What's the best GPS for use in the Los Angeles Area? Do any of you recommend a reasonably priced GPS that works especially well in L.A.?
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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 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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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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Does anyone have information on source of Garmin or TomTom maps for road navigation in Chile?Thank.Pete Sexton
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GPS works well. Use it with Sygic offline navigation app all the time and in several countries.
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I drive truck, but still use an auto GPS. I was considering upgrading to a truck model before Christmas, but the prices for them wasn't discounted much. I did do a bunch of research, though. From everything I read, it sounds like none of the models are perfect, and some are a waste of money. The one that seems to have the least complaints, and a decent amount of features, was the Garman 465T.
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Good Luck, I received 2 of these GPS Units and neither worked. The seller requested I remove my negative feedback from the site prior to a refund being issued. Had to get Amazon involved to resolve this mater. In my opinion this is a buyer-be-ware seller offering a low quality item and attempting to publish false feedback to potential customers !!!!!!!
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hi going to europe and intending to drive around england and want a trustworthy gps. i have never owned one and need advice please on what to buy. the reviews have me confused. any help would be appreciated. thanks
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Darn it, I have never tried the gps; however, I have found customer service at 5 Star to be very helpful. Also, please consider if you find the gps is not satisfactory, return the unit to Amazon or go ahead and buy it from a local Walmart for a bit higher cost, try it out and see what happens. BTW, I only need to charge my unit once each week and the provided test to check the unit works quite well. I like mine and the only negative in the experience is that in 5 Star advertisement, they really should note that a monthly tax will be added just like any telephone system. Mine adds about $3. Harry
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Thanks, for the post. After reading your post It seems that a GPS would be of little assistances in cities so I am not going to get a GPS for my wife and I on our 21 day walking tours of the cities of nothern Italy. After talking with friends about the driving and parking in the cities we will travel by train from one city to another then use printed maps and guide books. Thanks again.
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I agree-have been in the market for a new GPS for awhile now. Really do not need one [my Garmin 350 still does the job]. I like some of the newer features on the 1300 series-see such mixed reviews!! Model numbers should be mandatory when submitting a review so the customer can differentiate between units.
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I use it for geocaching, and really like it. It interfaces with the geocaching.com site well. It has a lot of customizations that make it better than a cell phone. Make sure that you down load the manual. I would recommend the GPS highly. That being said, the only difference between the 710 and the 610 is the city maps. If you won't use it to drive (I don't, so I can't advise you on this) there is no reason to buy this model if the 610 is cheaper.
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I've been using the Mio c310x for over 10 months now. My first and only GPS unit to date, so I can't comment much on teh Garmin c320. -the Mio has 3.5mil POIs. Didn't know much back then, but that is kind of a low amt, but it's still something to work with -Navteq used to overall superior, but ever since Mio finally came out with the map update for the c310x back around 9/2007, I thought i read somewhere here saying now says that Navteq no longer enjoys it's supremecy, but can't find the direct quote http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/008669.php -mp3 player isn't very good. Still better than nothing, but not very good at all. No way to fast forward/rewind within tracks. Surprising since it's touted to be an ebook reader. Hate to have to start a 30min track all over again to get to where u left off. Playlists are hard to work with. I just gave up on them, leaving them in order they were added to the device. I've used and made playlists in winamp 2.81, Windows Media Player 9, and 4th gen ipod with ease, but half the time, I'd rather use my PDA as an mp3 player if it were b/w these 2 for music -contrary to what's around, the c310x does NOT come with Canadian maps, preinstalled or otherwise -US maps are preloaded my next GPS device will have many more POIs, and text2speech, but my c310x gets me to where i wanna go, even in unkonwn territory
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I'm surprised no one has given you a suggestion. On the off chance you are still looking, I'll add a comment or two. Obviously, any of the units you have listed "could" do the job very well (I've heard good and bad things about each of them). Multiple routing (which my unit doesn't have) would be very nice to have if it's implemented properly. I originally wanted the Magellan because I liked its features better than the others (especially the AAA feature), but didn't want to take a chance (their customer support is terrible). And any unit that allows you to exclude/avoid a road is a good one to get. The Nuvi 200 really is a basic unit and has no Text-to-Speech (which I prefer even though some names are butchered). The 200 also comes with only the lower 48 states (adding Canada can get very expensive), so I would suggest the 250 or 260 (the 260 has TTS). The newer 260W (wide-screen) is probably priced too high right now. As far as ease of use, they all work similarly, but Garmins are probably the easiest and most logical (with Magellan a close second). TomTom will give you many more customizable options, plus has Mapshare (a really great idea). No matter what you decide to get, I'm sure you will be pleased. Just remember that they all have various quirks (even the big, expensive models).
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OK, so this is a really old post right now, but maybe someone is looking for the information.Any FM transmitter in LA is going to be so-so. There are simply so many FM stations in LA that it's hard to use a transmitter without interference. If you are driving in your car there will be several times where you will need to fidgit with the settings. It can get really annoying. So, will it work? Probably. Will it be stable or enjoyable? Probably not.
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Has anyone used the Dakota 20 for touring? Or any Garmin unit for that matter. I'd be interested in your experiences. I'm leaning towards the Dakota for a number of reasons (Battery type, battery life, price, features) I don't need a heart rate/cadence monitor(s) I just want directions but I also don't want to be directed on to a freeway on ramp by some piece of misguided software.
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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...