Friday, December 23, 2011

Garmin n?vi 2360LT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic


Manufacturer : Garmin
Model : 010-00902-00
ASIN : B004072386
Price : 219.99$
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Product Description

Garmin nuvi 2360LT Automobile Portable Navigator 010-00902-00 Automobile Navigators

Amazon.com Product Description

The voice-activated widescreen n?vi 2360LT comes with free lifetime traffic updates. It has a dual-orientation screen that displays vertically or horizontally, a 3-axis electronic compass and 3-D building and terrain view. The 2360LT includes preloaded maps for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, hands-free calling, lane assist with junction view*, trafficTrends historical traffic, myTrends predictive routing, and ecoRoute. Pedestrian capabilities can be enhanced with optional cityXplorer maps for mass transit information.

View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Click to enlarge.

Speak Commands
n?vi 2360LT not only tells you where to turn but listens to your spoken commands. With its innovative speech recognition, you can control n?vi with your voice--allowing you to keep both hands on the wheel. Simply wake up n?vi with a customizable voice command and begin speaking menu options that are clearly displayed on the screen. Tell n?vi "Find Address" and speak an address to start navigating.

Experience n?Route Technology with trafficTrends and myTrends
n?vi 2360LT includes n?Route technology with trafficTrends historical traffic and myTrends predictive routing. With trafficTrends, your n?vi 2360LT automatically learns daytime trends for traffic flow to improve your routes and better predict your estimated time of arrival based on time of day and day of week. With myTrends, when you save your regular destinations in your "Favorites," your n?vi 2360LT will, over time, begin to figure out where you're going even without your telling it! It provides time of arrival and relevant traffic information. So whether you're driving to and from work or a regularly scheduled weekly event, your n?vi 2360LT will help you get there on time. No subscription or additional cost required.

Receive Free Lifetime Traffic Updates
Steer clear of traffic with the integrated FM traffic receiver and free lifetime** traffic updates. Receive alerts about traffic delays and road construction that lie ahead on your route. Next, simply touch the screen on n?vi to view traffic details or detour around the problem area.

Make Hands-free Calls
For hands-free calling, n?vi 2360LT integrates Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 2360LT while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with its touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak into its built-in microphone. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest.

Get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination.

n?vi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Know the Lane Before It's Too Late
No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.

Select Fuel-efficient Routes
n?vi 2360LT saves you gas and money with ecoRoute--a green feature that calculates a more fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. With ecoRoute, you have a "less fuel" option as a routing preference. When selected, n?vi will determine if a more fuel efficient route exists based upon road speed data and vehicle acceleration data for a given route.

Navigate City Transit
With its enhanced pedestrian navigation capabilities, n?vi 2360LT is the perfect travel companion for getting around town. It's dual-orientation display and compass help you navigate on foot. Download optional cityXplorer content to help you navigate city public transit. Know where to walk, where to catch the bus, subway, tram or other transportation and how long it will take to get there. cityXplorer maps are available for select cities throughout North America and Europe. And with prices as low as $9.99, you'll have money left over to spend in the big city.

See More
With n?vi 2360LT's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3" (10.92 cm) display is easy to read--from any direction.

Get Turn-by-Turn Directions
n?vi 2360LT has an intuitive interface that greets you with two simple questions: "Where To?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator NT street maps for the U.S, Canada and Mexico with nearly 6 million points of interest (POIs) such as stores, restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, gas stations, ATMs and more, and speed limits for most major roads. With 3-D building and terrain view, you'll see representations of prominent buildings in many cities and map contours at low zoom levels, giving you a realistic perspective of the terrain.

Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. n?vi 2360LT saves you gas and money with ecoRoute--a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. The 2360LT includes many travel tools, including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. The 2360LT features Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom custom voices and vehicles. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD cards.

*Not available at all intersections/interchanges in all areas.

**Lifetime traffic extends for the useful life of your Garmin traffic receiver (as long as you own a compatible Garmin GPS) or as long as Garmin receives traffic data from its traffic supplier, whichever is shorter. Traffic content not available for all areas. See www.navteq.com/rdstraffic for traffic coverage areas and www.garmin.com/traffic/fm/navteq.html for program License Agreement containing complete terms and conditions.

Compare the n?vi 2300 Series Features

n?vi 2300 Series Features
n?vi 2300
n?vi 2300LM
n?vi 2350
n?vi 2350LT
n?vi 2350LMT
n?vi 2360LT
n?vi 2360LMT
n?vi 2370LT
Mapping
Lower 49 states with Puerto Rico
Lower 49 states with Puerto Rico
U.S., Canada and Mexico
U.S., Canada and Mexico
U.S., Canada and Mexico
U.S., Canada and Mexico
U.S., Canada and Mexico
U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe
n?Routes Technology
MyTrends only
MyTrends only
MyTrends and Traffic Trends
MyTrends and Traffic Trends
MyTrends and Traffic Trends
MyTrends and Traffic Trends
MyTrends and Traffic Trends
MyTrends and Traffic Trends
Traffic
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Lifetime Traffic Included
Lifetime Traffic Included
Lifetime Traffic Included
Lifetime Traffic Included
Lifetime Traffic Included
Lifetime Maps
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
Lane Assist With Junction View
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Hands-free Calling
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Voice Activated Navigation
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
3D Terrain
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
Dual Orientation
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
N

What's in the Box
n?vi 2360LT; Preloaded City Navigator NT North America (U.S, Canada and Mexico); Lifetime Traffic; FM Traffic Receiver With Vehicle Power Cable; Vehicle Suction Cup Mount; USB Cable; Dashboard Disc; Quick Start Manual


Most Helpful Customer Reviews

356 of 368 people found the following review helpful:
Solid device but watch out for advertisement financed lifetime traffic updates,
I bought the Garmin as a gift for my wife and was thrilled about the lifetime updates for traffic and maps.

Setup and navigation is good. We like the big screen and the way the information is provided.

