lifetime map update?
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It comes with both Lifetime Maps and Lifetime Traffic. Be advised that if you are using Windows XP Media Center Edition, the updated will not download and install. Any later Windows version works just fine. Garmin customer support was extremely helpful in making the Map update go smoothly.
976341
You can get maps for Europe, I'm not sure about lifetime updates. But my advice is don't bother. Garmin is produced for the US. In Europe it's almost worthless. It got me lost all the time. I switched to TomTom, which is European and doesn't work very well in the US, and the accuracy there was almost 100 percent. Garmin is especially bad in European cities where the streets are very close together. In Spain I haven't noticed a single taxi driver who uses Garmin or who uses anything other than TomTom, for that matter.
1933825
No but you can purchase map upgrades ONE TIME from Garmin that are good for the life of the Unit. It does come with lifetime traffic though.
1207748
TomTom XXLUSB CableSucktion cupSuction Cup glue on adaptorPromorcode for Lifetime Maps (US, Canada & Mexico only - no Lifetime Maps for Europe!)User Guide
864846
Yes, the LM after the model number means Lifetime Maps, but you need an E-mail address to get the notices of map updates and downloads. Plus the timed to update you GPS, usually takes about one hour on a 64-bit PC the first time you update. Did this help ? Also it is an awesome GPS system.
2080166
Yes, but be aware of certain models. You will have to pay high cost for map updates. Make sure you buy a model that offers free lifetime up dates.
747256
No, it does not. I can't even update the maps either. I guess it's too old. I may try hooking it up to the software this weekend to give it another try. I hadn't tried for quite a few months.
485281
EARL -- curious about the time line in your post. I see that on the Magellan site they show Map Upgrade v45 as being the most current. If I read your post correctly, that upgrade was originally released in Dec 2011 and then retracted and in Feb you still didn't have it? That would suggest the current Map Upgrade v45 is at BEST 5 months old (if they released it February 19th
1974511
I purchased a Garmin Nuvi in December of 2012 and there have been NO UPDATES to the "free" lifetime maps as of January 2015 .... ripoff!!!
2235270
Yes you can and yes it does. TomTom also has a Map Plan with which you can update maps, I believe, each quarter/year. Nice little unit. Perfect for the price.
1144642
The LM after 660 indicates lifetime maps. Lifetime, as Garmin defines it, is the useful life of the unit. When the unit can no longer accept system upgrades, which make it compatible with the current map downloads, then it is considered obsolete and its lifetime has ended. The 660 is a popular unit and should be around for a while, however, it will become obsolete at some point. When that happens you either use the last upgrade of maps that you have as long as they are useful, or you buy a newer unit.
2187342
I updated the maps once after purchasing the device as new version of the maps were available. Did not encounter any restriction on the no. of times I could do that. Also the documentation says that it is free for the 'usable' life of the device i.e. until the device can support the newer versions of the map either in the sense of its capability or storage space.
1933824
No it does not. But you can purchase a map upgrade that you can then use for the life of the unit. It does however come with lifetime traffic updates.
443889
I don't have this unit any longer, and I don't remember if it did have lifetime updates.
1705167
I got the maps,traffic option and there is a car charger with the traffic option. There is s computer cable for the lifetime map update.
469604
if you buy a garmin recently, it has a lifetime of updates for the maps it has preinstalled or that you purchased as an addition. careful of secondary markets, they may sell maps that are static and not updatable.
1244271
My husband says the maps are dated and it does not have the lifetime maps like garmin... He has been happy with this unit for the most part...