Garmin nüvi 205 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Garmin nüvi 205 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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- 3.5-inch Touch Screen Navigation with Turn by Turn spoken Directions
- Pre-loaded Maps for continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico with 6.5 million searchable points of interest
- FM Traffic or MSN Direct Traffic/Content compatible (with optional GDB 55 receiver)
- Simple to Use Interface; slim, pocket-sized form factor; 4-hour rechargeable battery
- 3D terrain views, navigate to photo, and automatic time zone adjustment
Product Description
Portable and powerful, The Garmin® nüvi® 205 is your personal travel assistant for life on the go. This navigator leads the way with turn-by-turn directions and optional MSN® Direct services to get you there on time and keep you informed. It’s packed with millions of destinations and maps for the contiguous U.S., Canada, or regional sections of Europe.Amazon.com Product Description—-May 7, 2008
Garmin’s nüvi 2×5 models improveupon their 200-series predecessors by adding top-of-the-line features such as FM traffic updates or MSN Direct content capability to an entry-level line. But Garmin is also introducing some significant improvements with this new series, like a predictive technology that provides quicker satellite lock, a redesigned screen with more information, terrain maps, and an exciting new photo navigation feature.
The nüvi 2×5 models sport the slim design that Garmin introduced with the 200-series last year, so they all fit comfortably in your pocket or purse, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that makes them convenient for navigation by car or foot.All of the models include useful travel tools like a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.
Vital Product Information: This device features a “screen lock” feature. This is a standard feature on all nüvi 2×5 and 7×5 Garmin units. If you slide the “Power” key to the right, it will lock the screen and prevent any accidental touches. Once the screen lock feature is engaged, the screen will go black/gray after about 15 seconds to save power on the device. To unlock the screen, just slide the “Power” key to the center position. This feature is really targeted for “Pedestrian” mode so that a user can place the device in his or her pocket/purse and quickly unlock the screen instead of powering on/off continuously. For more information, see page 5 of the product manual.
Key Features/Benefits for all 2×5 Series Navigators
- HotFix (Long Term Ephemeris Prediction) finds satellites quicker (Learn more)
- Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Basemap shows 3D shaded terrain features (Learn more)
- Quicker 333 Mhz processor offers quicker, smoother map drawing and vehicle icon motion through turns
- Redesigned user interface offers more information (Learn more)
- Photo Navigation lets you upload geo-coded photos from a phone, geo-coding camera or photo site and navigate to them. (Learn more)
- Add Dynamic MSN Traffic and Content with the optional GDB 55 antenna and charger (Learn more)
- Send addresses directly to your Garmin from Google Maps or Mapquest (Learn more)
- Automatic Time Zone Transition
- Memory Card Slots so you can add maps and travel guides, or store photos (MicroSD card slot on 3.5-inch units; SD card slot on 4.3-inch units)
- Preloaded Maps with Navteq data of the Lower 48 States + Hawaii + Puerto Rico
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery for simple portability (up to 4 hours per charge)
- Custom Vehicle Icons let you personalize your navigator (Learn more)
- Integrated Antenna for a slim form factor
- Where Am I? — instantly shows you all of the emergency services nearby (Learn More)
Which nüvi is Best for You?:
Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators
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Improved Interface
| One of Garmin’s key product philosophies is to make extremely complex technology simple to use for anyone right out of the box, and perhaps nowhere is that better exemplified than in the user interface for Garmin’s portable navigation devices.
Garmin’s interface is a key to their success part of what makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it simple to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map updates as you navigate. This year, Garmin has redesigned its interface to include much more useful information. |
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HotFix™ – aka: Satellite Ephemeris Data Prediction
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Your GPS device locks onto transmissions from a dedicated network of Satellites in order to determine its position. Until the device gets a “lock” on three satellites, it can’t effectively navigate, so decreasing the time it takes for your device to get “satellite lock” is always a goal of GPS manufacturers. With Garmin’s new HotFix technology, your Garmin GPS remembers the position of all satellites it is tracking when you turn it off, and calculates their movements in order to predict where they should be the next time you turn it on. This gives the device an thought of where it should look for satellites, and dramatically decreases the time it takes for your Garmin to get its position and start navigating. HotFix can predict satellite positions for up to 3 days after the device was last turned off.
Using Garmin’s unique Web site — Garmin Connect Photos — users can choose from millions of geo-located photos provided by Google’s Panoramio photo sharing community and download them to the nüvi for a richer navigation experience using pictures as a guide. |
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Navigate by Photo
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Using Garmin’s unique Web site — Garmin Connect Photos — users can choose from millions of geo-located photos provided by Google’s Panoramio photo sharing community and download them to the nüvi for a richer navigation experience using pictures as a guide.
