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the thing that allows you to set up the GPS on the top of your dashboard, but I found it left a mark after a couple days, so I ended up just attaching it to my windshield. It can be tricky to find a spot that is in sight, easily accessible, but doesn't block your view at all. I own a Honda Accord and I ended up putting it as high as I can and as far to the left as I can. Although this may sound gross, I find the unit tends to stick better to the glass if you lick the suction cup before attaching it (you want just a fine film, you don't want a whole lot of spit all over it or it will just slide down the glass or fall off). The unit is a little heavy so just try not to get in an accident if it falls down mid-trip. This has happened to me several times, which may be affected by the recent drop in temperature, but it can be rather startling, as well as painful if it falls on your hand. If you're able to put it on your dashboard without it leaving a spot after a few days I highly recommend it, because of the risk of it falling while you're driving.

One of the main reasons I did not give it a 5-star rating is because I sometimes get lost or miss turns and have to backtrack. I live in a city where several major routes intersect so I can see why trying to direct someone through it can be confusing, but sometimes it doesn't tell you about an upcoming exit till it's too late for you to get over 3-4 lanes, which I think may partially be due to the unit not registering right away when you've taken an exit (from the intersection of 91 and 84 to my exit off 84 is only about half a mile, and half of that is driving through a tunnel, obviously blocking the satellite). Under normal circumstances it tells you 2 miles ahead and reminds you again a couple times, and then beeps when you get to the actual turn or exit, but again, in the middle of a city on a toll-free highway (Route 84), the exits come up fast and in CT the ramps are very short, for getting on and off the highways.

So if you know you are going to be going into/through a city I HIGHLY recommend writing down exit numbers ahead of time and also if the exits are on the left or right of the highway. You can get this information easily by clicking on the bottom left of the screen where there's usually an arrow showing your next move. When you click on it you can scroll through your entire trip ahead of you (you can't go back as far as I know, it's just from the point where you are when you check going forward).

Another warning is that it sometimes takes upwards of 3 minutes for my unit to get its bearings. This could be because I live in a city and the tall buildings may block the line to the satellite, but who knows? I usually try to enter the address and click on how I want to get there (there are several options, which is a definite plus. Some of the options are "fastest time," "avoid highways" and "shortest distance.") before I have to start driving but I am one of those people who often runs late, so sometimes I have to input the information while I am driving (which I do NOT recommend) and, like I said, sometimes it takes a couple minutes to find where I am.

Another plus with this unit is it charges with a mini USB plug and a converter is included so if I need to charge it fast (and I do this at work all the time since I have the ports right on the front of the PC tower), I just plug the unit directly into my PC tower or the side of my laptop at home. A screen will come on saying something about the USB port being active, but I usually then hold down the power button until the unit goes off again. Turning it off after it automatically turns itself onto the charging screen seems to double the charge rate. I should also note that when you use the wall charger or the adapter I just mentioned, you can NOT access maps, directions, addresses... anything. But if you're in the car and have it charging through the car charger, THEN you can access everything and navigate while it charges.

I know this has been one of the least technical reviews you've probably read, but I am not the most technical person, at least when it comes to things like this. If you have questions for me please reply to my post and hopefully I can get back to you within a reasonable amount of time. Thank you.

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the thing that allows you to set up the GPS on the top of your dashboard, but I found it left a mark after a couple days, so I ended up just attaching it to my windshield. It can be tricky to find a spot that is in sight, easily accessible, but doesn't block your view at all. I own a Honda Accord and I ended up putting it as high as I can and as far to the left as I can. Although this may sound gross, I find the unit tends to stick better to the glass if you lick the suction cup before attaching it (you want just a fine film, you don't want a whole lot of spit all over it or it will just slide down the glass or fall off). The unit is a little heavy so just try not to get in an accident if it falls down mid-trip. This has happened to me several times, which may be affected by the recent drop in temperature, but it can be rather startling, as well as painful if it falls on your hand. If you're able to put it on your dashboard without it leaving a spot after a few days I highly recommend it, because of the risk of it falling while you're driving.



