Navigate the United States and Canada with ease with this GPS that features free lifetime traffic updates, up to 1,000 waypoints and customizable points of interest for easy route planning. The "Where Am I?" emergency locator and travel assistant tools provide additional support.
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I have been using the product now for about 1 month. I haven't had to use it too often in places where I haven't been, it has mostly been used for testing and to see if it comes up with better directions than I was familiar with. It speaks every road that you are supposed to turn onto. It gives enough notification ahead of time when you have to make a turn. The traffic feature seems like it would come in very handy but often nothing shows up on the screen, I may just not be in a traffic provided area or there just may not be any traffic at that time, not too sure. The one thing I am not thrilled about is that it can take a long time for it to acquire a satellite after turning the device on. If you have to start driving while it's acquiring a satellite it may not come in very handy if you're going to be in an area that you're unfamiliar with. If you have the time to spare you might be better off waiting until the satellite is picked up before starting to drive. Overall I am very satisfied with this product and I did a ton of research, and from what I have read this seems to be just about the best NAV system out there that doesn't need the Lane Assist feature or bluetooth.
What's great about it: Easy to setup, turn by turn directions, recalculating
What's not so great: Sometimes takes a very long time to acquire satellite