Re: Garmin 2610 ?

From: Donald Ferree (dfer37_at_nono.net)
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:10:05 -0500

In article <fQZyd.40576$GK5.1897834@news20.bellglobal.com>, Jim <jlocking@nospamsympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I'm all set to throw down the bucks for the 2610 .. good or bad Idea ? I've
> never owned any kind of GPS before.
>
> From what I can gather on the net, this seems to be the best unit for in-car
> use .
> I live in southern Ontario Canada ( just outside Toronto )
> I understand that the unit ships with a "base" map, but my question is how
> do I get the "detailed" maps I'll need to get around the area I live ? Do I
> need to buy a cd to enter the info into the unit, or can it be downloaded
> from the net .
>
> Any info from users of this particular unit would be much Appreciated .
> Thanks in advance .

The 2610 comes with City Navigator detailed maps that can be loaded onto the
Compact Flash card. The current CN6 covers all of Canada and USA. All of
that (1.6GB) will fit on a 2GB Compact flash card. The Flash card shipped with
the unit is only 128MB though.

Donald

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