One of the main reasons I did not give it a 5-star rating is because I sometimes get lost or miss turns and have to backtrack. I live in a city where several major routes intersect so I can see why trying to direct someone through it can be confusing, but sometimes it doesn't tell you about an upcoming exit till it's too late for you to get over 3-4 lanes, which I think may partially be due to the unit not registering right away when you've taken an exit (from the intersection of 91 and 84 to my exit off 84 is only about half a mile, and half of that is driving through a tunnel, obviously blocking the satellite). Under normal circumstances it tells you 2 miles ahead and reminds you again a couple times, and then beeps when you get to the actual turn or exit, but again, in the middle of a city on a toll-free highway (Route 84), the exits come up fast and in CT the ramps are very short, for getting on and off the highways.



So if you know you are going to be going into/through a city I HIGHLY recommend writing down exit numbers ahead of time and also if the exits are on the left or right of the highway. You can get this information easily by clicking on the bottom left of the screen where there's usually an arrow showing your next move. When you click on it you can scroll through your entire trip ahead of you (you can't go back as far as I know, it's just from the point where you are when you check going forward).



Another warning is that it sometimes takes upwards of 3 minutes for my unit to get its bearings. This could be because I live in a city and the tall buildings may block the line to the satellite, but who knows? I usually try to enter the address and click on how I want to get there (there are several options, which is a definite plus. Some of the options are "fastest time," "avoid highways" and "shortest distance.") before I have to start driving but I am one of those people who often runs late, so sometimes I have to input the information while I am driving (which I do NOT recommend) and, like I said, sometimes it takes a couple minutes to find where I am.



Another plus with this unit is it charges with a mini USB plug and a converter is included so if I need to charge it fast (and I do this at work all the time since I have the ports right on the front of the PC tower), I just plug the unit directly into my PC tower or the side of my laptop at home. A screen will come on saying something about the USB port being active, but I usually then hold down the power button until the unit goes off again. Turning it off after it automatically turns itself onto the charging screen seems to double the charge rate. I should also note that when you use the wall charger or the adapter I just mentioned, you can NOT access maps, directions, addresses... anything. But if you're in the car and have it charging through the car charger, THEN you can access everything and navigate while it charges.



I know this has been one of the least technical reviews you've probably read, but I am not the most technical person, at least when it comes to things like this. If you have questions for me please reply to my post and hopefully I can get back to you within a reasonable amount of time. Thank you.

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Magellan Maestro 3250 GPS Navigation System

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the thing that allows you to set up the GPS on the top of your dashboard, but I found it left a mark after a couple days, so I ended up just attaching it to my windshield. It can be tricky to find a spot that is in sight, easily accessible, but doesn't block your view at all. I own a Honda Accord and I ended up putting it as high as I can and as far to the left as I can. Although this may sound gross, I find the unit tends to stick better to the glass if you lick the suction cup before attaching it (you want just a fine film, you don't want a whole lot of spit all over it or it will just slide down the glass or fall off). The unit is a little heavy so just try not to get in an accident if it falls down mid-trip. This has happened to me several times, which may be affected by the recent drop in temperature, but it can be rather startling, as well as painful if it falls on your hand. If you're able to put it on your dashboard without it leaving a spot after a few days I highly recommend it, because of the risk of it falling while you're driving.





One of the main reasons I did not give it a 5-star rating is because I sometimes get lost or miss turns and have to backtrack. I live in a city where several major routes intersect so I can see why trying to direct someone through it can be confusing, but sometimes it doesn't tell you about an upcoming exit till it's too late for you to get over 3-4 lanes, which I think may partially be due to the unit not registering right away when you've taken an exit (from the intersection of 91 and 84 to my exit off 84 is only about half a mile, and half of that is driving through a tunnel, obviously blocking the satellite). Under normal circumstances it tells you 2 miles ahead and reminds you again a couple times, and then beeps when you get to the actual turn or exit, but again, in the middle of a city on a toll-free highway (Route 84), the exits come up fast and in CT the ramps are very short, for getting on and off the highways.





So if you know you are going to be going into/through a city I HIGHLY recommend writing down exit numbers ahead of time and also if the exits are on the left or right of the highway. You can get this information easily by clicking on the bottom left of the screen where there's usually an arrow showing your next move. When you click on it you can scroll through your entire trip ahead of you (you can't go back as far as I know, it's just from the point where you are when you check going forward).





