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Old 29th Oct 2009, 10:03
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HJ, a word of caution. The delivery method of these new-fangled "paper maps" is totally different from what you're probably used to. You see, they can't send them to your e-mail address, nor offer an internet download. They have to use something called the "postal service" where a guy in a van drives up to your property and stuffs the goods through a small slot which you're supposed to cut in your front door.

Also you don't get automatic updates on these "paper maps". You've got to order completely new ones every year and throw the old ones out.

Oh, and you need to have a "physical address" for this delivery method. If you, like most of us, live in cyberspace exclusively, you're stuffed. In that case you've got to find someone who has such a "physical address" (preferably with something called a "zip code" or "postal code") who can receive the goods for you.

And no, your "physical address" is not the same as your GPS coordinates.
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