Turn icn 550 GPS into Pocket PC 2007 Maps

[MR1967]

I found this item listed on EBay - has anyone used this or similar on an icn 550 and does it work? Can the 550 be restored ok if you want to take the software off?

Cheers

MR





http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Navman-iCN-510-520-530-550-720-750-Latest-World-Maps_W0QQitemZ140165150933QQihZ004QQcategoryZ139837QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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On the outskirts to nowhere,
On the ringroad to somewhere,
On the verge of indecision,
I'll always take the roundabout way.

[robertn]

You will be getting either illegal copies of software, raster maps (So no navigation support like routing and guidence), or really B grade time wasting crap (Excuse my French).

or .....

It sounds suspiciously similar to software freely avaible for download elsewhere. Search this forum for "Unlocked" and iCN510 - theres info for the 550 which is similar, although not as widely supported as it was not as large a seller as the 510/520

There is was a web site dedacated to unlocking Navman Devices, something like navmanunlocked.com, but thats not it. Have a search - it had lots of really cool stuff, all free, all legal, and no pretence it was something it wasn't. Failing that, gpspassion.com has a popular thread in this subject.


Don't touch this with a barge poll, you will almost certainly get burnt, get the free stuff, then it's just time you stand to lose.

[robertn]

Here it is.......

http://navmanunlocked.forumwise.com/

[robertn]

Here it is.......

http://navmanunlocked.forumwise.com/

[mikealder]

At around £20 for the maps they list it is most probably a collection of freely available software to unlock the unit and TomTom maps from illegal web sites, these would be supplied "pre-activated" that is why they want the device or the device serial/ codes. They also supply a Speed Camera Database, I wonder where that came from?? - we might have to find out.

For £20 you will not get a legal GPS map of any major country, let alone a couple of continents, typical e-bay - if it looks too good to be true then it most probably is - Mike

[MR1967]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I took the advice and left the Ebay item alone. Have taken a nose around the navmanunlocked link. Very interesting.

Cheers again.

MR
_________________
On the outskirts to nowhere,
On the ringroad to somewhere,
On the verge of indecision,
I'll always take the roundabout way.

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