What's the best GPS for use in the Los Angeles Area? I'm moving to Los Angeles to go to college. The L.A. freeway system confuses the heck out of me. Do any of you recommend a reasonably priced GPS that works especially well in L.A.?Thanks! What's the best GPS for use in the Los Angeles Area? I'm moving to Los Angeles to go to college. The L.A. freeway system confuses the heck out of me. Do any of you recommend a reasonably... » Read More What's the best GPS for use in the Los Angeles Area? I'm moving to Los Angeles to go to college. The L.A. freeway system confuses the heck out of me. Do any of you recommend a reasonably priced GPS that works especially well in L.A.?Thanks! « Show Less
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My wife and I were in LA, last Christmas. I packed our Garmin StreetPilot c330 - and I'm so glad I did. We were never lost - we always had a strong satellite signal - I highly recommend this model. It's very reasonable - you can purchase it new for around $170.00.
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I had a Garman nuvi 260 that worked well. The only issue I had was in the Pacific area where the fog is so heavy you cannot get a signal.
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Sorry Larry, that is well above my level of GPS knowledge. All I can say is that I hate this GPS. Even when I update the maps it often doesn't have things that have been around for quite awhile and aren't obscure places. One thing it doesn't have which I really miss is to filter for a particular type of restaurant (Thai, Mexican, eg.). It will only show all restaurants in a two mile radius of where you are. I wish I'd stayed with Garmin despite its own pitfalls.
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I need recommendations for best and simplest to use GPS navigator. I need accurate mapping all over US, voice interactive, ways to find campgrounds, gasoline, laundromats, restaurants. What accessories are critical. How about warranty? Where is the best price?
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Linda,Sorry this comes so long after you posted. I was just looking at micro sd cards and saw this. The 530 HCX is the best choice. If this person spends time in the outdoors with other folks, he will use both the GPS and the radio. It also has all the NOAA Weather radio stations.Hope this wasn't too late!2wltime
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I am also looking for the best unit; especially for rural areas as we do a lot of hiking. We have been depending on cell phone GPS navigation but it sure doesn't work well in the Far West nor on a recent hiking trip to the Great Smokys and Blue Ridge Mountains. I am thinking of the Garmin nvi 2797LMT 7-Inch or the Garmin nvi 3597LMTHD 5-Inch. Not sure what one I will pick but there are 100's to choose from and reviews are all over the place. Wish Amazon provided for comparisons. Try Best Buy for details, they do a much better job of showing all features and allow comparisons. Then search the web for that unit and get the best price (not always on Amazon).
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Gary, I have been researching the same use (snowmobiling) for the nuvi 500. sledgps dot com lists chips available either nationally or by region. The region maps are $50, the national $99. Did you get the 500, and do you like it? I want a crossover/multi mode unit and this one seems to be the only one available. I think the difference between this unit and the 550 is that the 500 has US road and US topo maps, and the 550 has north american roads but no topo maps. I don't know if sledgps maps will overlay on the topo. If anyone has tried this, please reply with info. I have not bought it yet, so can't answer your question directly (I want to be able to though). Finally I am torn on the mixed reviews on the unit. I can handle the missing USB cable, and AC adapter, but has everyone found the unit accurate, both on road and off road? Are the maps updated? Thanks...
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I need to purchase a handheld gps and download maps for Chile and Argentina road navigation and would appreciate advice from those who've used them. Which Garmin unit might be easy to learn for someone who's only used gps in a car?
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I would like a GPS which allows for easy access to any category of POI at any point while enroute to a destination. The 3250 appears to only alllow access to freeway exit POI's while enroute. The 'search POI's from current location' feature only appears to work if you are not alrady set a route. Did you notice this? If so, is the Garmin better in this respect?
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A GPS would be nice to have i would get a GARMIN TLM (traffic and lifetime map updates) Best one i have found ..You do not need a GPS with the GPS Angel the gps angel only alerts you for red light camers.hope this helps.
