Garmin Sat-Nav 48 euro tesco

Yakult

ch750536 wrote: »

Can't believe you bastards made me go into a Tesco for this,

Tesco Abbeyfeale has none, probably larger stores only.

Haha! Tesco Abbeyfeale gets nothing, EVER. In there every day and same stuff since day 1 basicly.

Esel

dimple wrote: »

I got one of the last ones from Jervis St at about 11am this morning thanks to the OP

Thanks to Tintar, you mean!

Caros

Anyone know if these are available in TRALEE, KILLARNEY, CORK ANYWHERE? Thanks!

whatsupdoc?

Have a Garmin 3 days now and found it brilliant, only problem is it takes a while finding the satellite.
To people who've bought one, what size SD card do I need to get?

MURDO

whatsupdoc? wrote: »

Have a Garmin 3 days now and found it
brilliant, only problem is it takes a while finding the satellite.
To people who've bought one, what size SD card do I need to get?

Most probablt standard SD card. Where did you get you Garmin and for how much

whatsupdoc?

Jervis Centre
200W Half Price at €44.95.

okidoki987

I assume the SD card is needed for map updates or is there something else it is used for?

Do-more

I had a Nuvi 300 before and it wouldn't read the Tevion SD card from Aldi. I got a Kingston card from MemoryC.com and it worked fine.

skywalker

whatsupdoc? wrote: »

Jervis Centre
200W Half Price at €44.95.

Just rang Jervis there & they said their all gone.

sgt.bilko

skywalker wrote: »

Just rang Jervis there & they said their all gone.

rang Jervis @ 9am Monday, talked to Store Manager who told me that he had about 12 in stock as no one knows that his store sells electrical ! Couldn't put one aside for me until my day off today !

Drat & double drat :mad::mad::mad::mad:

To make it even worse, was in Jervis on Saturday. No signs up and no GPS visible at CS Desk so didn't ask !!!!

Dopey

sgt.bilko wrote: »

rang Jervis @ 9am Monday, talked to Store Manager who told me that he had about 12 in stock as no one knows that his store sells electrical ! Couldn't put one aside for me until my day off today !

Drat & double drat :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Phoned a moment ago again. They are all gone.

fdevine

Popped into Tesco Jervis at lunchtime.....more in hope than anything else.

Asked one of the guys in the electrical section, who spent a good few minutes in the stock room but came back empty handed.

So that's an 'in person' confirmation that none remain in Jervis Street. Crap....

Dilbert75

Have been reading this thread from the start but only last night did I go to Tesco New Ross. Looked for GPS display but there was none. Had to go to CS desk anyway so just asked if they stocked GPS. Girl said she wasn't sure if they had any left, there had been a great deal on them but that it was over now. Asked which model I was interested in, said Garmin and she pulled out the last one in stock. Checked price - €49.98!!:D Got it, tried it, very happy with it. Many thanks OP.

jvc

Dilbert75 wrote: »

Have been reading this thread from the start but only last night did I go to Tesco New Ross. Looked for GPS display but there was none. Had to go to CS desk anyway so just asked if they stocked GPS. Girl said she wasn't sure if they had any left, there had been a great deal on them but that it was over now. Asked which model I was interested in, said Garmin and she pulled out the last one in stock. Checked price - €49.98!!:D Got it, tried it, very happy with it. Many thanks OP.

Lucky sod
Was it a 200 or a 250 you got for that price?

okidoki987

I'd say 250 as the 200 was €44.95.

Tweaky

For those people lucky enough to get one - make sure that you register it on the garmin website and you will be able to download the latest versions of the maps. Europe NT v2009.
I was lucky enough to get the 200w and installed the latest maps last night for free. It beomes a better bargain by the day

leex

Tweaky wrote: »

For those people lucky enough to get one - make sure that you register it on the garmin website and you will be able to download the latest versions of the maps. Europe NT v2009.
I was lucky enough to get the 200w and installed the latest maps last night for free. It beomes a better bargain by the day

I think the recommendation is not to register it for a while until the new maps come out and then you'll get them free if you register at that point.

Tweaky

leex wrote: »

I think the recommendation is not to register it for a while until the new maps come out and then you'll get them free if you register at that point.

The new maps are out City Navigator NT 2009. see thethread below. You have to register within 60 dys of first satellite fix to be enitiled to free upgrade

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=57595362#post57595362

Do-more

leex wrote: »

I think the recommendation is not to register it for a while until the new maps come out and then you'll get them free if you register at that point.

Those are the new maps, they are out much earlier this year than last. Anyone buying a Garmin which has version 2008 or earlier can go ahead and register now.

Some more detail on the GPS forum here.

Do-more

Also details on the Garmin site here.

okidoki987

As per Garmin Site

Simply register your new Garmin nüvi or zūmo at myGarmin within 60 days of first using your device and you’ll be able to see if a free map update is available for your device.
The nüMaps Guarantee program will begin on October 15, 2008. Anyone who first used their new Garmin nüvi or zūmo on August 17th or later will be eligible for a free map update if one exists within 60-days of the unit's first use. Limit of one free map update per unit

So you get 1 Free update and then pay for any more.

leex

Do-more wrote: »

Those are the new maps, they are out much earlier this year than last. Anyone buying a Garmin which has version 2008 or earlier can go ahead and register now.

Some more detail on the GPS forum here.

