Garmin StreetPilot c550 Portable Navigator
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Manufacturer: GARMIN USA INCBrand: Garmin
Edition: Electronics
Release Date: 2009-11-30
Publisher: GARMIN USA INC
Studio: GARMIN USA INC
Music Label: GARMIN USA INC
Product features:
- Sold Individually
- Bracketron UFM-300-BX Nav-Pack Weighted GPS Dash Mount/Carrying Case
- Garmin AC/DC to Vehicle Power Adapter
- NAVGEAR Universal Dash Mount
- Garmin 12-Volt Adapter Cable
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Customer Review: Can't Imagine Life Without a GPS, BUT, is This the RIGHT One?
Summary: 3 Stars
When I first got this GPS a little over one year ago, it worked quickly, offering visual and auditory street instructions in English, as well as French, Spanish, and a few other languages. The Garmin 550 visuals are easy to see -- in pictures as well as large font -- in addition to auditory instructions. You can program it to avoid highways or toll-roads, which is nice for anyone wanting to save money.
The GPS comes with easy stick-on or suction cup devices, but, given the news reports on the number of cars that are broken into just with a tripod in place, I would NOT recommend putting anything Garmin or GPS out in sight after parking your car.
Driving with the thing on my lap is difficult, but fortunately, the auditory part of the GPS is very helpful. When I want to see the visuals, I just pull over and look.
It's a good device overall.
My main complaints are as follows:
1. Though it announces turns within .5 miles, for example, it does not "ding" like some GPS's when I get close to turning, and since I have the thing on my lap and not on my dashboard, it's hard to estimate where the turn is.
2. It takes a long time for it to "realize" that I'm going the wrong way and report an alternate route.
3. This is my main complaint given the change in how it used to be versus now: It takes a LONG TIME to start up (after being in the car or house).
The latter complaint, that it takes a long time to start up and find a signal, is disturbing because this is a change from when I first got it.
That said, I can't imagine my life without a GPS and often wish I had one for main life decisions and not just the car! :)
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