Will any SD card work with a Magellan GPS? Explorist 400 and it just says unlimited SD expandability .but when I to out the Magellan SD card and put in a 1 Gb regular one (not Magellan brand) it won’t detect it. Is this some sort of scam by Magellan to make sure you buy SD cards from them? Or are tsomehow different cards? Or do I need to format it in the GPS to prep it for use with the system.
format it in the GPS to …

Magellan GPS in car,Will extreme hot or cold temperatures affect it’s functioning? I don’t remember the user manual saying anything about temperature precaution. Just wanted to make sure it’ll be in the glove box for the winter. Temperatures here generally go as low as -2 degrees below 0 and high as 100 degrees F.
I have seen many GPS units that have numbers in their manuals about their operation in different temperatures. Tare usually related to the units turn on time when you plug it in your car. …

Auto GPS navigator , By your experience which brand has the best automobile GPS navigator? Magellan or Garmin or Tom-Tom .etcI think right now Garmin has the best GPS out there.
I have not tried all the other brands, however I researched all of them and read several reviews on forums and on Amazon.
I’ve seen the magellan units in the store and don’t really like their bulkiness, and the quality doesn’t lo as sturdy.
I’ve never used a TomTom.
Aside from hardware, the software that the unit uses to calculate routes is very …

Can I use a car GPS on a airplane?Magellan Maestro 4040Technically, yes I do it all the time.
However, some airlines have restrictions against them. It does not produce outgoing radio signals, so it doesn’t have the same interference concerns as cell phones.
If you were talking about as a pilot rather than passenger, then NO it is not safe. Not a single handheld receiver has been cleared by the FAA for navigational use in an airplane. The main reason for this is that tlack the error …

Looking for car gps system that can hold contact information, like an address book.I recently bought a magellan maestro 3250. It works great and looks great. One problem .This ‘Maestro’ doesn’t hold contact information. unlike other gps systems, you can’t have an address bo where you can type in the phone number and the persons address. Basically, I am looking for a car gps system that has exactly everything that the maestro 325 has, plus the “address book” option. alot let me know whats out …

Best car gps under or around 250 dollars? I’m looking for a decent car gps navigation system that’s under or around $250.
It will be replacing my Magellan Roadmate 360, which has some serious issues. First, it doesn’t have retail stores beyond restaurants and gas stations listed in the points of interest database. Second, it requires you to put in the township/district instead of the real city or town name when putting in an address, which is pretty impossible to determine beforehand.
So basically, I’m looking for something with a big points …