what's all this then-city select europe?

jonnybad

I llok on the Garmin website almost daily, just to check if there are any updates etc for the i3. Normally nothing, but today I see this:

http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/cityselectEuro.jsp

Anyone any ideas about this?
Mine is running 2.70 and v7 maps.
No CD was enclosed with the unit, and don't think I've got an unlock code.
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Tim Buxton · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:44 am Post subject:

But you have an i3, and the page says

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

Here is Garmin's Webpage:-
http://www.garmin.com/products/spi3/

jonnybad · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject:

yes I have seen the i3 page, and Tim, the drop down list for compatibility does show the i3, but seems as though you have to pruchase sep[erately, so not sure why you have to buy a 'new' transflash card with Europe maps when you can get v7 for the whole of europe???
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missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

It appears that the i3 only gives you UK and Ireland on a card.
You can buy other areas on cards!

The expensive CitySelect v7 [shortly to be v8] CD is not included. It is almost impossible to buy this CD in the UK.

MaFt · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject:

jonnybad · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject:

ah, cheers for clearing that up!! :D

I re-downloaded POI loader from Garmin site, and camera pois including french ones from link on garmin site.

Not sure if it was the new POI loader, as it seemed to work fine with the POI's from MaFt and the cameras from here.

Any ideas if the basmaps cover France to Le mans though? As i'm planning goin to the 24hrs in June, and using the GPS would be good. I've tried finding LE MANS town on the i3, but didn't recognise it as a place name.
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Aitch2 · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:50 pm Post subject:

The standard UK i3 only appears to cover the northern coastal strip of France for routing purposes...good for a booze cruise - but not much else...when I go to Southern France in the Summer, I shall mostly be using MS AutoRoute Europe, hookd to my i3 with Franson GpsGate Express 8)

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jonnybad · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject:

"MS AutoRoute Europe, hookd to my i3 with Franson GpsGate Express"

Do you hook it up using a laptop then? Or am I missing the point/details of this completely?
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MaFt · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject:

jonnybad · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:42 am Post subject:

Beerbellybill999 · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject:

Cool! I tried the same thing for Eurodisney and it workout out the route no problem. It will only have the main roads but that far better than nothing! This is great for the Occaional trip to Europe.

thanks jonnybad

Aitch2 · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:43 am Post subject:

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Skippy · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:10 am Post subject:

The basemaps are pretty hopeless in my experience but perhaps the i3's ones have improved.

Take the memory card out of your i3 and take it for a drive if you want to see what they are like....
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