The question how to identify the copycat navigation system is of great importance for you if you decide to buy the navigation in the local market place. You must read this article carefully. There are kinds of native and foreign brands in the digital product market. If you lack the common sense, it is very easy to be deceived into buying something useless or which is not the money worth. The following six points are my collection of understanding in this aspect.
How to tell the copycat navigation from the authentic one?
First, see if the interface and appearance of the machine share a lot of similarities with the interfaces of machines of different brands. If so, it is very likely to be the copycat navigation. Generally speaking, people with brand awareness have understanding of the intellectual property rights of the package. Then it is impossible for several manufacturers to use the same interface unless it is a copycat one. The copycat navigations are generally made by small workshops, which have not invested and developed their own appearance and their own set of molds.
Second, the voice of the copycat navigation is generally relatively small.
Third, check and see if the pre-installed map is genuine map, if not then it is the copycat one.
Fourth, not every machine has a serial number. Besides, check and see if the serial number is the same with the number on the packing box. If there is no similar serial number to be found, then it can be identified as the copycat navigation.
Fifth, test the after-sales telephone number. Before purchase, dial the after-sales service telephone number to see if after-sales service staff can be reached on normal working days. If there is no answer or you receive answer from a computer, it can be the copycat one because after-sales service personnel of big brand companies should be available and no computer answer should be given.
Sixth, ask the sales to provide the query results of the national trademark net. General speaking, merchants who sell a product will be concerned about information of the items they put on sell. It is unlikely that such kind of information is the confidential information of the company or they give you no reply as to this question. If there is no query result or no service life listed on the query results, it is very probably that the navigation is copycat. We should understand that if a brand company intends to sell in another country or area, it must first register in this sales region in the local country or area. The sense is like that all the famous brands will register in all the countries or areas.
