Comments on: More About GPS Map Updates

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:55:03 +0000

Paul, see our HP GPS Forum for people discussing ways to get map updates.

By: paul

paul — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:11:44 +0000

is there a map update for hp310 gps if so please let me kno thx

By: dan

dan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:55:37 +0000

i purchased a plenio gps,and looking at all data most of gps unit use the same program .so why is that my unit is off by at least 200 ft and tells ypu to turn down one way streets going wrong way,left turns and i live in nj were left turns are not something you do in jersey its almost all jug handles,roads are changing all the time,why cant there be a system in place that all gps co use and updates are available asap and should be downloaded by co that you are using product are they going to pay if you have major accident because you turned were gps said to,i read a story about some guy rhat made a turn on a rail road track,car got stuck and you can figure out what happened nrxt!! no one got hurt,gov also has set so that you can only be close to your destination .but they can be within inches!!! bs paid alot of money for product and co should take care of cust or else dont sell something that could end up getting someone killed,if it didnt happen already!!!

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:28:23 +0000

Neal, you won't know for sure which map the device has without turning it on, but Garmin has also just announced the Garmin nuMaps Guarantee.

By: Neal Pressley

Neal Pressley — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:18:09 +0000

How to make sure if I am getting latest map when I am buying Garmin GPS 750 ot 780 from an online store? Do I need to expect 2008 maps for do we have 2009 maps available? Do we have only one version in 2008 or many?

By: Neal Pressley

Neal Pressley — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:16:23 +0000

If I buy a new Garmin GPS like 750 or 780 from an online store like Amazon, how to make sure that I am getting latest map? what is the latest map available now in Sep 08? Is 2008 or 2009? Do we have internal versions or 2008 will have only one map?

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:09:50 +0000

I went to the local Circuit City a few months ago and observed a big difference in map accuracy/currency between the manufactures. I simply attempted to locate my house, which I have lived in for more than 3.5 years. The streets have been here even longer. TomTom and Magellan didnâ€™t even have my street. Garmin did. Of the big three, I decided to stick with Garmin for my latest purchase. You can do this test yourself, by trying to find 12380 W Tonto St in Avondale AZ 85323. If your unit canâ€™t find it, try finding it on a Garmin unit and then manually move and zoom the unit you are trying to find it on, to see if the streets even exist. Another test is to find a more recent street addition, which is the intersection of Avondale Blvd and W Coldwater Springs Blvd. They didn’t intersect on any TomTom or Magellan units. They did on the Garmin units. This test is by no means representative of the overall coverage and capabilities of a unit and its maps, but it was eye opening for me. Garmin seems to get information more quickly than the others (in this small sample).