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	Garmin nuMaps North America Lifetime Updates Rating Average rating: (3.8 based on 166 ratings). Lowest rating: 1 \| Highest rating: 5 Click here to Add Your Own Review. It's quick and easy. No login required. Recommendation: 76% of our reviewers recommend this item.


NorthNovie Nova Scotia November 16, 2009	LIFETIME MAP UPDATE Once I figured out the Garmin DL procedure, the rest was simple. I would recommend anyone using this product do the map updating at a time when there will be no requirements to use the PC for other things. Even with my very fast PC and cable connection, the process was about an hour. Pros: good buy if your gps does not fail/get stolen Cons: garmin site a bit confusing to follow Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 4 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Gérald Dieumegarde Laval, Quebec, Canada November 8, 2009	POOR FRENCH Poor french used Pros: maps are up to date Cons: poor french Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 6 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Gérald (Gerry) Québec, Canada November 5, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Had a little problem to update the North America. Not enough info on the dard. Had to call client service to find out how to do it. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 5 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Tom North Bend, OR November 2, 2009	BEST MAP UPDATE Makes sence to buy the lifetime update as new construction can cause some problems with outdated maps. ALSO it's a great deal as most Garmin GPS's will last several years Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 5 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Mike Central Illinois, USA October 29, 2009	LIFETIME UPDATES So far I have only gotten a "your GPS is up-to-date. You don't need anything. . (or something like that) Regarding POI's that come with the GPS I find lots of duplicates, and some missing places, particularly in Food. Pros: can't offer any comments yet Cons: can't offer any comments yet Recommend: NO OPINION Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 6 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Jean Claude Ottawa, Ontario October 23, 2009	VALUABLE After updating, I discover quite a lot of changes either in one way, new streets or commerce. Cons: take a long time to load Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 7 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

PJAvenger London ON October 21, 2009	ALL OF NORTH AMERICA - NOT $800 GPS. $120 Maps. Oh sorry, says Garmin, your GPS is so old (1 year) that it can't hold all of North America - only part of it. What part would you like? Renders it useless for crossing the continent like I needed it for. Only good if you stay on one side of the country. And it can't use the freaking 16GB SD Card I put in it? Highly annoyed. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 6 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Stinger Newmarket, ON October 21, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATE Although I had a few concerns as I went through the update process, it finally seemed to finish properly (after loading 2GB onto my PC). My first experience using it was this week, driving from Newmarket, ON to Florida via Pittsburgh. How was I to know that VP Joe Biden was in Pittsburgh, and the road to my hotel was blocked by police. After a few turns, Nuvi found an alternate route, and I arrived safely. Pros: i had never seen the "alternate route feature befo Cons: documentation with the card would be helpful. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 8 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Donald Prince Albert SK. Canada October 19, 2009	LIFE TIME UP DATES FOR NUVI 660 GPS UNIT The new updates do not reflect the New sections of twinned highway between Saskatoon SK & Prince Albert. Errors on previous maps are no longer there, very good. I am unable to comment on complete upgrades as we have not taken any long trips. What I can say is this past summer we put 20,000 KM. on our trip to the East coast, and only one time did we get wrong information from the unit. I love it. Only one thing would make it better would be TOPO MAPS available within the unit itself. Dual maps. I know I would pay extra for this as part of the complete unit. I spend many hrs. in the forest traveling old roads I find on old maps. Something to think about for the future. Sincerely Donald Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 7 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Skobovius Chetwynd, B.C. October 13, 2009	LIFETIME UPDATE I downloaded for two hours on high speed but the thing didn't finish. I think it's too big a file and that a disc should be available. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 7 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

John Ocala, Florida October 12, 2009	EXCELLENT MAP UPDATE I have noticed numerous improvemements with this map update and am very pleased that I made the investment. It proved to be invaluable on a recent trip across country. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 8 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

The Ambassador Ft Worth, Texas October 8, 2009	MAP UPDATE I have never been satisfied with the information/poi's in any of the updates. It seems the information is about 2 years behind reality. So its nice to finally have the 2008 information in my 2010 update. Maybe one day, I will get an update that is only one year behind reality. The other peeve I have with the software is, name uniformity. I dont understand why (for example) a food establishment that has multiple locations shows up in several different categories, and has several different "names" .. Take Chili's for example.. Chili's is either.. "Chili's" or "Chili's Bar and Grill", or "Chili's Grill", etc.. I would there is an easy resolution to that issue, but obviously not discovered...yet. Pros: will pay for itself after 2nd use Cons: set aside 6-8 hours to load/update Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 6 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

James Thunder Bay September 30, 2009	GREAT PRODUCT Bought this update my GPS to be on top the changes in mapping,Easy to install love it all changes in my area present. Pros: great tool Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 10 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Tom Ottawa, ON September 29, 2009	EXCELLENT MAP UPDATE, BUT On the Garmin site, it is very far from obvious how to get this sucker working. It is quite "hidden" away, so to speak. I finally had to scan the FAQs for "nuMaps" to find out how to do it. PS. Without High-speed Internet, you should avoid this like the plague! Pros: functionality Cons: operating/setup instructions. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 15 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Fred Elizabeth City, NC September 28, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES I love having a recurring update capability in my back pocket. Got excellent tech support both from GPS City and Garmin when I wasn't able to figure out how to activate the subscription. (It's easy to use. I just got confused.) Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 12 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Peter New Hazelton, BC September 26, 2009	LIFETIME UPDATES Purchased a refurbished NuVi 360 and now won't let me download any updates. Pros: unknown Cons: unknown Recommend: NO OPINION Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 9 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

gerry Calgary Alberta September 23, 2009	TRANSFERING THE LIFETIME MAPS TO A NEW UNIT If you have a problem with your gps unit & not under warranty you have 2 choices sent it to Quebec & spend $89 plus shipping & handling. I only bought the lifetime maps less than 6 months ago. The updates are not bad but it is poor customer service when the unit can't be fixed locally & you can't transfer them to a new Garmin unit. I think that is pretty sad Pros: updateds are ok Cons: transfering them is poor Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 18 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Alf. Delta B.C. September 22, 2009	THE IDEA IS OK The idea of a lifetime update card is a good one. I don't have an issue with the card itself but I find the map data is still out of date in some area's but that isn't the fault of the update procedure. Also found the web site difficult to navigate through to get to the initialization and download procedure for the card. Pros: convenient, cost saving Cons: only good for one gps unit Recommend: NO OPINION Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 16 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Don Calgary September 22, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Downloads procedure for this was terrible. Garmin needs to improve their site to allow for these downloads. Once downloaded the product is great. GSP City has been good to me for a number of purchases Pros: very fast... especially on pick ups Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 11 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Brian Kitchener , Ontario September 21, 2009	LIFETIME NUMAPS I have posted a positive review prior but would like to point out a small caveat on this seemingly nice offer on the part of Garmin The Map updates are only for your current Garmin's lifetime This is neat if you have a really recent Garmin BUT when the battery fails on your current unit you are evidently faced with a minimum repair charge of $225 USD regardless of the reason for failure. Thus a failed li ion battery is worth more than a new unit so logic would indicate that you purchase the newest and best of the Garmin lineup many of which will be well under the $225 min. charge. BUT in doing so you lose the value of your LIFETIME Nu Maps because they are not applicable to your new purchase. Thus you have to once again have to purchase a new NUMaps at $120++ Pros: good if you have a new garmin Cons: questionable if your garmin in several years old Recommend: NO OPINION Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 18 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

