Tony Hwang wrote:
>> Carl wrote:
>>> A friend of mine just got a garmn 260, garmin offers for $119.95
>>> free map updates for the life of the GPS, not the life of them
>>> making it but the life of the gps. Seems were all making a mistake
>>> buying Magellan! OK Magellan I hope you read this you just lost me as a
>>> customer. As
>>> soon as you say you no longer support my GPS with the paid maps I
>>> have to buy I'm going Garmin!!!! Its time you wised up!!!!!!!!!
>> Hi,
>> I made a mistake of buying Crossover as well. My impression is
>> Magellan is trying to go out of business real hard from consumer
>> market. My next one will be Garmin for sure.
I'm happy with my crossover, just not happy how they treat their
updates compared to Garmin.
I used mine today on the motorcycle. I took off from home at 9:00
A.M, it was 32 degrees, so you know how cold the GPS was. By the time
I got to where I was going 62 miles it warmed up to 42. The trip home
at 2:30 was 58 degrees so that was nicer.
As far as functions it worked liked it was supose to. It was about a
half block off from my waypoint but that's not the first time
something like that has happened. I have another friend with a garman
and he said his is the same too, sometimes its a half block or a
house or two off. Sense Navteq makes the maps I'd think everyone's GPS
would be the same no matter who made it. As long as I get on the
right street in the city I know nothing about I can live with it.
Looking at house numbers is a piece of cake compared to finding
roads! I knew how to get to the city, I just couldn't get my self
around it.
Just for kicks I told it to take me home. I told it fastest route,
even though I knew how to get home. It wanted to take me by
Interstate, I wanted to take the same state and county roads home. It
was persistent to tell me to do a U turn. For about 3 miles it drove
me nuts. It finally found a paved county road to turn on.
I didn't want to go that way so once again, please make a U turn. I wish
they
would have set it up to shut up after the second time it says please
do a u turn, then re rout.
I pulled over and changed my route to shortest route instead of
fastest route, then it took me the way I wanted to go. Heck I should
have just shut it off, but I wanted to see it work on the bike. The
screen is very easy to see even with the sun on it.
I just hope I'm happy with the V2 map. I got it from Navteq for 69
bucks, Magellan wanted 79, now Magellan has it on sale for 55 so If
you need the update knows the time to get it. I screwed up and didn't
get my free 30 day guarantee update after I bought it. When I
called Magellan to find out the details she told me yes, you can have
the free update! Then I looked at my receipt, I was 5 days over the
allowance!!!
The same night I ordered my V2 Update from Navteq it was still
regular price on Magellan's web site. I looked the next night and it
was 55. I called Navteq about there price beat policy and they said
mine was already shipped, they could not adjust it. It will be here
Wednesday .
I got a bit long winded I know but I want it to be clear I like the
GPS, but I don't like Magellan's map updating policy compared to
Garmin! Next time I shop for a Garmin!!!!
http://www.magellangps.com/products/...=0&PRODID=1994
--
Carl
99 FLSTF
I started out with nothing, and
I just about have that paid for.
"Make yourself sheep and the wolves
will eat you." -- Benjamin Franklin
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