I need a vehicle GPS to be used in France in rental cars. Do European maps come with this unit and does it work as well in France?
1781919
There are other maps available. If you get the additional maps & load them I can't see where you'd have any problems.
1781920
The Garmin Nuvi 2797LMT will work great in France. European Maps do not come with this unit but they can be downloaded to the unit from the Garmin Website. Garmin offers 10 different maps for Europe and a street map for France will cost $69.99.
1781921
hi, i am not sure but i love this model, what i would do is google this gps to see if it can work for you in France, Steve
1781922
hi, i am not sure but i love this model, what i would do is google this gps to see if it can work for you in France, Steve Update.. i just checked and it dose come with full European maps. Steve
1705554
There were no European maps on this unit. You can check the description on garmin.com to check that.
224077
It has maps for North America and Europe. From my experience with Garmin North America maps include United States and Canada. The usually specify if its just United States. You can also check there web site and see what maps are included. Hope this helps.
78764
Very accurate GPS. We used it throughout France last year and it worked exceptionally well.
2228715
dear Anth, I am so sorry, but i don't know. First I purchased a "map" for a Garmin, and didn't have a Garmin, so i returned it. Then I purchased a used Garmin with Europe in it, and took it to Europe May 1 to 30 2013, and used it with my google maps i paid for on my Verizon cell phone. i often used them both to find things, along with the map i got from AAA. Best of luck! Susan
2001142
Well, the one I bought has only North America and Europe Maps preloaded on it, and these can be updated regularly. You should contact Garmin directly through their website to inquire if you can upload maps from other regions onto the unit. Good luck.
2149610
Italy is included, but I did not use it there. I used it for 3 weeks in France, and 2 weeks in Germany. My experience was about 98% positive with the European maps, I would venture to say that the majority of the time it will keep you out of trouble. I could not have made my 5 week trip without it. (I would also recommend a regular road map in addition, so that you can visually get the idea when you are heading in the correct direction. Learn all the ins and outs before you go, it will cut down on the learning curve once in Europe. Many sights and tourist attractions are listed. Barry S. Italy is included, but I did not use it there. I used it for 3 weeks in France, and 2 weeks in Germany. My experience was about 98% positive with the European maps, I would venture to say that the majority of the time it will keep you out of trouble. I could not have made my 5 week trip without it. (I would also recommend a regular road map in addition, so that you can visually get the idea when you are heading in the correct direction. Learn all the ins and outs before you go, it will cut down on the learning curve once in Europe. Many sights and tourist attractions are listed. Barry S.
352517
The navigation of Pioneer radios is terrible - don't buy this expecting it to work in the US, much less any foreign country. For international navigation, you need to buy a radio that uses a prime navigation unit such as the Sony+TomTom units... you should be able to buy international maps and download to the TomTom navigation unit.
1347265
Yes. I've use other Garmin GPSs in Africa, Australia, Europe, etc. The base map that comes on this GPS has a few roads in Asia, but you would want detailed maps for wherever you want to use it, including the US. You can buy these maps, or get free ones from OpenStreetMap.
721328
I order it for my frend . It is not mine. But i have seen only USA and Canada maps. I dont know if it is posible to use it anywhere else. Or may be update maps.
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You can get maps for Europe, I'm not sure about lifetime updates. But my advice is don't bother. Garmin is produced for the US. In Europe it's almost worthless. It got me lost all the time. I switched to TomTom, which is European and doesn't work very well in the US, and the accuracy there was almost 100 percent. Garmin is especially bad in European cities where the streets are very close together. In Spain I haven't noticed a single taxi driver who uses Garmin or who uses anything other than TomTom, for that matter.
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Hi, Thank you for the note. Did you rent a car in France? I am asking to find out if the charger that comes with the unit fits into the car's outlet. We took a Garmin to France about 3 years ago and our charger did not fit into the rental car's outlet for some reason. I have read at various websites that they are no different. Thanks
1004704
If you are buying used .2010.If you are buying new call garmin and they will update maps to 2014 free one time. You will need a USB mini plug adapter to download to your computer. We have used this unit many times in France uk Scotland and Italy. Perfect? Of course not. Excellent? Yes.
1161551
NO! very misleading. I bought this model last year for Germany trip and did not have a map package. Was too late when I got there so I spent a month without a gps.
1787988
Well, I need to do that myself as well. I did buy European maps when I lived there. I am technologically challenged, so my great assistant helped me try to install the map from online. We tried to download the European map which did not work, so I bought the SD card/chip for about $100. Not sure this was helpful at all.
1938327
I believe you can purchase the 2497LMT with lifetime maps and traffic for Europe, Andrea. I have the U.S. version and really like it. Hope it works out well for you.
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I had the europe maps loaded. I used it to travel all over the UK, a bit of France and Germany. Got back to the US and had the US maps loaded. Not a bad sat nav but be very careful of the settings. Going down the autobahn, carriageway, and freeways, it would act stupid and have me exit the freeway, drive in a side road for no reason and then back on the freeway. It's advertised as being able to walk around with playing tourist, but the battery sucks. I would go with garmin again but a more updated version. The flip up antenna is antiquated and gets in the way. There are better models out there. I had the europe maps loaded. I used it to travel all over the UK, a bit of France and Germany. Got back to the US and had the US maps loaded. Not a bad sat nav but be very careful of the settings. Going down the autobahn, carriageway, and freeways, it would act stupid and have me exit the freeway, drive in a side road for no reason and then back on the freeway. It's advertised as being able to walk around with playing tourist, but the battery sucks. I would go with garmin again but a more updated version. The flip up antenna is antiquated and gets in the way. There are better models out... » Read More I had the europe maps loaded. I used it to travel all over the UK, a bit of France and Germany. Got back to the US and had the US maps loaded. Not a bad sat nav but be very careful of the settings. Going down the autobahn, carriageway, and freeways, it would act stupid and have me exit the freeway, drive in a side road for no reason and then back on the freeway. It's advertised as being able to walk around with playing tourist, but the battery sucks. I would go with garmin again but a more updated version. The flip up antenna is antiquated and gets in the way. There are better models out there. « Show Less