I might be moving on from my 660….. and I’m considering an XT

[glenn2926]

Do you actually own an XT? I do own an XT and mostly plan my routes on MRA, but if you're going from A to B and just want a quick way of doing a route, it works well.

No, not yet. My current sat nav is an old Zumo 660. I use Basecamp to plan routes as it’s far easier to just send to my device than all this GPX, 1.1, MRA, change it to this, change it to that carry on. The XT looks to be the natural progression from the old 660. I’m not sure just how or even if any better the XT will be over the 660 but the lifetime mapping updates I bought are no longer supported for the old 660. Hopefully Basecamp will continue to work and be updated as the other systems I’ve tried all seem to be less user friendly. Calimoto is not too bad but it takes you the route it wants rather than the route I may want.

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I’ve started a fresh thread and given it a title.

Richard

 

[Wapping]

but the lifetime mapping updates I bought are no longer supported for the old 660.

Doesn’t the device run new maps, though they have to go onto an SD card?

I thought it was simply soft and firmware updates that are now no longer updated?

 

[glenn2926]

Doesn’t the device run new maps, though they have to go onto an SD card?

I thought it was simply soft and firmware updates that are now no longer updated?

Yeah the maps are on the little card. It can’t fit all Europe on it though. I rode off the edge of my mapping in Italy last year . It just feels to be getting a bit dated compared to more modern models. perhaps I will ask for a new XT for my birthday . Until then it’ll do. It’s very simple and user friendly for me and after some great advice from here the XT sounds to be the way forward for me.

 

[Wapping]

It can’t fit all Europe on it though

It’s rare that one needs to go from the Arctic Circle to Naples via Dublin and Prague.



But we digress.

 

[glenn2926]

It’s rare that one needs to go from the Arctic Circle to Naples via Dublin and Prague.



But we digress.

It certainly is but it’s probably for the best if one remembers to put the places one is touring onto their device .