510/520 map/software updates

Algev · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 27, 2006 Posts: 8

Question to Navman and reply as at 9th Jan: Smile

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Please could you tell me what version are the European maps for the ICN510/520 currently being sold from your on-line shop? Are these maps to the same Tele Atlas data level as the 2006 map update that is currently offered for the ICN 530 (and to the level of the new Navman N series)? Also, is there an accompanying SmartST software update for the ICN510/520 maps that is later than SmartST2005+Service Pack?

Dear Sir
The new maps and software will be available within the next 3-4 weeks. They will be available from the web store, www.navmanstores.com Apologies for the delay but the release date has been put back.

Many Thanks

Kind Regards

Navman Store Support

Navman Europe Ltd
4G Gatwick House
Peeks Brook Lane
Horley, Surrey RH6 9ST
United Kingdom

robertn · Frequent Visitor Joined: Feb 06, 2005 Posts: 564

Thats what they said in October, Novemeber and December last year.....
remember the proverb "live every day as if it's your last, one day you will be right" - I only hope the Navman update comes first, in the mean time I am not waiting for it, life is far to short for that.

After this continual deception of which there is a pattern developing (Some of you will remember the 2005 software update had the same problem, and the Version 3 before that), intentional or otherwise, I will not buy another Navman product. They treat their exisiting customers with too much contempt for me, I suppose I should have expected thats what I would get from a large American boat builder when I bought a land based product Wink

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Pity the only law against this is the natural law of customer choice. I suggest that a boycott of Navman is required if we are to get them to change there ways. There is also the published commitment to annual map updates, and it's well over a year since they pubished an update, so you could always take your Navman 510/20 back for a refund under consumer gaurentee laws.

ShirleyTemple · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject:

Never trust a written statement from someone who doesn't have a name either???
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Algev · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 27, 2006 Posts: 8

I really can understand why feelings run so deep on this one. I just think it's a shame because (shock, horror) I actually quite like my 520 - apart from getting round some of the last service pack glitches, it does reliably do what I want it to do. All I'm asking for is an extended lease of life on what in real terms is not an old product. I get so p'd off by this constant rush to upgrade, upgrade and upgrade again. I could actually live with SmartST2005 (I know, shame about lack of full postcode searches etc) - all I really want is a decent, reasonably up-to-date set of maps. I tried out a TomTom 300 recently - and what a useless piece of kit this turned out to be for my needs, unless I've got it wrong and you really can locate places via longitude/latitude coordinates on the 300 map screen (I can with the 520)! I find the 520 easy to use and, along with any other device like this, providing you use a bit of common sense it does the job and I don't want to just junk it. I wish Navman would wake up.

Godfather40 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 17

The Maps are now available and cost £99 but no data on full postcode searches.

Dave1999 · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:37 am Post subject: Update

This may seem daft to some of you .
I have a navman 520 and only use it in the Uk
It is the 2005 version and the maps DO need updating as there are many new roads .
Do I have to buy the disks at £99 for the whole of europe or are they going to bring a new card out just for the uk ?
Dave

Gee-Pee · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:38 am Post subject: Re: Update

Gee-Pee · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject:

Had a word with Navman this am and they say

DRP · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject:

Hi Dave1999
Before you part with your £99. the new maps will be anything up to 3 years out of date. When the 2005 maps came out roads in my area which had been built or improved 18 months to 2 years earlier, were not no the maps.
Best thing to do is purchase a F20 or N20 for about £30 or £40 more than the current maps. You will then have the new software, with full post code,GPS reciever and sell your 510/20 on Ebay? To cover the offset cost. Or wait a month or 2 for the prices to fall. As who in their right mind is going to spend that some of money, just on maps, without updated software.
Regards
DRP
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Dave1999 · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: Update

Thank you all
Looks like I will have to live with it till the prices come down
Dave

Gee-Pee · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Update

Milest · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 1

I got the 2006 map updates as soon as they came out for my 510, and also the latest available USA maps too--these were on sales for awhile for £59.

The euro-software update (Smartst2005) will also run the usa maps, and I have a pair of 512MB SD cards, one for UK and some of Europe, and one for some of USA.

(Does anyone know if a sd card larger than 512 can be used with the 510? would be nice to get more of europe or USA on one card)

My experience is that at least some of the major roads in southeast UK have been included, e. g. Baldock bypass, Stansted airport roads.

I have also recently used the Spanish maps for a holiday in andalusia, and these worked OK, except most roads have been renumbered in the last 12 months. (confirmed with local friends0. Even the paper Michelin Andalusia area map from April 2006 is out of date, as are all the major mapping websites.

And it will refuse to route to many hotels in the centre of the tourist towns because many of the roads are "access only" and the map data has these marked as no entry--it's a good idea to get the free tourist town centre walking maps from the the first Tourismo you reach (or apply by post to Spanish tourism office in UK)

So far, fairly pleased.

DRP · Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:50 am Post subject:

Hi
Answer is yes to the first part. I have 2 x 2GB cards 1 with all europe east, the other all US. as long as you get a fast card 133 x, everything should work fine. the ones I have do.
Regards
DRP
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