GPS - Alternative to Magellan RoadMate 500?

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Alternative to Magellan RoadMate 500?

Gary

2007-06-12, 3:33 pm

I've had a Magellan RoadMate 500 for just over three years and there was
just one update (about a year and a half ago) that I paid $99 for. Now
Magellan informs me that there will be no more updates for that unit but
they'll graciously allow me to trade it in for a different (refurbished)
model. Their "discount" price isn't much less than I could buy a new unit
for. I wouldn't mind paying something like $99 per year for updated maps
but to spend as much as I did on the unit and the update and then having to
dump it after just three years makes the total cost of owning the Magellan
unit unacceptable.

Can anyone tell me if other companies are better at more frequent map
upgrades and long-term support for their products? Can anyone recommend a
replacement product for my RoadMate 500? TIA

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