Another warning is that it sometimes takes upwards of 3 minutes for my unit to get its bearings. This could be because I live in a city and the tall buildings may block the line to the satellite, but who knows? I usually try to enter the address and click on how I want to get there (there are several options, which is a definite plus. Some of the options are "fastest time," "avoid highways" and "shortest distance.") before I have to start driving but I am one of those people who often runs late, so sometimes I have to input the information while I am driving (which I do NOT recommend) and, like I said, sometimes it takes a couple minutes to find where I am.





Another plus with this unit is it charges with a mini USB plug and a converter is included so if I need to charge it fast (and I do this at work all the time since I have the ports right on the front of the PC tower), I just plug the unit directly into my PC tower or the side of my laptop at home. A screen will come on saying something about the USB port being active, but I usually then hold down the power button until the unit goes off again. Turning it off after it automatically turns itself onto the charging screen seems to double the charge rate. I should also note that when you use the wall charger or the adapter I just mentioned, you can NOT access maps, directions, addresses... anything. But if you're in the car and have it charging through the car charger, THEN you can access everything and navigate while it charges.





I know this has been one of the least technical reviews you've probably read, but I am not the most technical person, at least when it comes to things like this. If you have questions for me please reply to my post and hopefully I can get back to you within a reasonable amount of time. Thank you.

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to sync up SMS functionality. People I call via my cell phone/GPS pair say they can hear my clearly without any problems.

My unit has free trial period of the Traffic service. After using it for few weeks I can say it KINDA works. I don't think this is all the GPS fault though. Part of it is dependent on how accurate the reported traffic issue to the unit. I can say the if the GPS thinks your route is going through some traffic, it will re-route your trip to avoid it. One of my experiences is that it added over almost 1 hour to my trip (I was doing an over 230 mile road trip) because it thought 1 freeway was very slow. So it rerouted me to another freeway, I learned later from a friend who I met at the destination that there was no traffic on my original course.

I did try to use the included software on my computer to create my own POI's but never was able to do it. The software requires entering exact latitude and longitude coordinates instead of street address and I am too lazy to figure it out.

The AAA tourbook POI is nice, however I am disappointed it is not linked to the voice-recognition search for nearby restaurants.

All in all, the GPS does get me where I want to go and although I have my annoyances listed above , I will not give it up.

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to sync up SMS functionality. People I call via my cell phone/GPS pair say they can hear my clearly without any problems.



My unit has free trial period of the Traffic service. After using it for few weeks I can say it KINDA works. I don't think this is all the GPS fault though. Part of it is dependent on how accurate the reported traffic issue to the unit. I can say the if the GPS thinks your route is going through some traffic, it will re-route your trip to avoid it. One of my experiences is that it added over almost 1 hour to my trip (I was doing an over 230 mile road trip) because it thought 1 freeway was very slow. So it rerouted me to another freeway, I learned later from a friend who I met at the destination that there was no traffic on my original course.



I did try to use the included software on my computer to create my own POI's but never was able to do it. The software requires entering exact latitude and longitude coordinates instead of street address and I am too lazy to figure it out.



The AAA tourbook POI is nice, however I am disappointed it is not linked to the voice-recognition search for nearby restaurants.



All in all, the GPS does get me where I want to go and although I have my annoyances listed above , I will not give it up.

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Magellan Maestro 3250 GPS Navigation System

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to sync up SMS functionality. People I call via my cell phone/GPS pair say they can hear my clearly without any problems.





My unit has free trial period of the Traffic service. After using it for few weeks I can say it KINDA works. I don't think this is all the GPS fault though. Part of it is dependent on how accurate the reported traffic issue to the unit. I can say the if the GPS thinks your route is going through some traffic, it will re-route your trip to avoid it. One of my experiences is that it added over almost 1 hour to my trip (I was doing an over 230 mile road trip) because it thought 1 freeway was very slow. So it rerouted me to another freeway, I learned later from a friend who I met at the destination that there was no traffic on my original course.





I did try to use the included software on my computer to create my own POI's but never was able to do it. The software requires entering exact latitude and longitude coordinates instead of street address and I am too lazy to figure it out.





