Garmin nüvi 275/275T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
Garmin nüvi 275/275T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
- Bright, 3.5-inch diagonal color QVGA TFT touchscreen with 320 x 240 pixels and white backlight
- Sleek, ultra-thin design fits easily in pocket
- Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT and Europe NT
- Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling
- NOTE: Model number on the box is 275T because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 275 as the “T” in 275T refers to the additional component
Garmin nüvi 275/275T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
Garmin nüvi 275/275T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
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I bought this for a two week trip to Italy. It was only a little more expensive than buying the data base for one of my current but out of date GPS units. I didn’t have high expectations and even these were not met. I consistently got routed the wrong way and the unit would recalculate. Numerous roundabouts weren’t on it. It would tell me to turn right when it actually meant the second right. the road would curve to the left or right with a road entering from the side. It wanted me to take the side road but didn’t say a word. Then I’d have to figure out a way to get back on course. Towards the end I navigated by road sign and used it as a general guide to when to expect turns. It did get me to a shopping center one rainy day but had no clue how to get me back on the highway. I’ve used it back in the USA and have been more happy with it. On a recent trip to North Carolina it got me there and back and I used POI several times with great success. It is a pretty amazing device considering it is the size of a deck of cards and holds millions of POI.
Rating: 2 / 5
I bought this solely for multiple business trips to Germany and France where I needed to do a lot of driving. It was the lowest priced unit that had both European and North American maps included. It came with one free map upgrade (I didn’t try to call and get both), so I upgraded the European maps upon receipt of the unit. Quick summary, just buy it, worked great and saved me from getting lost quite a few times, plus I was able to explore and use it much more effectively than a map to find suitable new routes and detours when needed. I’ve only used it once in the USA, and it performed fine, I just don’t really need a GPS where I live. In France I found that it very precisely located traffic cameras, and the speed limit warnings on screen were very useful along with current vehicle speed. I noticed once or twice (in 500 miles) new construction that didn’t agree with the maps (even though they were 2011 updates), but nothing that caused any problems. It would be nice if the maps included toll booths, such as a warning that a toll booth is ahead… but that is only a minor issue. The unit I bought included FM traffic updates, and this seemed to work automatically in Germany and the severity of the delay and the time delay is displayed. It seemed to work well, but I haven’t noticed it working anywhere else (since it probably only works in large urban areas) I’ve not tried this feature in the USA. I found it very convenient to pre-program using google maps all my hotels and way points, so I could just bring them up quickly as favorites… saves a lot of typing. There is a lot it can do that I haven’t even explored. A bargain.
Rating: 4 / 5
I want to buy this item, but it is unclear from the description if the vehicle power cable is included. Amazon shows that customers who bought this item also bought the vehicle power cable. So, perhaps it is not included. If the power cable is bought separately, then the question is whether it would include the FM Traffic antenna and service. Also, do I need an external antenna (the manual shows that there is a connector for the external antenna).
Is this one of those situations where you discover later on about the difficulties?
Two stars are for the lacking information, not the product itself.
Rating: 2 / 5
I went through a couple of iterations of this unit until I got one that was utterly disappointing. The first unit didn’t work having a blank screen. I returned it for a new unit and began testing it. Forget about listening to the radio if you want to hear any alerts. The speaker is cheap and it makes the voice difficult-to-understand, rendering the speaker useless. The bluetooth was not worth it since the callers could not understand what I was saying. The traffic monitor did not work either. I specifically drove towards a traffic tie-up to see what options it would suggest. NOTHING…. And, yes, you must have it plugged in since the traffic receiver is located in the cord.
I would not recommend this at all. I do believe it’s a mass-produced, expensive piece of junk.
Rutilia.
Rating: 1 / 5
I travel to Europe once a year and this unit looked like great and not so expensive option. Well …
1. The ‘integrated’ traffic is in car charger and you have to use additional cable which plugs into car charger – it’s so messy.
2. What is worse, the unit does not work anymore. I plugged it to my PC and followed the installation upgrade – after it was done the screen went blank and flickrs like bad frequency TV monitor and my PC does not recognize the GPS anymore.
thank you Garmin for great useless tool I have to return back to Amazon, I’m leaving for a week vacation in couple days, I guess I will have to stick with old printed map again.
little update few hours later… Amazon shipped another unit overnight for free !! This is the best customer service I’ve ever seen. I hope I will have more luck with the second unit.
Rating: 1 / 5
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