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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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This is my first gps ever and I got my garmin during the black friday sale so I'm pretty happy about how much i paid for it. I haven't used it much but it has yet to lead me astray (as in i didnt come to an edge of a cliff, which is ome of the few horror stories i heard about a gps). Im sure a lot of people would like to know the negative aspects of it so here it is.
1. The exit i use to go to work doesnt even show up on the gps. I'm on the freeway and suddenly the gps says i'm off the freeway. the gps map indicates that there is no exit. However, i did not mind that too much because I heard that the entrance to the freeway at that street was closed years ago. I guess it was assumed that the exit ended up closing as well.
2. It gave the wrong street name, but so far it only happened once. The street was called one name but the gps gave a completely different name. Luckily I kind of knew the area so I didnt panic (getting lost is one of my biggest fears, which is why i got a gps in the first place).
3. This is the one big problem i had with this product. When I need to merge from one freeway to the next, it has a tendency to NOT mention if I should be North/South or East/West. For example, I'm on the 405 and I need to go on the 710. It will tell me to move to the right side of the freeway so that I can get on the 710, but the speaker on the gps doesnt tell me if I should go on the 710N lane or the 710S lane. It also doesnt show up on the gps itself. In fact, it wont mention which one i should take until at least 5 seconds before the 710 lanes split up into 710N and 710S (dont take my word on the 5 sec timing. its just a guess but it really doesnt give you a lot of time). What if you were on the wrong lane? I cant switch lanes that quickly if I'm going 70 and I'm checking for cars that might be in my blind spot and also worrying that i'm going to crash into the divider because I wasnt quick enough.
Anyways other then that, i do like having a gps. However, I always do make sure that I look for directions on the internet before i head somewhere new. My gps is more of a comfort if i do get lost. In that situation, i would trust the gps more then my own instincts. Hope the review helped!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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