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The Bushnell Backtrack works very well in the mountains, provided you have a good view of much of the sky. Note that you can only save 3 waypoints, and that you have to actually be at those places to save them. Then you can navigate back to them. You cannot read coordinates off a map and enter them into the unit (as you can with most other GPS devices). Last year I went to Sunrise parking lot on Mt. Rainier and saved a waypoint on my Bushnell Backtrack at my car. Then I watched it as I hiked to Fremont Peak and back, and it always gave me the distance and direction back to my car. The terrain was clear and open all the way, being at near 6000 ft and above treeline all the way. On the way back, it indicated I had arrived when I was only about 10 feet from the car.
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I have found that it does not pay any attention to the info you put in. My roadmate tries to put me on a parkway (cars only Low bridges). I do not trust the unit and always check the route it gives. My advice would be to change the info when you are using it for the truck. My wife bought the GPS even after I told her about bad reviews.
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You generally can't use GPS in NYC. GPS requires access to a broad swath of sky to lock into multiple satellites, and there just isn't enough sky in NYC to do that. (Your cell phone may seem to work okay, but that's because it can fall back on wifi to get your location.)If you can get into an open space for awhile, without too many tall buildings around (say, Union Square), it will probably eventually lock in, and it might stay locked in, but the the readings once you get back into midtown are likely to be extremely flaky.
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Thanks guys for the update. I ended up in buying nuvi 2460LMT and I liked voice command, bluetooth connection with my iphone4. I didn't like Jill's terrible voice and missing map details.When I cross speed limit then I see a blinking red notification on screen. Does you nuvi2460 LMT gives an audible warning when you cross speed limit?Thx
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The GPS is as good if not better then my Magellan or my built in GPS from the factory. The thing I like about the iQ is that it will adjust quickly to a new route, meaning if I know I want to go off the path it may tell me to go to another street and turn around once and then adapts with my Magellan it will drive me nuts to "when available make a legal U turn" and head back another way and it may not adjust for miles. I love my iQ and it works great as a radar detector as well. I would buy it again, I have not had any issues with it as a radar detector or as a GPS. There are a lot of settings you have to set to get the most out of it. The GPS is as good if not better then my Magellan or my built in GPS from the factory. The thing I like about the iQ is that it will adjust quickly to a new route, meaning if I know I want to go off the path it may tell me to go to another street and turn around once and then adapts with my Magellan it will drive me nuts to "when available make a legal U turn" and head back another way and it may not adjust for miles. I love my iQ and it works great as a radar detector as well. I would buy it again, I have not had any issues with it as a radar detector or as a GPS. There are a lot... » Read More The GPS is as good if not better then my Magellan or my built in GPS from the factory. The thing I like about the iQ is that it will adjust quickly to a new route, meaning if I know I want to go off the path it may tell me to go to another street and turn around once and then adapts with my Magellan it will drive me nuts to "when available make a legal U turn" and head back another way and it may not adjust for miles. I love my iQ and it works great as a radar detector as well. I would buy it again, I have not had any issues with it as a radar detector or as a GPS. There are a lot of settings you have to set to get the most out of it. « Show Less
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Thank you. Sounds good. Now I want to find it in combo with the NuMaps Lifetime. Nuvi combo have the NuMaps Lifetime for $50 extra, but I can't find this with a combo yet.----------------Garmin said the one with lifetime update for maps (3790LMT) would be out in September, keep checking their website. Said the cost was $499.99. I hate to spend that money, but am getting the voice activated one for safety reasons. Said it was shipped to Best Buy, but I can find it only in Canada...
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Most GPS's you can select a route via you put in the city's you want to go through and that is the way the GPS takes you. Those are call waypoints along the route. But as I said before, I would not buy this GPS.
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Bad Review? This is the greatest GPS ever! Best for a motorcycle. Only negative is the price. I had a Garmin 450 before and the 665 is so much improved. If you don't mind the price you will love it.