rodgie Vancouver BC September 20, 2009	NORTH AMERICAN LIFETIME UPDATES I purchased this card, but had a very difficult time getting it to download. I was on the phone helpline for over an hour with several technicians. Finally they had to upload Firefox to my computer and then it started to download. The new maps took a couple of HOURS to load. Cons: did not work with internet explorer Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 11 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bob Nova Scotia September 18, 2009	NOT LIFETIME This so called Lifetime updates is only good for your current model device' meaning if you buy a new model Too bad it's end of updates for you. Pros: good if you only never buy new device. Cons: not transferrable Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 11 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Mark Vancouver BC September 16, 2009	PAINFUL UPDATE Could they make it any more difficult to use this? The Garmin website is just about useless. The update takes HOURS to install. But it is the only act in town. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 13 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Miss Ivy Burlington, On September 15, 2009	LIFETIME NUMAP UPDATES Downloaded latest maps after receiving lifetime card. even though my maps were less than a year old, the latest updates appear to be more detailed, for the province of Ontario anyway. This card will allow me to keep my nuvi current. Pros: appears to be more detail in latest maps Cons: installation instructions on card are very small Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 10 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Rach Moncton, NB September 15, 2009	LIFETIME MAP UPDATE Haven't seen any new roads yet but looking foward to travel with it. Great price compared to big box stores. Pros: don't have to buy a new gps every couple of years Cons: takes a long time to download Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 13 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Craig Ottawa ON September 15, 2009	MAP UPDATE CARD Could they make it any more difficult to use this? The Garmin website is just about useless with info, and the update itself takes HOURS to install. The data is usefull though. Pros: maps update Cons: difficult to get started. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 13 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Stanley Marvin, NC September 14, 2009	A NO PROBLEM MAP UPGRADE SOLUTION I am not sure why others have had difficulty using the Garmin nuMaps North America Lifetime update, but it was not a problem for me. I do have a broadband connection to the Internet, a requirement, but other than that I only needed to know how to read (which luckily I know how to do). LOL The new data was well worth the price since now my Garmin Zumo 450 knows where my house is! Thanks for the price break GPSCITY.COM! That is why I purchase all of my GPS related stuff from you! Pros: easy to use and it works! Cons: none that i can think of. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 10 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Reginald Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia September 14, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS LIFETIME UPDATES I received this item within 4 days and went to install it. It is a little confusing where in the Garmin site you must go to install it. Once you figure that out it works quite well. More detailed instructions would be helpfull. Pros: lifetime updates Cons: confusing at first Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 12 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Ojai Roy Ojai September 12, 2009	TO WATTSITGOODFOR Are you going to the right page to activate it? It took me a while to find it and help with a friend but here is how we did it- I went to https://my.garmin.com and logged in. Then I went to the MY DASHBOARD page and activated it there. Now everything works for me. Hope this helps. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 13 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

wattsitgoodfor? Phoenix, AZ September 10, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME - BEWARE Right after registering a $350 Garmin GPS product, I received an E-mail from GPS City inviting me to purchase the nuMaps Lifetime update. It sounded really good so I checked it out. I did find my device on the Garmin Web site compatibility chart so I ordered it. After I received it, the compatibility chart with the nuMaps Lifetime update card appeared to list my device but repeated attempts to activate nuMaps Lifetime were unsuccessful. I repeatedly tried talking to Garmin about this (for about the last month) and am finally convinced I was robbed. At first they told me I had to have "City Navigator North America NT 2010" before I could activate it, so I spent another $100 for that. So now, I can't activate the card and once the scratch-off is removed from the card it is no longer returnable. The thing is, I had to remove the scratch off in order to find out I couldn't activate it. I've used other brand's of GPS units and none of them nickle and dime me like Garmin products. Needless to say, I'm now relunctant to continue with Garmin. I'm not sure what one could do to ensure compatibility prior to making purchases like this. GPS city refers you to Garmin. Garmin's web site doesn't seem to be that easy to use nor effective. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 17 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Ojai Roy Ojai, Ca. September 10, 2009	BEST WAY TO GO! I strongly recommend the Lifetime updates, no reason to hesitate on choosing which way to go. Just pay it once and forget about it. To activate the lifetime code just go to "My Dashboard" and go through the steps there. Pros: beats paying indvidaul updates. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 17 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Howard Paradise, NL September 10, 2009	LIFETIME ZUMO 550 MAP UPDATES Installation instructions were easy to follow, but it took a total of approximately 7 hours on high speed internet. Pros: great price for "lifetime updates" Cons: too slow to download and then install. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 16 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Lost Taylor, Mi. September 10, 2009	BEST MAP UPDATE A heck of a buy, assuming Garmin will support your GPS model for life. Time will tell. Installation was terribly difficult to locate on Garmins website and horrendously slow, but eventually it did download and appears to work. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 9 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

