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Free Garmin NUVI 200 GPS

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Originally posted by: bf1942
I was wondering how this connects to the GPS , is it a cellular like transmission,
or somthing completley different?

There are satellites that transmit GPS data. Your GPS receives that data and figures out where you are. There is no data leaving your GPS. All the rest of the data like speed and direction and such is figured out by where you are and what time you get there. All the map data is stored in the unit.
 
Originally posted by: chrisg22
6113XXX

Hurry up and get to 6115XXX!!!



Edit: Mine was shipped today!!! Order number was close to 6115500 😀 Wohoo!

Fedex tracking says it'll take 2 days...i.e. delivery on Friday. Cant wait!
 
I bought something yesterday but the site is still showing that I need to "activate" my card. Anyone have any experience on how long it takes to register that you used it?
 
looks like the way they are doing this has changed since i got mine. after i got mine, my mother in law decided to apply. she applied on august 2nd, got card on 6th, made purchase on 7th, and then today she got an email saying the item had shipped from amazon, gave a ups tracking #, and said it could take upto 10 days to be delivered. a lot faster than the 5 weeks i waited.
 
I almost missed this great deal. Signed up for it today. I can use that card for things like gas for the car. And a GPS worth $169 is not a bad deal for free. A thanks goes to the OP for finding this one.
 
Just got the email today that mine is on it's way but no tracking number yet. Applied for the card on the 5th and now the GPS is coming 10 days later, not bad at all.
 
I got my card last week. Used it Saturday. Got an e-mail Tuesday that said the GPS would ship from Amazon within the next 10 weeks.

I just did the lookup and:
Order ID: 6144xxx
Your order has not yet shipped. When it does ship, an email containing a URL to track the status of your shipment will be sent to the email address that you specified when you created your order.
 
Also, as a side note, for any of you that Geocache, or are interested in Geocaching, this will do it! Although it isn't the easiest device to geocache with, you can do it. It also has the option of Paperless Geocaching. Which the first link will tell you about.

If you don't know anything about geocaching, check out the 2nd and 3rd links first, then move on to "How to Geocache with a NUVI 200"

How to Geocache with a NUVI 200.
http://pilotsnipes.googlepages.com/index.html

Geocaching
http://www.geocaching.com/

Getting Started in Geocaching
http://www.geocaching.com/about/
 
Recieved the email that the item shipped.... ordered the card first of July, first purchase middle of July... took a while, but ya can't really complain about free stuff....


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Order ID: 612xxxx

Your order has shipped and can be tracked using the following link: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If you have made this purchase in the last 30 days and would like to return it for a full refund (less shipping and handling), please return your merchandise to:
New Breed Logistics
7523 South Lake Parkway
Jonesboro, GA 30236
 
OK .. got the card today .. will use it Sunday ... so from the way I read it, they should automatically notify me about the shipment of the Garmin Nuvi 200
Or is there anything else that needs to be done ?

Question for Nuvi 200 users: Can we load Golf Course maps into it ? ? That would be great so it could be used to calculate distances on the course.
 
Have not received an email as of yet, but from the link posted earlier they are sending it my way. (And an update for those people with higher order numbers)


Order ID: 6122XXX
Your order has shipped and can be tracked using the following link
 
I got mines on 8/24, whoot whoot... off to cancel my card after the 0% balance transfer is over in a few months... 😉
 
Just a friendly reminder for those who have received their card and, hopefully, the GPS -- doing one transaction a month for 10 months is going to sweeten the deal to the tune of $50. All it takes is marking your calendar ...
 
Just got mine on friday, anyone notice the invoice shows some dudes personal address as the billing address?
 
Originally posted by: lupi
This offer still good?

It's about as good as it was when it started in terms of getting a GPS. The value of the GPS is probably less that $169.99 by another $20-30 though ...
 
Got mine yesterday! Tried it out driving around for an hour -- this is a nice little unit. The old Pioneer AVIC-S1 goes to eBay!
 
Dang, the usps tracker says it was delivered.. but to a diff State?? Who would I even file a complaint with???
 
Originally posted by: finkle
Dang, the usps tracker says it was delivered.. but to a diff State?? Who would I even file a complaint with???

Many times, they recycle tracking numbers and the information you see may be the old shipment. Check the date that it says it was delivered. it may be a year or two old.

I hope that's the case for your sake.
 
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