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AndyCr15
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:23 pm    Post subject: Biking Ireland GPS Options Reply with quote

Currently I have TT5 on my M5000. I'm planning a trip to southern Ireland, to Kilbrittain just below Cork, right on the coast.

Does Zumo 550 or Rider have detailed roads maps down that far? Not even Google maps seems to cover it Sad
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Garmin v9 maps cover all of Ireland. Have a look at this page

http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/citynavEuro.jsp

Click the link to the Mapsource Map Viewer and you can examine the detail for the area you are interested. You have to zoom right in before it shows the minor roads though.

Kilbrittain is at N51.67342 W8.68817, as you say there aren't any roads on the Google maps and I don't think TomTom have it either.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry to be dippy, does that mean the Zumo will have that coverage, as the link you've given shows the detail of Garmin's maps?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As long as it has V9 mapping the Garmin Zumo should have street level mapping of the whole of Ireland.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm, do you know how I would check? This is the link for it, the cheapest I've found, but it doesn't mention map version -

http://www.blokesstuff.com/Product.aspx?Product=Garmin_Zumo_550_Motorcycle_Satnav&ProductID=1361
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:24 am    Post subject: Garmin Reply with quote

Even the Garmin V8 was good for most of S. Ireland. So far V9 I've found spot on. I live in N. Ireland and I almost bought a TT rider but didnt after I found out how bad the coverage was in Ireland.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anita wrote:
As long as it has V9 mapping the Garmin Zumo should have street level mapping of the whole of Ireland.


If you buy a Zumo and it doesn't have the v9 maps then Garmin will give you an upgrade for free. Garmin send out the CD to you on request, you then get a free upgrade if you have a new unit or you buy an upgrade code if you have an older unit.

If time is of the essence, then ask the retailer if the unit comes with v9 maps and if it doesn't then insist that they supply the map upgrade for you.

Be aware that there are two versions of the Zumo, one with UK and Ireland maps and one with European maps. Make sure you know what you are paying for when you compare the prices....
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you buy the 500 and put a 2GB SD card in it your supposed to be able to add the additional maps onto the card and the zumo will use them.
If you dont need it for the car as well this is a much cheaper option.
I havent had chance to try putting the maps onto the card yet but i think it shoul be fairly easy with the mapsourse software
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do the additional maps cost though?

Is this the only difference between the 500 and 550? The maps and being able to mount it in a car?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AFAIK the 500 Deluxe comes with all of Europe on the DVD, there just isn't sufficient memory within the unit to hold it all (unlike the 550). I recall having read somewhere that the SD card was for MP3, routes, track-logs etc and you couldn't store mapping data there that the unit would be able to use... Would like this to be confirmed or preferably be proven wrong though...
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AndyCr15 wrote:
Do the additional maps cost though?

Is this the only difference between the 500 and 550? The maps and being able to mount it in a car?


550 has text to speech and "XM radio" (only useful in the USA?) too.

I'm not sure if you have to pay to unlock extra regions. You did in the old days but I'm not sure if that's still the case.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I rang garmin and checked before buying.
I was told you could put the full european maps on the SD card (2GB should do it), and be able to use them.
Is text to speech not just a different voice or am i getting confused with TT threads on here??
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

desd wrote:
I rang garmin and checked before buying.
I was told you could put the full european maps on the SD card (2GB should do it)

That's good to know, I accept I'm wrong then, thanks.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

desd wrote:
I was told you could put the full european maps on the SD card (2GB should do it), and be able to use them.


Ahh, that's good. In the olden days you had to buy a new unlock code to get all the regions.

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Is text to speech not just a different voice or am i getting confused with TT threads on here??


Text to speech will read out the street name (turn left onto London Road) rather than just "turn left".

Question for you: Can you use Mapsource to plan routes, edit waypoints and view tracklogs on the Zumo like you could on the Quest?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes you can although the Zumo will recalculate the route.
I've not had chance to try this out yet but plan to do so this weekend ill let you know how it goes.
I'm going to do a route i used with the Quest 2 so I can compare
Obviously It wont lock up this time thou
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