D Ontario September 10, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Works Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 14 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Tony Ottawa September 10, 2009	BEST MAP UPDATE Easy to use and much cheaper than the annual updates if you plan on keeping your Garmin for any length of time. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 12 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Mike Vancouver September 8, 2009	NUMAPS UPDATES: PRODUCT GOOD PROCEDURE BAD Nothing wrong with the product. Seems to do what is says: update the maps. Difficulty was trying to figure out how to do it online: the Garmin website seemed impenetrable. Once I finally found what I thought was the correct place, it attempted a download, didn't, then said it had. Turned out to be an incompatibility with IE8. Finally got it working with Firefox. Shouldn't be so hard to get a simple download. Pros: map updates: good Cons: update process: unneccessarily difficult. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 13 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bill Barrie, ON September 8, 2009	NUMAPS FOR ZUMO 550 Purhcase and delivery of the nuMaps card was excellent. Downloading of the update did take some time on my Zumo 550, even on HS internet. I was disappointed that I could not upload all the regions (Canada & US) onto the Zumo 550 drive (2gb) as I previously did from the NT North American updates disk. However, I was able transfer all the regions on a 4gb SD card and use the SD card to read all the Regions from the unit's SD slot. Have yet to determine if I can still use the same SD card, upload and listen to my mp3's. Cons: limited uploading to device drive Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 15 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bill Pickering, Ontario September 8, 2009	MAPS FOR LIFE - GOOD DEAL Painless install - Garmin has a slick process and all went fine on first attempt. Good luck trying to find the install link on Garmin's site though. GPS City has a link (only way I could get things going - thanks guys). http://www.gpscity.ca/garmin-numaps-north-america-lifetime-updates.html links to http://garmin.com/activatenumaps Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 13 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Brian Kitchener , Ontario September 8, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS First of all this is a good value purchase if up to date maps are necessary for your business or travel. It does work as promised with several caveats...some minor and some major. Downloads to your computer are slow unless you have a really high speed connection (I have 129KB/sec connection with Bell) and it took 5+ hours to download the current maps. It then took virtually 2 hour to transfer to the Nuvi 250W. This is not for the impatient user! If you are a Mac user do not even think about using Safari for the downloads. First of all you need a Communicator Plug In which will not install for Safari unless Flip4Mac is deleted or disabled and even then the Download Manager from Garmin's servers will not allow a connection. Garmin Canada is aware of these conditions and suggest that FireFox 3.5 or better is the route to go. When FireFox 3.5 has the Communicator Plug In installed the installation was flawless albeit horrendously slow as mentioned . Pros: using firefox the system worked as advertised Cons: garmin still has spotty support for osx /safari Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 13 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Dieumegarde, Gérald Laval, Quebec, Canada September 8, 2009	LANGUAGE Impossible to have a good and clear language in french. I have seen an expert (one of your dealer in Laval Quebec to fix it and was'nt able too. As long as this problem is not solve I would'nt recommended it to any one Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 18 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Randy Maryland September 8, 2009	GARMIN UPDATE The process to download and update my portable Gamin was fairly easy and straight forward. I have current maps in my system and am satisfied with the product. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 12 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bruce Edmonton AB September 8, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES The lifetime update card is a great value for the dollar. MyGarmin.com is a easy to use site (once you have installed the updater and the plugin. It was disappointing that the card itself didn't come with an instruction sheet leaving the user to figure out where to go to get the updates started. Once you figured out the site, it was painless. A large download but worked perfectly. Pros: one time cost for lifetime updates is great value Cons: instructions were pretty much non existant Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 15 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Jim North Bay ON Canada September 7, 2009	MAP UPDATES I had problems downloading loading maps I am using a Mac Problem I had Flip4Mac installed and there was a conflict. Garmin tech solved my problem. Make sure your battery is fully charged before downloading to your GPS Pros: good tech support from garmin Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 12 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

John Kingston Ontario September 7, 2009	STRAIGHTFORWARD INSTALLATION Very easy to install. Make sure that you have a high speed internet access as it is a large file. Pros: simple installation process Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 14 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

BNinan Loma Linda, California September 5, 2009	GREAT UPDATE Lacked instructions on how to install and use product. Had to call to get intstructions. Pros: ease of keeping up with updates. Cons: lack of instructions on how to install and use. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 10 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Jim Idaho September 4, 2009	GARMIN LIFETIME MAP UPDATE Good value, but not an easy install on my Zumo 550. It took me two days and two calls to Garmin. I also had to remove the mp3 files from my GPS to have enough room for the map update. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 17 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Grant Chilliwack August 29, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME Product OK. Have trouble with cost of shipping $11.00 from Calgary to Vancouver. The same applies to a cradle for the 850 Ram Mount.($11.00) The same cradle mount was mailed from Seattle for $1.56 (USD) Recommend: NO OPINION Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 17 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Eric Portland Oregon August 26, 2009	LIFETIME UPGRADES As far as the content of the maps, POI, etc I believe they are as best as you can get at this time, NavTec does a good job. As far as installation, ease of registration, customer service, just plain politeness I would jump at the chance to buy anything but Garmin (I own 5 devices) It took me conservatively 2-4 hours of time to upgrade, req loading 3-4 programs/device drivers/etc. Garmin not user friendly & customer service was rude. "Get better light" when I had trouble reading their 1.8 pt font. Pros: navtec data Cons: installation, time, complexity Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 20 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Robert Calgary August 17, 2009	LIFETIME UPDATE Should have been available a long time ago. Pros: one price update Cons: takes long time to do it. could lose the card. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 18 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

cdn_ee Calgary August 17, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Upgrade of nuvi 260W maps proceeded flawlessly once I managed to get a good download (~2GB) from Garmin. Initially I tried to download the file to my laptop via a WiFi connection but gave up after two attempts as both times the file was corrupt. Ended up downloading thru wired connection which worked. Cons: very large file, must have high speed connection! Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 16 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Paul Mississauga, ON August 17, 2009	2009 NUMAPS CARD Compared to the maps purchased in 2008, this set of maps seems better at accurately locating my car at an intersection. As for the accuracy of the maps, several times during a recent trip to Ohio and Indianan, the maps could not find the recently constructed road and showed us driving in a field! The worst aspect of this product is the too fine print explaining how to register the product so as to be able to download the maps. The Garmin Web site was no help at all. It took a call to Garmin's customer service to get the registration process underway. And why are two different product codes necessary? The one supplied with the plastic card should be sufficient. Pros: mostly accurate maps Cons: registration process Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 18 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bruce Montreal, QC August 12, 2009	GREAT UPDATE GPS city sent this quickly with no problems, howver paying $12 for a credit card seems a bit steep, that's probably why they upgraded the shipment to express delivery. Installing and using the software was easy, it only took about 45 minutes to download via a wireless-G connection. The the file size is large, don't try this with dial-up service! The istallation took another 20 minutes on my Nuvi 255 Pros: best way to keep up to date with new roads & poi's Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 19 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Garmin user Vancouver, BC August 11, 2009	WORKS WITH MY GARMIN 350 I've done 2 updates so far with no problems. The download is about 2GB and the update takes about 2 hours. My Garmin is about 3 years old. Cons: big download Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 18 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Dan Calgary,AB August 7, 2009	GREAT PRODUCT Easy to intall Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 26 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Fisher Halifax, NS August 6, 2009	UPDATE FREQUENCY The Lifetime Updates advertisement said one could update maps, "... up to 4 times a year for the life of the unit." Although I've owned my GPS at least 4 months, when I checked for updates recently, my current map is still "up-to-date." So, I'm wondering just how often does Garmin up-date these maps? The advertisement would suggest that updates are available about every 3 months. Apparently not. Recommend: NO OPINION Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 23 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Love my Garmin Conifer, CO July 30, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME A BIT OF A PAIN I really like the idea of paying just once for a lifetime of updates. But, Garmin has not made the download easy to execute. I had to download 4 times to get a successful download (at about 7 hours per download). Even using their download manager (which even that was difficult to download) did not enable me to get an error free download. Even turning off all my antivirus programs, etc. did not help. Finally, with antivirus turned back on, I got an error free download. If I have to go through this much effort every quarter -- the attractiveness of the "deal" will definitely go away. Pros: lifetime update is nice in theory. Cons: very very difficult to get an error free download. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 27 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Stan Prince Albert, SK Canada July 28, 2009	GETS ME WHERE I WANT TO GO. Other than the fact that I had a hell of a time accessing the update, Once I got it right I am very happy with the results. With the repid changes in cities frequent updates are essential. Pros: easy to keep maps updated Cons: i had trouble at first, probabally my own fault. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 29 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Michel Racine Québec July 22, 2009	NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES I'm satisfy, very good service Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

