2009 Spring Map Update

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an update
cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest "available"
information (which is NOT ever really the latest information). For the
casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3 years is probably plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)

Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have exclusing
control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties are small, if any.

Ricky Jimenez

2009-06-03 01:17:56 UTC

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an update
cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest "available"
information (which is NOT ever really the latest information). For the
casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3 years is probably plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)
Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have exclusing
control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties are small, if any.

Here is something interesting:
http://www.nowtorrents.com/torrents/magellan-2009-map-update.html

They seem to have the map update in the form of a downloadable file.
But what Magellan sells is an SD card that you attach to the bottom of
your GPS. Anybody know if the software versions on the nowtorrents
site are of any use? Maybe you can burn your own SD card or transfer
the maps to the GPS with the USB connection, if you know what you are
doing.

Carl

2009-06-04 22:19:10 UTC

Post by Ricky Jimenez

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an update
cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest "available"
information (which is NOT ever really the latest information). For the
casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3 years is probably
plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)
Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have exclusing
control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties are small, if any.

http://www.nowtorrents.com/torrents/magellan-2009-map-update.html
They seem to have the map update in the form of a downloadable file.
But what Magellan sells is an SD card that you attach to the bottom of
your GPS. Anybody know if the software versions on the nowtorrents
site are of any use? Maybe you can burn your own SD card or transfer
the maps to the GPS with the USB connection, if you know what you are
doing.

I copy'd my V2 update from my crossover to a Transcend. Then I updated her
crossover to the 2.36 like mine and put the copy in hers. It only shows the
lower 48 states in hers. I can put my original in hers and it will show all
the regions fine. She could care less she won't go to Canada or the other
places anyway. All the POI updated. And I know the 48 states updated because
the road in front of my house used to be called by the highway now it calls
it by the street.

The original SD card from Magellan has small copper like squares in side the
back of it. I only assume that this lets the GPS read the hard drive as well
as the SD card. Unless its because I bought Transcend to copy to instead of
Sandisk like the original, and if I'd gotten Sandisk it would have the same
small squares on the back letting it read too. But I'm thinking that maybe
Sandisk makes those for Magellan special and the ones we would buy wouldn't
work any different than my Transcend. Anyone have a Sandisk to look see?

Carl

2009-06-04 22:21:25 UTC

Post by Ricky Jimenez

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an update
cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest "available"
information (which is NOT ever really the latest information). For the
casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3 years is probably
plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)
Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have exclusing
control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties are small, if any.

I got a malware alert when trying to open this page. HEUR/HTML Malware which
I denied access to.

jack

2009-06-23 00:25:19 UTC

http://www.nowtorrents.com/torrents/magellan-2009-map-update.html

Hi. Did anyone ever try this? Did it work?

My Maestro 5310 arrived a week or so ago (new) and I find out I have
outdated
software in it. I wrote Magellan when I registered, but they have
refused to answer
my email.

I would think if I bought something new (I bought it from Amazon) I
would receive new
hardware and new software. But I have new hardware and old
software.

I have sent Magellan a second follow up email today. If they never
answer me I am not
sure what to do next. Maybe I can return it and buy a GPS with
current software on it.

Aroid

Who Me?

2009-06-23 12:02:42 UTC

Post by jack
I would think if I bought something new (I bought it from Amazon) I
would receive new
hardware and new software. But I have new hardware and old
software.

Don't get your panties all in a bunch. Which software are you talking
about....the base operating system or the maps. The "maps" are more like a
data file than software.

If you think about it for just a minute, you should realize that there is no
practical way for them to "update" units once they are shipped out from the
factory. This is a "problem" common to all GPS makers.

Program updates are free at their web site. I think I heard that you could
arrange one free map update if the timing of your purchase meets certain
requirements. Anyhow, if it is the maps you are talking about, any given
single update usually doesn't really get you much that is new anyway.

If you really are THAT concerned about it, give them a call. They will
probably answer your email eventually; they did mine.

Phil McCracken

2009-06-05 04:02:13 UTC

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an update
cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest "available"
information (which is NOT ever really the latest information). For the
casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3 years is probably plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)
Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have exclusing
control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties are small, if any.`

Check Amazon.com. I thought I saw it last week for around $40.

Ricky Jimenez

2009-06-05 11:35:39 UTC

On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:02:13 -0500, Phil McCracken

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an update
cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest "available"
information (which is NOT ever really the latest information). For the
casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3 years is probably plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)
Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have exclusing
control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties are small, if any.`

Check Amazon.com. I thought I saw it last week for around $40.

The 2009 (not 2008-2009) is listed at 79.99, the same price it is at
the Magellan site. However, since it is brand new, it might become
as cheap as the 2008-2009 in a few months. I still am looking for an
intelligible post on writing your own to an SD/MMC card. Aren't the
maps copy protected so it is almost impossible? Some gibberish was
posted about that a day ago.

