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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.
Posted by: Kasson
from Phoenix, AZ
Traveled from AZ to LA. Didn't matter if in the desert or LA area, unit would freeze up. If I was driving alone, would have no direction at all, as you can't play w/it while driving. Partner was able to get it going, but this would happen over and over again.
If you change your routing, it would come back with alternate directions quickly. BUT, many times it was cutting in/out, like a cell phone out of range. Yet this happened at any time...in deserted areas or the large city. No rhyme or reason to this. No buildings around, or w/buildings around. Sometimes it worked in tunnels, sometimes it didn't. Bad part was, when it did give directions, if cutting in/out, you'd only hear part of the directions. Good thing it repeats itself as you approach, but several times, even that cut in/out and again, not next to any bldgs. Was mostly in outskirts of LA area, like Anaheim or at beaches.
I have friends/relatives w/older models that work fine...they just get to a clearer area and it reboots itself. This one didn't. Stayed frozen for well over 15 minutes (was testing it) and until you reset it yourself, wouldn't work. Once it was turned back on, it resumed same route vocally, even before you got back to the map page.
The traffic feature was accurate only 1/2 the time..no voice to rely on, if you are solo in the car. You have to touch the red car screen area to find out...how do you play w/this while driving alone???? Only once did a voice come on as an alert for traffic up ahead, but then it was too late to do anything about it.
If not for partner, would have been lost many times. Had to rely on paper maps as well, as the whole route would never display w/out playing with this...again, impossible to do while driving alone. Can't recommend this to friends, as they are single and this would not help them.
What's great about it: Easy to see
What's not so great: Voice choppy, freezes up constantly
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Durability
3
Ease of Use
1
Features
3
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