Magellan RoadMate 1470 user reviews

Cons Magellan releases untested Firmware Updates which corrupt units on February 4, 2010 by Rjw  | Read full review

Cons Lifetime traffic updates come with an ad bar that randomly pops up on the screen for 3-5 secs. Annoying. Can't be turned off. Loads destinations you key-in as HOME. I've learned to put Home in a custom button. Also, lousy sound quality. on March 30, 2010 by rrcaniglia  | Read full review

Cons The entire problem can be pin-pointed to one or two places. The battery and the cables that attach it to the power. I've called so many times trying to find out why the device just stops running it's ridiculous. Refuses to charge or charges too slow! on May 20, 2010 by delux_version  | Read full review

Cons Unit is useless on long routes because it reset's whenever you try to enter one. Not talking 1500 miles either. Sometimes just 35 miles resets the unit. Mfg is aware and was supposed to have a S/W fix by May. I updated my S/W mid Aug, still resets. on August 15, 2009 by ey_7355  | Read full review

Cons Firmware update corrupts all units on November 22, 2010 by atinfante  | Read full review

Cons On the settings page it states you can change the vehicle type from taxi, pedestrian, bus, etc... I looked everywhere for this option and have come to the conclusion.... it just doesn't exist on March 21, 2010 by productvibe  | Read full review

Cons Mounting of USB plug. Still quirky directions sometimes. Inconsistant routing. Could use something called "Simple route". It should take traffic lights into account when calculating routing on surface streets. on November 19, 2009 by elvisfan  | Read full review

Cons Magellan leaves older customers in the dust by no providing the same perks as they now do on almost all of their popular models: free map and traffic updates. on August 14, 2012 by 5htej23  | Read full review

Cons Power cable location The ding at is ridiculous. warranty ran out it it started sending inaccurate data. emails and attempts to send it to them for repair that I would pay they told me they don,t repair them. It is in a landfill somewhere in Texas. on February 25, 2011 by higherlevelink  | Read full review

Cons Takes a long time to acquire signal when on the move, faster acquisition when at a stop; Sometimes reboots randomly to "boost preformance"; temporarily freezes when calculating a route on December 2, 2010 by 17zeng_michael  | Read full review

Cons Incapable of logical routing. Consistently loses signal when within 5 miles of destination. Selection of fastest or shortest route has no effect on weird routing displayed. Does not update route from current location. on October 9, 2010 by capnjim1  | Read full review

Cons It sent me far south to go north. It turned on the bright daytime display at 5 am (dark). Tech wanted me to jump through multiple hoops to fix what should have been there in the first place. on September 18, 2010 by YABBA DABBA DEAUX  | Read full review

Cons Map software on brand new unit is well over a year old. on May 16, 2010 by Brammy63  | Read full review

Cons Slow to calculate long trip routes, odd routing choices especially when a route is altered, won't show ETA and trip distance at the same time. on December 21, 2009 by jobycom  | Read full review

Cons it's not a Con, but funny, that it pronounced a street name differently. on July 28, 2009 by patdice  | Read full review

Cons routes to lots of unnecessary exits off of major highways. much too short notice to cross mulitple lanes for left hand exits on October 10, 2009 by schwabby6  | Read full review

Cons I don't like error and not fond on December 12, 2009 by shervinaz  | Read full review