Garmin Website Sucks

[Rich99]

The Garmin Website Sucks...

I have been trying to download and install my $89. topo maps for three days. The site is slow and simply doesn't work - almost at the end of my frustration limit. It appears the only download server is in the UK. Bad Bad Bad.

[w squared]

I don't think that you're supposed to be able to download direct from their site into Canada. Last time I visited to purchase, the site indicated that GPS central is the approved retailer in Canada, and that's where one should get the maps.

[Rich99]

I didn't see any such warning and it gladly took my money. Now I cannot get the maps.

I can see all sorts of problems with their infrastructure and application architecture. No wonder it doesn't work.

I will check out the site you recommended though.

[Unknown303]

Weird.  I don't see why you couldn't download from the site.

The Garmin site always confused me. Which is why I buy my Garmin stuff from GPScity.ca  They have a store in Calgary and are incredibly easy to deal with.

[Tinkerer]

Odd, I just did a map update (lifetime card) yesterday and other than having to manually install their plug-in because I'm running the Beta version of Firefox, it worked (slow indeed, always has been, I think they limit outgoing bandwidth).  I was downloading the City Navigator North America NT update 2011.3.

Oh and I agree, their website is a pain to navigate, only works properly with the right plug-ins and didn't show my lifetime NuMaps update on my product list or anywhere else until I installed their plug-in and then it showed for the unit I bought it for. I was starting to try to remember where I put the card!

[Pookapotamus]

updated mine yesterday too, had to wait untill night because the site was soo busy but had no problems other than that

[Rich99]

I finally got it to work. I was after the North American Update and the Canada West TOPO (a total of 2,5 GB). The site was crazy failing from all the xmas updaters. I am sure that everyone who got a Garmin for Christmas was in there causing havok including you guys!

haha, ok, I downloaded the SRD Ghost maps and the Calgary Area Trails... are there any others I should get my hands on?

Thanks

ps: I was running a mac too... lol

[specialk]

ps: I was running a mac too... lol

Well there is the problem right there!