peterlin said:I tried buying one at $149.99 on Friday, the first day you could use the current 12% reward zone coupon, and I was denied. I tried going to two different cashiers and finally asked for a manager override, but none of them would apply the coupon to the item, since the the item is already discounted from the regular price of $249.99. I ended up buying it anyway, since I found the last one with a white dot. I might go to a different Best Buy and try again today.

Anybody else have problems getting the coupon to work (even if you change it to your name and RZ#)?

ozziegn said:I ask because I have the Pioneer AVIC-D3 navigation system but it seems like some of the mapping software is way out of date. unfortunately updating the software isn't much of an option so that makes me screwed. I was thinking about buying one of these hand held units but I don't know how well these pocket sized units work.

what do you guys think?
The Kev Master thanks you for letting him know as he was going to get one for his car but now he thinks he won't.

Can you pls share how you enabled TTS on this unit? Thanks.

wizzard said:JonesBeach said:rigor said:get a 2gb SD card too to load new maps, and TTS modules too. they are like $10-13 at microcenter.

What TTS modules? Where are those available? I've been reading a bunch of the GPS forums and haven't seen anyone succeed with getting a TTO LE to do TTS...

Have successfully implemented TTS in my LE. Also no problems with 7.11 out of the box. Tomtom home upgraded it and I'm now running 7.162. If you want TTS be sure to get a 2GB SD card. The internal 1GB memory will be hidden however and so far I haven't found a way to access it with the SD card present.

so $140+tax is still a pretty decent price for this unit?
pickup confirmation is taking awfully long..

Are we sure that the white dot is going to work, or does it have problems too? Can I load W.European maps into the LE?

madiha said:excuse my ignorance, but how is "LE" different than "3rd Edition"? Which one is better and why?

There is a discussion on this in the BF thread.

madiha said:excuse my ignorance, but how is "LE" different than "3rd Edition"? Which one is better and why?

LE is considered better than 3rd edition because it has bluetooth (not for hands free though) and a SD card slot that allows for expandability as you can add additional storage for more maps, etc.

I'm surprised that some people are having problems with the 12% coupon not working (either the 12/7 to 12/10 one that they mailed, or the 12% Birthday coupon). If you can't figure out how to put your name in the URL for the coupon, just print off the PDF that I attached (it says "Happy Birthday Reward Zone Member!" and should work just fine unless you get the most anal cashier). You do have to be a rewardzone member but it's free to join and you can join at www.myrewardzone.com and print off a temporary card if I remember correctly.

If they try to say that the coupon is not valid because the unit is on sale, just ask them nicely to override it. I've never once checked out at best buy with a coupon and had them flat out turn me away -- ask nicely and they will do it for you. Or, just ask for them to get a manager for you to speak to -- that is normally enough for them to say "ah screw it" and apply the coupon.

It's not like this 12% coupon is fake or invalid or something -- it's a real coupon, it just sounds like some people are having issues where the coupon is showing that it does not work on sale priced items (which is basically everything in store, and is a total load of bull). Ask nicely and they'll apply the price.

bor said:Thanks OP. I picked up the Navigon 2100 @ Staples using a $30 off to make it $120 OTD. Reading the reviews about its sluggish performance, I may take up the TomTom as a better alternative.

I have both and I prefer the Navigon. The text to speech feature is invaluable to me. Additionally the Navigon worked perfectly out of the box, and the TomTom couldn't find one satellite out of the box and required hours of downloads and upgrades to get it to work (it had the old version 7.11)

Wow. I still have 6 of these left from BF. Looks like I'll be returning them.

I don't want to get into the line and wait for the pickup during this shopping season. Can anyone confirm the in-store price is the same as the web price? Thanks.