Larry
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Following on from this informative thread:
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80729&highlight=Australia
I'm after a bit of advice from the GPS experts or maybe even a massive favour from any of the Sydney based GS'ers.
I'll be over in Oz in the early part of next year and doing a fair bit of driving in NSW and Victoria during the last two two weeks of Feb.
I've thought of taking my Garmin 2610 GPS with me and purchasing City Navigator Australia to load on to ease the burden in the cities. On previous visits I've coped well with a mapbook but hell, I like gadgets and I'll have a few places I have to be at at the right time.
I'm aware of the issues around basemaps but my understanding is that with the right City Navigator loaded the unit should still navigate me between two points although the zoomed out display may suffer some.
On the above thread there was mention of loading Worldmap as it is supposedly the same as the current Pacific basemap (or the Australian bit is anyway). Anyone know if this is still the case and how I go about acquiring (Garmin download?), installing and getting the unit to read Worldmap as the basemap when in Oz?
Now here's the big ask. Would anyone based in or around Sydney be prepared to lend me a 2610 or similar with the relevevant maps loaded for a couple of weeks with my 2610 or some cash left as a deposit? This seems like the easiest/cheapest option at the mo as City Navigator Australia is about £300 to buy over here and about £150 and a load of hassle to buy in Oz and then get someone to post to me. All for what appears to be about 150MB of data if I've read it right? The unit would be used only in a car.
Another option is to borrow someone's CF card with City Navigator Australia already loaded. Is it possible to transfer cards between units like this or does the unlock code become unique to a single unit? If it is possible, anyone able to lend me a pre-loaded card? Is it even possible to copy a card and use it in a different unit?
Loads of questions I know and a huge ask but if anyone is able to help with any of the above I'd be most grateful. Did look at getting a hire car with Sat Nav but that one is out of my hands unfortunately. Of course, I still have my mapbooks and that is always the cheapest option!
Cheers.
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80729&highlight=Australia
I'm after a bit of advice from the GPS experts or maybe even a massive favour from any of the Sydney based GS'ers.
I'll be over in Oz in the early part of next year and doing a fair bit of driving in NSW and Victoria during the last two two weeks of Feb.
I've thought of taking my Garmin 2610 GPS with me and purchasing City Navigator Australia to load on to ease the burden in the cities. On previous visits I've coped well with a mapbook but hell, I like gadgets and I'll have a few places I have to be at at the right time.
I'm aware of the issues around basemaps but my understanding is that with the right City Navigator loaded the unit should still navigate me between two points although the zoomed out display may suffer some.
On the above thread there was mention of loading Worldmap as it is supposedly the same as the current Pacific basemap (or the Australian bit is anyway). Anyone know if this is still the case and how I go about acquiring (Garmin download?), installing and getting the unit to read Worldmap as the basemap when in Oz?
Now here's the big ask. Would anyone based in or around Sydney be prepared to lend me a 2610 or similar with the relevevant maps loaded for a couple of weeks with my 2610 or some cash left as a deposit? This seems like the easiest/cheapest option at the mo as City Navigator Australia is about £300 to buy over here and about £150 and a load of hassle to buy in Oz and then get someone to post to me. All for what appears to be about 150MB of data if I've read it right? The unit would be used only in a car.
Another option is to borrow someone's CF card with City Navigator Australia already loaded. Is it possible to transfer cards between units like this or does the unlock code become unique to a single unit? If it is possible, anyone able to lend me a pre-loaded card? Is it even possible to copy a card and use it in a different unit?
Loads of questions I know and a huge ask but if anyone is able to help with any of the above I'd be most grateful. Did look at getting a hire car with Sat Nav but that one is out of my hands unfortunately. Of course, I still have my mapbooks and that is always the cheapest option!
Cheers.
but I have shared unlocks with 2 mates and Garmin were ok about it.
), the dark side has yet to beckon. However, this thread has prompted me to register.
