 | Garmin nüvi 765/765T 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
BLUETOOTH problem -- 2010-03-10
The Garmin Nuvi 765 is great, BUT I also have the HTC Hero phone, It is NOT Bluetooth compatible with the Nuvi 765. Tech support said "Sorry". So unless they figure out a firmware upgrade, I am out-of-luck. Check the Garmin Bluetooth compatibility list if this is a requirement for your purchase.
An Okay GPS -- 2010-03-09
This is an okay GPS. I like all of the features it has but am unimpressed with the maps. I tried to locate my home address and instead of being located under the town that I live in, it is located in the township I live in. If I am travelling to a place that is small and I don't know the township it will be a real pain to find the street. The maps or at least locating streets near a town are much easier to use on TomTom. Other than that, everything else is above average with this GPS.
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 | Garmin Portable Friction Mount
Works Great -- 2010-03-10
Grips my dash really well. It is a great alternative when you don't want to "stick" the suction cup to the windshield.
Great addition to my 265WT nuvi. -- 2010-03-10
This nuvi portable mount works great and is pretty stable. The only time I had an issue was taking a curve a bit to fast. This is also easy to hide under my driver seat. Well worth it and much less expensive than the Garmin site even with a 20% discount.
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 | Garmin nüvi 285W/285WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
Feature Rich GPS w\Bluetooth - Highly Recommended! -- 2010-03-10
The Garmin Nuvi 285WT GPS has far exceeded my expectations for an inexpensive GPS. This nice looking unit that has a lot of features usually found on more expensive devices. Here are my observations:
Pros:
+ Easy Setup; I didn't even need to read the "Quick Start" guide to get the unit functioning
+ Text-to-Speech; Clearly speaks road names
+ Accurate Directions; Suggested routes are good and the unit recalculates quickly if you diverge
+ Bluetooth Support; Can connect to a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to act as speaker phone (this was the main reason I bought this model)
+ Easy to Use; Easy to understand menu options makes customizing easy
+ Good Predictive Text; The unit automatically presents you with a list of choices as you enter data into the destination screen
+ Shows Posted Speed Limits; Unit displays the current speed limits on most major roads (very helpful, indeed)
Cons:
- Touch screen is not as sensitive as other devices, so it often takes a few presses to get the options selected
- No manual volume control, this makes it hard to adjust the volume to compensate for road noise
Misc:
* Support MSN Direct for updated travel information, but I don't plan on using this feature
* Supports Photo Navigation, which allows you to add a picture on a SD card and assign an address that the GPS can use as a destination - I haven't tried it, but might sometime in the future
This feature rich GPS works very well and is great value. I was lucky enough to pick this up on an Amazon "Gold Box" special, so it was an even better deal, but would likely be happy to pay the current price if I need to buy another one (as a gift, etc).
Highly Recommended!
CFH
Garmin 285 wt -- 2010-03-10
I bought two of these units for my daughters as birthday presents.
They love them.
The units are very easy to setup and use. So far the accuracy has been good.
The Bluetooth capability is a plus and the fact they can link their cell phones to the GPS is a nice feature.
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 | Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Great first GPS -- 2010-03-10
After much research and deciding rather I really needed a GPS I bought the Nuvi 260W. I knew I wanted the wide screen and street name announce, other than that my needs were pretty basic. The 260W fits the bill. Power it up out of the box and you're ready to go. The on-screen prompts are simple to follow.
This little device makes driving to unfamiliar destinations a breeze...no more trying to follow a map or printed directions, especially at night. I also purchased the Friction-mount which makes it easy to put the GPS out of view with no suction mark on the windshield when parked in a public area.
Don't forget the one-time free map/GPS upgrade, I don't think it was well advertised in the paperwork. I learned about it reading the reviews and specifically looked for the upgrade after registering. Mine came loaded with 2007 maps so I'm sure there have been quite a few changes.
GPS Garmin -- 2010-03-09
It is the best. I can't imagine getting by without it now that I am used to it. For people who have to go places where they are not familiar it helps immensely. It is much better than Mapquest because if you take a wrong turn it corrects your error. The only problem is that it once took me to an address a few blocks away, but that problem is rare I would think. It tells you how far you have to go and how long it will take. I recommend it .
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 | Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor
So far, So great -- 2010-03-10
Too bad you can't swim with this thing! That's okay, if you know that going in you wont be disappointed. Havent found any problems just yet! For the price, I dont think you can beat it.
Great GPS, Not a very good HR monitor -- 2010-03-09
I really like the GPS for tracking my runs. I also like the pace zone alerts. If I drop below a certain pace (or above a certain pace) it'll beep at me. I believe it has lowered my long run times because of this feature. There are too many features to discuss but I also like exporting my workouts to Google earth and seeing exactly where I was. Neat stuff!
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 | Garmin nüvi 205W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Great product for the money -- 2010-03-10
This is a great GPS, very easy to use, and works great. It doesn't have all the features of the better models such as the GPS ability to say the street names instead of just saying "turn left", but it was far cheaper than the next model up.
I would buy it again.
