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 picked this up for a great price online the day before Black Friday. The unit is easy to use and it my experiences with it, the GPS appears to be pretty accurate. In overcast/rainy conditions, it appears to take a little longer to acquire the satellites but once acquired it stays connected. I would definitely recommend it as a GPS unit. As for the traffic, I less impressed. There appear to be some stretches that don't get coverage and unfortunately my commute appears to be one of them. Coming from Pleasanton to San Jose over the Sunol Grade, voted the worst commute in the Bay Area, there was no traffic warning until I got over the grade into Fremont, eventhough I was clearly in heavy traffic. Once I got over the hill, it gave me traffic info, although nothing as accurate as online info through sigalert.com.
What's great about it: Easy to use, accurate
What's not so great: Traffic coverage seems to be spotty.