The AAA tourbook POI is nice, however I am disappointed it is not linked to the voice-recognition search for nearby restaurants.





All in all, the GPS does get me where I want to go and although I have my annoyances listed above , I will not give it up.

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Magellan Maestro 3250 GPS Navigation System

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to sync up SMS functionality. People I call via my cell phone/GPS pair say they can hear my clearly without any problems.







My unit has free trial period of the Traffic service. After using it for few weeks I can say it KINDA works. I don't think this is all the GPS fault though. Part of it is dependent on how accurate the reported traffic issue to the unit. I can say the if the GPS thinks your route is going through some traffic, it will re-route your trip to avoid it. One of my experiences is that it added over almost 1 hour to my trip (I was doing an over 230 mile road trip) because it thought 1 freeway was very slow. So it rerouted me to another freeway, I learned later from a friend who I met at the destination that there was no traffic on my original course.







I did try to use the included software on my computer to create my own POI's but never was able to do it. The software requires entering exact latitude and longitude coordinates instead of street address and I am too lazy to figure it out.







The AAA tourbook POI is nice, however I am disappointed it is not linked to the voice-recognition search for nearby restaurants.







All in all, the GPS does get me where I want to go and although I have my annoyances listed above , I will not give it up.

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Magellan Maestro 3250 GPS Navigation System

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to sync up SMS functionality. People I call via my cell phone/GPS pair say they can hear my clearly without any problems.









My unit has free trial period of the Traffic service. After using it for few weeks I can say it KINDA works. I don't think this is all the GPS fault though. Part of it is dependent on how accurate the reported traffic issue to the unit. I can say the if the GPS thinks your route is going through some traffic, it will re-route your trip to avoid it. One of my experiences is that it added over almost 1 hour to my trip (I was doing an over 230 mile road trip) because it thought 1 freeway was very slow. So it rerouted me to another freeway, I learned later from a friend who I met at the destination that there was no traffic on my original course.









I did try to use the included software on my computer to create my own POI's but never was able to do it. The software requires entering exact latitude and longitude coordinates instead of street address and I am too lazy to figure it out.









The AAA tourbook POI is nice, however I am disappointed it is not linked to the voice-recognition search for nearby restaurants.









All in all, the GPS does get me where I want to go and although I have my annoyances listed above , I will not give it up.

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Magellan Maestro 3250 GPS Navigation System

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to sync up SMS functionality. People I call via my cell phone/GPS pair say they can hear my clearly without any problems.











My unit has free trial period of the Traffic service. After using it for few weeks I can say it KINDA works. I don't think this is all the GPS fault though. Part of it is dependent on how accurate the reported traffic issue to the unit. I can say the if the GPS thinks your route is going through some traffic, it will re-route your trip to avoid it. One of my experiences is that it added over almost 1 hour to my trip (I was doing an over 230 mile road trip) because it thought 1 freeway was very slow. So it rerouted me to another freeway, I learned later from a friend who I met at the destination that there was no traffic on my original course.











I did try to use the included software on my computer to create my own POI's but never was able to do it. The software requires entering exact latitude and longitude coordinates instead of street address and I am too lazy to figure it out.











The AAA tourbook POI is nice, however I am disappointed it is not linked to the voice-recognition search for nearby restaurants.











All in all, the GPS does get me where I want to go and although I have my annoyances listed above , I will not give it up.

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of repeating the instructions.

The glitches might have been a defect in the Magellan I purchased, but the functionality of the system was the deciding factor in not replacing it. I am returning my Magellan and replacing it with a Nuvi 360. The only thing the 360 doesn't have is the Voice Commands, but the most important thing about a GPS is to get you to your destination. And the Nuvi will do a better job.

Magellan might just take some getting used to and if you've never had a GPS you might not have an issue with it. But if you've had a Garmin (The Best) you will not like the Magellan.

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of repeating the instructions.



The glitches might have been a defect in the Magellan I purchased, but the functionality of the system was the deciding factor in not replacing it. I am returning my Magellan and replacing it with a Nuvi 360. The only thing the 360 doesn't have is the Voice Commands, but the most important thing about a GPS is to get you to your destination. And the Nuvi will do a better job.



