Question on maps

Zoom in on this interactive 2011.10 map and see how it looks:

http://www8.garmin.com/cgi-bin/mapgen/webmap.cgi?p=144900097...

I will say that for around the Tampa airport area, my copy of 2011.10 does look changed from the previous 2010.40 map as viewed on my computer with Mapsource so some updates may be included. Maybe a Tampa/Clearwater resident with the new map can confirm or correct my thoughts.

I live about 20 miles north of the Tampa Airport maze, but don't often have a need to go that way. The next time I do, I'll see what the 2011.10 map shows.

They've also been doing a lot of work on I-275 thru downtown - adding, changing lanes.

I live in northern VA and work in my corporations's Washington office. I don't have any problem with my Garmin in this area. The traffic feature also works well - I have been rerouted to avoid heavy traffic several times.

how to get new maps for free?

Buy a new unit and then get the one-time update. That will get you the latest maps for free - at least no additional cost.

Or a refurbished GPS sold by a qualified Garmin retailer. Look for the factory refurbished markings and generic box.

I see the same map issues on the 2010.40 maps, in Texas and Georgia.

At the Atlanta Airport Garmin has no FREAK IN idea where the rental car place is, and it puts you on a back road that has no entrance to the rental facility and no way into the airport (Just where I want to be at 4 AM). Also in Austin Texas on the Texas 45/130 Garmin has NO IDEA there’s really a full fledged Highway out there that you can do 75 miles an hour on, and skip the traffic from Round Rock to South of Austin, instead it will opt to send you into the most convoluted and congested roads it can find in Texas just to see if you will do it, then the unit laughs at you. (one of these days it’s going under the tire)

i got the gps end of last year and have no problem in the DC area..