What is the difference between the City Navigator for France and the Plug and Play for France. Do I need both? Will it work on the Street Pilot c550?
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Not sure, but I know the memory card inserts into your GPS unit, and at power on it recognizes the additional maps. The advantage to this is you can move the card from one GPS unit to another. With the software, you have to connect your GPS to your computer and upload the map, and it's licensed only to that GPS unit. If you buy another GPS unit, you have to buy the software again, but the card can be moved. Hope this helps
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I also bought a mio c520the has US maps on it by default. I was told by mio that I CAn't use Europe maps on it since the US models is only for US maps. Has anyone had the same experience?
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The Garmin Nuvi 2797LMT will work great in France. European Maps do not come with this unit but they can be downloaded to the unit from the Garmin Website. Garmin offers 10 different maps for Europe and a street map for France will cost $69.99.
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It does work in Europe, according to Garmin service techs, but you have to buy either a European map ($99) or shop country-by-country (Italy and Greece, for example, are $70). Also note that the 255W doesn't come with USB cable, so that's another expense associated with purchasing it (I've read elsewhere that Amazon sells the cable for $10).
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Mine worked in Europe in every country I visited, Prague, Switzerland, Germany, France and even worked in Costa Rica. It wasn't great in Costa Rica as I havent updated the maps since 2009. Mine worked! I am not sure if it will work in Ireland you may want to check the specs, the maps online but I did get the one that specifically said European maps.
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You will need to find/download the necessary maps but, no issues with the adapter. It has a regular MINI-USB with adapter to connect to the cigarette lighter.
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Typically, you update the unit for free once after purchase so they should be completely up to date. My best advice is to use the unit out of the box first without updates. It should have some maps in it and work, even if all roads aren't current. If it works as advertised, go ahead and update your U.S. maps right away then update the European maps about a month before your trip. If it doesn't work out of the box, return it and get a new unit right away. Some of the units have problems, it's best to get rid of the lemons immediately rather than try to fix them (I had this problem with a TomTom, once I sent it in for repairs - and they sent me a different unit back - I could no longer get a refund. Typically, you update the unit for free once after purchase so they should be completely up to date. My best advice is to use the unit out of the box first without updates. It should have some maps in it and work, even if all roads aren't current. If it works as advertised, go ahead and update your U.S. maps right away then update the European maps about a month before your trip. If it doesn't work out of the box, return it and get a new unit right away. Some of the units have problems, it's best to get rid of the lemons immediately rather than try to fix them (I had this problem with a... » Read More Typically, you update the unit for free once after purchase so they should be completely up to date. My best advice is to use the unit out of the box first without updates. It should have some maps in it and work, even if all roads aren't current. If it works as advertised, go ahead and update your U.S. maps right away then update the European maps about a month before your trip. If it doesn't work out of the box, return it and get a new unit right away. Some of the units have problems, it's best to get rid of the lemons immediately rather than try to fix them (I had this problem with a TomTom, once I sent it in for repairs - and they sent me a different unit back - I could no longer get a refund. « Show Less
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Hi, I thought the screen was large enough for me and not too clunky to be portable. I field tested it and it worked perfectly in Germany, Belgium and Holland, so imagine it would work in France as well. The unit comes with a car charger but NOT a wall charger. Might want to get one of those. I kept it in a side pocket of my backpack and it was fine but you can always get a travel like pouch for added protection. You do have to tell the unit in which country you are in-it does not adjust automatically. It has a side port for an sd memory card and while it is a little tricky to spot it is there and I slipped inside an additional card in case I want to add any extras in the future. It worked for me and got me around. And now I use it in the States. Best of both worlds!
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Yes it does, I used it in Paris and UK and found it easy to use. Be cautious when the device says "World Maps" because it does not work everywhere. Monaco is one place it did not work. Also, maps are difficult to download from Garmin and had to call in to tech service a few times to assist with the download. Good thing is the batteries last long.
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I'm copying what written on SD card/adaptor case: "City Navigator North America NT (010-11551-00) Preprogrammed Data Card MicroSD Card With Standard SD Adaptor" It is micro SD pre-loaded card with adaptor. It works as a charm. I just put into my Garmen Oregon450 and turned my GPS on. It works great. Now I have a street/road map. Also it appeared on PC as a folder/disk along with Garmin. BTW, somebody on the web warned about writing info into a map folder by mistake what has disabled this folder. After reading I backed the City Navigator on CD before use. Just in the case...
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I bought these maps for Japan. Found that it only covered major cities. Ended up not using it at all. Years ago I bought a Garmin GPS from Amazon that had the European maps pre-installed. Did use that in Europe and it was a godsend. Europe, like Japan, lacks street signs a lot. However, neither was very good for walking. You'd need a GPS designed for walking. The Garmin has a setting for walking, though I never used it. Sorry for not being of much help.
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It should, and I think that would have old roads at least 5 years old. but still you should be fine , cause roads don't change that offen in India. And it listed in compatible device in this link says on this link https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps/on-the-road-maps/city-navigator-nt/city-navigator-india-nt/prod65217.html which is the latest version. So definitely should support your device too.
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hi, i am not sure but i love this model, what i would do is google this gps to see if it can work for you in France, Steve Update.. i just checked and it dose come with full European maps. Steve
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According to the Garmin website, it is compatable. Click on this link for the France, Benelux map: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps/on-the-road-maps/city-navigator-nt/city-navigator-europe-nt-benelux-france/prod11488.html and you can check compatability. Look at the sides of your Garmin and it should have a slot for a micro SD card.
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I used it traveling from Germany to France just last december. Coming back to Germany i realized some major roads where outdated, it was as easy as hooking up the tomtom to my mac, create a username on the lifetime update for my unit and there, updated maps for free!!! Beware that they are quite heavy updates, so depending on your connection speed it may take a while. Feb 24, 2014 by joshzaid
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I have a 2008 Honda Pilot as well. No Navi. My head unit has the standard 6 CD changer, am/fm, XM and AUX buttons. After taking my head unit out I was disappointed to find that this cable did not match up to any of the inputs I had. I would expect you'll have the same experience.
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I got the chip pre-loaded with the City Navigator map files. I looked at the capacity of the device and size of the map files. It appears the map files (1.7gb) are too big for the internal memory of the device (105mb), so the extra memory of a SD is useful if not required.