rehabrog CA July 10, 2009	NUVI UPDATES Purchased lifetime map update with good savings from gpscity. Very quick delivery time. Initial download without problem. Have purchased from gpscity before, always satisfied. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 25 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Rob London Ontario July 10, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME Service was excellent. Great way to keep the nuvi updated. The card activated on the first try. The download on High speed internet was quick and presented no problems. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 23 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Brian Bennett Tavistock, ON June 29, 2009	NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Service was excellent - coached me on my purchase vis-a-vis single update vs lifetime Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 29 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

scesfiremedic Sherwood Park, AB June 23, 2009	LOOKS GOOD SO FAR! I wanted to update my software as it didn't show the Anthony Henday in Edmonton. Finally it doesn't show me driving in a farmer's field! That alone makes the update worthwhile! Cons: huge file (2.7 gb), took forever to download! Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 30 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Tom Calgary, AB June 19, 2009	NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES It's a great way to keep your maps up to date. The card activated right away and the maps updated on the first try. The 2 GB download was completed in a couple of hours as I recall. Pros: no more map update fees. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 29 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

gerry davis Calgary alberta June 17, 2009	LIFETIME STREET UPDATES I tried to put in a location n.e. & I got a location s.e in Calgary even though I know for sure the n.e. location exists Cons: still alot of new areas not on map Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 26 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Dennis Bluemont, VA June 14, 2009	LIFETIME MAPS So far, the only problems I have with the lifetime card deal with the map updates, not the card. I discovered that updating the map online was about a 2G download, which gave me a bit of a headache since I'm on satellite broadband and somewhat limited in speed and daily download. Also, once I got it downloaded, I found that the detail maps I had loaded for Scandinavia wouldn't work. I ended up having to download another update (in the beginning of my trip to Sweden) to get the updated version without the bug. I'm just hoping that the correction download doesn't count as one of the four updates per year that is on the card. Pros: seems to be a good way to keep up to date maps Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 23 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Dick Hopewell, Va June 10, 2009	GOOD PRODUCT BUT.... I thought $7.37 shipping was pretty steep for a small package that weighed practically nothing. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 31 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bryan Ottawa ON June 8, 2009	MAP UPDATES item arrived in one day no problem acquiring first update - just read the back of the card for instructions to the garmin webpage download of map was only 15-20 min on highspeed cable connection install about the same via usb Pros: value for money Cons: none apparent Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 30 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

pooch Surrey, bc June 4, 2009	MAP UPDATE To those who seem to think tomtom maps are free, not so, only the first one that is issued within thirty days of your purchase is free. Secondly the prices for gps units are comparable. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 30 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Brian Delhi,ON June 3, 2009	GOOD FOR LIFE OF UNIT Really like the lifetime part of the card,but it does take a long time to down load from Garmins web site, ours took over 12hrs.,glad I read the others reviews so I set it up to run over night. Pros: good that it"s lifetime Cons: long time to down load Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 26 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Ray Montréal Québec Canada May 28, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Installation was just a minute, just takes a bit of time. Now ,with my Zumo 550 and my road bike (FLTR)I can stay current with my maps. Gave us a new life to my Garmin and keep me safe on the road Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Ron Kamloops, BC May 22, 2009	NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Good idea, easy and inexpensive way to keep maps up to date on my Garmin nuVi 660 Pros: easy to use. Cons: use restricted to one gps so if upgrade it no long Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 26 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Robert Deep River, ON May 21, 2009	LIFE-TIME MAPS Happy to have purchased life-time updates, worth every penny to know that your maps are as accurate as any GPS provides. Whereas the maps are great in urban areas they are less than perfect in rural areas - especially in small Canadian rural areas. Seems to be a problem with information provided to Garmin or Garmin's inability to obtain up-to-date Canadian info. Downloading and installing updates is relatively straight forward but time consuming. Pros: best gps maps available Cons: lacking info in some rural areas Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 25 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Stew New York, NY May 19, 2009	US STREET MAPS Installation was a breeze, just takes a bit of time. Now I can stay current with my maps. Gave new life to my Garmin Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Larry Zanesville, OH May 18, 2009	WORKED AS ADVERTISED I have a Zumo 550 and have been traveling on my Goldwing quite a bit. I wanted to keep the Zumo current with the latest maps but didn't like the annual cost. This card costs less than two annual updates and is good for as long as I own the Zumo. Shipping was fast and I installed the updates as soon as I got the card. It worked fine. The download is large and does take quite a while, but I had no problems. Pros: saves money - can update more often Cons: none Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 26 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Jean-Luc Louiseville, Qc, Ca May 18, 2009	IMPOSSIBLE TO DOWNLOAD when I receive the e-mail you mentionned "The latest 2010 mapping is available for download right now for nuMaps card members" When I connecte to Garmin to download new map the system say No update availiable for your product. I have a Nuvi 650NA with last mapinstall on last July '08 Very difficult to evaluate a product if you can:t use it. GPS City Comment: You are checking to see if there are map updates available for your unit. There are updates, I do not know why Garmin's site would say no. However, where you are is not the right page to download the maps with this nuMaps card you received. You will need to CLICK HERE to activate the card. Thank you. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 29 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

