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#387 of 963 Navagation DVD is very out of date. by ganley1 Jun 09, 2003 (7:44 am)
My new 2003 Odyssey's Navagation DVD is very out of date. I live in Northern Virginia and at least one major road that was completed over two years ago is not on the DVD. When I called HONDA to question, I was told that I should buy a new DVD (brand new car) and there was nothing else I could do. When I asked to speak with a supervisor, I was told that noone else would say anything different, and the operator refused to let me speak with anyone.   Customer services is probably less responsive than the Navagation system current.
#388 of 963 by ganley1 by andrewtran71 Jun 09, 2003 (9:14 am)
I feel your pain, brother. I think we should be able to get the Honda Accord's NAV disc, which is the most current up to date disc which Honda uses on the Accord and Acura, and it is the same as the Alpine NAV disc. It is a 8.5 GB disc instead of the 4.7 GB (Odyssey and Pilot). You can buy that disc, but I wonder if the dealer will allow us to return it if the disc does not work.
#389 of 963 I kinda feel Gandleys pain...and I drive an Acura by gcomstock1 Jul 02, 2003 (1:03 pm)
Visiting this thread because I'm thinking about replacing my Acura w/a Honda, and a Navi system is a must-have feature for me. I'm a Realtor, and when I first took delivery of my 2000 Acura 3.5RL, subdivision streets in my area that were in local maps for THREE YEARS were not on the disc. Since they use proprietary mapping data (instead of partnering w/Thomas Brothers etc.) it's simply out of date by the time it's issued. This is one benefit to a high-end portable after-market Garmin system, where you can download updated info; but there are so many disadvantages to a portable system that I'd rather just have the OEMs produce a better updated product.
#390 of 963 gcomstock1 by andrewtran71 Jul 03, 2003 (3:39 am)
You said "2000" Acura RL? Have you bought the updated 8.5GB DVD NAV disc?
#391 of 963 RE: Navagation DVD is very out of date. by mablacksv Jul 21, 2003 (1:23 pm)
Unfortunately, I don't think you can even BUY a more up to date DVD for your 2003 Odyssey even if you wanted to. As far as I can tell, they haven't released an update since 2001! Take a look at the site where you can buy the latest nav system update DVD: https://esales1.alpine-usa.com/dos/honda/dvdrom.htm   The last update that was released was 9/1/2001. I'm not sure what's going on, but if they do not release anymore updates, the nav. system will eventually lose much of its usefullness. I live near Boston, and you've ever heard of the Big Dig, you know that the roads in and around Boston have changed dramatically in the past few years.
#392 of 963 Alpine by andrewtran71 Jul 25, 2003 (11:51 am)
It's an Alpine unit and Alpine has an updated version, which is used in the Accord and Acura. Honda is too slow on this because they need to make it available for the Odyssey now, not in 2005! Yeah, most of the time, ALL GPS are a little outdated. But there are still A LOT of old roads out there to take, even if the new roads are not on the NAV.
#393 of 963 Navigation system update coming this fall by mablacksv Aug 08, 2003 (1:07 pm)
I called the update order phone number posted at https://esales1.alpine-usa.com/dos/honda/dvdrom.htm and got a recorded message regarding the next nav system upgrade disc. According to the message, a "major upgrade" will be available in the fall of 2003. It will cost $185 and will include "coverage" of 95% of US streets using a "new methodology" and will also include limited coverage of "Canadian border cities". This upgrade will ONLY be available for Nav. systems WITHOUT voice-recognition. You can get all the details by calling this number: (888)291-4675.
#394 of 963 Navigation system update coming this fall by mablacksv by andrewtran71 Aug 11, 2003 (8:05 am)
I can't wait for the new toy:-) Thanks for the info.
#395 of 963 It's Fall already by andrewtran71 Sep 30, 2003 (10:59 am)
but still no NAV update for the Ody. Has anyone seen the NAV for the 2004 Ody?
#396 of 963 nav update by mike734 Oct 01, 2003 (11:23 am)
I have been very disappointed with the support offer for the Nav systems. I have both the DVD system on my Odyssey and the HD system on my Acura RL. They finally put out on update for the Acura but it has made my system slow and did not make firmware changes long overdue. I will never buy another car without navigation but I will consider other manufactures first.

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