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3D Terrain Maps
| Shaded relief terrain maps show you when to expect hills, mountains, forests and other natural features. Topographic terrain maps are viewable when using the 2D “birds-eye” view. | |
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Send Addresses Directly from Google Maps or Mapquest
tching to try out a new restaurant, or setting off on a road trip to locate the best toffee apples on the east coast? Now, it’s simple to search for locations on Google Maps or Mapquest, then transfer the addresses directly to your Garmin GPS navigator.
The address will instantly transfer to your Garmin device, The point will be saved as one of your favorites, and you can navigate to it or view it on a map just like with any other favorite. The process does require a small plugin, which you can get at Garmin’s website at http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3739. You can send business addresses to your Garmin device from these countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Fantastic Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. |
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| Search for the location you want.
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Pick “Send to GPS”.
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Go!
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Traffic-Capable for Either FM Traffic or Enhanced MSN Direct Content
MSN Direct Enhanced Traffic and Content
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With an optional receiver, you can access enhanced dynamic content from the MSN Direct service. Check the weather, avoid traffic backups, compare local gas prices, get enhanced movie listings, stock information, news and local events when you travel with your unit. Even plot trips from the convenience of your computer, via Windows Live Local, and wirelessly send custom to your nüvi.
Check out a full description of MSN Direct content features, or a coverage map for MSN Direct services. A 3-month subscription to MSN Direct is included with the receiver. After that, subscription fees are $49.95 per year, or $129.95 for a lifetime subscription. |
FM Traffic
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With an optional receiver, you can get alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you’ll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you’re forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nüvi’s sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time. In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous — there’s no waiting for scheduled traffic news updates or random alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are received via a “silent” FM data channel, you can still listen to music or news programming on your car radio without interference from incoming FM traffic data transmissions. A 3-month subscription to TMC Clear Channel’s Total Traffic Network is included with the receiver. For more information on subscription fees, coverage in individual cities, and traffic data networks in the United Kingdom and Europe, check the Garmin website. |
Where Am I?
On any nüvi, just tap “Where Am I?” to find the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates.
First-Rate Map Data
 nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger. |
The nüvi comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps for the continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. In addition, nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs Vital note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, nearly every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can buy one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store. |
Garmin Lock
Garmin’s patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location
Beyond Navigation
Browse your stored pictures with an simple-to-use JPEG viewer. |
Navigation is just the beginning. The nüvi 2×5 models features travel tools including a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via microSD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs. For Accessory Map Cards and Travel Guides the Units Feature: a MicroSD Card Slot on the 3.5 inch Units, and an SD Card Slot on the 4.3 inch Units. Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras. |
Trick Your GPS Ride
 Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS. See more icon option |
All Garmin nüvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle’s position on the map. |
Notes
- Optional software for language translation, detailed travel guides, and savings programs allow you to customize your nüvi to fit your travel needs
- Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
Which nüvi is Best for You?
Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.
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Screen Size inches (W x H)
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Included Maps
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Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)
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Traffic
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Bluetooth
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Media
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FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system)
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Multi-Point Routing
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Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
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AK and Canada
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Europe
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| nüvi 205 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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| nüvi 205w | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||||
| nüvi 255 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 255w | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 260w | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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Photos | up to 5 | |||||
| nüvi 265T | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos | up to 4 | |||
| nüvi 265WT | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos | up to 4 | |||
| nüvi 275T | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos | up to 4 | ||
| nüvi 285WT | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 9 months free); |
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| nüvi 465T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos |
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| nüvi 755T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 765T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 775T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 780 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 785T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 850 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 855 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 885T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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| nüvi 1200 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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| nüvi 1250 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 1260T | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos | up to 4 | |||
| nüvi 1300 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||
| nüvi 1350 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 1350T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 1370T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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Photos | up to 4 | ||
| nüvi 1390T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 1490T | 4.4 x 2.5 |
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| nüvi 1690 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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NAVTEQ Traffic, 2 years free (Garmin nüLink! service) |
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Traffic Reports
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Gas Prices
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Weather Reports
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Movie Times
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Web Favorites (Send custom destinations to your GPS with Live Search Maps)
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Local Events
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Stock Quotes
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News Headlines
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Get detailed info for your Zip Code at the MSN Direct website. |
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Garmin nüvi 205 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Garmin nüvi 205 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Comments
Slow response and poor quality of communication.
Product was not delivered on time and package lost. I had to negotiate with UPS to find the lost package by myself.
Rating: 1 / 5
The seller sent me 2 of these units and I sent them an email immediately to get it corrected. They sent me an RMA form that I filled out and then I never heard from them again. Nobody answers the 800 number they provided. I had to sell the extra one that i got at a 10 dollar loss and eat the extra shipping and handling.
The actual unit itself work well, the seller is not reputable though. Save yourself the headache and buy somewhere else.