SnowRunner Denver May 15, 2009	LACKING This "update" seems to have less content than the previous versions? And it did take forever to download, even with DSL. However, if future updates are more complete, it could be worth the one time fee. Pros: good idea. Cons: overall content. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 25 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Tom Cambridge, Canada May 14, 2009	LIFETIME UPDATES This is an excellent idea and it works very well. I bought this update and the day that it arrived I updated my nuvi270. The maps are now up to date. What was once a river valley on the original maps now shows the express way that runs through it. The only con is the slowness of the Garmin servers. It took 2 hours on a cable modem to download and install the update. Considering the cost of just one update in the past, this is an excellent value and I would highly recommend it. Pros: lifetime updates Cons: servers at garmin can be slow. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 27 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bill London, ON May 13, 2009	EXCELLENT STREET MAPPING Recently acquired the NuMaps Lifetime Updates for my 350. Took my unit first through Ontario on business and subsequently to South Carolina on holiday and was delighted with the accuracy and utility of the updated POI's and street mapping. It even provided a faster "new" route to a previously visited resort in SC! Pros: easy to use and accurate Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 30 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Wayne Vancouver, BC May 12, 2009	NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Way too long to download, even with Hi Speed ADSL. Voice pronunciation of street names if often very poor and sometimes incomprehensible. The unit needs a "delete recent entry" icon so I can shut it up once I've arrived in familiar territory. Pros: current maps, much needed Cons: voice pronounciation of streets is bad Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

traveler Vancouver, BC May 11, 2009	NO CITIES DISPLAYED I loaded the latest mapset just in time to embark upon a long motorcycle trip. The most prominent feature displayed is upcoming water reservoirs. The only indication of upcoming cities is a green airport icon. That is the only hint you have. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 24 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Acura1 Toronto, Ontario May 11, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES A bit frustrating to navigate the Garmin Website to obtain the Unlock Code for the Lifetime Updates. Once maps were unlocked, the product works as advertised, but map update took ages and ages to download and install on nuvi 760 via USB 2.0. Pros: maps can be kept up to date Cons: difficult to navigate garmin website to unlock map Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 31 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

skysteve Victoria BC Canada May 11, 2009	NUMAPS REVIEW I have mixed reviews re the Numaps Lifetime, It took 3 days to get it working ok, because I had some music on my Garmin Zumo which used a little memory, so there was not enough room for the numaps lifetime, I only had about 25 U,S states and Canadian towns missing. I had to get Garmin, to take over my computer to load it, plus sitting on the phone for a total of 2.75 hours, and lots of emails. I do have high speed internet but takes a long time to load. Hopefully I will use it this summer on my bike trips Pros: should save money if the zumo lasts a few years Cons: very long time to load, uses nearly all the memory Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 30 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Ray Statesboro, GA May 11, 2009	GOOD PRODUCT-BAD DATA I like the idea of the card even though the download took many hours (even in the early AM). What is bad is the data supplied by NavTech-for the four mile street that I live on every address is located incorrectly. My house is shown two miles from actual. It has been this way for years and repeated requests to Garmin/NavTech have gone unanswered. And just a few weeks ago in Savannah we found that a business we were looking for was shown one mile incorrect. I just hope my local EMS does not use Garmin to find me. NavTech needs a complete overhaul. Pros: lifetime card is a good idea Cons: someone needs to give navtech some competition Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 29 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Hank Sebring,FL May 11, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME UPDATE ON STREETPILOT 2820 Had trouble getting product key to work. After talking to a Garmin teck. the problem was fixed. No problems in the downloading. Pros: a lot of streets have been updated Cons: some exixting street errors still exist Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 27 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Jim Nova Scotia May 11, 2009	NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATE I was quite disappointed with this product. Even though I have "high speed" I found the download time excessive. Also, I can only use a portion of the map at any one time. To travel from Fl to Nova Scotia Canada I have to download the Eastern Seaboard. If I travel to Mid Wester USA I have to download another section of maps. When asking about the product at GPS City I was assured that all of the USA and Canada could be downloaded into my GPS. I wasn't told that I could only download a portion of the maps I needed. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 31 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Rob Yellowknife, NT May 7, 2009	GOOD VALUE A simple yet effective product Pros: good value, simple to use Cons: none Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Jeffro Northern VA May 7, 2009	GREAT CONCEPT This was a great concept when I first saw it, and it seems to be holding true. We will see over time I am sure. Pros: easy to use Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 32 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

lkaiser Milwaukee, WI May 7, 2009	GREAT BUY I had a little trouble getting this to load on my Vista HCx but after a some time on the phone with Garmin they had me up and running. Don't bother with this if you don't have a broadband internet connection, the maps are about 2 gigabytes. Routing is substantially improved from my old 2008 maps. Pros: better routing, more up to date pois Cons: some kinks on garmin's end Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 31 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Terry Edmonton, AB May 7, 2009	NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES The nuMaps Lifetime update is certainly less expensive than buying new maps every year. The maps are at least as good a quality as the original maps, plus they are very up-to-date, which I found useful in an area where freeways are constantly under construction. Garmin allows the maps to be updated up to 4 times per year. I was irritated that it took me nearly an hour to find the online location for registering the card and updating the maps. The location was not clearly located in the product manual, nor could I find it on Garmin's home site. I finally found it by typing various keywords into GOOGLE. (By the way, the update site I finally found is "http://www.gps-update.com/garmin- updates/garmin-numaps-lifetime"). Once I found the site though, the download went fairly smoothly. It was a slow download though (2 hours on high speed) so it is not recommended for those with slower internet connections. In spite of these minor difficulties, I like the product, and the fact that I can update the maps as I need them without any additional charge. Pros: inexpensively keeps your maps up-to-date Cons: instructions not clear, downloading is slow Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Golfer Boise, Idaho May 7, 2009	TIME TO UPDATE Garmin does a great job with their updates, just takes some time to download Cons: long time to down load Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

zaneybird Austin May 7, 2009	NORTH AMERICAN LIFETIME UPDATES Product works as presented. Pleased with new mapping detail. Finally has a major road I commute on. Pros: current map detail Cons: long download Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Emile Kujath Marathon, On. May 7, 2009	GOOD DIRECTION FINDING PLACES Why are you're selling in Canada GPS with Miles??? Why not with Km ??????? Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 25 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Chris NC May 7, 2009	NOT WHAT I EXPECTED. First, I thought I was buying a new map set. Second, even though this item was heavily promoted, it appears there is no new map set at this time. Lastly, I can find no instructions on how to use it anywhere. It may work, but it may take months (when new maps come out) before I find that out. Once again, Garmin figured out how to make updating maps a miserable experience. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 32 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bradford Surveying Richmond, TX May 7, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS UPDATE CARD Well after an hour and a half of following the so called directions, I ended up calling Garmin. After another 3-4 hours, we were able to get the update completely loaded in. The next day I drove one of my usual routes in Richmond, closer to Sugar Land and it wasn't updated. Oh well, I guess. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 24 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bill Garland, TX May 6, 2009	NUMPAS The product was advertised as up to four updates per year. My maps are over eight months old and there is still no update available according to the Garmin site. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 25 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

