GPS

We have an 8inch Rand Mcnally and its been trouble free for a ear and a half.

What Model is the 8"?

FREE LIFETIME UPDATES is the first cut. I thought that my Garmin had them when I bought it but it keeps telling me I am out of date. certainly won't spend any money as it is little more to get a new one.
bumpy

The Garmin needs to have the letters LM or LMT associated with it for lifetime updates. We update ours once a year and have for the last 3 years with no problem.

swphotobug wrote:
The Garmin needs to have the letters LM or LMT associated with it for lifetime updates. We update ours once a year and have for the last 3 years with no problem.

Garmin updates its maps up to four times a year. Download Garmin Express onto your PC and connect your Garmin. You will be told if you need to update your maps and software. It will do all your needed updates. I check it every month or two.

Bumpyroad wrote:
FREE LIFETIME UPDATES is the first cut. I thought that my Garmin had them when I bought it but it keeps telling me I am out of date. certainly won't spend any money as it is little more to get a new one.
bumpy

The GPS won't update the maps on its own, you have to download them to the GPS and to the computer if you use BaseCamp.

fj12ryder wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:
FREE LIFETIME UPDATES is the first cut. I thought that my Garmin had them when I bought it but it keeps telling me I am out of date. certainly won't spend any money as it is little more to get a new one.
bumpy

The GPS won't update the maps on its own, you have to download them to the GPS and to the computer if you use BaseCamp.

thanks, do you mean there is some thing in a menu on my garmin to start a download? when I boot it up it just says that maps are more than 1 year old.
bumpy

I use my Android phone and Google Maps.

Since all who do that are tracked by Google the "Map" updates as you drive... If for example there is an accident oh say 10 minutes in front of you.> Lola will announce "Traffic back up of 5 minutes 10 miles ahead. alternate route available choose to use it or no thanks.

I was kind of amazed at that last week when I was doing a trip to a place I'd never been before.

Even the My-Pilot app uses the same map service to GPS you to overnight parking with Gas/Diesel/Denny's

Bumpyroad wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:
FREE LIFETIME UPDATES is the first cut. I thought that my Garmin had them when I bought it but it keeps telling me I am out of date. certainly won't spend any money as it is little more to get a new one.
bumpy

The GPS won't update the maps on its own, you have to download them to the GPS and to the computer if you use BaseCamp.

thanks, do you mean there is some thing in a menu on my garmin to start a download? when I boot it up it just says that maps are more than 1 year old.
bumpy

You need to have "Garmin Express" installed on your computer and running when you plug in your GPS to the computer. You may have to open Garmin Express, Select the GPS and then do the map download and installation. Not really as easy as it used to be, but not that bad. It can take a while on a slower connection as the maps are at least 1 gig or more.

Also you may not have room on your GPS for the new update, which is a hassle. Insert at least an 8 gig SD card if you have an SD card slot, before you start the process.

thanks, checking it out
bumpy