Originally Posted by
unterhausen
I recently got a free update to the maps on my 830. Never had any reason to complain. I don't rely on POI at all, I should probably look at them.
The City Navigator maps that were standard on older units were not updated (generally, you'd have to repurchase them, which most people never did). Compared to that, updates once or twice a year is generally reasonable.
I've made OSM edits for trips, so being able to get up-to-date maps is useful for that.
From what I can see, the OSM POIs are spotty. Garmin collects POIs for their other products (and it's possible they get money for placing some of them).
I think most people look up POIs on their smartphones.