Awsome -- 2010-03-06
The price is amazing. The item itself was good quality and easy to use. I enjoy the product every much.
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 | Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
My first GPS -- 2010-03-10
As it says, this is my first sojourn into the GPS world, so I don't have anything for comparison. I am overall very pleased with the Garmin, and find t fairly easy to use. I have two wishes for a GPS that has nothing to do with the good productivity of this product. I wish that there was an option to save more than just my one home address, so that I could use several different starting or ending points without having to re-enter the address each time. The other thing which I am certain is standard among all GPS is when you turn the unit on, you have to scan through the "agreement" screens each time before loading the maps. Overall, I would buy this item again or recommend it to anyone!
Garmin GPS -- 2010-03-09
Great product. Blew my wife away. I never thought I would purchase something like this but I love it and I got it at a great price at Amazon.com.
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 | Garmin nüvi 265W/265WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
Best Product I have ever pruchased!!! -- 2010-03-10
I absolutely love this machine. I purchased this for a trip with my dad going to places I had never been before and we easily found every hotel and/or place we wanted to see or go to. I have also used my nuvi around my town (Metro Atlanta) and have found new ways to get places that I didn't know about before. I have lived in this area for 18 years. We also used this last weekend to go to southeast Georgia and we were averted away from backed up traffic twice. The second time my husband wasn't going to listen to "Constance" (my nuvi) but received a reprieve when we ended up in the soup and were just able to get off and away from the trouble. My husband said he would never doubt Constance again. Plus I can easily answer my phone hands free without having to scramble and look for it while driving. "THIS IS GREAT!!!!!"
Questionable ethics on the part of Garmin -- 2010-03-10
Beware. When I purchased the 255WT, it did not come with a USB-to-USBmini cord, so I tried one that I got with a USB external disk drive. Neither my Mac nor my friend's PC would recognized the unit, so I couldn't register it. I sought assistance from the techs at a nearby Best Buy, and they discovered that it was the USB connection, whereupon they wanted to sell me a $20 USB cable; they also told me that most camera and disk drive USB cables would not work properly. If you buy one of these, be prepared to purchase a special cable with which to connect it, otherwise you might not be able to register it, which is required in order to get your firmware and maps updated. You won't get all you pay for unless you buy more stuff. That seems a bit unethical to me.
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 | Garmin nüvi 780 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct Service
Nice Features, Easy to use, Hard to update maps, No MSN coverage -- 2010-03-08
I bought this for my wife, who is Russian. She was very impressed that there is a Russian voice and text built in (among dozens of other languages). The system is very easy to use and the graphics are great. It has just about any POI that you could possibly want. Routes and directions are very clear, but you have to make sure you set your route preferences (as with any GPS), or you'll be driving down winding farm roads in the name of "shortest route".
When you get the system, you can do a one time free map update download, which just wasn't working. By reading some blogs, I found out that it won't work with Internet Explorer (most of the time), so I downloaded Mozilla Firefox and was finally able to download the map update (took about 2 hours). I had to restart my laptop to get the update to run, but it seems to have installed correctly. I don't know if it made a difference, but I plugged in a 4GB SD card before installing the update; I read about people having problems with running out of memory in the middle of an update.
It took a couple of tries to get our cell phones to find the bluetooth, but after the initial setup, they find each other quite well.
I tried to activate the MSN Direct 3 month Free trial, but was told that there is no coverage in my area (Killeen, Texas). Fortunately, we are moving to San Antonio, which has coverage. Doesn't matter much; MSN Direct is going away in 2012, so I guess I'll get an FM traffic update reciever.
We're happy with it overall; no real problems so far.
roosternuvireview -- 2010-03-08
I have used other GPS tracking systems, but this is the first one I have purchased. I chose the Garmin nuvi 780 purchased through Amazon because of the Bluetooth, MSN direct, and cost factor. With my current limited use I have found that this GPS meets my needs for ease of access, accurate description of street addresses, and wide viewing screen. It describes upcoming turns and exits well in advance of getting to them and repeats the information, should you become distracted. I would recommend this GPS for the novice to slightly advanced dirver.
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 | Garmin nüvi 755/755T 4.3 Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
I love the product. It was a great purchase. -- 2010-03-09
This is my first GPS navigator. It's very user friendly and works flawlessly. The best part is the price at Amazon.com, can't beat it. It was a great buy and am enjoying the product.
Nice Unit, Easy to Use, Quality a bit suspect -- 2010-03-08
Purchased this unit for my wife, she had a GPS that was several years old and figured this would be a nice upgrade.
Item is great, the lane assist is a very helpful, probably my wifes favorite feature. The route it selects is very logical (the older unit would suggest odd routes).
The only downside, Item was purchased as a christmas gift, here we are 2 months later and the unit stopped working. The display no longer funtions. When I called Garmin, I was told the wait time on the phone was 60 to 90 minutes. I went to get an RMA on the net, that will take 2 to 3 days, then I need to ship it back at my expense so they can repair or replace. (I've read that they usually send back a refurished one)
So the unit is nice, the quality not that best and the customer service and Garmin not all that great.
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