Can one navigate in Europe with this device?
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Not with the maps that come standard on the North American version. I do think that you can buy European maps for it though.
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Only if you have European maps loaded. I used an older version, the 350, in London, in 2010, with the London map loaded in it. It seemed to have more difficulty finding its location there than in the US. I used the current version in the Bahamas a few weeks ago. The Bahamas are part of the North American maps. It usually worked as about fast as it did in the states, but occasionally it seemed a bit slower to respond. I'm not sure why that would be. I'm guessing that the Garmin GPSs for North America searches for satellites based on the assumption that one is in the US, first, and then broadens the search when it doesn't locate itself in the US. Being that the newer one is more powerful than my six year-old device, it was quicker to locate the satellites. Other than that, it worked fine.
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for traveling in Europe, I "rented" a SIM card from http://www.iphonetrip.com/
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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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This can be used world-wide if you buy the additional City Navigator maps for your country or region. I'm from Belgium and purchased the City Navigator Europe NT with it on micro SD card. Take a look http://sites.garmin.com/montana/ for additional information.
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The Amazon page for this device now says "optimized for Europe and Asia. I have not had an opportunity to try mine "south of the border," so cannot assure you it will work, but I've found it works well in North America. (Not that that is any help to you!)
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As far as I understand you should be able to use this phone in Europe. You will need to get a SIM card that works in that area.
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It works using GPS, which is all over the World. I have successfully used it on trips to Europe and the UK. As far as I know, it should work anywhere.
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I bought the unlocked phone. I know it can be used by any carrier that uses SIM in the Americas and ASIA. I do not know about Europe, Africa and Australia.
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No, i bought this phone to used it in Ecuador, and work very well, but i not sure if you can used it in europe
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Yes it can be used in Europe. Go to a store at the airport and ask for a SIM card. If that store doesn't have SIM cards they will tell you which one does. I is dual band (900 and 1800)
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Yes you can, you have to purchase the European maps, either down load or buy in a SD memory card (buy the memory card with the map in it, makes it easier when you go back to the state and use usa map
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Yes it worked in Europe for me however your service provider will probably charge you a lot in roaming fees. Hope this helps.
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Go to Garmin.com and you will find that there are city maps of Europe available for your device. . .
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Yes; there is a "mode" selection where you can choose walking or driving. The "walking mode" will take you on a more direct path, but sometimes misses shortcuts. It's a great idea for Europe or travel when you don't want to pay for streaming data.
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If you are going to UK/Ireland/Hong Kong, YES. If your device is from UK/Ireland/Hong Kong, NO.
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This GPS does not have maps and does convert to KM. So yes it will work just as well in Europe as in the US.
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No you don't download European maps. But be warn the batteries does not stay charged on the unit. If I could return it I would.