Is this legit?

[Fishee]

So I got this email today. Is this legit? We have to PAY to have our radio/map updated? What kind of crap is that?

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[Ferg]

I got the same email. I do know that cars I've owned before that had built-in GPS & mapping did require regular updates to the map database. It used to be done via CD; not sure how it's done now.

One of the draws of apps such as Waze, Apple Maps, etc., is that you don't have to worry about doing the local updates on your vehicle. The benefit of the built-in maps is that they work regardless of whether or not you have any cell or data service and you forget to download maps for where you plan to be...like in the middle of the desert or in Alaska, I guess.

 

[Maximus Gladius]

At least it says you can enjoy free shipping! That’s why the people in the picture are smiling.

 

[MrFahrenheit]

The benefit of the built-in maps is that they work regardless of whether or not you have any cell or data service and you forget to download maps for where you plan to be...like in the middle of the desert or in Alaska, I guess.

If you are that far out in the boonies then it's probable that the roads haven't changed for a long time and these map updates wouldn't matter.

 

[Mr._Bill]

So I got this email today. Is this legit? We have to PAY to have our radio/map updated? What kind of crap is that?

Yes, you have to pay for map updates. I bought one last August when they were on sale for $99. Mine came with a separate Uconnect update that had to be installed before the map update could be loaded.

 

[NachoRuby]

If you are that far out in the boonies then it's probable that the roads haven't changed for a long time and these map updates wouldn't matter.

True, but your screen will be blank if you take a wrong turn and go somewhere that isn't already downloaded. Ask me how I know. It'll just keep saying find the nearest road, and look like you're in the middle of a field somewhere. If you're truly in the Boonies, offline maps are a must. Google maps does download offline maps, but not of the whole country, just of your expected route and the region around your home. So once you get lost in nowheresville, you have nothing.

 

[tbaker]

I have got the same email 2 different times I just deleted it I know how to get to Walmart and I don’t think the roads have changed that much anymore

 

[j.o.y.ride]

I'm more shocked they offer stock navigation tbh.

 

[Ferg]

True, but your screen will be blank if you take a wrong turn and go somewhere that isn't already downloaded. Ask me how I know. It'll just keep saying find the nearest road, and look like you're in the middle of a field somewhere. If you're truly in the Boonies, offline maps are a must. Google maps does download offline maps, but not of the whole country, just of your expected route and the region around your home. So once you get lost in nowheresville, you have nothing.

I've been to several places in the Great Plains where I didn't have any cell service at all for long periods of time. In the grand scheme of things, $100 isn't that much money these days.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

So I got this email today. Is this legit? We have to PAY to have our radio/map updated? What kind of crap is that?

Always been that way for the NAV as long as I can recall. Buy a regular GPS and you pay for updates to the maps.
Google gets their money from you in other ways.

This isn't new, this is legit.

Why the shock and why asking if it's legit? First time vehicle with NAV owner? Just curious............

 

[Ferg]

I'm more shocked they offer stock navigation tbh.

The Jeep nav is actually pretty good, IMHO. I particularly like its integration with the console between the speedo and the tach.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The Jeep nav is actually pretty good, IMHO. I particularly like its integration with the console between the speedo and the tach.

EXCEPT - I've found in some areas it takes you through residential zones, school zones, and back roads that take longer. In Colorado Springs we decided to go shopping and we were on a highway in town and the JT NAV said to turn off the main road into a residential area, past a school, 3 stop signs, pavement dips, and then.......... it came out back on the highway it had us leave!
To get to a friend's house about 20 miles south of us it took us through some backroads and several miles of gravel into unmaintained roads. When we got there he asked - why in the heck did you come that way? The highway is right there, a quarter mile away (and he pointed and we could see the main road from his house!)
And finally - shopping in Colorado Springs, like most cities, where there's a 4 lane divided city street there are areas you can turn left to get into a shopping center on the other side. Sometimes they have turn lanes to the left with signals. NAV told us to go to the end of the block, make a u-turn and then turn into the shopping center, totally passing all of those left turn lanes!!
We were both scratching our heads - it kept taking us off main roads and many times in Colorado it would tell us to go to another intersection and make a u-turn. Can't even count the number of u-turns it wanted us to make.

 

[Fishee]

Always been that way for the NAV as long as I can recall. Buy a regular GPS and you pay for updates to the maps.
Google gets their money from you in other ways.

This isn't new, this is legit.

Why the shock and why asking if it's legit? First time vehicle with NAV owner? Just curious............

It is 1st time having a vehicle with nav. Always just used my phone or a Garmin way back when

 

[Summitsearcher]

I carry bread crumbs and tea leaves to read. Awesome sauce.

 

[Ankh]

If you all received the same email does that mean you're all named Patrick and drive 2021 gladiators ?

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