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Navigon FreshMaps Map Update Service | 
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| Brand: Navigon
Category: CE
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $55.97
You Save: $24.02 (30%)
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Rating:  5 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 3 x 2
MPN: 10000280
Model: 10000280
UPC: 898110001303
EAN: 0898110001303
ASIN: B0014GBX64
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Regular map and POI updates for accurate navigation | | • | NAVIGON FreshMaps are tested and verified by NAVTEQ | | • | No monthly subscription fee | | • | Activate online within 60 days of purchase and receive three years of map updates |
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Product Description
Do you know where you're going? An ancient axiom says, "If anything is certain, nothing is certain". The world, its roads, pathways and everything between are open to change. Freshmaps is a service for owners of select Navigon GPS devices that provides up to 12 updates of maps and points-of-interest over the course of three years. Using Freshmaps means you're map software will always be the most recent and up-to-date. That way you'll have better access to where you're going and better knowledge of what services will be available when you get there. Change is inevitable. Keep your GPS refreshed with FreshMaps.
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| Customer Reviews:
 FreshMaps...a difficult and frustrating installation August 22, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This review deals with my problems installing FreshMaps onto my Navigon 2120 GPS. I make no comments as to how the updates worked once finally installed. (I will try to comment, at a later date, on the functionality of the product once I've had time to assess it)
I purchased the Navigon FreshMaps card, and activated the service through the Navigon website by typing in the access code found on the card. So far no problem.
I then attempted to download the FreshMaps that were now available, from a program I'd previously downloaded, called 'Navigon Fresh'. BTW, I believe all downloads from Navigon are now done via the 'Navigon Fresh' program. Having it on my computer would enable me to do the following...
1.) update software.
2.) download FreshMaps and
3.) Make Backups of the my GPS Navigon SD card on my computer.
I connected my GPS to my computer via the correct USB cable and pressed the down load link. A message appears stating there was no MN (My Navigon) software on my SD card. I checked my SD card...there was a MN file on the card...what's up???
Next I tried connecting the SD card to my computer via a SD reader. Eureka, success! When I pressed download FreshMaps it responded, but when it came time to actually download the software, it tells me the Navigon SD card is full and I'll have to delete something from it to make room. Apparently the 'new' software doesn't overwrite the 'old' software. So I start deleting some files from my Navigon SD card (making a backup first), but I still got the 'not enough space on the SD' message every time.
Getting a larger, 4 GB SD card for example, was not an option, as no one makes anything larger than 2GB card for regular SD. There is a 4GB SDHC card (Scan Disc High Capacity) but this would not function in my Navigon GPS (I know, I tried).
So I decided to go out and buy another 2GB SD card (more $$ spent!!). I inserted it into the reader, pressed download, and I got the message 'no MN software' on the SD card...WOW, stymied again!! So as a last resort I copied a 'MN' file from my backed-up copy onto the new blank SD card and...it worked! Finally after all the snafus, I was able to begin the download of the NEW FreshMaps I'd purchased. And even then, this download took 4-5 hours on a DSL connection! BUT, I got it downloaded, installed and my GPS is now working with the latest maps.
Conclusion:
I guess what is SO annoying is the lack of download/installation instructions with this product. There was no hint as to any unusual installation procedures on the FreshMaps package or the Navigon website. What should have been a seamless, easy download/installation, wasn't; it turned out to be an exercise in frustration. I was lucky, if I hadn't thought to copy the 'MN file' onto the new blank SD card this update would never have downloaded and worked.
You know, maybe I missed something obvious in the download procedure or I didn't see something, a 'it's right in front of you' moment...but I don't think so. I hope my trials and tribulations with this product will help someone else. This very well may be an excellent set of updated maps, but if you can't download/install them a little easier than this, it's hardly worth the effort.
For the inconvenience and the lack of the barest of info regarding downloading and installation procedures... 1 Star
R.Nicholson
 Fresh Maps July 31, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Seems easy enough. My Navigon 2100 Max came with the latest version, so i'm just waiting for their next update.
RATE WHAT? July 28, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
HOW CAN YOU RATE AN ITEM THAT ISN'T OUT YET, PURCHASED THE PRODUCT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT ITS NOT OUT YET "COMMING JULY OF 07" WELL IT'S JULY
28th AND STILL NO PRODUCT----- NAVIGON SAYS "WE LET YOU KNOW WHEN READY?????
Navigon rocks May 19, 2008
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
While the next map update with this service is not scheduled until July 08 there is a free software update that includes a map update available already on their website. I really like how the product handles and the convenience of the map update.
Update not available until July 2008 May 9, 2008
22 out of 36 found this review helpful
I purchased the Navigon 2100 FreshMaps Update Service in late April '08. According to the Navigon Website this three year update would be available at that time. Since then Navigon has put off the map updates until July '08. They have offered a free temporary program version/map update to everyone at this time - but that's not the point. I paid for a service in April that won't be available until July. Navigon has my money and I'm left holding an empty bag.
Don't purchase this product at this time. Wait until at least July. Who know - Navigon may extend the "official" release of the FreshMaps update again.
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