"Snapper" <snapper1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Trevor Wilson wrote...
>
>> > So, is Cnet full of ****, then?
>>
>> **It would seem so. Australian maps are supplied free for the 6110 and
>> the
>> N95 (and probably others). Voice guided navigation around Australia is
>> free.
>> I've been using my 6110 for four months and have not sighted any extra
>> charges on my bill. I guess reviewers are not infallible. Did you think
>> they
>> were perfect?
>
> The guy posted specific prices and plans associated with using the N95.
> Where do you think he would've gotten this information from?
**He made up. Obviously, since it is incorrect.
Certainly he
> would not have made it up. The info had to come from somewhere.
**Indeed. Proof that some of these idiots should not be in the job. I've
read some of the crap, passing as on-line reviews. It's still crap. I'd
suggest you challenge the editor for providing false and misleading
information. I am not the only person in this thread to confirm that the
maps are free.
>
>> > probably cheaper to go out and buy a new base product navigator than
it
>> > is
>> > to buy the maps, given that some GPSes sell less than what Mio or Tom
>> > Tom
>> > are asking for 08 maps...
>>
>> **I see. So, Tom Tom supply maps for (say) Europe at no charge. Pretty
>> good
>> deal. If it was true.
>
> Where did I say that? I said that it's cheaper to buy a navigator. Most
if
> not all offer a free upgrade to the next release of the maps. After that
> though, you're looking at around $300 for Tom Tom maps as one example,
and
> more for the Garmin City Navigator maps.
>
> And quite a few navigators sell for around that price now, some even
less.
**And with a 'phone, you can get it all for free (provided you have a use
for the 'phone). And, despite what you read, the maps are free.
Trevor Wilson
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