The lifetime map updates sounds like a great feature. Maps can be updated four times a year and the access using the web page was easy. But I have to wonder what Garmin considers "useful life" of the device. But even if they are only available for three years, then it is still cheaper than buying the maps.

The conditions of lifetime traffic updates are definitely not what I expected and the reason that I am thinking of returning the device. The ads that finance the lifetime traffic pop up on the screen and disrupt the navigation. This is obnoxious! This should be mentioned in the product description! I couldn't even find information about the ad financed traffic on the Garmin web page!


226 of 234 people found the following review helpful:
2360LMT: Useful voice/traffic functions; advertisements are BACK! (update),
     
(Review updated on Sept. 12th 2011 with summary of changes at the bottom of this review; software updated verson 3.30.)

>> I've written a rather long review for the 2360LMT, so these first 5 paragraphs are
a quick summary. Note that Amazon has lumped the various 2350 & 2370 models into the
same bucket of reviews, which have slightly different features.

>> 1 ** THE UNIT WORKS AS INTENDED and is great with basic navigation, but there are
some rough spots with some of the bonus features, and sparse documentation. Build
quality is typical of older Garmin units -- solid, not particularly svelte. The touch
screen is fine for entering letters and tapping the "OK" button, but the "drag"
function when scrolling the map around with my fingertip is inconsistent and requires
heavier than normal finger pressure.

>> 2 ** VOICE RECOGNITION works very well, but it's slow on the uptake and not
perfect -- so expect to repeat yourself often. At each step it guides you with a voice
prompt, or you can turn voice prompts off and follow prompts on the screen for faster
entries. Speaking street addresses is surprisingly accurate; voice-navigating the menu
not so smooth.

>> 3 ** THE JUNCTION VIEW screen has been "fixed" with the latest device software: it
displays representations of freeway junctions and off-ramps side-by-side with the map
to help pick the proper lane. The LANE ASSIST function can be a help, but
simultaneously may lead to confusion at complicated freeway junctions. ROUTE
RECALCULATIONS could be faster, but processor speed and animation overall is fast and
smooth.

>> 4 ** DISPLAY is adequately bright except in very bright sunlight, and the screen is
just reflective enough to pose viewing issues unless adjusted precisely. VOLUME is more
than adequate, and can be adjusted/muted by voice command. The TRAFFIC feature seems to
work OK, though not as good as Google traffic on my BlackBerry, and it doesn't make it
clear when my route is being re-drawn due to an accident or congestion. ADVERTISEMENTS
seem to have been eliminated with the latest software updates. (And just like that, as
of 10/20/11, the ads are back! No idea what happened -- didn't update the unit software
or do anything out of the ordinary. *sigh*)

>> 5 ** OVERALL, I recommend this unit. Despite the frustrations I detail below, it
offers the most usable features, with little fluff, for a very good price. Don't expect
perfection, but do expect a very capable GPS with consistent lifetime traffic and a
voice recognition system that makes **some** data entry / navigation tasks easier than
on touch-screen nav units.

>> So with that summary out of the way, on with my review...

I've used a narrow-screen Garmin 200 for the past few years, as well as Google Maps on my BlackBerry Storm. I hesitated purchasing a new GPS because between the two of those devices, I was pretty well covered to get anywhere I needed to go.

But the 2360LMT came along and I couldn't ignore the list of "extra" features it packed in for the price. And let's face it: A cell phone is great for finding stuff, but not actually navigating while driving, and the old nuvi 200 lacked voice recognition, which I considered a significant safety compromise as well as an input hassle.

Initial power-on / boot-up went smoothly with just a couple of "Accept" screens and reminders to register the product with Garmin. No additional setup steps were required, though it took a few minutes for my initial position fix to be calculated. After that, position fix occurs imperceptibly, even when I power the unit on in a city miles away from where I turned it off. However, boot-up takes about 35 seconds to where the device is ready to receive input, and that feels like an eternity when I want to get navigating.

Build Quality & Screen: the 2360LMT isn't "razor thin" like some of the recent, more expensive Garmin lineup. It's not much thinner than my old 200. The screen is reasonably bright, decent resolution, and wide. Brightness can be adjusted with voice commands while driving. If I have sunlight shining on a light colored shirt, the screen tends to reflect that back at me, but can be minimized with very precisely adjusting the tilt of the unit. The animation is smooth, less jerky than my old unit, and the zoom level "flies in" and out depending on vehicle speed & location relative to upcoming turns. It's a very fluid presentation, and Garmin has nicely tweaked the auto-zoom settings in their latest software updates.

One gig on the animation is in an instance when the unit expects me to turn left, but I choose to continue straight ahead, the map follows the predicted route through the turn, then recognizes I've continued straight, so quickly corrects back. If I were at a complex 6-way intersection or round-about in a residential neighborhood, this feature might mistakenly lead me to think that I had turned to the correct street, and I'd prefer it to not use this predictive positioning feature.

The display colors darken automatically at dusk and, surprisingly, darken when I enter the long Caldecott tunnel near my home, even though the tunnel itself isn't depicted on the map. The daytime backlight brightness is stored independently of the nighttime brightness, so when I set it at 100% at noon and 10% at night, it stores both of those settings.

Portrait Mode: the unit has an orientation sensor, so can be used in portrait mode, which is a nice change on long, straight stretches of freeway to "see" off in the distance. The unit takes advantage of portrait mode by automatically zooming back the display a notch, and adjusting the viewing angle at which it looks ahead, to maximize the view towards the horizon. However, for navigating around town where I'm making turns, I prefer the standard landscape mode, where side streets are more readily visible.

Touch Screen Sensitivity: not so hot. Finger taps register fine, but scrolling/"dragging" the map around, for instance on the "show traffic" overview map display, is frustratingly slow. It requires a unusually heavy finger press, not at all like my old nuvi 200. The map doesn't always move, or moves in the wrong direction, or "snaps back" to its previous location when I lift my finger.

