Re: Garmin City Select 6.0 to 7.0 not a free update


"Fred Hiltz" <not@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9PadnWBntcHlA4HeRVn-3Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> z1307z@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > ... City Select is piece of crap, sabotaged by whoever's putting
> > in the idiotic POI's - and Garmin is going along with it, and
> > ignoring our complaints. So maybe if we spread the word on the
> > internet and hurt their business they'll listen!
>
> Now, now. This is a group of users. We cannot do anything about your
> complaint except perhaps offer sympathy. There are three things you
> can do, though, if you are serious and not just blowing off steam.
>
> 1. The Navteq company puts the "idiotic POI's" into the product. You
> can write to the "contact us" link at http://www.navteq.com/.
>
> 2. Garmin, as an important customer, may be able to influence what
> Navteq produces. You can write or phone them at the contacts at
> http://www.garmin.com/contactUs/.
>
> 3. You can vote with your wallet for a product that you find
> superior.
>

And as soon as I find a 'product' that works with the HARDWARE I ALREADY OWN --
I'll be pleased as punch to vote with my wallet !

And as we all know [as we have been told repeatedly by the droids on this group]
there is no monopoly on suitable 'products' to use with that hardware which I
already own, I'm sure I'll find something real soon.


.

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