Garmin GPS - Unlock Help

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Unlock Help

Bill Cherepy

2006-12-16, 10:33 pm

Since Garmin support keeps banker's hours, perhaps someone might be
able to help.
I bought City Navigaor V8 and installed it. I have an unlock code from
the Garminsite, but when I go through the process, the status bar
still says Map Detail Locked. If I restart the wizard and view my
installed unlock codes it says unknown. If I try to retrieve from
Garmin I gete a message there is a newer version and to download. I go
through the download process and get a Win Zip Command line error.
I realize you folks may not be able to help, but it feels good just
putting posting this.

Thanks,
Bill Cherepy
Grayson, GA

Joel

2006-12-16, 10:33 pm

Bill Cherepy <jcherepy@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Since Garmin support keeps banker's hours, perhaps someone might be
> able to help.
> I bought City Navigaor V8 and installed it. I have an unlock code from
> the Garminsite, but when I go through the process, the status bar
> still says Map Detail Locked. If I restart the wizard and view my
> installed unlock codes it says unknown. If I try to retrieve from
> Garmin I gete a message there is a newer version and to download. I go
> through the download process and get a Win Zip Command line error.=20
> I realize you folks may not be able to help, but it feels good just
> putting posting this.

You got the right feeling that Garmin users can't help you but Garmin
employee does. I am still using older Garmin with older City Navigator
v4.01, but I heard quite afew people having problem with Garmin's =
protection
system.

And it's one of the reasons why I haven't upgraded neither hardware
(Hmmm.. already own 3 units <g> ) nor software cuz the more I support =
Garmin
the more I feel being ripped off. I mean=20

1. I already spent nearly $3K on 3 Garmins and Datacards etc..

2. And Garmin Data Map is kinda useless without Garmin GPS (unless few =
may
use on computer?), so I don't why why Garmin has to put a harmer on =
Garmin
customers for (????).

$75 for the upgrade (much cheaper than $150 or $125 before) that I have =
no
problem getting the upgrade, but I really don't feel good to support the
company doesn't seem to appreciate our supports (or business). I usually
travel around 2-3 near by states so I rarely need to transfer newer map =
data
to datacard, and few times I had to reinstall my system I had to go =
through
the activation over.

Last time (just few months ago) I can't remember the Login & Password, =
and
I thought that was the end of my Garmin SP-III (cuz it will be a pice of
expensive junk) but lucky that Garmin user's database still working and I
was able to get the information from them. And it was lucky that I =
haven't
changed my email else I would be an angry Garmin user <bg>

> Thanks,
> Bill Cherepy
> Grayson, GA

Papaw

2006-12-20, 10:33 am

Joel wrote:[color=darkred
]
> Bill Cherepy <jcherepy@mindspring.com> wrote:
>

I upgraded my Nuvi 350 yesterday and had very similar results. After
about the 6th try I selected get unlock code from Garmin. When I did
that the unlock was succesful.
I never got the Garmin code I downloaded from Garmin to work. I think
the option to retrive the code from Garmin only appeared after several
attempts to unlock the software. BTW the update took 39 minutes when I
updated my Nuvi.

HankB

2006-12-23, 10:33 pm

On Dec 16, 10:18 pm, Bill Cherepy <jcher...@mindspring.com> wrote:

> [...] If I try to retrieve from
> Garmin I gete a message there is a newer version and to download. I go
> through the download process and get a Win Zip Command line error.

Try downloading the upgrade manually from
http://www.garmin.com/support/mappingsw.jsp

I was getting the same error and that worked for me.

HTH,
hank

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