Comments on: Magellan Maestro 4000

By: George

George — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:45:06 +0000

I am leary of investing in another Magellan product. I was satisfied enough with my Roadmate, but attempts to upgrade database online or contact customer service were frustrating. They don’t seem to answer the phone! Anyone have more recent experience with the company?

Thanks.

By: todd reeser

todd reeser — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:05:18 +0000

My I say to everyone. Everything has gone to nonreplacement batteries. GPS and MP3 players. I will stick to my old MP3 player and GPS that I can change the battery in. 4 AA batteries.

My advice is to buy a map where you are going? Less$$ and Hassle.
Thank you

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:21:47 +0000

Take a look at the TomTom, it is from the Netherlands and has all kinds of choices for maps in Europe as well as US.Canada.

By: Edwin S Koski

Edwin S Koski — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:22:12 +0000

I purchased my 4000 in January 2008 and found a number of maping errors, probably due to an earlier map version. I would be intersted in updation the software if the price were lower. Otherwise, I’m pleased with the unit.

By: mike n.

mike n. — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:01:18 +0000

as a courier for a well known international carrier,i have come to greatly rely on the maestro 4000. my route requires me to cover 15-20 small towns in SE mass. with a normal daily mileage of 200. although the unit would be better served with a town or city indicator and an ability for multi-stop entry, the 4000 in general has been quite helpful for use as a job aid.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:54:57 +0000

I just bought the Maestro 4000 as a “Factory Refurb” from [snip, see comment policy]. I found the map to be 4 revisions old (2006) map # 27. I too found out the only way to get an accurate map was to pay Magellan $79 for a 2008/2009 map. I called them and they did not want to know. I stressed to them that if they are selling a factory refurb, then it should come with the latest and greatest. I shall be writing to the Better Business Bureau on this one. [snip] also do not represent that the maps will require upgrading. I feel cheated!

By: Eugene Stoesser

Eugene Stoesser — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:37:33 +0000

Tim
While $79.00 is about the right price, You
have to watch Magellan. They are still selling units that have the old maps in them.
Those updated maps have been out for over a month. Also most other gps units garmin or tom tom
will update for you if you purchased the unit 30
days before the map update came out

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:35:34 +0000

$80 is about the average price for a map update for a typical portable auto GPS device. Some a little more, some a little less, but $79 is the most common price.

By: John

John — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:02:40 +0000

I got the Magestro 4040 and upgrading the map costs $79.99 plus taxes.
I just don’t know if it makes sense to upgrade the map or just buy a brand new one from another brand.
It is just too costly to upgrade the map.

By: Lar

Lar — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:13:38 +0000

Bought refurbished Magellan 4040 [snip] in Sept.08 which wasn’t bad at all. Magellan would not budge for a reduced price map update from 2006 maps. Had to pay $70 for updated 2008/2009 maps. Unit does seem to work flawlessly after the update.