Should I “update” my Roadmate Magellan GPS
This is the second one I’ve had. Love it. Magellan replaced the first about 5 years ago as they/we, after spending a lot of time on the phone with me gave up and gave me a new one. The reason....a...
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We have a Garmin 3550 with free lifetime updates and we use it a lot, along with Benchmark atlases, and Microsoft's pretty good MAPS software fully contained in our laptop's memory. We have nearly 500,000 custom Points of Interest stored in the Garmin to cover just about anything we might need. The Benchmark state by state atlas series are over the top for handy large format non-urban RV trip navigation.
We don't want any navigation aid that relies on cell service, as it's too spotty for general RV trip use. We want something that always works without having to wonder about, or check for, cellular signal strength.
Of course when you do have an adequate cell signal, it's pretty hard to beat Google Earth Pro for the ultimate RV travel navigation aid anywhere. It's too bad that the entire Google Earth Pro database for at least the U.S. - with constant updates via some app - can't be downloaded onto a laptop. What a tool that would be!
We especially don't like to rely on cellular coverage for emergencies, so we carry in our RV - and on our person when out of the RV - a satellite device so we can text for minor emergency support or text routine family communications back and forth ... as well as push an emergency button for up to, and including, helicopter airlift for serious emergencies on or off the beaten path.
Cell phones have their purpose, but they don't cover enough bases for us to rely on them exclusively during RV adventures.
We don't want any navigation aid that relies on cell service, as it's too spotty for general RV trip use. We want something that always works without having to wonder about, or check for, cellular signal strength.
Of course when you do have an adequate cell signal, it's pretty hard to beat Google Earth Pro for the ultimate RV travel navigation aid anywhere. It's too bad that the entire Google Earth Pro database for at least the U.S. - with constant updates via some app - can't be downloaded onto a laptop. What a tool that would be!
We especially don't like to rely on cellular coverage for emergencies, so we carry in our RV - and on our person when out of the RV - a satellite device so we can text for minor emergency support or text routine family communications back and forth ... as well as push an emergency button for up to, and including, helicopter airlift for serious emergencies on or off the beaten path.
Cell phones have their purpose, but they don't cover enough bases for us to rely on them exclusively during RV adventures.
