Edge 705 Fence-Sitters

[OakLeaf]

Regarding free maps, google Ibycus usa.

The map set is actually pretty good, although it doesn't cover every county in the us yet.

Have you actually done this?

The Ibycus website states that you have to have MapSource installed to run their maps.

There's a free MapSource updater on Garmin's website, but it specifically states that it will not run unless you already have a MapSource product installed.

I've spoken to Garmin tech support about that in the past - all I wanted was for the maps I purchased on the chip bundled with my 705 to appear in GTC. They told me no, I'd have to purchase a MapSource product separately.

Even if you buy the map disc from Garmin, you need to get unlock codes from Garmin tech support to be able to transfer the maps onto a chip readable by the 705.

It appears that it may be possible to update to a later mapset from Ibycus (although honestly, as the wife of a photographer and friend of a number of writers, I'm sensitive to IP issues), or add Ibycus street maps to purchased topo or marine maps, it does not appear that it's possible to use the Ibycus maps unless you've already purchased Garmin maps. And I don't know where you'd get the unlock codes to allow the 705 to read the chip.