2012.1 Map update

2011.20 2011.30 and now the 2011.40 I do not have the 2011.40 I have the 2011.30..I know a few friend who have update the maps and they all ask the same questions? WHY DOES THE MAP LOOK THE SAME ? It make me wonder what does install on your gps and if any of those version make any big differents.

It made a difference for me. Garmin introduced a bug in the 2011.40 map that now shows a dead-end street right by my home as being a through street. My 765T now tries to route me down that street. I have reported it and they have acknowledged it (not hard to do. A satellite photo shows it being a dead-end) but it may be a while before they fix it.

It depends on where you drive that determines if the update is worth it or not. For me, I drive about 1K a week to places I haven't been to before so it is very helpful if the maps are as updated as possible. I often find myself in newly constructed areas. If you have lifetime maps, then there is no reason to NOT upgrade.

Some road changes are very minor and would not make a difference, but in other areas it could be a pain to find your way around.

If you haven't noticed any differences between your maps and the real world, then stick with the map you have.

I upgrade every chance i get. Bin living at this address for 25 years and still Garmin can't find me. Google finds me, MapQuest finds me. Garmin thinks I live on the intersection up the street. One of these years, maybe. Maybe a TomTom can find me? Not a bad thing....keeps the riff raff away...lol

I've noticed my Garmin makes more mistakes up in Canada than here in the states, fortunately a number of them have been corrected already. The worst section I can recall was TransCanada 2 in New Brunswick, the route was way off! Last two times was much better. One of these days us riff raff will be knockin on your door!

each time that I update hope that the major shopping center that is 1/2 mile from the house will show up. Everything around it is there.....maps just show a dead end road going into a center that has been there for over 10 years! Just a little game I play with each update...

Actually I do like to keep the latest update loaded for when we are travelling with our RV....it has made a difference on a few occasions!

2012.1??? I just got my nuvi 1490LMT last week and updated to 2011.40. I only get 4 free updates a year.

Have you tried reporting this to NAVTEQ? http://www.navteq.com/

You could check to see if it is accurate on their maps. If not, submit a request, and then play another game to see how long it takes for the update to appear

You'll be fine, only 3 more updates this year. 2012.1 comes out around late May, with .2 and .3 later this year. .4 will be out next year.

Bring beer

If you bring beer you'll always be welcomed

Lots of beer, we're thirsty up here!

Nuff already. What do i get to drink? Don't drink Beer. Had to give that stuff up years ago.

Yea, we have friends and relatives in NB and all of them say that the Navteq map coverage there is really bad.

They continue to build them in anticipation of "they will come".

Latest download maps seem to be right but I expcet hwy 185 in Quebec (Nb Border to Riviere du Loup is under major reconstruct!

Did he say 2013 or 2011.3?

I'll bring up some rootbeer!

Would you happen to know if HWY 389 will ever be paved? I tried to travel up it to Labrador, but I didn't realize how bad the dirt section was going to be. Didn't want to finish that highway in my car, will attempt it again later in something else.

I believe it has gotten a bit better with the newest releases, I've seen a few improvements. Any time I see anything incorrect I've reported it.

I have a free map update - I am waiting - in case I can get the 2012 maps.

Anyone have any information when it is likely to be released?

Howard

Do you know when your free update expires? My best guess is that 2012.10 be available by mid-May. Note that the only honest replies you'll get will be mere guesses--the map comes out when the map comes out. One near-guarantee, though--you'll almost certainly read of it first here at POI Factory.

Mid May sounds good - as it expires sometime in June.

I'll keep waiting for the "word" that 2012 is released.

Thanks

Howard

The map policy is written a little different now.You may want to look at it.Scroll to bottom. https://my.garmin.com/maps/nuMaps.htm .If you have old maps now on your unit it looks to me as if you can get more then one update if within the 60 days of first receiving a signal.

Very interesting but I'd be afraid to be the first person to test it to see if I could get one update shortly after buying my nuvi, then with fingers crossed, trying for the next one if it occurs in the window period.

Someone with a new nuvi will have to check it out and report back, preferably someone planning to buy lifetime maps anyway.

Both myself and my son actually each received two updates on our 295W's within the first 60 days. Neither of us have lifetime maps at this point.

Glad to hear the policy was tested and it worked.

If you have lifetime maps for Europe, the new 2012.10 is now available for download using your myGarmin.com account.

UPDATE RE 2012.10 North America - Just received an e-mail from Garmin Support, which reads in part:

" The newest map update should be released within the week. Please check your myGarmin account next Monday 05/09/11, to see if the update is available."

Thanks for the update!

Just received an e-mail from Garmin support which reads in part:

"The newest map update should be released within the week. Please check your myGarmin account next Monday 05/09/11, to see if the update is available."

http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?p=154929#154929

Isn't that exactly what I posted 2 posts back?

You didn't have the link at the end..

And you had a space after the first quotation mark.

Such a good idea!

Yea, but it wasn't there when I started the post... dam coffee break! I got it from another forum post via email alert, so I guess we have the same subscription.

@VicMatson: I could not get your link to work.

It is nice to see another update coming out soon, however I don't think I'll bother with updating for some time. I have only seen one road that is incorrect, and it isn't too big of a deal to me.

Of course, there will be that one time in the next few weeks that I wish I did update...

You're right, it doesn't work now. But I did check Vic's link earlier and it did work when it was posted and when I first clicked it.

I just reported a permanent closure of Barlow Trail, a major route in Calgary. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to show on the map.

I'm going to guess 2012.3. Since you said it is a major route, I would think that it would be quicker than one that isn't. I would guess Navteq will start looking at it in about a month or two which would be too late for 2012.2. Who knows, but it is fun to guess!

in time little grasshoppers.

definitely not safe. I wouldn't touch it

I'm heading to Calgary next June for vacation, I'll have to keep this in mind just in case it isn't fixed...

How much beer (root or otherwise) will fit in a carry-on?

When is next map update 2011.50?

Read up the page a few posts and you'll see that it's supposed to be next week and it will be called 2012.10, not 2011.50.

Is it out yet

The countdown to tomorrow begins...

Got a feeling you maybe disappointed. Maybe not, but I've heard from a couple of sources that it may not be tomorrow.

Hopefully those other sources are wrong.

Yea, I heard that too. I guess we'll see. No biggie if it's delayed though.

I don't need Junction View for my 750. Can it be deleted to save space?

Back it up before you delete it. Just in case something goes south...