After purchasing the navigation from the dealer, is the service free from then on? Or is there going to be a monthly fee? If you don't to continue the service, what do you lose?

 

I have an aftermaket NVAI, but i dont think there is a fee for the factory ones, unlike "on star" and others.

03 coupe 5AT DG/G premium,performance,
AVIC N1, Volk GT-7

 

there is no monthly charge for the factory NAV. Just the $2000 initial investment.

 

The only fee applicable is the cost to update your disc. They come out around November of every year and cost $180, I think. There's no need to get a new one every year though.

Russ

Black 6MT Coupe
Jax, FL
G35Driver.com Business Cards

 

If you find out who makes your disc, you may be able to get a cheaper update or more frequent updates from that nav company, such as TeleAtlas

But to reconfirm the answer to the original question, No, all GPS/NAV systems are free to use. The radio waves are public and thus Free... actually... it was your tax dollars that paid for it... [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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Oh, very interesting.
Thanks for the replies. =D

 

180 bucks a year! I'm sure somebody will have backups online in no time

 

Not until dual layer DVD writers become common, and only if the stock DVD reader can read them.

-- Rob