Rating: 2 / 5
The 205 is less than useless. Here are a few reasons why.
1. It should provide accurate DISTANCE measurements. It doesn’t. Over the several months I have owned this turd, I have loaded several dozen locations. When I click to view them, it will give me a specific distance. When I click one to really go there, it then shows a distance which has differed by up to 60 miles or more. So “Mammoth Lakes” for example, is either 251 miles away, or (when I click to go there) perhaps 317. Heck, what’s a 66 mile difference anyway? Whether the initial distance is an unreasonable and unusable measure like “as the crow flies” and the second one is using actual paved road, a unit this far off is worthless.
2. It should give reasonably useful driving DIRECTIONS. It doesn’t. I have followed the directions completely, just to see what it does, and several times it has had me make 4-5 turns instead of simply continuing down the street I’m on to get on a freeway onramp 500 feet down the road I was originally on. Again, this is just stupid, wastes time and slows travel. Today, driving to a location 45 miles away, it kept telling me to exit the freeway when I was still 25 miles away, and to go in a southerly direction, when my destination was to the north. There is no way taking surface streets would get me there quicker or even close to the same time. The programming is crappy.
3. It should not suddenly TURN OFF. It does. Just today, it switched off 3 times in a row. A unit that will not stay on is of no use. It wasn’t the battery, or a case of hitting a incorrect button. It just shut off 3 times.
4. It should give reasonably accurate estimated ARRIVAL TIME. It doesn’t. I don’t expect perfection, but I do expect a decent effort. This makes no effort. As best I can figure, it calculates the straight line distance (never mind that roads aren’t built “as the crow flies”), ignores stop signs and red lights that would slow you down, etc. It also ignores all obvious traffic conditions people living in cities have to deal with, like traffic jams. In the mind of this system, there are no other cars on the road. If you question the travel distance at midnight, it will give you the same (wrongly) estimated time as if you question it “how long” at the height of rush hour. It assumes you’re always going maximum speed and then some. It assumes a speed about 10-15 miles over the speed limit. I was driving to one destination and despite going 75 mph (in a 65 mph zone) most of the way, the estimate kept falling farther and farther back. After driving 10 minutes, the show told me it would take 6 minutes longer to arrive. The estimated arrival time changed by nearly 48 minutes by the time I got there, meaning my “estimated travel time” nearly doubled. What use is that? None. Since I bought it, I have never arrived anywhere near the starting time. It will show a time as you start, and that time keeps extending 1-2 minutes at a time, so that the final arrival time is never even close to the original estimate. Whether this company is a) too incompetent to factor in traffic conditions, b) too cheap to do anything but have it calculate “straight line distance divided by 80 mph”, or simply c) too ignorant to realize that traffic conditions exist in the first place, what they’re doing is LESS than useless. A broken gauge you don’t bother looking at. A consistently malfunctioning gauge appears as if “maybe this time it’ll be right”, but it never is.
5. You should be able to selectively DELETE ONE DESTINATION. This one can’t. You have two options: delete every single location you’ve programmed, or delete nothing at all. This is just stupid.
6. The view shouldn’t suddenly change. Initially, there was an “over the top of the car” view, as if you were sitting right on top of the car, seeing the streets come up. Then, about 2 weeks ago, it suddenly starts showing the view as if you’re several hundred feet directly above the car. It looks awkward and makes for more hard navigation. There is nothing on any of the menus on how to reset or fix this. It’s not a question of zooming in or out. The original view is now gone.
7. It was advertised as “text to speech”, which should mean it says something like “proceed 1.5 miles, and turn left on Wilshire Blvd.” Instead it just says “turn left, then stay right, then turn left.” Without identifying street names, there is ample chance of confusion when there are multiple possible turns in a small distance. It has given confusing and unclear directions even when I know where I’m going. I knew where to change lanes and turn because I’d done it before, not thanks to anything this piece of crap said.
Summary: this is a total piece of crap. There is nothing it does that is accurate or remotely useful. It’s all either flat out incorrect, largely inaccurate, or consistently misleading. If I could give it a negative rating, I would. A properly functioning GPS can be very useful, saving you from having to pore through maps while you drive. This one is no excellent at all. I’ll let the shills from this company try to make excuses, but I’ve had enough of this nonsense. (November 16, 2008)
Rating: 1 / 5
This product gave us incorrect information twice yesterday. It’s really very annoying. We had to call the restaurant and get directions from them.
Rating: 3 / 5
I like my Garmin, but I reckon there are some glitches in the system. For example,If there are two roads that are in close proximity, running parallel (Delaware Ave & I-95, in Philadelphia, PA) My Garmin sees them as one road. It can get quite perilous when one is a “one way”road. I have never experienced any other type of GPS, but I figure this gets me where I want to be, and is usually right on time with the ETA.
Rating: 3 / 5
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