Cool. I didn't expect them for another while.

Esel

So, buy two. Update one now and use it for a year then sell it. Start using the second one then and get 2010 maps free!

Do-more

esel wrote: »

So, buy two. Update one now and use it for a year then sell it. Start using the second one then and get 2010 maps free!

If I could get one I'd be happy!

kleefarr

Do-more wrote: »

If I could get one I'd be happy!

Me too!

Dilbert75

okidoki987 wrote: »

I'd say 250 as the 200 was €44.95.

Got the Garmin 250 - jammy eh?

jc7

Picked up the 200w in Killarney today for €44.98.
Was behind CS desk.

Lord Nikon

what about other stores?

cee_jay

I rang Tesco in Nenagh on Saturday as I was heading in that direction - they only had the TomTom One UK & ROI in stock for €79

cee_jay

I rang Tesco in Nenagh on Saturday as I was heading in that direction - they only had the TomTom One UK & ROI in stock for €79

PADDYPOKER

If you have the 200w can you load the European Maps on it for Free or do you need to have the 250?

Do-more

PADDYPOKER wrote: »

If you have the 200w can you load the European Maps on it for Free or do you need to have the 250?

You'll need a SD card to put them on at least as the 200W doesn't have sufficent onboard memory space for them.

Last year Garmin gave me a free upgrade from UK & Irl maps to full Euro maps not sure if they will do the same this year, can anyone who has got this years upgrade shed any light?

PADDYPOKER

On the off chance they do, how big a card would you need to download them?

bazwaldo

PADDYPOKER wrote: »

On the off chance they do, how big a card would you need to download them?

According to this thread the Europe maps are 2.5GB.

Therefore a 4 GB card. Haven't gotten around to registering mine yet so I don't know if they have give UK&Ireland only or with Europe too for the 200W.

d8player

I was in Tesco in Maynooth and they only had the Tomtom One at €74 which only had UK and Ireland. Euro maps are about 50/70 euro more. The store in Lucan has none left of either kind.

Do-more

Be careful what SD card you get, I first got a Tevion 2gb card from Aldi for my Nuvi 300 but it wouldn't read it, then I got a Kingston and it worked fine. I think there may be a list of approved cards on the Garmin site. AFAIK you could use a 2Gb card and choose not to install some countries that you are never likely to visit to get you down from 2.5Gb to under 2Gb, check this out first though it's nearly a year since I last upgraded my memory of it could be wrong...

Do-more

d8player wrote: »

I was in Tesco in Maynooth and they only had the Tomtom One at €74 which only had UK and Ireland. Euro maps are about 50/70 euro more. The store in Lucan has none left of either kind.

Is the new Tesco in Maynooth open yet? If not do you know when it will open?

PADDYPOKER

Why don't they have Ireland as a country when you go into the Garmin site?

Cheers Do-More was wondering about that all right.
At least with Aldi they would refund the purchase price.

Tony

PADDYPOKER wrote: »

Why don't they have Ireland as a country when you go into the Garmin site?

Yes ironic since they are a sat nav company.

tintar

Do-more wrote: »

You'll need a SD card to put them on at least as the 200W doesn't have sufficent onboard memory space for them.

Last year Garmin gave me a free upgrade from UK & Irl maps to full Euro maps not sure if they will do the same this year, can anyone who has got this years upgrade shed any light?

I have the 200w, and after registering was given a free upgrade to City Navigator Europe 2009 maps.

2Shae

would anyone be able to pick me up one of these and i would paypal them the cost + postage?

leuler

Just picked up a Medion gopal for 37.
Does anyone know if the maps/software will be updated for free as Garmin do?

Do-more

leuler wrote: »

Just picked up a Medion gopal for 37.
Does anyone know if the maps/software will be updated for free as Garmin do?

Where did you get it?

Dades

Do-more wrote: »

Where did you get it?

No doubt a different unit to leuler's, but just saw Aldi have them this week for €150.

3 times the price of the OP of course.

leuler

Mine is similar to the Aldi one with sd slot, but not widescreen and the maps are 2006.
I got it in Stillorgan, it was all they had.

okidoki987

anybody know if these SD Cards will work with the Garmin 200w?

http://www.dvd.co.uk/Hw/Sandisk-2gb-SD-cards-pack-of-2/SDSDB2-2048-E11/product.htm

tintar

okidoki987 wrote: »

anybody know if these SD Cards will work with the Garmin 200w?

http://www.dvd.co.uk/Hw/Sandisk-2gb-SD-cards-pack-of-2/SDSDB2-2048-E11/product.htm

I just got an answer for a similar question :-)

See - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055402406

neacy69

leuler wrote: »

Just picked up a Medion gopal for 37.
Does anyone know if the maps/software will be updated for free as Garmin do?

Any more info on this deal?

It BeeMee

okidoki987 wrote: »

anybody know if these SD Cards will work with the Garmin 200w?

http://www.dvd.co.uk/Hw/Sandisk-2gb-SD-cards-pack-of-2/SDSDB2-2048-E11/product.htm

I put a 4gb into mine and it worked fine.

The only thing is, the reason I bought it was to accomodate that 2.4gb download with the updated maps. The installation software would only allow me to choose the existing regional maps (UK and Ireland) which fits onto the 200w's internal memory anyway...

okidoki987

Was thinking more about the make rather then the card size tbh.