Garmin nuvi 880 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
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Customer Review: GRREEAT GPS!
Summary: 4 Stars
I never really thought about buying a GPS for my car. Most of my experience with these have been in rental cars. Those were Magellan systems and they were awsome I thought in strange towns.
At the time of purchasing this Garmin unit, I was in yet another strange town and my rental car didn't have the option. So I shopped around local places and online. This GPS is almost awsome! Why "almost" you ask? Well the only complaint I have is that there are a couple of game features on it but they are trial versions. Suprised to find the classic Missle Command game installed I couldn't resist to play it for a bit. It is a great version of the game until you find out it's a trial version then it stops and says you got to buy the full version...COME ON! for the price these stupid little games should be free - don't you think? This is the only reason I gave it 4 stars.
Well about the GPS - You will not be disappointed with the ease of use, clairity of the touch screen and the blue tooth function works pretty good. It updates itself and is pretty accurate if you get that option. The windshield mounting system works very well. It even adjusts brightness automatically for day or night use. It is funny, now I seem to use it in my home town cause it is fun seeing what routes it selects compared to my chosen path.
Customer Review: Nuvi is great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had resisted getting a GPS because "I don't need one," but my wife ordered the Nuvi 880 for me for Christmas, and it is one of the best presents I have received. I will admit upfront that I use the British female voice, which is labeled "Emily" in the menu, and now we both talk quite easily about Emily as if she were a member of the family (one with a fantastic sense of direction!).
I have found it easy to use, with a bright and clear display and simple controls. The voice recognition feature works very well (as long as the radio isn't on very loud). We used the "alternate route" option when we were stuck on an unmoving I-95 in SC right after Christmas and received a very effective detour. We spent a week at Hilton Head Island and programmed in the various restaurants, golf courses, and stores we were going to, and Emily took us to all of them flawlessly.
Since returning to Miami I have found her routing to be somewhat point-to-point instead of the "back roads" that I tend to use from decades of driving experience here, making me wish she had some kind of "learning" feature when one overrides her proffered route several times. But that is a minor quibble about a really impressive piece of technology.
I recommend this GPS to anyone who wants to go top-of-the-line.
Customer Review: Great product
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had my Garmin for 3 wks & love it. It is not as accurate as I'd hoped but has not gotten me lost in areas I don't know. I live in Huntsville & have used it mostly to get to places I know, trying to get there faster, but occasionally to locations I'm not familiar with. I was disappointed today when it tried to take me 3 streets further than my destination was & wanted me to backtrack to my destination. I did not see how that would save me any time. It does have a problem with the abbreiation drive "Dr"; it pronounces it "doctor" but it's really not a big deal. Overall I think it's great & it's quite accurate. I am very happy with it & love the hands free part of it except the text messaging through the GPS. When the bluetooth is activated on my phone, the text messaging is available on the GPS. I have tried to send txt messages through the GPS via bluetooth but the recipients did not receive the message until I deactivated my phone & sent another msg. through my phone only. Also it does not update the inbox msgs when bluetooth is activated; usually a day behind (sometimes up to a week) on the msgs that are seen on the GPS of my phones inbox. It does work excellently with making & receiving calls via the bluetooth.Customer Review: NUVI 880, A GREAT PRODUCT
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm hooked on Nav systems. I really got it for my RAV4 to replace a NUV 660 which I liked very much. I have (had) built-in Navs on several cars. The latest is a Lexus 460L. The Lexus is reported to have one of the very best Nav systems. It is very good. But in many respects, the NUVI 880 is better. The voice recognition is vastly superior. There seems to be more POIs. Destinations to remote areas are superior in the 880.
I'm planning a trip to Ohio next week in the Lexus and will be taking the 880 with me and use it in conjunction with the Lexus Nav. For one thing, unlike the Lexus, the 880 will take me to the exact address of an out-of-the-way place. And the other advantage is that the 880 shows the current highway speed limit as well as the current speed of the car--good speed control.
And it's great to find the cheapest gas, curent weather, stock quotes, the current news, and 'where am I", with immediate access to police and hospitals.
I love the 880; give it a 5 star+.Garmin nüvi 880 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Customer Review: Great GPS!!! ........unfortunately poor customer service
Summary: 5 Stars
After having used several GPS products Garmin has really outdone themselves on this
one. The voice recognition has preformed almost flawlessly. Any faults I
can attribute to myself by trying to give too much information when searching
for places. The less spoken the better. I have a tendancy to provide too
much detail for the query, which causes it to think too long. Again I count
this as user error. You learn very quickly the ease of use with Nuvi 880 is
a very natural progression. I wouold highly reccomend this to anyone
looking for the best.
I did find pricing a little less on other web sites but chose
Amazon.com thinking if If I had any issues they would correct them.
Unfortunately, they did not stock the unit as is the case
on many items and when I had some minor issues with the purchase
regarding shipping charges, open box etc. Electronica Direct the seller
used by Amazon did not respond to my concerns and were somewhat arrogant
whithout even addressing my issues. That being said, I would not let
this get in the way of a truly GREAT GPS. Shop around for pricing though.