Customer Reviews
No satalite link and no support from Magellan 
2008-08-27
I purchased a Magellan CrossoverGPS a number of months ago. After not being able to get it to work, I have tried many times to get support from Magellan. I don't think they offer support. I have other Magellan products that work well, but this Crossover is a wreck. I would not recommend the Crossover to my ex-wife if I had an ex. If anyone can suggest how to get support from Magellan, please let me know.
Thank you,
Dave
Nice Unit - Bad Magellan 
2008-08-19
The top reason to reconsider a Magellan unit is the old maps. I bought this unit a year ago when it first came out. You would think with the latest GPS hardware you would get the latest maps and software. Okay, no problem that they had a new version of software that changed the entire interface - it did make it easier. But the maps were OVER 2 years old. I didn't find that on the box, nor in any of their advertising, nor the poor support section on their website. I wrote immediately and they told me that there were no newer maps at the time, but they could be available anytime. It took them almost a year to release new maps AND naturally, they want you to pay $80 plus shipping/handling for the privilege of the upgrade. I've written them twice and explained that it seems unfair to pay for maps that should have been included when I paid $350 for the latest and greatest. Each note got a response in about a week that said, "We get the maps from Navteq, so we can't give them away, and anyway, you're gonna want the new maps and it's not like other electronics where you pay a subscription and get free updates." WHAT? First, you gave me old maps, so you need to make it right and I don't care where you get them. Second, of course I want the maps, that I SHOULD have gotten when I bought the unit. Third, You don't pay for something then call it free!
Magellan also doesn't have any corporate information on their website, so I can't even write to someone further up the chain.
The unit itself works pretty well and does all the things it's intended to. I especially like the announcement of street names so that I don't have to look at the unit to know where I'm supposed to turn and when.
I can't recommend a Magellan unit however, because of their map update policy.
Not perfect but does the job! 
2008-07-26
Pros:
1. multi-purpose, I wants one for auto-natvigation and one for hiking. I don't know why it's so hard for other auto-gps to provide electronic bread-crumps.
2. GPS sensitivity is pretty good, I can get signal in my house up to 10 ft away from the window. It's not great in downtown area though.
Cons:
1. Hard to get maps for other places (e.g. Europe, NewZealand, Asia regions..) it's much easier to download maps from other users if you own a GARMIN.
2. the track save option is buggy.. the time stamp is wrong after you exported to text file.. have to figure out a work-around myself..
3. the touch screen doesn't work well all the time.. sometimes no matter where I tap, it hits the letter "M".. a bit annoying.
4. a bit bulky and heavy..
still probably would buy this one again if I want an all-in-one unit
Not so good offroad 2008-07-07
I bought this wanting to use it on and off road. The NAV features worked well enough on road, but I found the detail very lacking on offroad trails for my 4x4 trips. Magellan has been saying they would provide new maps, but I haven't seen any. I also don't like the fact that the method they use for providing map updates is to require a special SD card be kept in the unit, meaning you can't have anything else in it at the time, like saved info, photos, or MP3's.
On the positive side, this unit came with a lot of accessories that other's don't, like a mount, cables, chargers, etc.
I ended up selling the unit at a loss and I'll wait for something better to come along for street and 4x4 use.
Good GPS, bad service; How to xfer waypoints and tracks to PC and back 2008-06-19
Internally this unit is known as Magellan Roadmate 2500T. This is important because if you want to purchase extra SD memory, vendors will typically tell you whether their memory is supported or not. The maximum SD card this GPS can handle is 2 GB even though the documentation says it it is "unlimited". It is very much limited, it also can not handle newer SDHC card. I have had luck with SanDisk 2GB *regular* SD flash memory.
T in '2500T' stands for Traffic, meaning it can be extended with a traffic updater if so desired.
Now the review:
-- The good:
Crossover has a really good satellite visibility, it can see the satellites from the house, from the tunnels, from inside the 27 story high office building, in fact from inside the elevator shaft of that building.