Magellan might just take some getting used to and if you've never had a GPS you might not have an issue with it. But if you've had a Garmin (The Best) you will not like the Magellan.

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of repeating the instructions.





The glitches might have been a defect in the Magellan I purchased, but the functionality of the system was the deciding factor in not replacing it. I am returning my Magellan and replacing it with a Nuvi 360. The only thing the 360 doesn't have is the Voice Commands, but the most important thing about a GPS is to get you to your destination. And the Nuvi will do a better job.





Magellan might just take some getting used to and if you've never had a GPS you might not have an issue with it. But if you've had a Garmin (The Best) you will not like the Magellan.

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of repeating the instructions.







The glitches might have been a defect in the Magellan I purchased, but the functionality of the system was the deciding factor in not replacing it. I am returning my Magellan and replacing it with a Nuvi 360. The only thing the 360 doesn't have is the Voice Commands, but the most important thing about a GPS is to get you to your destination. And the Nuvi will do a better job.







Magellan might just take some getting used to and if you've never had a GPS you might not have an issue with it. But if you've had a Garmin (The Best) you will not like the Magellan.

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information (zoomed out a little more) and I find that the added view was helpful when navigating unfamiliar areas.

Brightness: I never had a problem with the Garmin, but the Magellan was definitely brighter.

Re-calculation: The Garmin was quicker to detect that I had left the route and start the recalculation. Once the Magellan detected that I was off route (usually at about 75% re-calc on the Garmin) it would initiate and finish the re-calc very quickly (usually at the same time as the Garmin, despite the Garmin's 75% head start). The quickness with which the Garmin detects that you have the left route is NOT always a blessing. One of my few complaints about the Garmin was that it was/is U-turn crazy. That is to say that it detects that you have the left route and tries to force you (repeatedly) into a U-turn to get back on route. I had no such trouble with the Magellan.

Bluetooth: The Garmin i3 is a budget model and does not have this feature. With the Magellan, my SMT5600 Smartphone is not on the supported list. However, it still works as a bluetooth headset, which is sufficient for me. The quality (both on my end and on the end of the person that I made the test call to) was better than my Motorola bluetooth earbud.

Traffic: This is another advanced feature of the Magellan, which the Garmin does not have. I was not able to test this feature because I have not yet started the free trial.

Maps: The maps are from NAVTEQ*** (6/2007) and were very accurate. The Garmin also uses NAVTEQ maps (~2004 edition) and are also very good.

Routing: Both the Garmin and the Magellan calculated the same base route when going from A to B (and it was a route that I know well and can attest that the selected route was good).

Re-routing: Here, the Magellan is the hands-down winner. Not only did the Magellan NOT display the "possessed U-turn demon" of the Garmin, but it seemed to make smarter assumptions (i.e. not forcing me back to the highway when local was just as fast) when re-routing.

Mounting: Because the Garmin is very small (fits in the palm of your hand), the mount is a ball-and-socket which makes it very easy to adjust to any angle. I was pleasantly surprised that the beefy Magellan mount provided a similar range of flexibility.

Navigation: While both systems navigate quite well****, I have to give the nod to the Magellan. Whenever there are complicated branches, the screen splits into two (map and branch) clearly showing which branch is the correct one to take. The Garmin describes the branch (stay left/right, then stay right/left), but a picture is worth a 1000 words! In some cases the Garmin did have a few extra niceties like the top screen banner indicating what the next major action would be (e.g. "on I696 to exit 165 John C. Lodge south"). Also, the Garmin uses names for highways (e.g. "John C. Lodge") while the Magellan uses the highway numbers (e.g. "M-10"). If you are local, the names might make more sense, but I know from experience that out-of-towners would prefer the highway numbers over the names (here the Magellan wins again). The Magellan has text-to-speech and the Garmin does not; I can see that this would be useful for out-of-town adventures.
Finally, one point to the Garmin for verbosity. The Garmin was/is always talking before the Magellan and sometimes even when the Magellan sat quiet (e.g. "stay straight for next 9.9 miles" would come from the Garmin after merging onto the highway). The Magellan said nothing to assure me that I merged to the right path; maybe a minor point I don't know.

