Drop, charge, and lose the cords
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27 out of 27 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Pretty good so far"
Pros: Routing seems accurate, size is great, very portable, nice looking maps and routes, POIs I have searched for are available, is fully charged right out of the box! That's a first for me.
Cons: Having a few quirks with bluetooth, a lot of features I'll probably never use, expensive
Summary: For everyone who is asking, they are available at some retailers now. Just do a little searching and you'll find it. And, if nothing else, you can get it on eBay too.
I've had mine for a week and this is the first GPS unit I have ever owned or used, so I may not be as insightful as others could be. I did a lot of searching online and what attracted me to this unit was the bluetooth and the size and Garmin's reputation. Plus, the positive reviews for the Nuvi 350 almost made me purchase that one despite no bluetooth, so when I saw this one I knew it was the one for me.
The routes have been great, it gives me routes that I would normally take. It does a great job of recalculating when you go off-route. The bird's eye view is great and the user interface is pretty intuitive. I had it working pretty easily right out of the box. There are a variety of voices to choose from as well, which is nice. Plus, one really nice thing is, mine came completely charged!! Thank you Garmin for not making me wait to use my new toy while it charges for 3 hours like every other piece of tech I've ever purchased!
The POIs seem to be pretty good, it has found everything I've looked for in the last few days, including a small neighborhood restaurant. Being able to dial the POIs is a great feature as well. I haven't tested it too extensively, but searching for maybe 10 things, it has been able to locate all of them for me.
The bluetooth has been pretty decent. I paired it with a Blackberry 7100g (cingular) and didn't have any problems pairing. I've had a few conversations that worked pretty well. My sister said that it sounded fine on her except that it was obvious she was on speaker phone. I wish the phone book transfer was available with the blackberry, but it isn't. I have a friend who has cingular as well and trying to call him a few times ends up not working. It shows that it is dialing, but it never rings and never disconnects. But, if he calls me, it rings right through and I can answer it on the nuvi.
I haven't used any of the travel guide/language/currency converter stuff. The audio books things would be nice if I travelled distances. The mp3 player isn't anything fancy, the speaker on the nuvi distorts with too loud of music, but I suppose you could use an fm transmitter or hook it directy to your stereo if you have the input. I synced a song to the nuvi using Windows Media Player, but I couldn't find it on the device with the mp3 player. I searched it on my computer when I got back home and it had created a folder for the song, but all of the other music (sample tunes) were in a different folder, so I transfered the song to that folder manually. The mp3 player still couldn't find the file. I haven't played around with it since then, as it wasn't a pressing matter, but perhaps I'm just missing something right now. The sample songs played just fine on the unit though.
The Garmin lock feature seems nice, but if it gets stolen, it's gone. The lock feature won't do much good then. I thought it sounded like a neat idea, but what's the point the lock now that I have it? I suppose if you use the Nuvi as a harddrive and put sensitive documents on there.
It comes with a windshield mount, a plastic disk with adhesive to create your own mounting space, a car/cigaratte lighter charger, a household outlet charger, a nice leather case to protect the screen (I throw it in my pocket or in my wife's purse when not in the car to keep it from getting stolen) and instuction booklets/quick start guides in several languages.
That's about all I can think of right now. If you ask questions, I'll check back periodically to see if I can answer them.
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I read somewhere that the garmin 360 has a 2gb internal memory. is this true?
also did you buy online or in a real store? -
1. You can lock your sensitive documents you put there.
2. You can lock the unit so it won't be operational. I like security.
3. It can be only unlocked by moving to your security location ( if you forget your pin, nice touch there Garmin ).
4. Or if the thief is foolish to send it back to Garmin to unlock, you can get it back if you register it with Garmin and report it stolen. Thats hopefully the idea here. -
Thanks for the comprehensive review. Can you, or anyone, please tell me about the advance notice to upcoming turns? Does it tell you verbally and visually how far away from your next turn or change in direction is?
From the reviews I've read, it will tell you the name of the street to turn onto, but I want to know if it gives distance to next turn so I can be in the correct lane.
Thanks in advance.
Tom O
blueeyestom@yahoo.com
Where to buy
Garmin Nuvi 360:
$352.80 - $364.99
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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Zappos.com
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$352.80 | Yes |
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