MSN Direct 12-Month Subscription Prepaid Card
List Price: $49.95
12-month subscription to MSN Direct for up-to-date traffic information sent to your GPS navigation devicesMSN Direct now includes Doppler weather radar flight status informationAlso provides current gas prices, weather, news, stocks, local events, movie informationHelps you reduce commute time and gas costs with intelligent routing and advanced notificationsSee product description for list of compatible devices
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MSN Direct
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I love this service. I do wish that it was a little less expensive. The service appears to have improved over the last couple of years.
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Transient in IT product evolution?
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When I had the service, it's handy but not without flaws. The gas price only included Regular, and it routed me once to a place with no station at all. If you cross one geographic region to another, it can take half an hour for the data to populate the new region, by which time I was heading back and had to wait for the signal of my home region.
The biggest reason I didn't renew after over one year's subscription is that I can find most of the info on my smart phone. For traffic info, I think Google Maps is more accurate in my experience. Among the few things I miss is the rerouting based on traffic condition. Then again, I'm hopeful someone will come up with an app doing just that.
Moreover, I read that the service is tied to the device's lifetime. With rapid obsolescence of electronics, likely accidents of portable devices, and $99 NavTeq map update price tag, how long will I be using my Garmin?
This service needs to be uncoupled from individual hardware box, and differentiate from Live Search (MS' own), Google Maps, and various iPhone apps to prove value and survive.
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Misleading [dishonest?] product labeling
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MSN Direct is pulling a fast one. This is sold as a "One-Time Payment Subscription," but upon activation it is then called a "5-year Service Plan." Seems like a dishonest switch to me. Why isn't it called a 5-year service plan up-front, before purchase?
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MSN UPLOAD AND USE
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The upload and info. was very good so long as you have the proper plug-in on your computer. Not I had no problems uploading to my Garmin 880, but if you have Problems Garmin International Customer Service is not set up to assist you.
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Worth it if....
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If you live or travel to a busy area it's great for the traffic updates.
We love the weather and movies options. It will locate movie theaters and not only give their time but reviews! It does do a whole lot and we enjoy the first free 90 days and then upgraded to the full lifetime.
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