Online Gps Stores

[+Polgara]

Just wondering if any cachers use any of the online stores to buy their GPS unit or accessories for caching, and what your experiences have been?

 

Where did you order your product from?

 

Were you satisifed with your product and the service?

 

Did you have trouble getting returns/refunds/repairs successfully, or did you have an overall satisfactory experience?

 

Is there a site you specifically cater to, when purchasing GPS units or accessories online?

 

Just wondrin

 

-Pol

[Keystone]

Moving to the GPS Units and Software Forum.

[+Hynr]

I have used offroute.com for several purchases and have found them to be fast and relatively low-priced. A long time ago they were a sponsor at the geocaching.com site and that got my attention; lately I have not been able to find a better price when I add shipping and tax. So I keep on using them. I have not had to return anything; so I don't know about that.

[+Old Sailor]

gpscentral.......excellent service and very friendly. If there is a problem with an order, they call for clarification. No problems on returns either.

[+JohnnyVegas]

I have made purchases from Tiger GPS

and GPS city, I have no problem with them at all.

[Neo_Geo]

I bought my 60C through TigerGPS.com. They have a PRICE MATCHING guarantee. I pre-ordered the unit shortly before they started shipping. I figure there were a lot of people who ordered their's ahead of me, and I got mine about a week after other people here started getting their's. I was prepared to wait considerably longer, so I was a very happy and satisfied customer. It was a very smooth transaction, so I never had to deal with their customer service at all.

 

I bought a lot of my MapSource products from Amazon.com. They used to be consistently cheaper than everyone else, but over the past year or so some people have been able to find slightly better deals elsewhere.

Edited December 1, 2005 by Neo_Geo

[+Kayak Kouple]

i bought a 60cs from amazon.com last june & had no prob with them ...I got it for $349 & garmin had a $50 rebate so my final cost was $299 & I am very satisfied with my 60cs....actually I had bought a 60c by mistake & had no prob sending back it just cost me the shipping fees

[+BBWolf+3Pigs]

Bought my GPS60 at www.megagps.com without any problems. They had the cheapest price at the time.

[CenTexDodger]

I bought my 60cs from GPS Discount. They were about $10 more expensive than the cheapest online retailer, but they had the unit in stock whereas the cheaper one did not. I have also had good luck ordering RAM mounts from GPS City.

[+geognerd]

I had a good experience exchanging a unit with TigerGPS. Per their policy, I put a note in the box explaining what was wrong with the GPSr. I also put in a copy of the UPS shipping receipt. They refund the return shipping cost up to $7.95. Two weeks after I initially got my receiver I got the better-functioning replacement. The exchange was easy and painless.

[ImpalaBob]

Circuit City has excellent Garmin prices right now .... such as an eTrex Legend C for $199.45. ImpalaBob

[rynd]

I got mine from here Caplink. It's the only dealing I've ever had with them, but I was happy.

 

Edit: To fix link.

Edited December 1, 2005 by rynd

[+scott9282]

I recently purchased, then returned a GPS from Page Computers. The website tells you they are in California. Wishing to expedite my purchase, I paid for quicker shipping. The people on the "live" help chat were no help at all. Nothing is posted on their website in a timely manner, in fact it wasn't until four days after I received the GPSr that a shipped entry was made on my account.

 

When I got the GPSr, that's when I found out that it wasn't shipped from California, as the website leads you to believe, but from Albany, NY. Had I known that I never would have paid extra for the shipping.

 

When I returned the unit, I had to go through some minor hurdles, nothing too complex. The problem started when I tried to verify the return was received. Nothing on the website dedicated to returns, nothing from the "live" help, just waiting. It took two weeks for the return to show up.

 

The customer service at Page is extremely poor, I would not recommend using them.

[+royta]

I ordered a Garmin 76CS, Auto kit (CSNA6 with cradle and cords), and Topo US from GPSDiscount in December last year. I thought the 76 series was too big and bulky for my uses, so I returned it. I had already installed the CSNA6, so the Auto kit was obviously opened and used, however, I did not need the 76 series cradle. I kept the software out of the 76 Auto kit, and they sent me a 60CS and Auto kit, with the software removed out of the box. They then credited me the difference in GPS prices. It was extremely painless and they made it very simple.

 

The only real problem is that I used both unlocks on the CSNA6 software, but I returned the unit used on the first unlock. In order to actually use the software for a second unit, I will need to contact Garmin to have them do the unlock. It's not as simple as unlocking online, but they were as helpful as they possibly could be.

[+jon & miki]

Darrel at TVnav.com has consistently given me great advice and good prices. He is very knowledgeable about all his products and often provides help in the various gps-related newsgroups. I always call him first for any GPS purchase and sometimes contact him just for advice. A really good dealer

Jon

[+the hermit crabs]

I bought a GPS from amazon a while ago, when the $30 credit-card incentive made it the lowest price. Since then I use their card all the time, and keep getting these $25 amazon coupons in the mail. Recently the pile of coupons added up to $200, so I ordered City Select v7 with $100 of it and am trying to decide what new toy to get with the rest of it. Maybe I'll save them until those Garmin Vista Cx and 60CSx units come out . I haven't had to return anything to them, so I'm not sure how that would go.

 

I've bought two GPS units from Asenashop.com when a Froogle search showed them to have the best prices at the time I was looking. They were shipped quickly. However, their return policy is less than ideal: they'll only accept returns on unopened products, within 10 days of receipt. If you buy something and it's defective, you have to deal with the manufacturer. They also don't accept any returns of "delicate electronic items" at all. I don't know if they'd consider a GPS unit to be "delicate".

 

I got a couple of cigarette lighter adapter cables from gpsgeek.com. They work as well as Garmin brand cables and cost a lot less (although they cost noticeably more now than they did a year or so ago). I also bought some neoprene cases from them, didn't like them at all, and they took the return and refunded the purchase price with no problem.

 

And I got a Metroguide CD from PlanetGPS.com based on a Froogle price search. I had no problem with them either.

 

I tried to order a re-radiating antenna from pc-moble.net, but it was rejected because I didn't give my real phone number. (I always put 999-999-9999 when asked for a phone number, and only twice has it caused an order to be rejected by anyone.)

[+DanOCan]

I'm a big fan of GPS Central -- quick shipping and great service. Plus, they're located right in my city so I can go pick up my order to save $$$, but most times I'll get them to ship because I'm not usually in that area.

[+Sputnik 57]

I've had good luck with software and maps from 4x4books.com. Their companion site, GPSNow always seems to be a little on the high side on price. I can't speak to their service.

[+Jimbogeo Team]

Just got my Garmin 60C at shipdog.com. They had the same price that Circuit City had offerred during Thanksgiving @$313 but I saved the sales tax with shipdog & they offered free shipping. Had my unit in 3 days. Great service.

Edited December 2, 2005 by Jimbogeo Team