Magellan Mapsend Meridian Map330 Handhelds

Beginning with antennas, the Magellan 980637 external antenna for the Meridian Color and RoadMate models, this is an antenna that is perfective for boats or RV's. It has a nine foot cable and a built-in signal amplifier. The addition of this antenna will aid maximize the accuracy and efficacy of the Magellan Meridian Color. Another antenna that is presently on sale is the Magellan 980639 FX324 Map external gps antenna. This is outstanding for when the gps receiver is inside the boat, beneath deck in the cabin and the external antenna would be installed outside, above deck for optimal gps satellite receiving. Depending on which model of Magellan gps you have, you might want to invest in a carrying case for when you take the gps unit out of the car and carry it with you. There are numerous styles and types of carrying cases, one perfective for each style unit. Most of the Magellan accessaries such as the carrying cases are made of quality leather or a lasting nylon. And all of the carrying cases have one thing in common; they are made to protect the Magellan gps receiver from harm by using extra padding and soft, lasting nylon or leather. Some of the Magellan gps receiver carrying cases come with a belt clip for the handheld portable units. Others, like for the larger, RV and Semi units, come with a strap for easy of carrying. All the carrying cases are black with royal blue lettering which reads Magellan. There are presently 15 maps on CD-ROM's available for you to buy and download onto your computer and transfer onto your Magellan gps receiver. There are maps of Europe, Canada; MapSend Topo is a 3D topographical style map of the Untied States, Canada and Mexico. Each point shows it is elevation, which is utile for hikers, bikers and hunters. The MapSend DirectRoute is a turn-by-turn visual street guide for your Magellan gps unit. This adds capablenesses of marking waypoints and then tracking points to aid you in the outdoors when you use the Magellan as a handheld. The MapSend DirectRoute also comes with millions of POI preprogrammed and the 'easy turning' feature allows you to take a detour when you've missed a turn without having to turn around. Other Magellan gps accessaries include the Pre-authorized SD card for respective models. It's a memory card already programmed with maps with a assortment of states and cities already on it. You just plug it into the gps and go. Each card has an broad list of POI and assorted million normally requested stops such as ATM's, parks, rest areas and restaurants. Magellan likewise carries blank memory cards so you may fill with your own maps. Maximize the potential of your Magellan GPS receiver. The MapSend Streets & Destinations USA CD-ROM provides the capability to download highly elaborate maps into your Meridian and MAP 330 family of products. These include elaborate maps of streets, lakes, rivers, coastlines, parks, railways, and points of interest for the entire United States. Customize map sizes and regions to your needs. Create waypoints and routes and then download them directly into your Meridian or MAP 330 for use in the field or save them to your PC. Download your tracks from your GPS handheld to view on MapSend. Use the search function to effortlessly find street addresses, cities, lakes and waterways, parks, and airports. The MapSend Streets & Destinations USA CD-ROM is compatible with Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 or later. You will also need PC cable for both the Meridian series and the MAP 330 series. Magellan Mapsend Meridian Map330 Handhelds Photo Magellan Mapsend Meridian Map330 Handhelds Image Magellan Mapsend Meridian Map330 Handhelds Pic Magellan Mapsend Meridian Map330 Handhelds Photo Magellan Mapsend Meridian Map330 Handhelds Photo Magellan Mapsend Meridian Map330 Handhelds Pic

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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful.
Maps are outdated and inaccurate
By Chet
I purchased this software to support with both trail and street navigation with my Meridian GPS. After driving around with the unit once, I thought there was a problem with my GPS. It systematically showed me driving 500-1000ft off the current road I was in truth on. I tried to contact technical aid to see in regards to a repair, but they won't answer e-mails or phone calls. I at long last found a news posting that said the maps were just inaccurate. So I put it to the test. I drove down a major highway (I-95 in New York/Connecticut) with full view of the sky (WAAS mode) and let the GPS keep my track. When I got back, the track on the GPS screen was 500ft off the highway (I was in the water at one point). I downloaded the track to MapSend, and it showed the same thing. I was never even close to the highway or any other street I was on. Then I took the waypoints from the track and plotted them in Microsoft Mappoint. All the points were right on the roads I travelled. I found out the reason. The MapSend maps are based on outdated and inaccurate TIGER line files (US Census data, available for free). Other software is based of other vendors (NavTech and others), that is much more precise and the vendor has to remunerate royalties. Mappoint uses NavTech data, and so does a heap of of the Garmin products. MapSend uses the TIGER data to keep the cost down, and passes on the value to you. In short, MapSend is totally worthless. The POIs are outdated by some years, you never know what street you're on, and tech help is unreachable.

31 of 32 persons found the following review helpful.
Worst pricey software and irresponsible technical support
By big wang
I purchased a Magellan Meridian Color recently, it is basemap is reasonably precise but only have major freeways and roadways. So I check on their internetsite and purchased the MapSend Streets and Destinations for USA, along with SD memory.
After load up the SF BayArea region, I found streets and POI are off by a few hundred feet in most area, so it's wholly useless and defeat the intent to have detail map. I wrote an email to Magellan technical support, and here is the reply:
"Hi!

We are presently assessing dissimilar mapping selective information roots for near future updates. Our current plan is to provide map database updates over the course of next year. We are also working on a program that will grant current owners to obtain the update at a scaled down cost.

Thank You."

If the map inaccuracies are up to a few hundred feet is a known problem, they ought to provide any of the following:

1. refund the buyers who find it's useless
2. publish the data, so persons know there is such a problem

3. provide a free upgrade to the exact map

I felt like being cheated by a well known marketer with such poor quality software. Shame on the MapSend S&D USA software product!

23 of 24 humans found the following review helpful.
Bad buy - too inaccurate to be useful
By ronnesti
If you're looking for street level point-to-point navigation, look elsewhere. Not rather useless, but closely so. Locations on uploaded regions are up to two-tenths of a mile off kilter. The best it will do is get you to the popular area so you may then use the map effigy like a paper road map. It will not get you door-to-door. If you're in moutain back country, could be life-and-death serious!
The folks at Thales (pronounced "tallus")/Magellan say they are well conscious of the inaccuracy and are attempting to find a more dependable data supplier. I'd wait!

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