Magellan CrossoverGPS Review

I have one of these and it works very well but I'm not sure Magellan is totally prepared for this product launch. The promised detailed Topo maps are not yet available. Using the provided PC software, I have been unable to access the waypoints and tracks stored on the GPS. Every time I call tech support, they say "there is no one available at this time who can help with the Crossover." E-mail to tech support hasn't fared much better - after two weeks, I'm still waiting for a response to the above mentioned problems.

Hello fellow buyers,

I have purchase this Magellan Crossover Vehicle GPS with Topographic Maps system for the same reason you are looking at outdoor and marine combined with vehicle navigation.

Please notice that the creator of the Crossover have good marketing and ignore the needs of the users,
If you are a internet buyer I'm sure that you wishes that everything in this navigation will be computer friendly ***NOT THIS TIME***

The main reason I bought this item is to use for outdoor. Magellan mentioned in their manual and web site that you can import waypoint but they neglect to indicate that the waypoint import features works only on vehicle Nav.

Now you guys tell me who use coordinates to find a street.... Or to put your friend on your favorite...

Sucks , Now I have to put all of my OUTDOOR ROUTS manually..... very wised

I contact customer support and they confirm all above....

I bought the Crossover when it first became available but it hasn’t lived up to the promise. The most notable problem is that front window is made of glass. The manual doesn't mention this and it's costing me $150 to get mine repaired. This seems like a MAJOR design flaw in a unit that is sold for "outdoor" use. Also, the promised detailed topographic add-on maps aren't available for the unit yet. I wanted to use the unit on my bike but they only offer a motorcycle mount that weighs about as much as my bike. On the plus side, it seems to work well on the road.

I just got this unit and overall am very happy with it. The street nav side is excellent. The hiking program is pretty good too, but I find that it locks up once in awhile which is really annoying. They just upgraded the street nav program to 2.14 and it's nicer than the old version. Didn't upgrade the hiking program.

Couple points
1. Unit came with 90meter topo maps already installed. You just have to turn them on. Go into hiking option and pick "Select Region" and load the map file of your choice. If you want more detail 30meter topo maps you have to buy them on SD card.
2. You can load waypoints into the hiking program from your pc. You have to convert your data into a .upt file and put it on the SD card. Then under the options in hiking program you can load them. System can only load about 250 points.
3. The software supplied will only load POI (.mgln) files. I take the .gpx files from geocaching.com, import them and convert to .mgln files and load them into the unit for the street nav side. I then convert the .gpx files into .upt files for loading into the hiking side. Then I can use the street nav to get me close to a cache, then switch to the hiking mode to find it.
4. Another cool thing with the POI files is you can set alarms. I have my geocache set for an alarm at 150feet and a second alarm at 10feet. Then as I'm driving if I am passing a cache the unit actually says "Geocache traditional cache" and I know one is nearby.

Magellan customer service is poor at best. The wait on the phone is terrible and slow on line response. And another thing? PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH!

Stay away
Bought this last year, and I'm very disapointed. You can not load maps to any PC program so that you can plan tours and load to unit. This sucks when it comes to marine use. Magellan has lounched a new software VS-something, but it does not support the crossover. According to their customer support they have no plans to make it compatible. I hope they end up in a warm place...