nüvifone™. The navigation phone.
- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews Back to product review
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
3.5 stars
"Have nothing to compare - but seemed OK"
Pros: accurate, quick route recalc, good price on sale 99 (for the 150) 119 for the 250
Cons: Took a while to start, poor volume range, poor battery indicator, insufficient POI
Summary: I bought a Pharos 150, which according to pharos web site (www.pharosgps.com) is identical to the 250 except for the screen size.
Got it up and running quickly and even though I hadn't used any other GPS before, I could figure it out enough to use it without looking at the manual first. Had some trouble with the power button though - as it crackled but did not power up/down unless you hold the button for 5 seconds. Shorter presses mean suspend/resume.
Fairly quick route recalculation
Cons
Power
Battery does not last long Got less than 2 hours when used at max brightness but about 4 hours on min brightness. However, does not resume from suspend on min brightness. You can hear voice but no display. Have to power it off and back on again.
Shuts down when lose power. Should check battery and suspend when down to a few minutes.
No good battery indicator ? just full, min or dead.
GPS Signal
Had similar experience as the review. Slow to catch GPS signal when power on. Takes up to a couple of minutes or up to 5 minutes some times. Lost GPS signal for 5 min on a clear day.
POI
POIs seem centered around LA.
Did not find the closest Hospital
Did not find the 5 closer Costco stores Phone number went to the gas station instead of the main store.
Did not find the nearest Sears that has been there for years.
Did not find any of the Home Depots closer than 301 miles.
Did not find a Best Buy even though they carry Pharos GPS
Did not find a Circuit City closer than 309 miles.
Did not find a Walmart for 302 miles
Did not find the closest Mall when searched ?Mall? but found it in shopping.
Found all the City Police Departments
Found the close gas stations
Found all the Aiports but the distances were off by half.
But found McDonald?s, Subway, Togo
Found Bank but not my credit union
Other
Can easily accidentally hit home icon and reroutes you to home from wherever you were going.
Overall - a good buy for the price, no bells and whistles, but saw similar products with free Lifetime Traffic (Navigon 2100T) on sale at similar prices. (unfortunately right before I started looking for one)
Pharos Drive GPS 250:
