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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by SJUAMMF
They have always honored request for an update, as long as the new update happened within one year of your purchase. I did it many times. If you enter your serial number in myGarmin.com, it will show you whether the unit is entitled to an update.
Maybe we're talking about two different things that are upgradeable, maps preloaded in hardware units and separate map software.

If you purchase a CD or DVD map product, such as City Navigator North America or Topo, you have to pay full price for any upgrade after 30 days from orignal purchase. They used to list this prominently on their website.

There should be a longer grade period for hardware units that have maps preloaded in them, such as units that were sitting on a retailer's shelves for a few months. I've never dealt with any of these situations.

But for map software it is 30 days only, and according to GPS forums, practically no wiggle room allowed past that.
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