garmin gps v

I bought A garmin GPS V and it has a europian base map installed, can I change this to a US version some how?

Unfortunately, no. You can however buy various types of software from Garmin for street maps of America, such as City Navigator North America, that will give you detailed street maps of the entire country. The basemap is not changeable though.

2007-02-20 11:48:40 by jedi46300

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2006-09-21 21:23:04 by Mr. V

Price: $28.00 $19.40

One-year limited warranty
Ships in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
Compatible with nüvi series GPS navigators
Powers your GPS from vehicle cigarette lighter outlet
Great for use in a second vehicle

On the Garmin website, you can download the entire manual. Including any updates, special requirements for your unit and car. Easy to get around in, no cost manual will take a lot of paper if you print it all, but download to file and print part you need.

2006-08-17 15:42:30 by Sharon T

Price: $24.95 $19.95

Durable and High Quality Construction
Designed for Garmin nüvi, StreetPilot, Zumo GPS. Garmin Nuvi 600 610 650 660 670 680 710 750 760 770, StreetPilot C510 C530 C550 C580 Zumo 450 550 12V Vehicle DC Cigarette Lighter Adapter Power Cable
Powers and Charges your Garmin at the same time !
6 feet cable - inserts into GPS or GPS cradle
Comparable to Garmin 010-10747-03 Adapter

I have a friend who uses a Tomtom One gps and sometimes it takes a while for it to find signal...but he also doesnt mount it on the dashboard, he holds it in his hand =/

But I know two other people with a Garmin gps, mounted on dashboard and it works great. Plus I've heard Garmin is the best.

So my question is, should I buy a Tomtom GPS for $100? It's on sale, usually $180. Or should I buy a Garmin (and maybe wait til it goes on sale).

Why one vs. the other? I want the most reliable one.

Thanks.

I have owned a Tom Tom One for a few years and just love it. My brother has a Garmin and he likes it as well but hasn't used my Tom Tom. What I like about the TomTom is the ability to change the maps when the roads change from construction or road name changes. You can change it on the unit and then send the change to the Head Office so that others can use the change as well. It's called Map Share. Tom Tom has official map updates every 3 months but you could download other peoples changes every week if you wanted to. (more than 33,000 at last count). When you get updates you also get the new positions of the satelites so that reduces the startup time alot.
I find that mine will get a signal and start up very quickly if I turn it on when the car starts. If I have it turned off and then travel a fair distance and then turn it on (once I'm lost) then it takes longer to find your position. Mine has no trouble if it mounted on the windshield or held in you hand, it has the same signal level. I even have a signal when I bring it in the house close to a window, when I update it.
Since I have owned my TomTom One they have made software improvements like Help Me which shows the location of where you are and how far to the nearest Hospital, Pharmacy, Police, Car Repair shop and so on...
My wife now uses our TomTom One and I have bought the model 720 with a larger screen. I has other features that I don't use like playing MP3, view JPEG pix and FM radio broadcast. I do use the voice spoken street names. I have also downloaded famous voices like Mr T and John Cleese. They are funny. I have also download Points of Interest list like my favorite gas station locations that even shows their symbol on the map when I am close to it.
I would say that $100 is a great price for One, if the wide screen XL One wasn't much more I would pick that one just from personal experience.

2008-11-23 08:49:06 by #1RRR

its a gps but my grandma does not know what " v.9.0 " means

I do believe that V.9.0 like everything in computer talk means, it is a version of the original that many times upgraded, in this case to include more newer streets, gas stations, restaurants and so for that were not there before

2008-11-08 07:04:59 by ~Cc~