Voice Recognition: pretty impressive, yet frustrating. Thankfully, this feature has prevented me from having to use the touch screen much. I say "Voice Command" and the unit pops up a list of commands I can say, such as "find address" or "search by name." I say "Pegasus" and (on the second try; 1st try got me "Recruiters") it confirms, "1. Pegasus?" I say "yes" or "one" and it searches and quickly finds "Pegasus Cycle Works" in Danville. I say "Navigate!" and it plots a route. Very clean.

Likewise, I say "find address" and it asks, "what city in California?" I say "Hayward" and after multiple tries getting that one right (kept wanting to send me to Orange and Onida), it asks for the house number. I don't have to draw out "Four... Two... Six... Eight" and wait for each digit; no, I say "forty-two sixty-eight" and it throws the whole address up on the screen pretty quickly. Again, very clean, and almost always accurate. Alternatively, I can say "spell city" and then spell it out, letter by letter. However, unlike with the typed-in entries, using voice commands I've found no way to skip the city and go straight to the street address.

The downsides? Besides having trouble recognizing some names, there are some other rough spots: When each prompt is spoken -- for instance, "*Boing* What city in California?" I have to pause a beat before I speak the city (there is a "lips" icon in the upper right corner; it turns red when the unit is speaking to me or processing my verbal command, then turns green when it's ready to listen for my command, which takes about a second after it finishes its question). I'd prefer the *Boing* come at the end of the prompt, as soon as it's ready to listen. Alternatively, the volume can be muted to turn off voice prompts, or, as Amazon member maffeo pointed out in the comments to this review, there is an "expert mode" (Tools > Voice Commands > Wrench Icon) that turns off voice prompts (on-screen prompts only). Either method makes voice entry of addresses much faster, accurate and less frustrating.

Using the Favorites list is not well integrated with the Voice Commands. Creating new Favorites from an address entered via voice requires me to back out to the menu, click on "Recently Found", select the location/address, navigate to it, click on the navigation screen to display the overhead map, then select the sidebar menu to bring up the Save prompt. Not intuitive at all, and requires me to begin navigation TWICE to a destination just in order to save it as a favorite. This process could be much more refined to make it easier to program favorites into the unit while killing time.

Also, selecting a Favorite destination from the list using voice commands requires me to scroll through the list, two Favorites at a time (or, if I'm in portrait view, six Favorites at a time), until the destination appears. The Favorites are sorted in order of closest proximity, so when I want directions to Auntie Ginger's house 35 miles away in San Jose, it'll be at the bottom of the list, and I have to scroll down to her entry -- on screen at a time -- before I can select it. This is majorly annoying: if the GPS can find every Home Depot within the bay area with a simple voice command, it should be able to pick out "Ginger" from a list of 1000 favorites! Grrrr... Meanwhile, I'm have to option to access...


57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
Garmin 2350,
I like everything about this unit better than my old GPS units EXCEPT......
This one has advertizements and cupon offers that pop up in the middle of the screen and it appears that the only way to get them off so that you can see the map fully is to manually change the screen. If it werent for the commercials, this unit would rate 5 stars.

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BE CAREFUL!!!
No where in the item description did it say the item was anything but new. The box it came in said it was refurbished.
by F. Dunn

Lifetime maps and traffic! WORTH EVERY PENNY!
My last Garmin nuvi was stolen from my car. I love the GPS but I needed to update the maps. THat update would have cost me about $60 to 80. No cheap at all.
by Mark

Never gonna be lost again!
Bought this product knowing we would be making a couple of trips to new destinations and decided instead of following mapquest directions it would be fun to try out gps.
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Garmin nüvi 2350LMT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates
I purchased this GPS a month back from amazon. It is completely worth of its price. Still I am not sure it is calculating route based on traffic info but it is providing all...
by Vipul

Another great garmin...
My new nuvi is mostly great. The database is better than ever, the lane indicator for an upcoming freeway change is awesome, and lots more useful info on the screen.
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Third GPS
Second Garmin.
First unit I have owned with lifetime Maps.
I love it for the price. I like the new feature where the car charger/traffic receiver plugs into the...
by B. Goldberg

Awesome gps
This is a awesome gps. It's a smart ann in-time reminder when you need to enter or exit the highway.
by SeanHellier

Great price, works great!
Great price, works great! Lifetime traffic and map updates are icing on the cake. Sized just right, routes are generally good.
by Marion S. Apostol

Nice and good deal
I had read the reviews on this and was concerned as people talk about the pop up ads to counter the free Map updates for life.
by Laurel J. Hendrickson

Works Great
The Garmin works great and with lifetime map loads I should not need to buy another GPS for many years.
by tunamba

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Premium Hard Shell Travel Case for Select Garmin Nuvi / Magellan / TomTom GPS Navigators - To Hold Unit, Adapters, Memory Cards and Other Accessories **Includes Cleaning Cloth


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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
Great case for GPS and other stuff,
  
This review is from: Premium Hard Shell Travel Case for Select Garmin Nuvi / Magellan / TomTom GPS Navigators - To Hold Unit, Adapters, Memory Cards and Other Accessories **Includes Cleaning Cloth (Electronics)
I ordered this case for my Garmin and other accessories. I was truly suprised by the quality. The case is 12 inches long by 8 inches wide (I measured). It is a little larger than expected, but I am glad because all of the stuff that goes with my GPS fits just fine. It's nice to have extra room. It is made of some kind of reinforced nylon material. The description says it is a "hard case". Most think of a metal or plastic reinforced case like you would put musical instruments in. This IS NOT that type of case. It does have some give to it. If you were to push hard enough on it you can dent it and it will pop back out again. I think it can take a good beating before anything inside gets damaged. I just wanted a durable cash to put my GPS and other stuff in while I travel. This case does the trick. It's small enough to fit inside a carry-on bag or a back pack. The three small pouches you see in the photo have velcro on the back so they stick inside the case without falling out. The pocket also has velco and by pushing on the mesh pocket it "seals" to the grey velvet-liek lining for a secure fit. My GPS, all of the accessories, a camera, and a few other do-dads fit inside just fine. I like it because it has that "grab and go" type feel to it without feeling clunky or annoying to carry around. It has a durable zipper to close the case and it also comes with a handy wrist strap you can attch outside (maybe hook on another bag or over your carry-on? I haven't put it on though because I just carry it and put it in my car (fits easily under the seat or in the glove box) or pack it away. I give this product five stars, plus I think it is very well priced. I have seen similar products priced twice as much and passed them up. Yup, I'm cheap, but this product isn't. Give it a try. If you don't use it for GPS you can at least use it for a small camera, cell phones, or travel kits.


