will I need to purchase coastal maps?If I want to go from Plymouth MA to Ptown MA do I need to purchase that map?
366303
In the Garmin webpage you can see all maps available, but consult experience people on the region, some restrictions, rocks and obstacles can not be on the map.
366304
I haven't sailed on the East Coast - but here in the west (Alaska) all maps were included in the device when I bought it.
366305
I am on the west coast but just for grins, I cursored over to a state that has Boston in it which I think is the one you want. any way I am able to get tidal depths for a little island called Hutchinson Island at under 1 nm scale on the coastal chart. So, the answer is, 'no you don't ;have to buy that map'.
1451545
In the one I purchased the maps for Europe are pre-loaded. Once you connect the unit to a computer they, along with the US maps are continuosly updated. Great unit.
725313
yes but the maps are very general area. you need to mark a location as home to backtrack to it. it in not a substitute for a map as it is too general area.
1056823
The map are loaded on this unit. The maps are from 2010. I would recommend getting the life time updates for 100.00 bucks that way you will be up to date with road in the US. P.Hansen
1452067
There are so many Garmin options it's mind boggling. The nuvi 350, which I own, comes with North American maps. Looking to buy a gift for my dauughter so I explored a bit. The 200 comes with regional maps, which is basically the continental US. Since we live in Western NY, Canadian maps are useful so you need to go to a model with North America to get that. We traveled to Ireland in the spring but to get maps for Ireland you need to buy an SD card, which goes for over $100 (we left the Garmin home). Also recommend a model that says the street name in addition to 'turn right'. The units can get confused and that is a good 'verification' that you really should turn or exit. Additionally this is helpful because you should be looking at the road and not the Garmin to make sure your going the right way.
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I am shopping for my 1st GPS. TomTom 340TM is supposed to include free maps for the life of the device. How can they refuse to upgrade the maps on your refurb? slloyd1000@verizon.net
124412
It comes In a tube. Awesome map, used it to sail cape cod bay this August. Also has great info on the whales in the area.
828119
I have just bought a Tomtom XL from Amazon. The SW told me my map is up to date, yet, I know the map was released at 2007. Instead of going thru the tool->latest map guarantee menu, I went to other menu to purchase the map, the message said my map is 5 quarter behind and then when I tried to purchase, it showed the version of the map available to my system is at 8.xxx.I will have to call Tomtom tomorrow to find out what's going on.
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My Via 1500 came brand new with lifetime maps. From day 1 the web site said it was expired. I download peripheral stuff but as far as I know the maps are not included. They do offer an update for $70. Thanks!"My Tom Tom" is the software for the 1500. "Tom Tom Home" will not work.I tried to deal with Tom Tom support but got nowhere. Good luck
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Sorry, I forgot if a map was preloaded or not as I bought a while ago.I think US and Canada maps are preloaded. I only remember that I can choose either eastern US or upper US or lower US, something like that. It is very good in direction. It shows the picture of your current road and the exit road you need to take. It also says like: take either on two left lane or right lane.
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It comes with a low-detail base map (major roads, cities, state/province/international boundary lines). I don't recall the details of what else it may have, since I promptly purchased the higher-resolution road maps. If you use the GPS only for tracking your movements, and not for navigation, the base map is fine for that. It's not suitable for any kind of detailed navigation, however. Maps for that kind of use need to be purchased.
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Maps are available from TomTom site. I found and started download of UK/IE maps for a trip. Alas, I found them too close to departure time and didn't get them fully downloaded to install them before my trip. Map files are quite large! They're also a little pricey, I seem to remember it was about USD$70 to download the set. I can't vouch for whether downloaded maps work well. Europe destinations seem to be fairly well covered for TomTom maps. I wanted to download a map for Singapore too, but one is not available. See the TomTom site for places that are available.
1676056
Yes, you have to go to the website to update. Im not sure about map updates but you can find whatever you want to know on the website.
639855
Hi, Yes you need to download maps for each particular region. I have experience with tourist map but not for city navigation. And while it is great for hiking it could be less convenient in a dense city area.Attila
141046
As advertised, the Bluechart should include these maps. My interest in Bluechart is in the Gulf of Mexico and its coastal waters, for which it servers very well in those areas.
671143
You need to pay for the charts. go to garmin.com enter your GPS serial number and it will guide you through the process and then you will have choice of maps you can purchase for it.
2094204
No. That's a separate purchase. However the device can use the maps from OpenStreetMap. Plenty of instructions on the web on how to do it. I use OSM maps and they work fine.