T Green Houston, TX May 6, 2009	NUMAPS NA LIFETIME UPDATES ON 60CX These units do not come preloaded with City Navigator so I purchased the full version at the same time I purchased the GPS. Early April I purchased the lifetime update and began the process of installing it on the unit. We are approaching mid May now and I continue to deal w/ Garmin Software support in resolving an error that reads the unit is not eligible for this update because a previous map version is not installed. Pros: garmin hardware rocks Cons: online documentation=2 phone support=2 Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 25 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Adventureboy Toronto April 28, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME UPDATES Excellent update. It takes a long time to download and apply this update. The file is very large (2Gb) so you need good high speed internet access and several hours. The update to the GPS can take a couple of hours once the file is downloaded and unpacked. Pros: good update to maps including newer addresses/poi Cons: very time consuming update Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 30 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Daryl Vancouver, BC April 27, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES The idea of being able to download map updates up to 4 times per year is great, but in practice, there are some major downsides to this product. The first is that the process is very slow. The updates are huge - 2 GB in size - so they take a long time to download and quite a while to unpack and install on the unit. The second is the Garmin Download Manager is buggy and it corrupts the files. I attempted to download the updates several times (hours each time) only to find they would not unpack due to corrupted files. After several attempts, I called for support, where I found the third problem which is how poor Garmin's technical support is. Not only did I have wait for hours to talk to them, but they blamed the problem on my computer, my internet connection, my antivirus software and my anti-spyware software, anything but their own product. Finally, I gave up and bypassed the Garmin Download Manager, which solved the problem. While it supposedly increases download speed and allows an interrupted download to be restarted, all it did for me was corrupt the files. (Manually download was the same speed.) When I downloaded the update manually, the files were not corrupted and they installed properly. It's unfortunate that Garmin took a great idea and executed it so incredibly poorly. Pros: if this product worked better it would be great Cons: slow download / unpack, buggy download manager Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 25 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Larry Penticton, BC April 24, 2009	DECENT UPDATES WITH LIFETIME CARD. Not totally complete yet. Newer streets and freeway exits that were added in the past year or two are still not included. Missing info in the Tucson and Salt Lake area but at the rate freeways and housing developments are built in NA, it must be impossible to keep maps current. Pros: easy to download & install in my streetpilot 2730 Cons: expensive ! Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 30 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

DB Surrey, BC April 22, 2009	AWFUL DOWNLOAD PROCESS Tried 6 times on 3 different computers, all on DSL, couldn't get clean download or install. Garmin has the most cumbersome log-in and unlock processes ever. Phone help is permahold and awful. email help is slow and awful. Problem is that the download is one huge file and any little blip kills it. To add insult to injury, the download is cluttered with infomercials about Garmin's wonderful products. Don't bother! Buy the SD card instead if you need an update. Pros: none! Cons: horrible download system, worse help. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 28 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Chris Toronto, ON, Canada April 21, 2009	VERY EASY AND SMOOTH DOWNLOAD AND MAP UPDATE! Received the numaps lifetime card in 7 days, very happy that I had to pay just 5% tax, the D/L of 1.91GB took 70 min, it went very smoothly, then about 2 hrs to extract and install the new CN NA NT 2010.10, all together I'm a very happy camper! Don't know yet how many updates since my previous map I was using before, the 2008 CN NA NT. And let's see how many updates will be out there per year, it says 4/year, time will tell! Using a Garmin 350 purchased a year ago and planning on using it until will die on me, hopefully at least 5 more years! Pros: smooth d/l, 70 min for 1.91gb Cons: yes, this product is not cheap but on a long run.. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 35 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

sonnybonus Fort Erie, Ontario Canada April 9, 2009	UPDATES SHOULD BE FREE CONSIDERING COST OF PRODUCT I have a Zumo 550 and payed a pretty expensive price for it a year ago because it was made for a motorcycle and is water proof and glove friendly. Needless to say I am happy with the product for what it will do but after spending $639.00 cdn at the time and now being asked for another $125.00 cdn for updates is a real slap in the face by Garmin. Next time around I will be sure to shop elsewhere for a similar product. I think Garmin should reconsider and offer updates for free since there products are not the cheapest on the market. Definitely gougers if you are asking me. Pros: none Cons: to costly and do not recommend Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 38 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Pierre Duquette Preissac, Québec (Canada) April 9, 2009	NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Definitively to expensive for updates. If we consider the price we pay for a Garmin unit, all future updates should be free. TomTom updates are free and units are also cheaper to buy. Consumers today are looking for the best product at the cheapest price. I, personally, would not pay for any updates, unless you can guarantee me that my gps unit will last at least 25 years. Pros: n/a Cons: see comments above Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 43 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Customsmn Minneapolis, MN April 9, 2009	GREAT PROFIT SCHEME Like others have stated, I own 7 Garmin GPS units and I should only have to buy 1 mapping product for all of my registered units, not 1 for each. Most of the previous updates I have received do not provide enough new data to justify the cost. Pros: good maps Cons: can't use on more than 1 of your registed units. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 39 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

