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maps not provided with fenix 6x

I bought Garmin 6X sapphire few days ago from UAE, but the watch comes with no map loaded for the region hence no POI's, routes, tracks or navigation options are available.. i tried to update the maps for Middle east but still not working. i contacted Garmin but i was advised to buy maps for 60$, which does not make sense after paying 1000$ to the watch and since it was advertised with navigation/POI/route features with no exception.

Can you advise how i can resolve the issue please..

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tmk2 over 5 years ago +2 verified

Your options are as follows:

1. Ask the seller to replace your watch with one containing proper maps.

2. Do as Garmin says and buy additional map.

3. Use a free 3rd party map (like for example this: http…
tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to Otto-Destruct +1

Otto-Destruct said:
Adding to this: Garmin's maps are based on Open Street Maps (OSM) so aside from some presentations issues, there's little lost in using those.

Heatmaps are lost, I think.

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+1 tmk2 over 5 years ago

Your options are as follows:

1. Ask the seller to replace your watch with one containing proper maps.

2. Do as Garmin says and buy additional map.

3. Use a free 3rd party map (like for example this: http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/).

0 Otto-Destruct over 5 years ago in reply to tmk2

Adding to this: Garmin's maps are based on Open Street Maps (OSM) so aside from some presentations issues, there's little lost in using those.

DCR's tutorial: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/how-to-installing-free-maps-on-your-garmin-fenix-5-plus-forerunner-945-or-marq-series-watch.html

Also: if you can find someone with an old DVD copy of "City Navigator" maps, (or topo, or whatever), they can be copied to your device.

0 7361027 over 5 years ago in reply to tmk2

thanks, i started with the 1st one, lets see how it goes..

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to Otto-Destruct

Otto-Destruct said:
Adding to this: Garmin's maps are based on Open Street Maps (OSM) so aside from some presentations issues, there's little lost in using those.

Heatmaps are lost, I think.