The automotive navigation logic is fine, it will get you from place to place, but it seems to recalculate things very often.
The prompter voice is Ok, you can't change it though, On the other GPS (Tomtom) I was able to set up Kim Cattrall's voice, this one is just one voice that sounds like airport lady.
-- Marine functionality: You need to get so-called BlueNav maps, they come in 2 varieties, downloadable and preloaded into secure SD card.
Both varieties are expensive, if you want those it is better wait for some sort of a deal, I was able to get mine on AAA sale event at a 25% discount.
Downloadable maps are more expensive, you get a single region but you can transfer it into as many SD cards as you want, as long as they are being used on the original device. You can obviously mix and match the regions as you go. The regions themselves are quite small, typically a state or sometime half the state. For example, Massachusetts region is from Ipswich Bay to Cape Cod Canal.
SecureSD maps are a better deal, the regions included are multi-state but: a) they don't have tide information and b) if you lost them you lost them, you can't burn the maps into a new SD media. Once you purchase them they are tied up not only to the GPS device but also to the SD card (that's why it is called secure) you can't make a backup.
--- The bad:
The software that came with the unit is useless. Compared to Garmin or Fugawi it is like stone age. Their better software (VantagePoint) can't work with Crossover GPS at all.
--- The ugly:
The unit comes with the automotive maps from 2006. Why are there maps from 2006 when it is 2008 ? Because they want you to buy the updated maps, they cost $80 and it is a download. This is just plain wrong. Tomtom allows you do upgrade everything the moment you connect it to the computer.
Also, customer support is in India, I had to call about the discount on maps. Weren't helpful at all.
Overall, mixed bag. The unit itself is quite good, but the services around it (software, support, pricing, company friendliness) aren't.
--- 07/28/2008
After long search I finally found a document on the net that explained how to transfer waypoints and tracks between this unit and PC.
Original document is at:
http://www.nextdestination.com.au/UserFiles/Docs/Transferring_data_to-from_Crossover.pdf
How to transfer waypoints/tracks/routes (trips) from the CrossoverGPS to
Mapsend Lite V2.
To transfer waypoints/tracks/routes to/from Mapsend Lite you will need to have a SD card reader.
Transferring to Mapsend Lite
1. To Transfer waypoints/tracks/trips to Mapsend Lite put the CrossoverGPS into outdoor/marine mode.
2. Push the button to goto the next page.
3. Select Options>Export Data.
4. Select what you want to export, Waypoints/Trips or Tracks.
5. Enter the name of your waypoint/trip or track. Then select OK.
6. Take the SD card out of your GPS and insert it into your card reader.
7. Start Mapsend Lite
8. To import Waypoints in MapSend Lite go to GPS Contents> Waypoints>Load from File and
select GPS Unit or SD Programmer. You should see this box open up
9. Browse to your SD card drive and go to the root directory of the SD card.
10. Select the file you want to import and select Open. All your waypoints/trips or tracks will now be imported into Mapsend Lite
Transferring to CrossoverGPS is exact opposite of the above process.
