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Initial questions re: 3590LMT
Ramaprem
112 Points
I am making the switch from an older TomTom to this device. It's on order, and will arrive in a couple of days. In the meanwhile, I have downloaded the user's manual, and various software.
Some questions:
1. Is the device charged while connected to the USB port of a computer?
2. If so, is this method slower than connecting to house current?
3. I read - I think on something official from Garmin - that only their AC charging unit should be used. Is this really the case? I have a couple of devices (one is the charger from my Kindle, the other an external battery) that I have used with just about everything that I own. Am I not to use these if the amps and voltage seem compatible?
4. There seems to be a - to me - bewildering amount of software available:
*Lifetime map updater
*Map install and map manager
*Communicator plugin (this, I have installed already in my browser)
*Dashboard
*Webupdater
There just seems to be duplication there! Is it all needed?
Some questions:
1. Is the device charged while connected to the USB port of a computer?
2. If so, is this method slower than connecting to house current?
3. I read - I think on something official from Garmin - that only their AC charging unit should be used. Is this really the case? I have a couple of devices (one is the charger from my Kindle, the other an external battery) that I have used with just about everything that I own. Am I not to use these if the amps and voltage seem compatible?
4. There seems to be a - to me - bewildering amount of software available:
*Lifetime map updater
*Map install and map manager
*Communicator plugin (this, I have installed already in my browser)
*Dashboard
*Webupdater
There just seems to be duplication there! Is it all needed?
Comments
1. WebUpdater is an app - as TomTom Home is - for the managing of the device
2. Lifetime Map Updater is an automatic download feature for an LM model
3. MapInstall is probably for adding additional maps not pre-loaded.
Correct?
1. Yes
2. Probably
3. I use chargers from other devices, they work fine
4. As per above, but again most would not bother with Dashboard as it gives you no control over what's being updated, Webupdater is what most use. There is detail on this here which explains the difference between Webupdater and Dashboard
Does it also give updates to the actual device software/firmware?
There's a package on its way; I'm waiting for it.
Certainly TTHome is a device management app; it is very multi-use.
The short answer is that there isn't any single program that does it all on Garmin.
I'm happy to read those linked items.
I'm just trying - in advance of the unit's arrival - to get my head around what I see is a lot of software. And seeming duplication.
Even the name "WebUpdate" seems to be a misnomer - since it doesn't involve the Web; it uses the Internet, and not the Web or browser.
With my present TT, one computer-based app does a whole host of tasks.