Controls: This is the #1 reason why I am replacing the Garmin. The Magellan has a touch screen (as do most GPS devices now). The Garmin i-series uses a thumb-wheel. While the thumb-wheel is very fast to use while sitting still (possibly faster than the touch screen) it can become nearly possible to use while driving on less than perfect roads (a bounce can send the selection up/down causing you miss the selection or select the wrong item). I know that you are not supposed to play with the GPS while driving, but honestly - who doesn't!?? Since I do, the touch screen is a definite winner.

Boot-up: The Garmin always boots fast and doesn't antagonize with the nag screen for too long. The Magellan seemed to boot a little slower, but what really bothered me was the nag screen that sticks around for several seconds after it has been dismissed.

POI: Do NOT underestimate the importance of the POI database. In this case, both the Magellan 3250 and Garmin i-series have 6 million built-in points of interest. A lot (most) of the budget systems have "millions", which usually translates into just a few more than 1 million. If you do not believe that 6 million is a big advantage over 1+, buy two systems and compare for yourself. You will be shocked at the difference that it makes in finding exactly what you are looking for. BTW - Both the Garmin amd Magellan POI database includes accurate phone numbers as well. This is especially great on the Magellan because you can call directly from the GPS unit via bluetooth to your cell phone!

NOTES (a.k.a. Why all the asterisks?):
My first attempts at replacing the Garmin were all a bust. The systems could not hold a candle to the Garmin for accuracy or sheer number of POI.

*** Something that I noticed on the other units is that they were all using TeleAtlas maps instead of NAVTEQ maps. In some cases the TeleAtlas maps had N-S streets swapped with E-W street names. I actually ran into a situation where the map claimed that there was a street where there was none, and obviously hadn't been one anytime in the past 20 years. Some people blame the navigation for these errors (i.e. the GPS vendor and not the map maker), but clearly inaccurate maps are not the results of a GPS navigation issue. They are simply bad maps. My advice is to avoid units that use TeleAtlas maps.

**** An issue, which probably is navigation related but could stem from the bad maps, is that one of the systems consistently took me to the back side of destinations. On a trip to Radio Shack, this is not a big deal. On a trip to the airport, this is a huge deal because it can lead you miles out of your way!

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and picks up a sattelite faster than my Garmin or other units I tried out....The traffic feature is worth mentioning....I tried this unit out on the highways of Philadelphia and tested it against a Navigon 5100 (with free traffic service) The Magellan traffic reports were fairly accurate, while the Navigon failed at alerting me of several traffic jams. The interface is fairly friendly and easy to use...Although I am still confused about how to configure my setings on the traffic features.. Instructions on the cd-rom could be more clear. Voice recognition features worked better than expected and were helpful, although expect to repeat words at least twice for it to recognize your voice...I did have bluetooth connectivity probems, although my phone is not on their list of approved devices. i was able to connect on a few instances. Overall, this unit is great. The traffic feature is the best, and blows away the Navigon GPS. I am hoping that Magellan reads these comments and will offer software updates in the near future to correct the annoying software glitches. Other than that, this unit is highly recommended!

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and picks up a sattelite faster than my Garmin or other units I tried out....The traffic feature is worth mentioning....I tried this unit out on the highways of Philadelphia and tested it against a Navigon 5100 (with free traffic service) The Magellan traffic reports were fairly accurate, while the Navigon failed at alerting me of several traffic jams. The interface is fairly friendly and easy to use...Although I am still confused about how to configure my setings on the traffic features.. Instructions on the cd-rom could be more clear. Voice recognition features worked better than expected and were helpful, although expect to repeat words at least twice for it to recognize your voice...I did have bluetooth connectivity probems, although my phone is not on their list of approved devices. i was able to connect on a few instances. Overall, this unit is great. The traffic feature is the best, and blows away the Navigon GPS. I am hoping that Magellan reads these comments and will offer software updates in the near future to correct the annoying software glitches. Other than that, this unit is highly recommended!

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an mp3 file, you must wait for it to start up again before the file will play. But this only happens rarely.

The light on the top spins clockwise whenever you are loading something off the hard drive, this looks cool, but may be an annoyance to those who don't like giant spinning lights.

Overall, this is an excellent, dependable, fast hard drive, and by the way, it looks freakin awesome.