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To map waypoints into Google maps use I normally use combination of Tyre and GPS Babel
Tyre at: http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php
GPS Babel at: http://www.gpsbabel.org/
Both are free
Old maps are a deal killer 2008-06-14
The Magellan Crossover GPS is the world's first fully featured, crossover pocket size GPS. This new GPS guides you from point-to-point from where the road ends to where the adventure begins. It is designed with all the standard features made popular by the Magellan RoadMate family of vehicle products. Be confident while driving, hiking, boating, fishing, geocaching and more. The Magellan Crossover GPS is the world's first IPX4 waterproof, pocket-sized GPS built for driving the highways, hiking the off-road trails, sailing the open waters or fishing wilderness lakes. Color touch screen - 3.5-inch ultra bright hi-resolution anti-glare color touch screen. Multi-Destination Routing - Pre-program and plan upcoming trips with multiple stops QuickSpell - Intelligently sorts, searches and checks spelling with reduced keystrokes TrueView - Pop-up visual of next maneuver to clearly view the turn ahead SmartDetour - Automatically prompt you to route around heavy or stopped traffic on highways Auto-reroute - Automatically calculates a new route if you miss a turn Directions - Turn-by-turn visual and voice guidance Quick Release cradle - Easy removal from car to use outside of your vehicle Locate Button - Save current location to your Address book, up to 250 addresses Night View - Display automatically turns to night view based on time of day Sports Guard - The green rubber boot adds additional protection of the device, plus comes with a lanyard for portability Vehicle Nav - Routes to mapped street closest to a desired Outdoor Waypoint Trailheads - Route to waypoints using coordinates readily available on the Internet or guidebooks Marine - Take it from land use onto your boat and then enjoy you marine sport along with detailed underwater cartography Geocaching - Position coordinates may easily be entered
does everything but nothing good. 
2008-05-10
very disappointed with their maps. I called Tech support (India) and they told me they were 2006 maps. My home subdivision was established in 2003, yet none of it is included. Another friend lives in an older part of town (built in the late 70's early 80's) The Crossover cannot find him or any of his direct neighbors. I had issues with on-ramps listed where they are not, also a change done by our city many years ago. They say a new update is coming in 08 yet i will have to pay for it!!! I had an old Magellan from the late 90's with road maps and I would venture to say this one is not any better. Calculating trip times are not even close to realistic. The time was calculated off traveling 45 MPH when the speed limit on this highway was 65 MPH. I cannot recommend anyone buying this unit. I thought i could have a good all around unit but this does nothing good, I would have been better off buying separate units.
Save your money 2008-05-09
The concept of the unit is ok, and overall the device does work. Where things break down is with Magellan itself:
Out of the box the maps on my crossover where out of date, and didn't show roads in my area that have been in place for 5-7 years. Garmin units showed the roads fine, and even other magellan's seem to know the road existed. Contacted Magellan tech support (they are out of India) and was informed that a map update was available. BUT, was informed I would have to pay $80 to purchase the updated maps. Unlike other vendors magellan doesn't give you the first update free or updates free the first year for the maps. If you buy it you are stuff with the maps on the unit unless you pay them for the new maps.
As is the unit does work well, the topo maps are neat and the navigation works. But my unit is getting returned. There might be units out there with the latest firmware and maps on the shelves, but am not going to play russian roulette ordering units till I find one. Am horribly disappointed with Magellan's customer support. Save your money and get a unit that will be supported by the manufacturer. Buying a unit and then having to turn around and buy an $80 upgrade for it within the first 30 days to just bring it up to par with newer releases of same exact model that are on store shelves is absurd.
Magellan Crossover - 2008-04-09
Pros - Great Battery life, very intuitive to use, quite fast in tracking location, good street by street voice directions, ability to turn off touch screen is great (saves battery & means can leave in pocket etc without accidentally touching screen.
Cons - No ability to save tracks, offload tracks (to Computer/mapping program), no ability to pre plan an exact route (on computer or mapping program) and upload to unit
Summary - I am using the unit on a motocycle, in my pocket, using the voice directions via headphones. I wish I had known this infomration before purchase. Maybe I would have chosen the Garmin? This lack of feature means really difficult to pre route a specific trip, with every turn pre planned.
However, this unit is great if using in a car to find out WHERE AM I? and HOW DO I GET TO
FROM HERE. POIs are very good. From a strange place, I could easily find the nearest Chevron, Super 8 Motel, Chinese restaruant etc.
If I could upload a pre planned route, and save & offload tracks, this would be the perfect GPS
crossover 2008-04-07
Product performed well... if you have fat fingers you may have some difficulty with access to virtual buttons close to the edge of the screen.
Screen was easy to see even in bright daylight. Audible directions were clear and concise. Some remaining issues with the use pc downloads and utilities but I havn't spent much time there.
