Garmin Nuvi 1490T user reviews

Cons Took reviewers advice and updated firmware and maps first. Tricky to find where to update firmware on Garmin site. Took six tries before map update worked. Bluetooth coordination with cell, thanks to virtually no documention, not easy. on March 27, 2010 by ahensel149  | Read full review

Cons 3-D map does not show name of street upon which you are traveling.
Points of interest not visible on 3-D maps. In 2-D must zoom to 200 ft or less to see POI.
Takes a minimum of 2.5 hours to update maps. ONLY first update is free. on December 7, 2009 by Baby_Doc  | Read full review

Cons No POIs on Map while driving, Intermittent Blank Screens when driving, Intermittent System Crashes, Usability issues when Panning Map with Touch Screen, Inaccurate Satellite Triangulation (sometimes off by 1 city block) on January 20, 2010 by wwwXpert  | Read full review

Cons Garmin claims this unit is Bluetooh compatible. They do not note that it seems to be comaptible with phones other than those that my wife and I, or our 3 kids own. It is NOT compatible and does not work with MANY current models of Smartphones. I have the on May 18, 2011 by rfr88  | Read full review

Cons Like everything about it at this time. on October 30, 2010 by destevenson  | Read full review

Cons will likely need a micro-sd card immediately for updates as there is very little built-in memory available. Battery life is minimal. (neither of these are deal breakers). on September 11, 2010 by mannishboy  | Read full review

Cons Doesn't have an FM transmiter, the first firmware and map update is a bit long but it's only done once. An mp3 player would have been nice to have as well like the Nuvi 765WT. on March 9, 2010 by jackbert88  | Read full review

Cons None so far on January 31, 2011 by doc9899  | Read full review

Cons Eco-Route is a joke, only one vehicle profile, the touch screen should have better resolution & crisper graphics. The update process takes far too long; see below for more. on January 8, 2013 by Taz_04Sprinter  | Read full review

Cons Routing, Garmin Lock, Touchscreen on July 25, 2012 by busseja  | Read full review

Cons Would be nice to havec free map updates. on February 26, 2012 by tomwickland  | Read full review

Cons BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE ESPECIALLY ATTITUDE
NOT ABLE TO FIX ON LINE DESPITE 7 CALLS AND 4 HOURS LATER on August 4, 2011 by ARUNMADHOJI11  | Read full review

Cons lots of bugs come with the features. esp when the Bluetooth phone connection is on. the phone book tends to get scrambled without me inputing anything and literally useless. the speaker very frequently get muted and the only way to bring back the voice is on June 8, 2011 by stupidapple  | Read full review

Cons wish the unit would come with ac charger on October 21, 2010 by weckman34  | Read full review

Cons The Categories screen is missing after "Favorities. It is almost impossible to download updates or new maps. It is slow to I.D. turns. Some wrong locations for addresses by 1 to 2 blocks.Touch screen has some bad touch keys. Weak satellite signal on September 6, 2010 by DDDnet  | Read full review

Cons unit is loaded with pics and sounds and language that take up space that can be easily loaded after purchase as needed on July 15, 2010 by geow_2004  | Read full review

Cons Speaker almost TOO loud! Makes noises when you connect it to a computer. on May 14, 2010 by ckarrow2  | Read full review

Cons Adverse to left turns, huge patches necessary at the start to avoid problems noted in other reviews. on November 29, 2009 by ww2cnet  | Read full review

Cons have sent 3 1490t garmin;s back on November 7, 2009 by tltampa  | Read full review