|
Cellular forums Home > Archive > GPS > March 2007 > Magellan 760 map updates
You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread.
To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to
this thread please [click here]
| Author |
Magellan 760 map updates
|
|
| R. Dale Shipp 2006-10-31, 10:33 pm |
| I've had my 760 for a year now. Today when I turned it on, it
suggested that I go to Magellan web site to see if there were any
updates for the maps. I went, but could not find any reference to
updates nor of how one might get them into the device.
Does anyone know if there are updates, and any link to page saying how
to order them and what they cost?
--
R. Dale Shipp
spam_catcher3 (at) _delete_this_comcast
(dot) net
| |
|
|
| R. Dale Shipp 2006-11-02, 4:33 am |
| In article <RY72h.286$yv3.253@read3.inet.fi>, Martti@eipostia.com
says...
> http://www.magellangps.com/support/
>
Thanks for responding, but I've been there and there is no mention of
downloading updated maps. There is info on how to unlock the European
maps (after paying about 30% of the price of the original unit).
I say again:
Does anyone know if there are updates, and any link to page saying how
to order them and what they cost?
--
R. Dale Shipp
spam_catcher3 (at) _delete_this_comcast
(dot) net
| |
| Jack Forbes 2006-11-02, 3:33 pm |
| Dale
I just went through the same thing with my Magellan 300. After
several talks with their support dept, I found out that the answer to
your question is NO. Map send does not support our older units.
I was told that the only way to get updates now for our units was to
buy the Pre-loaded SD cards with the map files already on it. That is
the way they will put out updates. At $50 per card!
Jack Forbes
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 01:38:25 -0500, R. Dale Shipp
<dale@_delete_min.net> wrote:
>In article <RY72h.286$yv3.253@read3.inet.fi>, Martti@eipostia.com
>says...
>
> Thanks for responding, but I've been there and there is no mention of
>downloading updated maps. There is info on how to unlock the European
>maps (after paying about 30% of the price of the original unit).
>
> I say again:
>
>Does anyone know if there are updates, and any link to page saying how
>to order them and what they cost?
| |
| R. Dale Shipp 2006-11-04, 12:33 pm |
| In article < fqekk2lr7b3edg93u2f0
mfhk55gqilksjc@4ax.com>,
HiJack@fidnet.com says...
> several talks with their support dept, I found out that the answer to
> your question is NO. Map send does not support our older units.
Thanks -- although I would not have thought that my 760 was yet in the
area of "older units" since it was introduced only 1 year ago. But then
the pace of technology is getting pretty fast.
>
> I was told that the only way to get updates now for our units was to
> buy the Pre-loaded SD cards with the map files already on it. That is
> the way they will put out updates. At $50 per card!
My unit does not have an SD card. The map data is on an internal hard
drive.
Actually, the $50 does not sound all that bad a price. If you had the
Delorme mapping program with GPS unit that runs on a PC, then to get a
new map, you need to buy the upgrade software at a price of about that.
Don't have to buy a new GPS receiver though.
--
R. Dale Shipp
spam_catcher3 (at) _delete_this_comcast
(dot) net
| |
| Jack Forbes 2006-11-04, 10:33 pm |
|
That sounds interesting but are those maps compatible with the 300
unit and how do you get the map files to the GPS unit? With the SD
card? Using a lap top in my car is not realistic for me. (My wife
said so!) 8:)
I just bought a 1 gig SD card that works on my 300 GPS for $20. It
holds well over twice as much as what comes on the store bought $50 SD
cards.
Jack
On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 12:33:17 -0500, R. Dale Shipp
<dale@_delete_min.net> wrote:
>In article < fqekk2lr7b3edg93u2f0
mfhk55gqilksjc@4ax.com>,
>HiJack@fidnet.com says...
>
> Actually, the $50 does not sound all that bad a price. If you had the
>Delorme mapping program with GPS unit that runs on a PC, then to get a
>new map, you need to buy the upgrade software at a price of about that.
>Don't have to buy a new GPS receiver though.
| |
| R. Dale Shipp 2006-11-08, 12:33 pm |
| In article < 5jnqk2p3bb5g8bo481in
f276e9sdjpuc1r@4ax.com>,
HiJack@fidnet.com says...
>
> That sounds interesting but are those maps compatible with the 300
> unit and how do you get the map files to the GPS unit? With the SD
> card?
My statement about Delorme maps concerned maps for a PC GPS program,
not a Magellan unit.
> Using a lap top in my car is not realistic for me. (My wife
> said so!) 8:)
>
Been there, done that, bought a Magellan 760.
> I just bought a 1 gig SD card that works on my 300 GPS for $20. It
> holds well over twice as much as what comes on the store bought $50 SD
> cards.
>
My 760 does not have an SD card. Not sure how one would install an
upgrade if Magellan offered it. As of now, I don't think that they
have one for it.
> Jack
>
>
> On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 12:33:17 -0500, R. Dale Shipp
> <dale@_delete_min.net> wrote:
>
>
>
--
R. Dale Shipp
spam_catcher3 (at) _delete_this_comcast
(dot) net
| |
| Phantom@NotHome.yet 2007-03-30, 10:33 pm |
| My 760 purchased 1/1/07 does have a SD slot. It is mentioned in the
paperwork as for "future use"
On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:01:48 -0500, R. Dale Shipp
<dale@_delete_min.net> wrote:
[color=darkred]
>In article < 5jnqk2p3bb5g8bo481in
f276e9sdjpuc1r@4ax.com>,
>HiJack@fidnet.com says...
>
> My statement about Delorme maps concerned maps for a PC GPS program,
>not a Magellan unit.
>
>
> Been there, done that, bought a Magellan 760.
>
>
> My 760 does not have an SD card. Not sure how one would install an
>upgrade if Magellan offered it. As of now, I don't think that they
>have one for it.
>
>
|
|
|
|
|