Garmins says the new maps have two unlock codes.

[gallet]

I heard that the next lot of mapsource products will only have one unlock code. As I know that CN Australia V8 is out soon I thought I'd buy a copy of 7 with the two unlock codes but the retailer couldn't tell me if it definitely had one or two unlock codes in it.

 

So I wrote to Garmin and got this reply back...

 

Thanks for contacting Garmin. Your mail has been forwarded on to us from Garmin International.

 

From our system, we found that your unit is eTrex Vista HCX, which is not yet registered in MyGarmin.

 

So you have to purchase City Navigator Australia 2008 full version CD with the coupon code on

 

the yellow paper in the CD box. With the coupon code, there will an unlock code produced.

 

Besides, if you needs to unlock the map to the other unit, you are able to apply it without any unlock code fees because Garmin

 

mapsource products can be unlocked to two unit without any unlock code fees.

 

Please let me know if you have any other problems.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Jessica Liao

 

I'm not sure what to make of this. Apart from the fact that there is no CN Australia 2008, as far as I know it's CN Australia v8. But anyway it got me wondering if maybe the Australian maps will still have two unlock codes. It is annoying that Garmin will not answer a simple question.

[gallet]

OK, I have received a clarification,

 

Although version 7 will contain 2 unlocks only one of them will get a free update to v 8