Updating GPS Units??

[Toejam]

While in Los Angeles using my Garmen 330 I saw a screen Pop up saying my unit needed to be upgraded??? How do I do that?

 

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I typed your question into google and presto, I found this...

Where can i update my garmin c330 GPS? - Yahoo! Answers

and this...

Garmin: StreetPilot c330 Updates & Downloads

 

[none]

Joe,

I do mine every two years, they have an update every year, but I figure how many roads change in a year? So I just skip every other year.

Alan

 

[vegasnitro]

Mostly, it is a sales ploy by Garmin. Like Reinhart said, how many roads change in a year? It's "only" $99 for this year's update if you are so inclined. To update it, you will need a USB to mini-USB cable to connect the device to your computer. Garmin's website will do the rest ...

Speaking of which, I love my Garmin 350. I turn it on in "off road" mode on airplanes to get our location and airspeed (the highest I have seen was in a Boeing 767 ... 656MPH). I have used it all over Mexico, St. Thomas, St. Lucia, Barbados, Bahamas, Jamaica, Alaska and Canada, not to mention a different city that I am in for work every week ... all without fail. I have used it to set way points on Lake Mead for fishing, and off the coast of Mazatlan in the Pacific and off the coast of Cabo in the Sea of Cortez for the same. I have used it to find hotels, airports and restaurants. I have sought "treasure" by geocaching with it. Of the trillions and trillions of dollars the DoD has spent, next to the deregulation of the internet, I think the GPS has had a tremendous impact and I truly could not imagine my life without it.

 

["Dr. Dirt"]

My new Vette had the 3.0 version of GM Nav Disc and they just sent my upgraded disc today to 5.0 - Entire U.S. and Canada and the best part is it was free! The car cost enough to make some free things seem OK?

 

[Toejam]

Mostly, it is a sales ploy by Garmin. Like Reinhart said, how many roads change in a year? It's "only" $99 for this year's update if you are so inclined. To update it, you will need a USB to mini-USB cable to connect the device to your computer. Garmin's website will do the rest ...

Speaking of which, I love my Garmin 350. I turn it on in "off road" mode on airplanes to get our location and airspeed (the highest I have seen was in a Boeing 767 ... 656MPH). I have used it all over Mexico, St. Thomas, St. Lucia, Barbados, Bahamas, Jamaica, Alaska and Canada, not to mention a different city that I am in for work every week ... all without fail. I have used it to set way points on Lake Mead for fishing, and off the coast of Mazatlan in the Pacific and off the coast of Cabo in the Sea of Cortez for the same. I have used it to find hotels, airports and restaurants. I have sought "treasure" by geocaching with it. Of the trillions and trillions of dollars the DoD has spent, next to the deregulation of the internet, I think the GPS has had a tremendous impact and I truly could not imagine my life without it.

Well my USB from my Nikon works on my Garmin, but I can't tell if anything's been uploaded? I downloaded the software but nothing happens when I plugged it into my Mac!

 

[Kelly]

Well, I just recently got a Garmin 260 and I love it! It has 2009 maps already, but when I went to register it on the website it said there was already an upgrade I was eligible for free to the 2009 maps. Some April version or something. Let me tell you.....that update has been downloading since 7:00 pm or so and is only at 45% right now. Yep, and I don't have some slow arse laptop or internet. The instructions are to download it to the computer, then download it to the Garmin. Geeze....maybe it'll be done by the morning!

 

[none]

Kelly,

Mine was the same, about four hours to download to the computer then about an hour to update the unit.

But at least now it knows where all the new Hooters' are-LOL

Alan

 

[Toejam]

Kelly,

Mine was the same, about four hours to download to the computer then about an hour to update the unit.

But at least now it knows where all the new Hooters' are-LOL

Alan

I guess when you look at how many highways are in this country that's not a shock.

 

[Kelly]

Heheh....

Well, I went to sleep with about 58% done. Microsoft Auto Updates decided to kick in and when it was done.....restarted my laptop. Crap! I had to start over. LOL I started it before work and once I got home uploaded to the Garmin in about 5 minutes. Hmmmmm......6 or 7 hrs to download to my laptop and 5 minutes to upload? What the?

Anyway, it's all good and additionally I downloaded all kinds of cool vehicles. Hey there are NASCAR trucks and NASCAR stock cars. Where are the NHRA top fuelers and NHRA funny cars??!!

I ended up with a charcoal gray sedan....hmmmm. They Yota lives on!