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4.0 stars
"Thank You - Semi New Magellan Roadmate Review FINALLY!!!!"
Pros: New Product from Magellan - But not the Top of the Line....
Cons: Review Missed all the Features that are new to this unit.
Summary: Obviously there seems to be a bias internally at CNET against Magellan Devices of ANY Kind.
This Editor seems to stay clear unless one of the Other Editors give a good review.
I have tried to find a direct method of communicating with the editors but there is NONE on this site. Or if there is it is NOT obvious.
What happened to all this information here:
Easy-to-use - Quick access to features through simple touch-screen menus and keypad
Intelligently designed - Designed for easy right or left hand driving, with simple menus, convenient keys and a large 3.5" color touch screen, the industrial look compliments any vehicle.
Traffic-ready - Add Magellan TrafficKit to receive LIVE traffic incident reports and avoid accidents, road work and more.
Incidents appear on screen with detailed information
Turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance - BE THERE? quickly and safely
Built-in maps - 50 United States, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Canada.
Bird's eye 3D view - Clearly see your surroundings
Digital Music Player - Play your favorite music through integrated speaker or headphones (not included)
Photo Viewer - View your vacation pictures while you're still on vacation
Rechargeable battery - Navigate and enjoy music and pictures away from your vehicle
Multi-destination Route Optimization - Select up to 20 destinations and optimize the most direct route between them
SmartDetour - Customize the settings to automatically route you around slow freeway traffic
Auto Re-route - Never miss a turn and quickly get back on track whenever you take a detour
SmartVolume? - Turns up the speaker at 45 MPH
Auto night view - Adjusts color and contrast for easy night viewing
QuickSpell? - Easily enter addresses with unique auto-complete feature
Complete mobility - Transfer to any vehicle with no installation
Over 6 million points of interest (POI) - Easily find gas stations, restaurants, ATMs, airports, parks and more
Interactive POI icons - Touch an onscreen icon for a nearby destination; see phone number and get an instant route
Customizable route method - Shortest time, shortest distance, least use or most use of freeways, avoid toll roads
Route exclusion - Select street or freeways to avoid
4 easy views - Map View, Bird's eye 3D map, TrueView? split screen, Maneuver List
Address Book - Create and store personal points of interest for easy reoccurring trips
Instant locate - One touch shows your location; quickly advise roadside assistance or emergency services.
Oh by the way. The USER's guide is not a childrens toy to just tear up and throw away. You might want to take a look at it some time.
Add to that what about the following list of other Magellan Products that You FAILED to cover in a timely fashion....?
Magellan RoadMate 3000T North America
Magellan RoadMate 360 North America
Magellan RoadMate 6000T North America ***** Latest top of their line model....
Magellan RoadMate 700 North America
Magellan RoadMate 760 North America
Magellan RoadMate 800 North America
Magellan RoadMate 860T North America
There is also say where you are functionality that is built in here as well as street name announcements when traveling to let you know which street you are turning on.
There needs to be better reviewing of GPS units here.
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Seems this feedback is unhelpful as the follow up poster points out their Magellan Roadmate lacks the feature proclaimed in Carydc2's review. I smell a product rep posting, which is not helpful to those looking for an honest opinion.
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Just got my 3000T and it does not have the audible street naming feature.
