Mini Review: Navteq Map Update 2011 for Garmin
updated 01:55 pm EDT, Thu June 10, 2010
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In an all-too-complicated world, the Navteq 2011 Map Update data card is a simple way to update your Garmin GPS device. Perhaps a little too simple. Slide in the Map Update 2011 SD card, fire up your Garmin and, viola, you have the latest detailed maps of the U.S., Canada and Mexico, plus a few other areas. We can’t comment on the updated maps as the roads in our area appear to be unchanged for 2011, but we wish Nateq’s update process was a little more user-involved.
Being of the ‘who needs instructions?’ generation, we just grabbed the updated data card and headed out the door, thinking our GPS unit would walk us through the update process. However, we soon found ourselves staring at the standard Garmin screen, wondering if the update was really installed.
As it turns out – and is printed on the back of the packaging – the update, available at www.updateyourmap.com, takes hold by simply inserting the new data card into the Garmin’s SD slot. A simple installation process for sure, but we doubt we’ll be the only ones that make the mistake of leaving the house without reading all the fine print. Navteq could easily remedy this problem with a simple screen prompt, making the update process that much more user friendly. The update is available for $55 at www.updateyourmap.com.
