Originally Posted by
BengalCat
Correct, but for the latest map update you have to first install into your Garmin Edge 1000 an SD card as the Edge 1000 memory isn't sufficient to handle the amount of download.
I just purchased a new Garmin GPS (DriveSmart 55) for the car as my old unit it replaced was 13 years old.
- The new unit cannot be found by Garmin Express on a PC
- The WiFi (yes, it has WiFi) map and system download took 2 hrs. I assume the Garmin server uses a dial up modem ?
- The unit wanted a SIM card to handle the map and system updates. I was lucky I had one in the old unit.
So the experience with a standard consumer product is that Garmin has some of the worst system designers in the world working for them. I recall being frustrated 13 years ago when my Navi unit was new.