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I am interested in buying a Garmin c330.
But, I would like to get the new updates. My understanding is that the maps were last updated in April 2006.
If I buy the unit before the new maps are released, then I don’t get a free upgrade. So, I want to wait until the update comes out.
Do you have a good idea when the new maps will likely be released?

They are competing each other. If I were Garmin, why should I program maps such that when compressed into a file can be also used by Tom2x, Magellan etc.. Some maps may not even work in other software navigation system even if they are of the same brand, so it is expected not to work on other brands. But most maps(not the map software) may be supplied by same organization like Navteq.

The default maps suck and the Garmin site wants $100 for good maps. Is there a free/cheap source of maps?

We recently bought a Garmin Street pilot i3 on Ebay. Of course it was used as it is an older gps, but we thought it would be a good starter gps. I need to update my maps, but I can’t register it as it was already. What do I do?

I recently purchases the Garmin C530 and was wandering how often they usually update their maps (City Navigator North America)
Thanks