Garmin550 Software?

[meddle1999]

Hey guys... just looking for a little advise here... I'm a TomTom guy so I know nothing about Garmins options etc.. My buddy just got a GArmin550 and asked me to find out what software you guys are using for waypint management and trip planning.. Also... i see garmin uses *.wrp and *.wrx files.. is there any special software to produce these? I will do my own reaserch on the net but i thought id drop in here first and ask the "experts".. :fing02: thanks guys.. After all my buddy is the navigator for our next trip and i want to make sure he gets us to all the good roads!!!!

[FlaminV4]

Hey guys... just looking for a little advise here... I'm a TomTom guy so I know nothing about Garmins options etc.. My buddy just got a GArmin550 and asked me to find out what software you guys are using for waypint management and trip planning.. Also... i see garmin uses *.wrp and *.wrx files.. is there any special software to produce these? I will do my own reaserch on the net but i thought id drop in here first and ask the "experts".. :fing02: thanks guys.. After all my buddy is the navigator for our next trip and i want to make sure he gets us to all the good roads!!!!

I just got the garmin 660 and I am using this... City Navigator North America NT 2010.10 It came with the gps in disk format. I use it to generate routes and such but I do not remember what type of file it is. I will need to look when I get home. Hope this helps!!

[BonusVFR]

Garmin Mapsource is the only program to use. City Navigator maps are in Mapsource and are the same ones that are on the Zumo. At first Mapsource is cumbersome and a PITA. But there are too many advantages to using the software to not use it. You just have to force yourself to jump in the Mapsource pool.............it is cold but after a while you will get used to it. Really!

Mapsource comes packaged with the 550 and 660. As a rule you have to update Mapsource (free upgrades/fixes etc) and later you can also update the mapsets ie City Navigator.