15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Top Shelf Customer Service,
  
This review is from: Premium Hard Shell Travel Case for Select Garmin Nuvi / Magellan / TomTom GPS Navigators - To Hold Unit, Adapters, Memory Cards and Other Accessories **Includes Cleaning Cloth (Electronics)
I originally purchased a differant GPS charger & case combo from Accessory Genie. When it arrived I noticed that all of the items that came with my Gramin Nuvi 760 would not fit in the case. As a result I left a low review rating. Shortly thereafter I received a call from Alexander Rocha a customer Service Rep with Accessory Genie. He wanted to know what they could do to make me happy. He advised me that they have a larger GPS XL case and would be happy to email me a postage paid return label to send my original purchase back to them. Upon receiving my return they would send the new larger case prepaid. I received the new XL case and it is perfect. Everything fits in the case with room to spare, even two separate dash mounts. Although the case is not a true "Hard Shell Case" it is stiff enough to offer good protection. Accessory Genie went above and beyond to make sure I was happy. Way to go Alexander. Thank you!


31 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
Not what it appears to be,
This review is from: Premium Hard Shell Travel Case for Select Garmin Nuvi / Magellan / TomTom GPS Navigators - To Hold Unit, Adapters, Memory Cards and Other Accessories **Includes Cleaning Cloth (Electronics)
Don't be fooled. This case is NOT a hard shell as stated. At best it is reinforced nylon. It is easily crushed and at it's most "rigid" points I can easily compress the case with my thumb and index finger! The interior design is adequate for the purpose however the pictures show three interior cases which, indeed are there, each with a velcro attachment but there is only room for the two larger cases. The third smaller case is left to float freely! The case is a nice concept but that concept has not yet reached fruition! I was expecting a hard case and did not get that. If you are indeed looking for a hard case - keep looking...

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Much better than the Garmin tote bag!
I found this while searching for a carrying case for my Garmin and accessories. This proved to be the ideal solution as it was able to carry not only gps, but the friction mount...
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Excelente, pero deberia tener una bolsa mas grande
Excelenete, lo unico es que para los GPS e 5 pulgadas no tiene la bolsa indicada pero protege bastante el GPS y los accesorios.
by Sonia Urbina

SAFE STORAGE FOR GARMIN NUVI
Big enough to hold my nuvi 1690 plus accessories. It is also hard outside to protect the contents. My only suggestion is to put a handle on it so it would be easier to move or...
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Too big
This box is too big. I want to put it in the glove compartment of my car, but with anything else there, it won't fit.
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Hard Shell Travel Case for Garmin GPS
Excellent product. The six removable pockets are perfect for storing all Garmin GPS accessories.
Accessory Genie provides excellent customer service and very fast shipping...
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Quality case
Case was of quality workmanship. Can put all your GPS accessories in this case without fear of anything getting broken. Would recommend.
by Yogi

Travel Case for Garmin GPS
Well designed with plenty of compartments. Semi-hard case so won't get crushed. This item came as described and arrived on time.
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great way to keep all your GPS stuff together
Shipped quickly. Enough space for all my GPS stuff. This way, nothing gets lost. Later I had to purchase a separate case for my GPS, but still appreciate that all the remaining...
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Does not work with my Garmin Nuvi 1450
I purchased this for my Garmin 1450 5" display. THe hard shell is good, it does protect whatever you put inside and it is quite big.
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This product is exactly what I was looking for. It holds my Garmin Nuvi, the DC car adapter, the traffic antenna/DC plug, and there is still room for more items.
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ChargerCity Wall AC Adapter USB Power Charger Cable for Garmin Nuvi with FREE USB Micro SD Card Reader Writer, Manufacturer Direct Warranty


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Garmin n?vi 1450T 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator


Manufacturer : Garmin
Model : 1450T with Lifetime Traffic
ASIN : B003NREG7U
Price : 249.99$
Last Price : 139.99$(Discount 44.00176007%
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Amazon.com Product Description

The ultra-thin n??vi 1450T has a large 5-inch screen and offers multiple-point routing, spoken street names, lane assist with junction view to guide you through busy highway interchanges, pedestrian routing options, and ecoRoute to find the most fuel-efficient route. Plus, it comes an included Traffic Receiver


Junction view guides you to the correct lane for your upcoming turn or exit


Announces the names of exits and streets so you can keep your eyes on the road


5-inch widescreen display with vibrant color

See Even More
It's easy to see where you're going on n??vi 1450's 5-inch touchscreen display. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. With its big, bold display, you won't miss a thing.

Know the Lane before It’s Too Late
No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.

Plan Ahead
n??vi 1450 includes advanced navigation features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 1450's large screen. In addition, n??vi 1450 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. A trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map.

