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![Garmin MapSource BlueChart CD-ROM for Garmin GPS Units, Americas (010-10317-00)]()
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8 of 20 customers found the following review helpful:
 Be Carful, 2005-10-25
What this advertisment does not tell you is that while you get a good deal on the software.You will not be able to unlock it unless you are using a Garmin GPS unit.I bought this unit thinking that I could use it on my PC to drive a Global Sat GPS and found out from Garmin that this product cannot be used on any other make of GPS.The advertisment does not spell this out.Dont buy unless you have or are going to buy a Garmin GPS unit.
9 of 13 customers found the following review helpful:
BlueChart version 7.5 almost no improvement over ver. 5.0, 2005-09-24
BlueChart is good in many ways, but I just purchased update version 7.5 (region Hecate Strait South) and can find virtually no improvements over version 5.0 for this region. So I don't encourage buying update if you already have older version for this region. (Version 5 and higher have much more detail, however, than version 4.01).
Water passages, islands, and shore prominences are generally not labeled, giving significantly less information than if you buy paper charts. Shoreline character (rocky, sandy etc) has been deleted from the newer version.
Garmin's email support has been very good; quick and very helpful to me.
Addition 9/24/05-- I find some of the detail is not deleted, it is hidden in version 7.5. It does show if you select Medium or Low Detail onscreen instead of Highest Detail, to get rid of the new depth shading.
13 of 17 customers found the following review helpful:
Crap Charts and no Support, 2005-07-18
If you have a question or need support, forget it!!! I sent a email to Garmin support "5 to 7 days" for a reply. Ah, call them, 9 to 5 CST and a 90 minute wait.
I love the GPS but needed help with charts and learned that Garmin does NOT SUPPROT THEIR CUSTOMERS!!!
If it takes a week or more to get help, I would say that the company has issues. I think that their hardware has some great engineering behind it but the company does not value its customers and does not support them beyond the sale.
I'm not sure of the alternatives but I'm looking...
19 of 24 customers found the following review helpful:
OLD SOFTWARE!! Instead FIND - USE Version 7 as of (06/15/05), 2005-06-15
I cannot believe that anyone would ethically sell outdated charts. Avoid unless you find the latest version available. Storms and tides change the oceans, and new wrecks and hazards may be present.
AVOID!!! Version 5.5
Update 5/14/06: Do not believe reviewers that tell you to keep old charts or old software versions. For your own safety, insurance, and liability reasons you need the latest charts. There may be an obstruction or security zones added. It is the responsibility and requirement by the coast guard that each boat owner have current charts. Notice to mariners and other updates as well... I can tell you that in the coastal waters in Florida sometimes the Hurricanes cause bottom contour changes that could render you aground... Be safe!
19 of 24 customers found the following review helpful:
you are selling an OLD version as NEw, 2005-06-08
The current version of the software is 7. Why are you putting people's lives and property in danger selling old map data.
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