Garmin Map Update 2008 City Navigator for North America NT (010-10989-00 and 010-10989-50)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 0.1 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TZFL3M
• Item model number: 010-10989-00
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)

Product Description

Garmin 0101098900 Update City Navigator North America NT. This map update DVD offers full coverage of North America United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. This new generation of Garmin Map Update allows a simple and convenient way to update the detailed maps and the latest of over 6 million points of interest in your NT compatible Garmin product.

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129 of 139 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You can skip out on this update, September 19, 2007

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House of Woo (California USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Garmin Map Update 2008 City Navigator for North America NT (010-10989-00 and 010-10989-50) (Electronics)

Pros: Some updates to local roads and extra POIs that were not there before.

Cons: Missing major Interstate and local roadwork that has been in process or complete around for a year.

Overall: I'm using the NT Update 2008 map with a Nuvi 660 in the Los Angeles, CA area. We've had completed major extensions of the interstate system (downtown and other areas) and major road alterations that have been in the works for years and they still do not show up on the maps or navigation. One bypass that I travel on frequently never showed up. The land that was originally where my company was at before is still showing up as my company, even though there are residential housing projects popping up there (El Segundo/LAX area). POIs are hit and miss. While it seems to show catering services run from people's houses, it doesn't show the old McDonald's that has been on in the local shopping center for years. At least for Los Angeles it's not really worth upgrading from V8. It should have been a clue that there are no specific changes or dates listed in the ads or packaging.

Note: This DVD is labeled on the package as a map upgrade for ONE Garmin GPS. Once you enter the unlock code on the back of the jewel case, it will associate the map code with your Garmin via the internet. So you can't just purchase one DVD map and also install it on your buddy's Garmin. Worse thing is that when you update the map, it takes around 1.5 to 2 hours to update this thing. I tried to defragment my GPS afterwards to make it run faster, but it wouldn't let me defragment the 998 MB worth of map data!

Not worth it!

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the upgrade., November 12, 2007

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R. Orozco (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garmin Map Update 2008 City Navigator for North America NT (010-10989-00 and 010-10989-50) (Electronics)

After much deliberation on this 2008 upgrade, I took the plunge and decided to see if it was worth it. After 3 months traveling along the Southeast (Florida to Washington, D.C.), this upgrade still does not have the newer streets along this route that my old 2007 didn't have. As a matter of fact, I have yet to find a single difference between the two versions and I've traveled a lot on the road these past 3 months including out to Texas. Well established neighborhoods that didn't show up in last years version are still blank in this "upgrade". I'd be curious to see the lists of new streets added. In all, I'd hold off buying this right now if I could do it again. I love my Garmin, but this version is unnecessary.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Covers less territory, October 19, 2007

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L. Lawry - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garmin Map Update 2008 City Navigator for North America NT (010-10989-00 and 010-10989-50) (Electronics)

Product was fairly priced and arrived promptly. Issue I have is that the new map coverage did not fit into my Street Pilot c330's memory. Previous version included in c330 GPS out of the box covered whole continent. This version made me choose between the northern US and Canada OR the continental US.