Garmin nüvi 670 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
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Customer Review: Must have travel companion
Summary: 4 Stars
I like the Nüvi 670 very much. On a recent trip to England, I used the included suction cup mount and cigarette lighter adapter to mount it in my rental car. It was invaluable in getting me from point to point while I concentrated on driving on the left side of the road and navigating the roundabouts. The pedestrian mode was very useful in helping me get oriented after I emerged from underground subway stops. Its pretty clever that they thought to include a mode that ignores one-way streets and illegal turns for people who are walking. The interface is fairly intuitive. The Bluetooth integration works very well with my RAZR. The MP3 player is quite adequate. The picture viewer is useful for a small number of pictures. I would prefer other ways of navigating through images for larger numbers of images. I also found it a little slow when dealing with 10M pixel images from my camera, but that is to be expected. It certainly works well to have a few family snapshots available to show friends, but it fall show of being a good way to review pictures on a 2MB SD card while on vacation. I like the simple USB interface to my Mac. It makes it easy to get files on and off the Nüvi.
Overall, I'm amazed at how much information I can hold in the palm of my hand and the number of things this device does well. I give it four stars instead of five only because of the minor issues I listed so far and occasional hick-ups in the database in the EU. For example, it was able to guide me to the rental car pick-up at Heathrow airport, but not the drop-off. Also, the FM transmitter is not very strong and doesn't not work well in my car. These issues were only minor for me, but make it slightly less than perfect.
Customer Review: Nuvi in Italy
Summary: 4 Stars
Bought the Nuvi 670 for a trip to Italy. We were going to rent a GPS navigation from the car rental company but they wanted over $200 for the two weeks. Bought the Nuvi 670 for the balance of features plus US and Europe maps. Upgraded for free the Europe maps prior to leaving. Read several reviews prior to purchasing and had some concerns about the mapping ability based on others reviews. The ease of use is great. Very straight forward and logical. Setting destinations and finding locations has been a breeze. The one thing that others had concerns about has been that the Nuvi at times seems to select some strange routes to your destination. Now I did not read all of the directions but have tried several different settings to see what differences they make. The two most critical seem to be the choice between Fastest and Shortest route. Fastest seems to take into consideration more than just distance while shortest is just what it says. The shortest distance! Besides a couple of very interesting side trips the Nuvi has performed beautifully. I had no previous knowledge of the cities we visited and trusted the Nuvi almost entirely. I think that a paper map of the overall area would be a good recommendation so that you have a birdseye view of where you are trying to go prior to just motoring on. If not be prepared to let the Nuvi take you there. For the most part the device new the routes, one way streets and highways well. Recalculation is quick if you make a mistake and the zoom features are great. Other benefits are the wireless for your cellphone and the ability to have the sound transmitted to your radio via the fm transmitter. This helps if it is loud in the vehicle. I would recommend this product.Customer Review: In general a better guide than my wife - even she agrees!
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought the Garmin to use here in N.A. as well as in Europe. It worked well beyond my expectation during our recent trip to Sonoma, Napa, and San Fransisco. Rarely did it fail to guide us in the right direction. We could go to places after dark and return with no concern through roads we were not familiar with. We were pleased with our decision to get the 4.3 inch screen. The suction cup stuck to to our rental Prius' windshield so well that I was able to use the touch screen without any problem. I was unable to play the music tracks I copied to the unit hoping it would function like an MP3. If the pre-loaded maps for Spain work just as well when we're there next week, this Garmin will qualify as one of my better purchases. Otherwise I'll write a brief update after our trip to tell you what went wrong.
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Well, we're back from Spain. Here is a summary of our experience with the Garmin:
It navigated us from Madrid to Segovia with no difficulty but got completely confused in Segovia to find our hotel. As we drove from Segovia to Toledo, the Garmin was lost again due to the many new roads/highways. It had no idea where the new section of the highway A42 was and failed miserably to take us to A4. Once we managed to get on A4 it guided us to Granada with no problem. Remarkably, it did a wondeful job in taking us through the very narrow streets of the old town Albayzin all the way to our hotel. The Garmin had no idea about some addresses, roads, highways etc. while in general it new exactly where we were. I suspect the reason was that it was not pre-loaded with the most up to date information. Since I purchased the unit in May it should have been current. I have to reduce my rating to 3.5 stars.
Customer Review: Garmin Nuvi 670 GPS
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased the Garmin Nuvi 670 GPS because we had used and liked other Garmin GPS models in the past (e.g., they were provided with rental cars). We selected this particular model for the following reasons: larger screen, verbally names streets when giving directions, and is pre-loaded for US and Europe. We have had the unit a relatively short time and have not used it for Europe, but did use it during recent travel in 2 western states. It performed as expected including navigating us in and out of subdivisions involving many different streets. It was especially useful at night when it was hard to read street signs or paper maps. We also used it to find gas stations, places to eat, and other specific businesses. We have not used all of this unit's features. The unit comes with a very brief instruction sheet and a user manual in many different languages on a CD. These materials are adequate for basic instruction, but do not provide much guidance on how to use the unit in the most efficient and effective manner. We found that we had questions that were not answered in the manual. Much of our learning has been by trial and error. We suggest you use your unit on a few test trips before using it on real trips. Also this unit does not have the same features as other Garmin models, so past experience with other models may be of limited help. We found the battery lasts about 5 hours before unit goes dead. Some street names given verbally do not match local pronunciations. For example, La Jolla was not pronounced correctly. We also found that some listed businesses were no longer in business. We have not updated our unit since we purchased it, so it is unclear how frequently business information is updated.Customer Review: Absolutely great!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I researched many different kinds of navigation systems for traveling overseas and by far the best one out there is the Garmin nuvi 670. It comes right out of the box ready to go with a full battery. The traffic updates are as current as the local AM stations with their traffic updates. I use the bluetooth technology on it to make phone calls and I found it to be very understandable on both ends. The only problem is that if you want to update your maps, which mine came with very up to date maps but Garmin gives you the opportunity to update a map for free so why not use it, the process took very long but this was understandable considering what was going on. The GPS had to upload an entire new map of the US which I would think would take a considerable amount of time. The mircophone and the speakers on it are both excellent. I used it over in Europe because that is the main reason why I decided on this unit over others, because of its European capabilities and I had absolutely no problems. I was able to tell right where I was at. It comes with a very nice leather carrying case and so I would just put it in my pocket and I would travel around and then when it was time to come back I would just tell it where I was staying or wanted to go and it got me there with no problems. The detour feature is great because I go a certain way to work everyday and it suggested another way, well after the first time it asked if I would like to save this route as the suggested route and so now it tells me if there are any traffice problems on the route that I take to work everyday. Overall an absolutely great GPS and I strongly suggest buying one for yourself!