So I did quite a bit of research before I bought this GPS. It had decent reviews (4 stars at the time) and the main complaints were that the customer service was horrible and the lack of directions. Since I am somewhat "technologically advanced" I thought it would be no problem. Boy was I mistaken. But I'll get to that later. For now, I'll start with the pros.
The general GPS usage is a cinch and works great. After the first load up it starts quick and easy. The rerouting works fast. Really fast. Sometimes I would miss a turn on purpose just to hear it get cut off from saying "rerouting" because it already rerouted the trip. The traffic is so-so, most of the live traffic is correct, but every once in a while it will be a little off. But just as a warning, it does use your phone to make a call for traffic. Since I do not have a data package on my phone it works out for me, but I know people complained about how long it took to get information via phone call vs 3G.
The physical screen is gorgeous, and the 3D mapping looks great (although I wish you didn't have to pay for the 3D buildings). The touch sensitivity works great. Plus the Bluetooth sounds pretty decent for coming out of a GPS. The voice recognition works great with no adaptation to your voice. The left panel is also awesome, so you can see ahead without actually loosing the map.
Now for the cons. I didn't initially want to bring it up, but I had to send my GPS back to Amazon due to it not functioning correctly. It initially had a GPS signal, but it would loose it and wouldn't find the signal again for hours or sometimes the next day. I don't think that it was a problem due to the GPS, but the packaging. The GPS sits in a little slot in the front of the box and can fall into the back where all the pieces are and be thrown around (and get minor scratches). The first GPS I recieved was found like that. So Amazon being awesome (like usual) they sent me a new one and it worked normally.
The first thing I did when I received it was I updated it. You have to download some weird program and have it sync and download the updates. The odd thing was that it didn't have enough "space" for the newest update. I know other people had that problem too, but I ended up deleting some of the languages that I don't speak and it made room no problem.
I also was a little upset when I realized that I couldn't use the text feature with my phone. It says that it works with most phones, so I was somewhat confused when I couldn't sync my texts.
The MAJOR problem I had was that the instruction manual and the online help is HORRIBLE. The online manual is, for the most part, the same as the physical manual. And the physical manual only goes over the very simple things. It almost looks more like a media pamphlet for the GPS than a manual. They don't even show how to delete folders you make in your favorites. I still haven't figured that one out.
My last gripe with the GPS is the charging set up. It is very unusual that you need the cradle in order to plug in the GPS to the car outlet. You can't just plug it directly in. The USB cord does, but not the car plug.
For just the GPS portion, it is great. For the extra features and manual, it is eh. All in all, it is an OK GPS. I wouldn't rave about it, but there are way worse things out there.
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