motera vancouver April 8, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME People, ask yourself do you really NEED new maps every quarter? Don't kid yourself, the very latest bestest ever maps contain bizarre errors and omissions , particularly in Canada. Were you buying the yearly updates, or were you buying them every two or three years? How many years do you expect to use your gps? my history bought units in 00, 03, 06, 08....So I get 2-3 years per unit, so I can buy one upgrade for $50 in year 2 and be fine. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 36 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Big John M Austin, Texas, USA April 8, 2009	LIFETIME IS FOR THE GPS, NOT THE USER I have dug into the Terms and conditions on the Garmin website and see that the Lifetime is for the "useful Life" of the unit the nuMaps is initially downloaded onto. Seems to me that if you want to get a future new GPS, you have to get an additional Lifetime Update package. I can buy a new Nuvi 750 for $198, get latest maps for free download. Improved machines are being announced every six months. The internal batteries don't seem to last more than 2 years. This software should be sold to the user for use on any and all of their machines. BTW, I want to see Garmin actually providing quarterly map updates before I shell out any money. Pros: maps look great. Cons: buy a new gps, need a new lifetime Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 35 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Chuck Colorado April 8, 2009	UPDATE COMMENTS The download of a 2GB file is painful. It would be better if the download was done with several smaller files like 200MB each. I had issues of corruption. Once I did the download with out a wireless LAN connection, no problem. It just took a LONG time. I'd rather download 10 200MB files, have them error checked than one massive file. Pros: cost of unlimited downloads was very good Cons: 1 big file Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 40 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Noel-Andre Scano Montreal, Qc April 8, 2009	THIS UPDATE IS OVERSIZE Garmin do not advise customers about the size of this update and it's impossible to put ALL the maps into the Zumo GPS. After I lost all the maps included into my Zumo, suppose to be replaced by the new update. After 10 times downloading and a couple of hours waiting or speaking to peopple from Garmin support I give up and used Mapsource to put All the maps into a sd card for my Zumo. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 35 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Al M Strathmore April 7, 2009	MAPPING UPDATE So far it seems to have all I need Cons: tough install Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 38 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Ian P Calgary April 7, 2009	UPDATE SOFTWARE This is the second update I've done on my Garmin Nuvi 360, the 1st was the traditional $80 software last year. I purchased the lifetime update online on March 10 and received it March 11. While the update downloads a massive amount of data I believe the cost of the regular s/w offsets the 2+ hour wait to even get the downloaded software. You definitely need a high speed internet connection to make it worthwhile. The install process went very smooth and my unit worked great on the vacation in the Orlando area. Pros: lifetime updates, one time cost, easy to use Cons: huge download Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 41 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Fireman Smokey Stafford VA April 6, 2009	NUMAPS NORTH AMERICAN LIFETIME UPDATES This onetime payment makes sense for me since I bought a very expensive Zumo 550 for my motorcycle and car. The updates come over the internet so if you have a slower DSL connection you might want to do it late at night when there is less traffic on the backbone. I'm very happy with the upgrade. Pros: save a bundle over the once yearly updates. Cons: takes at least 3 hours to upload the maps. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 39 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

David Georgia April 6, 2009	GARMIN NUVI UPDATES It was easy to purchase and install. I know if Garmin recommends you- you can't be all bad. I will most likely use you in the future. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 44 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

John Wasaga Beach, ON April 3, 2009	WORKED GREAT Delivery of product and ease of installation of product both exceeded expectations. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 38 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Smowman Calgary, AB April 2, 2009	GREAT IDEA At last I can have current map updates without forking out cash every year. Took only 1 hour to download on my Shaw internet connection (much slower on my buddie's Telus DSL). Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 35 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Ken Fort St. John, BC April 2, 2009	LIFETIME MAPS FOR GPS I like this product because prior to it I had to pay about $60 a year to update my GPS, this allows updatesfor the lifetime of the unit. I can update quarterly if I chose to and Garmin will e- mail me when new maps are available. I had some initial problems activating to start but Garmin fixed them quickly. Pros: can update maps quarterly Cons: huge initial download, non transferable Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 33 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Mike K Brockton, Ma April 2, 2009	LIFETIME MAP UPDATES The maps are standard Garmin maps that are great. Haven't found a problem with directions or POI. The bad part is the amount of time it takes to download. I'm using a high speed DSL line and it took me SIX (6) HOURS. My advice..just let it run all night and finish in the morning. Pros: bright maps easy to understand Cons: the time to download is rediculous. see text above Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 34 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bo Stoney Creek Ont March 23, 2009	NUMAPS Great idea Pros: great if they keep updating Cons: poor if they don't update maps often Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 39 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

David grimes Dallas, TX March 19, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATES Very good product but seems to be slightly slower to load than the original process using the annual DVD. The ability to update up to 4 times a year far out weighs the additional time. Pros: 4 times a year upgrade Cons: none Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 40 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Richie Rich Yorba Linda, CA March 19, 2009	LIFE TIME UPDATE CAN'T BE BEAT! How can you beat a lifetime update, allowes me to update anyime, Garmin is the best! Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 36 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Marilyn Elkhart, Indiana March 19, 2009	LIFETIME MAP UPDATE Update is good, but obviously because of the massive information upload takes a long time. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 38 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Peter Whitby, Ontario, Canada March 19, 2009	LIFETIME UPDATES My only negative comment is the size of the print on the card and lack of instruction on the packaging which would have helped in installing the software. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 29 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Bill Tucson AZ. March 18, 2009	COST SAVINGS AND EASY Quick and easy way to keep my maps up to date. I tend to keep a GPS for several years and use it alot. This helps hold down the annual charges for new maps etc. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 44 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Pat Hoffman Palm Beach, Florida March 18, 2009	MAP UPDATES I am very happy with my GPS. I am especially pleased that several times when I took a wrong turn I was directed to directions to correct my error and continue on my correct route. Pros: fairly easy to install Cons: still missing some points of interest in my area Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 39 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Paul MA March 18, 2009	BEST PRICED WAY TO UPDATE YOUR GPS I had no problems using this product. It takes time to download and install maps, but if you use a fast internet conection it is reasonable. Over all I am very pleased with Garmin's lifetimes updates and found it easy to use. I bought one for my GPS and was very pleased so I bought a second for my wife's gps and a third for my motor home's gps. If you have accsess to a high speed internet conection I would recommend this product. Pros: lifetime updates for a reasonable cost. Cons: time consuming downloads. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 39 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Alan Surprise, AZ March 16, 2009	LIFETIME UPDATES This is the worst piece of crap I have ever had. It doesn't work at all. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 27 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Fred Phoenix, AZ March 16, 2009	GARMIN LIFETIME UPDATE As of last month Garmin was unprepared to honor these cards without a call to customer support. There isn't a place on their website to redeem them. Once the phone tech told us where to go, it worked. Note: it takes a long time to do the update, at least a couple of hours. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 32 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Rick North Carolina March 16, 2009	INCLUDES CITY NAVIGATOR NORTH AMERICA NT In addition to updating my Nuvi, City Navigator North America NT was included with the downloads and was added to MapSource on my PC. This would have cost almost as much as nuMaps if purchased separately. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 44 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Terry Tampa, FL March 16, 2009	NUMAPS NA LIFETIME UPDATES CARD I have used once and it worked flawlessly. Pleased that you are able to have the map on your PC thru Mapsource in addition to updating the Nuvi. Pros: excellent value versus the cost of a single update Cons: none, so far Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 44 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

