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Garmin Nuvi 42 LM

blahhh · 2014-02-26 01:53:12

I am trying to set up the Garmin Nuvi 42 LM for someone, they need it for work, travelling to small towns and villages in Munster, large housing estates etc. I thought Garmin would be good with free lifetime updates, but seems ****e for lack of a better word. Does not recognize my estate, a search for Scariff Co. Clare,…

26-02-2014 02:53AM

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blahhh

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I am trying to set up the Garmin Nuvi 42 LM for someone, they need it for work, travelling to small towns and villages in Munster, large housing estates etc.

I thought Garmin would be good with free lifetime updates, but seems ****e for lack of a better word.

Does not recognize my estate, a search for Scariff Co. Clare, only returns Scariff Co. Kerry??

Anyone else have similar issues with this model be interested to know.

Thanks

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#2 26-02-2014 11:40AM

Alun

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Not to say that searching for addresses on them isn't subject to problems, but it does help if you spell the name of the town you're searching for correctly.

If you spell it right it finds Scarriff straight away

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