GPS for RVs
New guy here and sorry if I am bringing up a subject that has been discussed to death but, like I said, I'm new to the forum and have not had a chance to read all the stuff. I recently discovered ...
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RPreeb wrote:Some answers:Aridon wrote:
Never trust a GPS. Plan your route with google maps and verify the roadways with a trucker atlas either in print or online. If there is an accident I'll verify the new route BEFORE taking it and not going to trust some random GPS that hasn't been updated in years with my roof.
This would lead one to ask: Why aren't you updating your GPS maps?
Last time I checked the maps are 2+ years old when downloaded. But regardless never trust them.
And it's one very large file like several GBs. Not a issue with high speed bandwidth which I don't have. Garmin should split it up into multiple files with the ability to start/stop downloads as the USER needs.
And the map delay makes we wonder about how often other data like CGs, stores etc are updated.
I prefer looking up CGs etc on the phone for one simple reason: When they update their database I get the updated information immediately and not later when I download GBs of data.
