Magellan Maestro 3140 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
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Customer Review: Not too bad of a GPS
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been using this GPS for about 2 months now. I am a little disappointed in its features and performance. Ironically, its maiden voyage was to the nearest AAA office and the GPS overshot the location by about 1/2 mile. It then told me to make a legal u-turn but then missed the AAA office again by about 100 yards in the opposite direction. It has locked up on me twice and missed a hotel in Orlando by 39 miles. It told me I "had arrived" while in the middle of a Florida swamp between Miami to Orlando. The sound is not very clear but is loud enough if the windows are rolled up. I use it often but miss a lot of the useful features that my previous GPS provided (MIO 269). I almost sent it back for a more recent version of the MIO but decided to go ahead and give it a shot. One feature that I really miss is the ability to find Points of Interest while on the road. The only time you can look for something while a route is programmed is if you are on the interstate or a turnpike, otherwise it doesn't let you search. To find a Point of Interest, the programmed route must be cancelled, then do a search, then put the route back in. Pain in the neck. One reason I bought this GPS was for its for Bluetooth capability but I don't have a phone that is supported by the GPS so can't comment on this feature. I probably will be looking for another GPS during the price wars for Christmas.Customer Review: Fantastic GPS for the price. Almost Perfect!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
At this price ($149.99 that I paid), this unit is fantastic for the following reasons.
1- Very fast lock onto GPS signal
2- Very clear crisp display compared to other GPS's
3- 4.5 million points of interest which is much more than any other gps at this price.
4- Blue tooth which again is rare at this price point as well as text to speech navigation.
5- Contrary to other reviews you can pan the map by dragging your finger along the screen and once the circle is over a road it shows the road name to which you can navigate or save.
6- Multipoint destinations with optimization. You can put in many destinations and it will calculate the best/shortest route which I do not use but would be very useful to some.
Minor cons about the unit are
1- You cannot update maps or points of interest on the internet free of charge like with TomTom but this is not a major issue.
2- The sound is adequate for the most part but with heavy road noise it can get drowned out at times, but this may be due to the higher than average road noise in my car!!!
All in all a great unit which I cannot see anyone being unhappy with. No gps will give you the route you expect when you know the roads real well but this unit gets you there pretty well just like any other would and the features of this unit are fantastic.
Customer Review: Review by a Realtor Stops at wrong houses 8 of 10 times. On 3rd car charger cord.
Summary: 1 Stars
First I sell Real Estate and drive to approx 20-30 houses a week. I originaly bought the 3140 because it has multi-point mapping which means I can input 20 houses at once and it will map to all of them at one time and in the most efficient order from the starting point. Ok here we go... one day after I bought it I was showing houses and the car charger cord stopped working and the 3140 battery died immediately. It takes several days of driving before it will fully charge by the way. Battery life 3 hours non-charger. I thought oh well that happens. I called Magellan and argued with the rep while I was calm just to get a new cord. No. 2 charger cord....died 1 week later. I'm currently on my third charger cord. 8 out of 10 (I kept track trust me) houses the 3140 said "You have arrived" and I was at the wrong house and sometimes as far away as 2 blocks. I was showing houses 1 week ago and had to figure out how to get to a street that the 3140 mapped to the wrong street. The maps are old and I tried to update the maps but you can't per magellan. Each time I called Magellan I could not understand the rep.(call center in India) I am not happy with the 3140 at all and plan to complain to the highest level at Magellan. I will not purchase another GPS from them ever. I hope this helps anyone considering buying from Magellan.Customer Review: Great entry Level GPS
Summary: 4 Stars
I chose this because it was an Amazon daily bargain, and I was in the market for a GPS (getting lost just too often might be age-related), and I'm not sorry. I like the talk-to-me-directions, and the fact that there are not too many doo-hickeys to make things complicated.
Very intuitive operations. Of course, it took my son to show me that it was blue-tooth capable, and how to program it. Once I did so, works great.
Holds its charge pretty well - got more than 4 hours on battery alone (without using the car jack).
Surprised that it did not come will a wall-jack. You must order that separately (I did, and it makes a difference). The car jack works fine.
The screen may be too small for some, but I don't think that the driver should be looking at a screen anyway. A little difficult to mount on the dash - somehow, should be transportable between cars. The AAA listing is a nice feature, too, especially once you have the bluetooth hooked up - we were able to find a pizzeria off the main road, get it's phone number on the GPS (with directions to it), and touch the screen to start the call. Very nice.
Friends have much more advanced models, but this works well, and will keep me happy (and located) fior quite some time.
Customer Review: Ok if you want simple
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this for my 75 year old Grandfather for Christmas. 6 months later and several thousand miles driven he is still raving about it. We bought this unit for him because it had the best reviews with the least amount of "bells and whistles" that can become confusing to a novice electronics operator. He still doesn't know how to use most of the options but likes that it works with little effort and is very accurate.
Bad Things:
It does not come with a wall charger. He left it on charge in his car overnight and it drained his car battery. Wall chargers are not readily available unless you order direct from Magellan for $20 plus shipping or get an iGO charger which works with any device but you have to keep track of different "tips" for each device.
The mount is cumbersome at best and comes with a sticker that you have to permanently stick to your car to make a smooth surface for the mount. Even then, the mount does not always stay stuck. My Grandfather was less than trilled with the idea of a sticker on his car so he rests it on an open compartment door in his center console.
I recommend the unit if it fits your needs and your budget. However, I own a Garmin Nuvi and wouldn't trade it for anything.