Get Turn-by-Turn Directions
The intuitive interface greets you with two simple questions: "Where To?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator NT street maps, nearly 6 million points of interest (POIs), 2-D or 3-D maps and the speed limit for most major roads. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. With the 1450's enhanced user interface, you can slide your finger to conveniently scroll between screens. You can also upload custom points of interest (POIs). And with HotFix satellite prediction, n??vi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

NAVTEQ Traffic Receiver Included
The included traffic receiver provides North America traffic information to your 1450T. Using this data, your device alerts you to local traffic tie-ups and displays current traffic levels. The receiver also acts as an in-vehicle power charger. Traffic provided by NAVTEQ Traffic. Watch informational video

  • Comprehensive, reliable nationwide coverage
  • Accurate traffic flow speeds
  • Unplanned incidents such as accidents and stalled vehicles
  • Planned incidents such as road construction and closures
  • Information about special and sports events and holidays that may affect traffic

Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. n??vi 1450 saves you gas and money with ecoRoute ?€" a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. The 1450 includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. Take advantage of the n??vi 1450’s traffic compatibility and navigate away from traffic. The n??vi 1450 is compatible with both the GTM 25, FM traffic receiver with lifetime subscription and the GDB 55, MSN Direct receiver (device receiver purchase required for either option). With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. The 1450 features Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom voices and vehicles.

What’s in the Box
n??vi 1450, preloaded City Navigator NT for North America, FM traffic receiver/vehicle power cable, vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, dashboard disc, and quick start manual.

Product Description

Garmin nuvi 1450T Automobile Navigator 010-00810-22 Portable / Handheld Navigators
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596 of 605 people found the following review helpful:
Great Screen - Great Fratures - Some Quirks,
  
Having been a Garmin owner for about 5 years I had no doubt what brand I was going to buy, my old Garmin served me well but it was time for a new one and the wide screen was a key feature I wanted in my new one.

The screen is impressive, while going from 4.3" to 5" does not sound like much it is really amazing how much more map and information that fits well on the screen. The screen itself is anti-glare that works, and very bright if you want it, I have the brightness at 60% and that is fine even in bright sunlight. The images are very crisp and clear, street names and such are auto-sized to not obstruct the map but big enough to read easily. The volume when it is reading out direction is also outstanding, so loud I have it also on 60%. So a solid 5 Stars on the screen and voice volume, as well as the pronunciation of the street names!

Quirk: When I first got it I was in my office and opened it, plugged it in to just power and fired it up, it kept asking for me to agree to the license terms and no matter how I answered it rebooted itself, did this like 4 times and then was ok. This would happen each time I turned it on. Not a big issue really, as soon as it "sees" the sats it stops doing it and is fine. Little off for the scare factor, it has never done it again.

The update process is very easy but long, likely very long on a slower PC and/or slow internet connection, the map data is huge. That said it is the nature of the beast and Garmin makes it as painless as possible, the registration and update process was very slick.

Once all updated and ready to go it is time to go through the options, you don't have to, out of the box it picks everything, but I think most will find it worth it, there are a lot of options on how you want it to find routes, deal with traffic (comes with lifetime traffic info), how you want the maps to look in many aspects, 2D, 3D, Track top to your direction or top to always north, and all kinds of additional information that can optionally be on the map screen. Out of the box Garmin has every bell and whistle turned on which I guess I understand but this is why I say it is worth getting it where you like. From the factory you will only see 4.3" of map on route as it has 4 tabs of optional information along the right side. I wanted 5" of map so I disabled the side tabs in settings, very nice option, you can also pick what tab is showing what information from a good selection of options.

Quirk: If you are using the traffic information and have the traffic avoidance enabled you can get some really odd routes, since I was just trying mine out around town and to work and back I knew it was telling me wrong turns, a little time in the manual and I found out why, it was automatically altering the route around traffic alerts, while this may sound like a good thing and would be if it told you it was doing that, in my case it was not, no other route is going to help and I did not know what in the heck it was doing :) I found you can have the best of both worlds, keep trafic information turned on but disable traffic in the avoidances setting tab. Then it warns you of traffic on your route, lets you see where, and gives you a detour option at that point you can take or ignore. It would be better during the route calc process if it said it had added detours, and when it does it on the fly it should also, minor quirk once you know. This is a 3 star feature in the auto mode. 5 star would be to tell you and offer y/n detour options for each point.

Junction View to me was one of the most impressive features, I go through one very complex set of interchanges for 3 freeways with express lanes to bybass interchanges and local lane to pick up any direction to or from any free way, many a folks have left on the wrong path... When I was aproaching it the garmin flipped to junction view and wow, it had a clearly marked path through the maze, and nailed every lane on the money, and the optimum lane for the follwing turn if there was more than one lane leading into it. Very nice! Another 5 star feature, this would have made my first time through that a lost safer than the old garmin with just a yellow line through it.

The routes it comes up with are 4.5 star, it hits most very very well but will toss a few more odd ones out than my old Garmin did, they all do some, I think this could do better, the good news is these are not horrible routes, just not the better or best always.

The next 4 star item is the power cord/FM Traffic radio, it is like having jumper cables going up your dash, why it is not in the unit is beyond me, I am stumped so far as to how to route the cables a lot more cleaner than this and have traffic info.

Another option is to skip the traffic radio and run on battery, with the right settings you can get 3 hours, but with my settings I can get just over 2 hours on battery before the warning. The final power option is just power, that is an optional cord you have to buy that is a lot less bulky than the powered traffic cord. So battery life and traffic radio/power cord is 3 star.

Bluetooth phone paring was very easy and works great, the noise cancelling is pretty good also on its mic, so your caller can hear you and not road noise. 5 Star

Another nice feature is the speed limit that shows up in a little speed limit sign icon by your actual speed, if you are going over the limit for the road, the actual speed turns red in the display. (I will not say how I know but it is a relaible source!) 5 Star, speed limit signs on a lot of our local town roads is a problem.

I was also impressed that I could pick maximum map detail and it keeps up even in the city, during fast turns in very high street density it will occaisionally repaint the screen instead of smooth scrolling with your motion but it does it so fast, unlike my prior Garmin, they it is not distracting or leave you hanging with a partial map. This is 5 star all the way.






























577 of 591 people found the following review helpful:
Garmin's nuvi 1450LMT is Outstanding,
Researching GPS devices was and is worse than buying a car with all the different product offerings and features plus none of the model numbering seems to make sense which was even more frustrating. You can't tell a low end unit from a high end unit. Garmin is no different either.