Carl

2009-06-05 13:30:21 UTC

Post by Ricky Jimenez
On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:02:13 -0500, Phil McCracken

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an update
cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest "available"
information (which is NOT ever really the latest information). For the
casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3 years is probably
plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)
Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have exclusing
control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties are small, if any.`

Check Amazon.com. I thought I saw it last week for around $40.

If your calling my explanation as gibberish read it again its very simple to
understand, even for a feeble minded person.

What I forgot to say was the copy was for my daughter. This should have
been added in my first sentence, a slight over look but the rest is simple
to understand.

Lets try it again, read slowly this time.

The copy'd version on my transcend only shows the lower 48 states when
inserted in my daughters GPS, or my GPS. The Sandisk from Magellan shows the
update from the SD card, this being of the lower 48 states, and still reads
the hard drive for the other regions. So, It seems to me that Sandisk makes
a SD card just for Magellan which allows the GPS to read both the disk
updates and the original hard drive regions. The transcend that I used
doesn't look the same on the back side, its missing the small copper like
squares that are on the Sandisk. So, I'm asking again. Does anyone have a
Sandisk to see if it has the same small copper like squares like the one
Magellan sells.

I have two card readers. I told the Sandisk from Magellan to copy to the
Transcend. So all was transferred as I see it, I even told hidden files to
transfer thinking that would be the reason why Magellan says there maps can
not be copy'd.

Let me make it a bit easier. One SD card looks different than the other. I
think it takes a special SD card made just for Magellan, in this case made
by Sandisk. This would allow the GPS to read both the disk, which has the
update for the lower 48 states, and the hard drive which still lets you read
the other regions that were not updated on the SD card, do you get it now?
Its so easy to under stand, even if you don't have any intellect at all,
capish!

Ron

2009-06-05 19:22:38 UTC

Post by Carl

Post by Ricky Jimenez
On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:02:13 -0500, Phil McCracken

Post by Ricky Jimenez
How often do most people do such an update? Can one get an
update cheaper from another source?

Depends on how critical it is for you to have the latest
"available" information (which is NOT ever really the latest
information). For the casual, non-business user, every 2 or 3
years is probably plenty........and
by then you may find that you "need" a whole new GPS ! ;-)
Magelllan sometimes has sales; watch the web site but they have
exclusing control over the updates. Discounts from 3rd parties
are small, if any.`

Check Amazon.com. I thought I saw it last week for around $40.

The 2009 (not 2008-2009) is listed at 79.99, the same price it is at
the Magellan site. However, since it is brand new, it might become
as cheap as the 2008-2009 in a few months. I still am looking for
an intelligible post on writing your own to an SD/MMC card. Aren't
the maps copy protected so it is almost impossible? Some gibberish
was posted about that a day ago.

If your calling my explanation as gibberish read it again its very
simple to understand, even for a feeble minded person.
What I forgot to say was the copy was for my daughter. This should
have been added in my first sentence, a slight over look but the rest
is simple to understand.
Lets try it again, read slowly this time.
The copy'd version on my transcend only shows the lower 48 states when
inserted in my daughters GPS, or my GPS. The Sandisk from Magellan
shows the update from the SD card, this being of the lower 48 states,
and still reads the hard drive for the other regions. So, It seems to
me that Sandisk makes a SD card just for Magellan which allows the
GPS to read both the disk updates and the original hard drive
regions. The transcend that I used doesn't look the same on the back
side, its missing the small copper like squares that are on the
Sandisk. So, I'm asking again. Does anyone have a Sandisk to see if
it has the same small copper like squares like the one Magellan sells.
I have two card readers. I told the Sandisk from Magellan to copy to
the Transcend. So all was transferred as I see it, I even told hidden
files to transfer thinking that would be the reason why Magellan says
there maps can not be copy'd.
Let me make it a bit easier. One SD card looks different than the
other. I think it takes a special SD card made just for Magellan, in
this case made by Sandisk. This would allow the GPS to read both the
disk, which has the update for the lower 48 states, and the hard
drive which still lets you read the other regions that were not
updated on the SD card, do you get it now? Its so easy to under
stand, even if you don't have any intellect at all, capish!

I've got a crossover but have yet to buy the V2 update. I think the other
GPS's use SD cards only and don't read the hard drive at any time. So I too
am interested in if the other Sandisks looks the same as Magellans.

BTW, I fully understood you some just don't catch on it must have been to
much for other's to read LOL. But I was a bit confused, all of a sudden the
word her was being used. Other wise no gibberish on my end.

Carl

2009-06-05 21:32:47 UTC

Post by Ron

Post by Carl

Post by Ricky Jimenez
On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:02:13 -0500, Phil McCracken