Garmin Lifetime Updater
- Allows a Garmin owner to conduct the following updates online: Update maps, Upload activities to Garmin Connect, Register the products and Update golf course maps
- The consumer can also download Garmin Express program and install it to a home computer
- The service is administered by Garmin International, Inc. – 1200 E. 151st St. Olathe, KS 66062-3426 (Kansas City Metro Area) – Phone: (913) 397-8200 Fax: (913) 397-8282 – GPS Coordinates: N 38 deg 51.333 min W 094 deg 47.941 min
Please note if the Garmin device came equipped with a ANT Stick please turn on the device ASAP and plug the ANT Stick into THE BUYERS home computer’s USB port. The Garmin Lifetime Updater works best with computers that have equal to or more than 13 GB free disk space.
Who or what is Garmin?
- Olathe Kansas based (although some industry experts claim the real HQ is based in Schaffhausen Switzerland) navigation equipment provider
- Has revenues around 3 billion US dollars on a yearly basis
- Founded in 1989 by rocket scientist Min Kao and former MLB Boston Red Sox pitcher Gary Burrell
- Garmin has strong ties with the US Military and has produced over 1 million devices to date
Please note the main Garmin Europe facility is located at Liberty House Bulls Copse Road Hounsdown Business Park Southampton, SO40 9LR, UK (+44 (0) 23 8052 4000). The under appreciated Asian HQ can be found in Taiwan in the city of New Taipei (don’t work the streets alone here).
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