Through all of that I am very pleased that I settled on the Garmin 1450. IMO Garmin has made a wonderful device. The UI is very intuitive and very easy to operate even with my big hands. The touch screen is very accurate and responsive. From power up to satelite acquisiiton takes seconds. The turn by turn instructions are very clear but a bit too chatty. We have found the street name pronunciations fairly entertaining. The points of interest have been pretty accurate as has the gas station mapping and the hospitals and such. The bread and butter of a GPS is really whether it can get you where you need to go especially if you as the operator have no idea. I have travelled outside my area of familiarity a few times now and this GPS receiver has been flawless. The screen size is very nice and easy to read while driving.

This unit I purchased has liftime maps and traffic. So the first thing I did was register the unit and update the maps. The web site is pretty easy to navigate on. The map update was simple but just expect it to take awhile. The traffic portion seems to work however to date it has not offered any alternate routes so I can't judge its effectiveness. Nor have I tried the blutooth functionality.

This unit comes with everything you need so unless you want extra power cords or something there is no need for anything extra. The window suction cup works well. The unit fell once but I found I did not seat the suction cup very well. They do have a weighted mount that sits on the dashboard which would be better if you have a co-pilot and you need to look for alternate addresses or something. I found putting the unit in the middle of the window creates an annoyingly large blind spot. So I now put it to the left of the steering wheel.



197 of 200 people found the following review helpful:
So Glad I Got This One!,
My review is going to be geared to those who have owned previous Garmin units, and perhaps have several year old models. I have had a Street Pilot c550 and a 205W. I was never happy with either the screen brightness or the volume on the Street Pilot. When I bought the 205W it was a new model and promised a very bright screen and loud directions - it had neither. Still, I used it until about two months ago, when for no reason it suddenly dumped all my saved destinations. Swell. I figured it was time for a new unit, and I wanted Lane Assist and Junction View. Was originally going to buy another unit that has the feature where it will help you get back to your parked car, but that unit isn't going to be available for an unknown period of time, so I settled on the 1450lmt. I didn't care so much about the traffic, but I definitely wanted lifetime maps. So - excellent Amazon service with delivery, amazingly fast. Right out of the box, it picked up a signal in my apartment - wow. Downloaded an updated map and it only took about 45 mins. total, no problems. Tried it out today. Screen is beautifully bright - I don't actually need it on 100%. The voice is LOUD and clear, and again, I don't need it full volume. Those two things alone totally delighted me. It is ready to navigate almost instantly when I turn it on, including in my carport, where my previous model never got a signal. It has very accurate and exhaustive small local POIs, which again impressed me, as the 205W still showed places that hadn't existed for 5 years, and that was when it and the maps were new. The junction view/lane assist is easily visible and will be invaluable in unfamiliar areas. I haven't actually seen the traffic alerts in use, but I have cruised the screens and checked the scans, and it seems as if it will be helpful. I know it can't be perfect, but I'm sure it'll be better than not having it at all. I've also had fun downloading different vehicles and voices. I just might be tempted to pay for Spongebob (most of the voices are free). SO happy I didn't buy the unit I was originally intending to buy, and got this one instead with its great 5-inch screen. It's a vast improvement on my 3 year old previous model. Garmin's really started getting it right!

Most Recent Customer Reviews

Don't waist your money on this junk.
I bought this GPS new - expecting a good product from the reviews. Instead I've had nothing but problems.
by Corporate Pawn

great one!
This GPS has a large screen, grabs a satellite signal quickly and recalculates routes extremely fast.
by Ronald Burns

Works excellent
I just want to say it works excellent!! I like the big screen and multiple settings that available in this device. Strongly recommended for people who heavily rely on GPS.
by chrisyu

Not worth...
Not worth...I used this for my 4 days trip and many times it ended up on incorrect path and sometimes on close road.
by piyush gupta

Garmin is defective - just like their GPS units
Never again. This was my first and LAST purchase of a Garmin product. After only a short period of use, the 1450LMT locked-up/froze, and was rendered useless.
by Z

excellent purchase
I purchase this item for myself. My son borrowed it and liked it so much, I purchased another for him as a gift. Very easy to use and a bargin with the life time maps.
by J. Allen

Excellent GPS
I love this thing. Works great, easy to set up and use. I highly recommend it. Much better than the Tom-Tom that my sister uses.
by Domenic Benedetti

Not all it is cracked up to be!
I have no complaints about the gps. Garmin knows what it is doing there and does it well. I paid the extra price for bluetooth and it only works well when the vehicle is...
by Robert E. Mercer

Garmin 1490T
Pro's:

Great screen and graphics.
Lots of good information.
Great Traffic information, very accurate.
by Gee

Garmin nubi 1450LMT
Product has performed exceptionally. Would recommend its purchase to anyone considering a GPS device.
by Bbb

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Motorcycle Mount & Hardwire Cable for Garmin Nuvi 1450 1450LMT 1490T 1490LMT GPS


Manufacturer : MFX2
Model : MFX-1238
ASIN : B004LPTOZM
Price : $
Last Price : 22.95$(Discount %
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Product Description

We have combined a custom cradle with our Nuvi ball handlebar mount to create this sleek combo for your motorcycle. No need to use the cradle from your windshield mount. We provide what you need right here. The cradle provided is exactly like what Garmin put in the box so you can also use it to connect to your window suction mount if you need another cradle. These mounts fit handlebar diameters up to one inch. We include a rubber fitting for smaller handlebars at no additional charge. We also include a hardwire power adapter that will fit the back of your GPS.


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Lexerd - Garmin Nuvi 1450 1490T TrueVue Anti-Glare GPS Screen Protector


Manufacturer : Lexerd
Model :
ASIN : B002HGEFGA
Price : $
Last Price : 9.95$(Discount %
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Product Description

The Lexerd TrueVue™ is created from an ultra-clear film that is exclusive to Lexerd for covering consumer electronics. Transparent and amazingly thin, the TrueVue is designed to precisely match the contours of every device, providing unbeatable scratch protection. Lexerd TrueVue utilizes the latest LCD screen protection technology that will keep gadgets looking great.

