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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 bought the 255WT, hoping that it would help me on my trip in NY. Boy, was I wrong!
I haven't been to NY area before and I thought I could rely on the device and save myself some time. But I actually wasted more time than I ever had on any trip with a map. Yesterday I was driving from Holbrook NY to White Plains. It should take about 1.5hrs according Google. With the help of this GPS, it actually took me 3.5hrs. It took me to the NY downtown area and I was stuck in the 1st ave for two hrs in heavy traffic. The live traffic feature of the device rarely worked. It only showed me some traffic with 3 or 5mins delay, while there was actually no delay at all, and didn't show any alert when the delay was more than 2hrs on the 1st ave. The right way to White Plains from Long Island should actually be all highways instead of small local streets. The GPS took me way off the short/quick route, although I selected "quickest" navigation in the setting.
I am not happy with this 255WT at all. But considering that I should take some responsibility for not preparing for my trip and that I should not rely too much on the GPS, I'm still going to keep it. It did take me to the destination, although through a very long route.
I haven't been to NY area before and I thought I could rely on the device and save myself some time. But I actually wasted more time than I ever had on any trip with a map. Yesterday I was driving from Holbrook NY to White Plains. It should take about 1.5hrs according Google. With the help of this GPS, it actually took me 3.5hrs. It took me to the NY downtown area and I was stuck in the 1st ave for two hrs in heavy traffic. The live traffic feature of the device rarely worked. It only showed me some traffic with 3 or 5mins delay, while there was actually no delay at all, and didn't show any alert when the delay was more than 2hrs on the 1st ave. The right way to White Plains from Long Island should actually be all highways instead of small local streets. The GPS took me way off the short/quick route, although I selected "quickest" navigation in the setting.
I am not happy with this 255WT at all. But considering that I should take some responsibility for not preparing for my trip and that I should not rely too much on the GPS, I'm still going to keep it. It did take me to the destination, although through a very long route.
What's great about it: Recalculation is quick.
What's not so great: navigation; traffic alert
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Durability
3
Ease of Use
4
Features
1
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