TG Bethlehem, PA March 16, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS LIFETIME UPDATE Works very well. Maps can be updated up to 4 times per year. Easy to use- I had no problems. Even though the download of maps takes a while, it is worth it. High speed internet connection is a must. Pros: pays for itself after 2 updates. Cons: none Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 38 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

shooter2jim SE TN March 11, 2009	BETTER NOW.. I ran the update again on a real PC (not Mac with Boot Camp this time) and everything came out ok. Rocky first two attempts still left me with a bad taste in my mouth. 1 year old restaurant still not in the POI's. If you can get by without it, I'd wait for the 2010 update. I'd give it a "maybe" recommendation. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 39 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

shooter2jim SE TN March 10, 2009	I WANT A REFUND! The first 2gb download got interrupted 3/4 of the way through so I had to start over. After finally getting the upgrade, the Garmin site said I had to do it a 2nd time. After the 2nd "upgrade", it said still I have one more to do. 45min download + another 45 to update the unit (each time)- very time consuming. The WORST PART is that there are now many roads MISSING from my unit making navigating between customers in rural areas extremely difficult. I'm finding some businesses over a year old aren't even in the database yet and the gps sometimes prefers less direct and slower routes! If I didn't have to have this for my business travel, I would send it back for a reprogramming back to its original state.. (which I could have done myself, if they hadn't been so cheap and included the basemap dvd like they used to do). Disappointment is an understatement! Cons: a serious downgrade to my gps! Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 47 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Don Fort Saskatchewan, AB March 2, 2009	UPDATES FOR LIFE I have just updated for the first time, and it worked very well. I like the concept, and am looking forward to continued support. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 40 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

dolster NORTH BATTLEFORD,SK. March 2, 2009	UPDATE CARD I had trouble downloading, phoned garmin and they helped me out right away. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 63 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Don Leesburg, VA February 28, 2009	NORTH AMERICA LIFETIME UPDATE The seller handled and shipped my update quickly. The update's full retail price was $119.95 but sold it to my for $109.95. A week later they offered it for $99.95 but it was to late for my sale. Pros: quick Cons: should have given me a $10 rebate Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 33 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Jim Oxford, NC February 26, 2009	GARMIN NUMAPS Total time to download 1.9gb and install to GPS is around 2 hours, so do not plan to be in a hurry. A few roads in my area were still not updated. Pros: good buy to keep my gps updated. Cons: hope these updates are real updates. Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 38 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Steve823 Central Washington February 26, 2009	NUMAPS UPDATE CARD I had a lot of trouble getting this update card to work. It took about a week with phone and emails to get it working. I was trying to update my GPSMAPS 60CSx unit. I think Garmin just didn't expect anyone to be updating what is now a pretty old unit. It was a compatible unit, but they had to keep changing their server script in order for it to work. It was fine after that. Pros: nice way to update maps Cons: takes way longer than it should even on fiber line Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 35 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

BOOSTBOY CARMEL, NY February 25, 2009	NUMAPS LIFETIME UPDATES Unfortunately it does not work. As usual Garmin has issues with the operation of the software and can not fix it at present. I could not in all honesty recommend this at this time as Garmin is clueless and unresponsive. Maybe in the future but not now. Put your credit card away. Pros: none Cons: it does not work Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 41 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Charlie Vancouver, BC February 19, 2009	NOT MUCH CHANGED IN VANCOUVER I'm disappointed with this update. Very little changed for streets in Metro Vancouver. Some new POIs but many streets that have been around for several years are still not on this update. Still have lots of route inaccuracies where streets are used BUT in reality do not permit left turns (have been this way for 3+ years). Cons: too expensive for old maps Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 46 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

CWOLAW Warrenton Virginia February 3, 2009	TRANSFERABLE SOFTWARE LICENSE First, I love Garmin Products and own 4. In the technology world, we purchase hardware, that can and will eventually fail, and we replace it. We purchase software to use on that hardware. I don't know of a single piece of software that is not transferable to any hardware that I own, until now! I agree with Garmin, that I can only use the Maps on a single device at any given time, but the choice of device it's being used on should be mine, not Garmin's. It needs to be transferable to any other device I own. Pros: great concept - long overdue! Cons: protectionism/overly restrictive license Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 36 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

JustAnotherGarminLover San Diego, CA February 1, 2009	I AGREE 100% WITH MYSTERY CRUISER.... For people who own ONE GPS, and only care about it's MAP, this would be a nice feature/purchase. However, how long do you own one GPS? More than a year? 2 years? How often does the roads, and POIs change in a year? Not too often... and a $100 can go a long way in a year and a half when your about to buy a new, better, and more up to date GPS (technology grows by leaps and bounds each year). I too use multiple GPS's and Multiple mapping software databases, so this would never work for me. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 55 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Mysterycruiser Yuma, AZ January 31, 2009	LIFETIME MAPS BUT OBSOLETE GPS'S I have a problem with this lifetime update concept in that it is only for one GPS. I run several, marine, offroad and hiway and I have already replaced old (5 yrs) GPS technology with newer. So I can't see the benefit of a lifetime of updates for an older soon to become, obsolete GPS... If it were transferrable to those units registered to you, then YES I would endorse this product. Pros: concept sounds good Cons: realistically, see comments. Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 51 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Dennis Michigan January 30, 2009	WORKS GREAT GOOD DEAL For the cost of 2 updates this lifetime pays for itself. I just did it and it worked great. Of course it takes some time but if you want all if you want up to date map data and also at the same time update your computers this is the way to go. You can update both your PC and your Laptop at no additional charge but this will work on only 1 GPS. You can do any number of computures but only 1 GPS as it has always been in the past. Great idea and worth every penny if you want to keep your GPS current. It also updates all the POI's at the same time and this update will upgrade your Mapsource to the latest version. Pros: never have an outdated map again. Cons: it does take some time for the download Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 45 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Pierre Duquette Preissac, Québec (Canada) January 28, 2009	GARMIN LIFETIME UPDATES Before deciding to buy this product, my question is "What will happen to those who paid a hefty price buying ex: nuvi 670 with North America maps and full Europe coverage." Will we be able to buy lifetime updates for both North America and Europe and what will be the price. Pros: lifetime download Cons: see comments above Recommend: NO Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 61 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

PT Ottawa January 24, 2009	IT WORKED... EVENTUALLY I tried this out - sort of. I used the same update method, as I was given 1 free update with my new Nuvi 760. HUGE download (2GB) means it takes a couple of hours to download and install. Didn't work the first time - it actually wiped my maps/POI database. Garmin suggested I reinstall, and that worked fine. For those who like to keep up to date - it will be a good thing, but be prepared to spend 8 hours per year keeping your Nuvi up to date. Pros: faster than ordering and waiting for a dvd Cons: huge file download, slow installation Recommend: YES Tag: garmin numaps north america lifetime updates review, numaps north america lifetime updates review 66 votes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

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