 am

sfoy@attbi.com wrote:
> I purchased a Navman 3450 GPS unit for my Ipaq Pocket PC back in
> 2003. I just recently updated the operating system on my Pocket PC
> which requires any installed software to be re-installed. When I
> tried to re-install the Navman SmartST software there is an "Activate"
> step which connects over the internet to a web site which somehow
> gives permission to activate the software. This activate step would
> not execute so I emailed Navman. Their response was "sorry, we shut
> down that website". Their excuse was the software is obsolete since
> it's over 3 years old! This really pisses me off, especially because
> their over-protective licensing scheme doesn't even make sense. The
> software and GPS receiver were sold together. So even if their was no
> "activate" step, or license keys, or any type of anti-copy protection,
> why would they even care? Without the Navman GPS sleeve the software
> is useless. What were they trying to protect against with this over-
> the-top licensing scheme???
>
> So now my GPS solution is useless because Navman decided to shutdown
> their website, the XXXXers!
>
That's a XXXXed gig. If they're a US company (I really don't know),
write to the BBB (better business bueara). Explain that when you bought,
there was no mention of a time limit or expiration date. Maybe you can
get some action, but likely the best you will do is get them to give you
a free, totally stripped-down model, and that is doubtful.

not_bad

2007-10-03, 10:33 pm

GTD wrote:
> sfoy@attbi.com wrote:

> That's a XXXXed gig. If they're a US company (I really don't know),
> write to the BBB (better business bueara). Explain that when you bought,
> there was no mention of a time limit or expiration date. Maybe you can
> get some action, but likely the best you will do is get them to give you
> a free, totally stripped-down model, and that is doubtful.

Great. I'll try that with Garmin.

Many thanks...

GTD

2007-10-07, 4:33 am

not_bad wrote:
> GTD wrote:
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> Great. I'll try that with Garmin.
>
> Many thanks...
You've already proven in other posts that you're too stupid or have some
personality disorder that prevents you from doing anything
intelligently, or even holding a civilized conversation. You come off as
an idiot that runs their pie-hole too much and likely pisses of the
representatives that they're trying to get help from, like you did here.
You won't get anywhere because you'll juts act like a whining XXXXX-boy
baby to the BBB until THEY get tired of your ignorant XXX, and it
probably won't take that long. I like the fact that you're abandoning
Garmin, that way, if I ever DO have trouble with mine, I'll have a
easier time getting through to their tech support without your retarded
XXX hogging up their time, and they won't already be frustrated from
talking to you and listening to your ignorant droning. Instead of buying
a GPS, invent in some rope, a book on knot tying, and a step-stool. See
how you can use those three things together. .

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