garmin with bluetooth - how is the hands-free? wondering whether to upgrade my gps to one that can be paired with a bluetooth phone to enable hands-free talking, instead of installing yet another gadget in the car (a hands-free car kit from parrot for instance) does anyone have experience in terms of call quality, ease of use etc. with garmin devices?thanks!! garmin with bluetooth - how is the hands-free? wondering whether to upgrade my gps to one that can be paired with a bluetooth phone to enable hands-free talking, instead of installing yet another... » Read More garmin with bluetooth - how is the hands-free? wondering whether to upgrade my gps to one that can be paired with a bluetooth phone to enable hands-free talking, instead of installing yet another gadget in the car (a hands-free car kit from parrot for instance) does anyone have experience in terms of call quality, ease of use etc. with garmin devices?thanks!! « Show Less
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Garmin nuvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS NavigatorI have this model from June 2007 & it still works well. The bluetooth is excellent, equivalent to my Plantronics Discovery 925 or Motorola H670
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Sound quality varies greatly, depending on your phone and model GPS. On a Garmin 680 -- about a two year old model -- both a RAZR and BlackBerry Storm sounded quite good. With a brand new Garmin 885t, the Storm and a LG Chocolate (a "supported" phone), the sound is like being underwater. Although I hate to have to use another gadget, I've just ordered a Jawbone II bluetooth headset and Jabra EarGels .
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I got a new Garmin 2460LMT with Bluetooth. Awesome, but I had trouble hearing people when I was on the highway so had to return it. Bummer.
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Same experience as E. Pettit. The bluetooth feature works great on the Garmin, there is no problem with pairing, picking up the voice, or feedback. Unfortunately, the speaker is not loud enough and it can be hard to hear even with the engine off. Driving at 65mph on the freeway? Forget it. That's too bad, because otherwise it's a well implemented feature that's very easy to use.
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This Bluetooth has been used by son with all of his I phones. He has enjoyed the power it has for him to be hand free while talking on his phone. If you have any troubles with it or need to know more go to WWW. Bluetooth Ant. Com. I hope this helps.
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I can't answer that question. I always ride single up with my bluetooth paired with either the bike's audio or my Garmin. I have accidently paired to both of them at the same time, and it worked until I shut one down. The system is always easy to pair and has good audio.
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There are many Honda/Acura vehicles that have Bluetooth for phone but do not support Bluetooth streaming for music. This unit would add the streaming but when in use would probably take over the hands free phone connection from the vehicle as well. Any comments from someone in that situation?
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You can't call siri up using the button (at least I haven't found a way), but if you start siri you'll have a mixed experience. Sometimes it's workable, other times it hinders use. Most times expect to have to use it a couple times unsuccessfully before you get a successful use. Also, while using navigation you'll get cut off instructions from Siri turn by turn. I get around this by playing Spotify, Pandora, Music, etc. while using GPS. It seems having that playing stops the cut off audio issue. Not sure if it's a Bluetooth issue or a software issue.
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I have a couple of navigation Apps downloaded for free from the Google Play Store. They work well and I also have a great App "Map My Run" from there that uses the Built in GPS. Yow can turn the GPS on and off easily through one of the main screens. This is the most versitle phone I have ever owned and am very happy with it! but you may want to get the extra battery with wall charger if you are going to be using apps a lot!
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I wouldn't buy this product, but I'm looking for something! I have GPS on my Smartphone, and even though I put the highest setting on the speakerphone, I can't hear the directions! Is there another product that will send from the cell phone to my radio that works?? or another solution to boost the volume?
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My Garmin 3450 does not have voice activation! It is advertised as having "voice prompt" which is the GPS telling you when to turm, etc. I am not aware of it being able to recognize voice command.
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The 360 IS a better unit!! Supply and demand?? Which sellers and etc...many things determine price. However the 360 IS a better unit. Even if you have no plans to use the bluetooth why not buy the cheaper and better unit, which is the 360? I also suspect that most WILL use the bluetooth. I have several cell phones and PDA's and several different bluetooth units such as the wireless ear unit, wireless geadset and etc....I did not think I would use the bluetooth on the 360.....now I almost cant see not having it. No more headsets, no more weird things on my ear. I use the bluetooth in my home, office, car, almost anywhere I go or anywhere I am at. It works so good you do not ever have to touch the unit or the phone as the vlice commands work excellent. If you are using the bluetooth and NOT the GPS, the GPS is auto-off with the flip-ten down. So leave the Flip-set down and GPS is off and you'll get about 12 hours of bluetooth ability before the battery even starts to drain.Great for in the home or office or any place you are not using GPS. If you are using GPS and bluetooth then you'll simply use a little more battery, but the GPS works flawlessly while also using bluetooth and vice-versa.....
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it does work with Bluetooth but it sucks because the other party will not be able to hear you no matter how much it's adjusted. it will stream via the iPhone if that's what you're asking. I have the Lexus is250 w/navigation and it works fine. the other path will be able to hear the navigation it you're speaking to them in the microphone. I hope this helps.
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I used mine before getting a new car with bluetooth and loved it.It was very easy to use. I bought one for my wife and daughter since I liked it. I don't know about being outdated. It works well for both my wife and daughter and if I ever drive a car that doesn't have bluetooth built in I will bring my Motorola unit.
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Sorry, NO, the GPS cannot be used without the phone within Bluetooth distance. (I thought the question in my email was asking me if I could answer the question, not what the answer to the question was!) If you plan to go running with this watch then you will need to keep your phone with you as well.
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Play's the music that is on your phone and yes you can talk thru it and it will speak the GPS. It works just as your speaker on your phone when connected via Bluetooth. But I am not happy with the battery life. It seems like it has to be charged a lot so you have wire from lighter to unit a real lot
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Yes and No. You cannot install an app to do navigation on this unit. With that said, if you have Garmin installed on your iPhone 5S, and you connect the phone with the USB cable to the radio, then you can display the GPS map from the phone on the Radio display! The display is just a display, and has no ability to do touch commands. You control the app from your phone. It works but I was not that impressed with the quality of the image on the radio. Hope this helps. PD. BTW... It is a great radio! My favorite feature, I love streaming Pandora from my phone to the unit. If you connect an iPhone via USB cable and run the Pandora app on the radio, it will by-pass the commercials, giving you pure music! Even better, on an Android phone, you can connect via BT and still have the commercial free Pandora (no cable needed). It works great. Also I strongly, very strongly, suggest you also get a rear view camera installed. Will never have a car without a rear view camera. That is the best. All cars should have it.
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This head unit has NO blue-tooth. not sure if it can connect to your car's bluetooth. However, there is a bluetooth attachment for the unit thats sold on amazon. other than the bluetooth, this unit works great! 4stars only because it has no bt.
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It doesn't have GPS. You can't view the GPS via Bluetooth but you can hear the audio from your phone when using the navigation.
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1. this product has paired with both of my android devices, running android 2.x and 4.x respectively. the bluetooth pairing is simple, but to access the GPS data within android apps, you need to set android developer options to "allow mock locations," and then run a small middleware utility on the android device. i use "Bluetooth GPS Provider" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mobilej.btgps&hl;=en but several similar utilities have all worked fine. 2. others using this setup claim it works with google maps, i haven't tried it.