Garmin MapSource City Navigator, North America DVD-ROM for Garmin StreetPilot GPS Units

Garmin MapSource City Navigator, North America DVD-ROM for Garmin StreetPilot GPS Units Features

Additional Garmin MapSource City Navigator, North America DVD-ROM for Garmin StreetPilot GPS Units Information

Designed specifically for Garmin's StreetPilot III, StreetPilot 2610, and StreetPilot 2650 vehicle GPS navigators, the disc also boasts detailed information on highways, interstates, business roads, and residential roads, with such attributes as turn restrictions, roundabout guidance, speed categories, and other navigation details. In addition, each DVD offers automatic routing, so you can easily generate point-to-point routes in MapSource or on the compatible navigators. And thanks to the trip and waypoint management feature, you can also transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks between your Garmin GPS and PC.

Important Note about Map Updates : Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever need a map update, you can get one from Garmin at http://www8.garmin.com/unlock/update.jsp. You will need to have your device's serial number ready.

What Customers Say About Garmin MapSource City Navigator, North America DVD-ROM for Garmin StreetPilot GPS Units:

Garmin has established an Unlock procedure that is so byzantine that I frequently am denied use of my rightfully owned software. Whether the error is missing unlock code, no customer code found, unable to recognize device, or customer support is currently closed, I find it virtually impossible to install the maps on my device. I understand that Garmin wants to prevent piracy, but they really need to beta test their anti-piracy protocols before dumping their wares on the public. If Garmin doesn't respect the hours upon hours of my time that I spend trying to unlock their software, they do not deserve repeat business.

Great software and update for Garmin unit. Pretty accurate, but few error in locations. Still great buy for the price.

Even worse, you cannot simply type a street name but must then select from a drop-down list of every street name option in the database.In Google maps, I usually find what I'm looking for typing the street number, street name, and ZIP code and pressing enter (without regard to "Rd." or "St.", even with misspellings). This is an extraordinarily bad product that makes me question my recent purchase of the Garmin 60 CSX.The problem is the extraordinarily out of date user interface. For example, in order to get directions to a specific address, the address must be specified in separate fields for the street number, the street, the city, the state, and the ZIP code. in City Navigator, this requires at least five different steps and use of multiple drop down menus -- effectively making it useless for me.I give the product two stars rather than one because it is quite handy to have all the preloaded points of interest. If I am driving on the highway and would like to get something to eat, I can browse a list of restaurants near my current location and then easily have the GPS direct me there.More commonly, however, I need to find directions to a specific address, and -- despite spending nearly $500 for a device and software to do this for me in real time -- I usually use Google maps and prints the results.

It has all the points of interest that I am looking for and the maps are very detailed but the mapping software has some rather annoying glitches when it comes to entering addresses. You almost have to trick it with certain addresses to get them to show up while creating a route.

I purchased this map set for my eTrex Vista HCx unit on 8/4/2008. As a result of this situation, I returned the City Navigator 2008 version and will order the 2009 version directly from Garmin. The update to City Navigator North America 2009 would have cost me $75 on top of the $80 I just paid Amazon for the DVD.

When I installed it I was immediately notified by the installer program that there is an update available. Most other software products include at least one free upgrade so you are starting with the most current version. It worked fine, but it was not the latest version.

It seems like this is probably a common problem (stale versions in inventory), but the fact that you immediately have to pay for an upgrade to get current doesn't sit well with me. Next I got on Garmin's web site and it said you can get a free upgrade within 30 days of purchase. I called the next day and was told that, unfortunately, free upgrades do not apply to maps purchased separately from a GPS unit.

I think Garmin should be dinged for this unreasonable policy. I am not happy about this, but I like the GPS unit, so I will begrudgingly go through the hassle.