- Keep your device crystal clear with the exclusive professional grade film, only available with Lexerd
- Scratch-proof - you can show off your gadget and use it without fear of scratching
- The ultra-thin film is only 0.2 mm thick and will not add bulk to your device. So you can still slip it into charging docks and handbags
- Lexerd' s latest technology It allows the TrueVue to create precise, custom designs that hug the curves of your electronics
- TrueVue is guaranteed to preserve original color tones

Package contents:
One each of the following items: screen protector, instruction manual, lint free cloth, finger cots (to protect optical surfaces during handling)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Lexerd - Garmin Nuvi 1490T Screen Protector,
  
This review is from: Lexerd - Garmin Nuvi 1450 1490T TrueVue Anti-Glare GPS Screen Protector (Electronics)
The screen protector works fine after you put it on. It was not easy to line up with the Nuvi screen. It took about 5 minutes to install.


5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Anti Glare screen Protector,
  
This review is from: Lexerd - Garmin Nuvi 1450 1490T TrueVue Anti-Glare GPS Screen Protector (Electronics)
This procuct was exactly as described and works well. The price with shipping was not cheap.


5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Tricky,
This review is from: Lexerd - Garmin Nuvi 1450 1490T TrueVue Anti-Glare GPS Screen Protector (Electronics)
I found it a little difficult to align the screen protector during application. Once applied it has worked well.

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Lexerd
Lexerd - Garmin Nuvi 1450 1490T TrueVue Anti-Glare GPS Screen Protector fit perfectly Garmin dezl 560LMT no bubbles, smoth as silk Excellent product
by William J. Dougherty

Anti Glare GPS Screen protector - Lexerd
I needed something for the glare on my GPS. This protector screen solved my problem of glare and is clear to see my screen. I recommend it.
by C. Douglas

Don't miss it at all after removing.
I put this on a brand new Garmin 1490t. It was difficult to get positioned properly. I have not missed it at all since removing it. I would not recommend it.
by Snow Loon

Lexerd GPS Screen Protector
Excellent product. I initially thought it was a bit expensive, however, believe it to be worth it. Very thoughtfully packaged with all instructions and needed items to...
by Mary

Excellent product and super easy to put on!
Excellent product! Protects my Garmin that has a 5" screen on it. The covers are so transparent that you don't even know they're on there. Super easy to put on also.
by Sarah K. Evans

Screen Protector
Once the protector was on the garmin, it was not easy to remove. Plus, it was difficult to not get dust or lint on it. Reapplying was ok, but ours had lint on it.
by Anna Pelletier

Great Customer Service
I had a problem with the installation of this item and called customer service. They were very helpful and I would buy from them again.
by Ron Ugarte

highly recommended
Excellent product from excellent company. It does what it is supposed to do: protect your screen.
by F. Lecer

Responsive Customer Service
Lexerd has a responsive customer service department. I had some questions about my order from them, so I emailed the link found on the literature they sent with the screen...
by Jean

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Garmin GTM 25 with Lifetime Traffic


Manufacturer : Garmin
Model : 010-00722-13
ASIN : B001MU246A
Price : 119.99$
Last Price : 39.99$(Discount 66.67222269%
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Amazon.com Product Description

Power your n?vi and get lifetime? traffic updates all with one cable. With the GTM 25 you’ll receive free lifetime traffic? updates from NAVTEQ Traffic, a real-time traffic services provider. No monthly fees or maintenance costs! NAVTEQ Traffic delivers accurate, reliable, lifetime traffic data directly to your compatible navigator.

Avoid Traffic Tie-ups
The GTM 25 provides North America traffic information to compatible Garmin GPS navigators. Using this data, your device alerts you to local traffic tie-ups and displays current traffic levels. The receiver also acts as an in-vehicle power charger. Traffic provided by NAVTEQ Traffic.

Coverage Area
NAVTEQ Traffic provides real-time traffic conditions for more than 90 metropolitan markets in North America, including Toronto, Canada. View detailed coverage information.
Coverage Area

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  • Comprehensive, reliable nationwide coverage
  • Accurate traffic flow speeds
  • Unplanned incidents such as accidents and stalled vehicles
  • Planned incidents such as road construction and closures
  • Information about special and sports events and holidays that may affect traffic
Compatible Products
n?vi 205, n?vi 255, n?vi 285WT, n?vi 465T, n?vi 500, n?vi 1200, n?vi 1250, n?vi 1300, n?vi 1350, n?vi 1450, n?vi 1260T, n?vi 1350T, n?vi 1370T, n?vi 1390T, n?vi 1490T, n?vi 205W, n?vi 255W, n?vi 265T, n?vi 265WT, n?vi 275T, n?vi 550

What's in the Box
GTM 25 with lifetime traffic and owner's manual

?Lifetime traffic extends for the useful life of your Garmin traffic receiver (as long as you own a compatible Garmin GPS) or as long as Garmin receives traffic data from its traffic supplier, whichever is shorter. Traffic content not available for all areas. See www.navteq.com/rdstraffic for traffic coverage areas and www.garmin.com/traffic/fm/navteq.html for program License Agreement containing complete terms and conditions.

NAVTEQ Traffic


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186 of 190 people found the following review helpful:
It works, with limitations,
This review is from: Garmin GTM 25 with Lifetime Traffic (Electronics)
I found it very difficult to find information on how this works and what it does, so I took a little gamble based on the only review here at Amazon. After using it for a couple of weeks, I have to wonder if the other review is a shill--it would have been nice to know what to expect, not just "it's great" sort of thing.

So I'll try to pass along my view of what this can do and why it is limited (based on my experiences with a Nuvi 205)

You simply use this in place of your DC adapter in your automobile, making it essentially invisible to you (nice--no extra wires to run). As you are driving, it is a receiver of publicly broadcast traffic information for the area you are in (thus the service is free) "when available". When your Garmin detects these broadcasts, it somehow compares the information it gets with your location and planned route. Garmin puts a little traffic icon on you display, indicating how traffic will affect your travel.

