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I just got an e-mail from Garmin announcing a blue chart update...
Anyone else?
Wondering if its worth the time to request it....



I would post the e-mail but there was this menacing footer saying that it was their property and not to be sent to anyone else... bla bla bla they will sue me

I got the same e-mail. It also mentioned a $75 charge to buy new unlock codes for each region you have previously purchased. I have 3 regions.

Just a way to get into customers pockets again in my opinion. They all get their data from NOAA., and I have not seen any earthshattering changes in NOAA charts in the last few years....

Probably mostly corrections.....

Typical of software makers nowadays. Charge the customer for corrections THEY should have got right to begin with...

Dubble

9.5 Update as in update for people who have 9.5 or as in if you DON'T have 9.5 you want this update? I just got the 9.5 software week before last...

Dubble Trubble wrote:Just a way to get into customers pockets again in my opinion...

I quite agree - nowhere on the mailing I received did I see the $75 price tag -- it appeared a free update like a bug fix, until I went through the hassle of trying to install it and eventually calling Garmin customer service.
I will let this one pass based on youall's comments that there is not likely much new in the update.

Copied from the e-mail I got from Garmin:

There may be a $75.00 fee, per region, to unlock this update based on the date your original version of BlueChart was unlocked. Please keep in mind, updates are not required. Garmin recommends that you review the changes that have been made to ensure they are relevant to your needs.

Respectfully,

Garmin Cartography