The icon is color coded--Green for no problems, yellow for some delay, and red for major delay. I think Garmin takes into account the delays on your route in calculating the arrival time. It does look for alternate routes, and I believe that if it finds a better one, it will automatically reroute you.

If you tap on the traffic icon, it Garmin takes you to another screen with some options: 1. view traffic map 2: see traffic on route and 3: see traffic in area. Since there were no instructions provided with the product I'm not sure exactly how you're supposed to use these, but I'll share how I think they work:
1. view traffic map: This simply changes your navigation map slightly so that the bad traffic areas are highlighted (in yellow or red) as you drive. I don't know why this is done as a separate map--why don't they just color code the navigation map?
2. Traffic on route gives you a zoomed-out map showing where you are and where the traffic issues are
3: Traffic in area shows a list of all the major roads in your area for which there are reports and color codes them. I found this to be the most useful feature.

So that's what it does (maybe it does more, but I haven't figured anything else out yet), but how well does it work?

The simple answer is that the device does what it is supposed to, but it is limited by the information presented to it. I've used it now a few times in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and on a vacation that had me drive up the PA Turnpike, to upstate New York, to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto, and Watertown, NY. For the most part, the information presented on Garmin was never any better than that which could have been heard on a local radio station.

The coverage did not seem bad--every metro area we were near did have reporting. The only places without reporting were pretty rural.

On the vacation, we encountered 4 separate traffic backups (in areas with reporting), only 2 of which Garmin knew about. The two that it knew about, it estimated our delay as about 1 or 2 minutes, but one was really 15 minutes and one was over an hour. The two delays that Garmin did not know about were significant--one was a half hour, and one was a closed highway that cost us over an hour (and made us miss a ferry we were scheduled for). In the worst cases, had Garmin had the information, I'm sure it would have given us a better route. It's not Garmin's fault, but it does show you the limitations.

So bottom line is that this device works, but it is limited in the information available to it. Is it worth getting? That is up to you--I like having some insight into what is going on around me, even if it didn't change things for me. It's kind of neat seeing the list of different roads and there problems--perhaps this will help more if you are a commuter in a major metro area. If you do get this though, don't expect miracles--you'll have to experiment a little and use it like I do--as a tool that provides some more information to you (albeit not perfect)--and not a say-all, end-all on what you should do.


22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
I'm sure it will prove valuable once I figure it out.,
This review is from: Garmin GTM 25 with Lifetime Traffic (Electronics)
This doesn't come with any instructions. Fortunately, I've found input from reviewers on other sites that are helping me figure it out. I live in the DFW area where there are frequent backups due to accidents. I bought this to help alert me when I need to find alternate routes. It's worth the price if you have a unit that doesn't come with the traffic included. If you are buying a new unit and want this feature, expect to pay the extra $100+ for the price of the unit. It only works in large metropolitan areas, so it won't help you much if they're doing construction on an interstate when you are traveling. I guess there are still some things AAA is good for! Don't waste your money on anything with MSN Direct traffic. Microsoft is dropping support for MSN Direct in early 2011.


19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
keep up with the traffic,
  
This review is from: Garmin GTM 25 with Lifetime Traffic (Electronics)
If you are a commuter & you don't value time spent behind the wheel, this item can save you from misery of sitting in traffic. It will give an estimate of how much of a delay & prompt the user for an alternate route. I haven't quite figured out the "alternate" part of it yet because it will display message: "you have already been given the fastest possible route". I usually stick with the traffic I'm in but I'll tune into a traffic station to find out the delay & if it is something major, I go ahead & take another route.

This cord allows for trffic updates & I don't know if it does nearly the same as MSN? MSN will update certain businesses so they can be contacted on the fly but when you first purchase the unit, there are a lot of businesses that can be contacted for restaurants, gas stations or hotels. Your GPS unit will lead you to them & a phone call will get you the information you need.

The cord can also be used as power charger, even with A/C if you have an adapter.

Most Recent Customer Reviews

Awesome!
This cable works really well. I bought an extra cable to use on my motorcyle. The other one is for the car. It recieves the traffic signal very well.
by James Dowdy

Works great
After talking with a tech at Garmin, he said the GTM 25 was the same unit as the GTM 35 jus a bit of a difference in the plug according to him.
by Lars

Traffic coverage abysmal & comes with ads
I purposely bought a Garmin Nuvi 1450 WITHOUT the free lifetime traffic included because the 1450LMT's traffic is ad-supported.
by Bluebird

Garmin GTM25 with Lifetime Traffic
I had my car broken into and happen to leave the same cable in my car luckey i had the GPS @home and looked @stores for the same cable the Garmin GTM 25 with Lifetime Traffic and...
by Carlitos1

Can't use Garmon GPS without it
Exact duplicate replacement for original charger for my Garmon GPS. Not only needed the charging function, but really benefit from access to traffic and avoiding it as I live and...
by Captdev

good but expensive (replacement car adaptor for garmin)
The product is fine the price is rediculous almost as much as a whole new unit. Writing to gramin with complaint!
by Shannon Gillis

Practical for daily delivery and service driver
Im a service tech that had one of these come with my garmin. The original had plastic clips to secure the plug in the cigarette lighter and broke off about 4 months after buying...
by beudimis

Only sporadically effective
This gizmo turned out to be fairly ineffective when city traffic was involved. It does work well for Highway traffic.
by Paul M. Norman

Garmin Power Cord
I am extremely happy with the service and how quickly my product arrived at my front door. Thank you, and you can consider me a customer for life. Thanks again.
by Traxx1

Buy the GTM 20 cable!
I have bought 2 nuvi 755Ts. One came with the GTM 20 cable, the other came with the GTM 25 cable. The GTM 25 cable has it's 'dongle' about 4 inches away from the cradle plug...
by Cybrfalcon

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