Garmin Nuvi 670: I have been looking at the 670 because of the European maps, but my question is can I also use this when walking as well as in my car?
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you cannot retrace your steps on this unit....you would need to have the 770 which has the "cookie crumb" feature
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How about the 885 without MSN Direct, and adding the GTM 20, which gives Navtec fm traffic? That's what I'm considering doing. Might want to call Garmin to see if this option will give you what you want. If you do, would you report back?Yes. 855 is the one i mean. Sorry for the confusion.
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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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This has been my question too for a few days. I've been reading comments on Garmin Nuvi 350 though, and one of them stated he tried both the Tom Tom and Garmin Nuvi 350 side-by-side. The Tom Tom apparantly gave better directions, at one point saving 20 minutes of drive time. I'm not sure at this point which one's better. Garmin Nuvi 350's street-name callout is immensely popular, and I like that too, but I don't want to drive an extra 20 minutes to a destination.
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Amazonian, No matter how you slice and dice it, the 920 blows away the 370. HOWEVER, having said that it does not mean it is better in every conceivable way. The iunitial question was generic, so I gave a generic answer. The poster perhaps wanted to visit POLAND above all other Euro countries and so Garmin 370 would be useless there. TT does not support Greece and is a major omission, especially as TA (the map supplier) covers Greece (51% of the roads) and MioMap Europe has it. Croatia is a hot tourist destination now, so I can see why they are covered. In any case, a visit to the TT and Garmin websites will tell you what countries are covered in their various flavours of Euro map offerings. MOST people want to visit the big five: UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain and both units would cover them. Heck, even Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Switz and Scandinavia are universally covered by the big boys.
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I used it with my Nuvi 255w. The product is a micro-SD card, but you can buy an adapter to plug a micro-SD card into an SD slot. That's what we used and it works fine. In fact when I glanced at the product page on Amazon just now, it showed such an adapter as an item "frequently bought with this one". Just a caution: we used this during a driving trip in Portugal last year, and while I was glad we had it, it was painfully dated in places. Portugal has been aggressively building lots of beautiful new highways, and Garmin apparently doesn't know about all of them yet. If I were doing our trip over, I would still use this, but I would also get a quality current paper map (e.g,. Michelin) and plan my routes ahead, rather than entirely relying on the Garmin to pick the best path to a destination.
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I use the Garmin Zumo 390 on my VTX1300S, the navigation has been good whether I choose a "normal" route or select one that avoid highways and toll roads. I purchased mainly for the better screen view in bright light and for the audible directions via my Scala Rider headset. It has been very good for that. The screen still has some problems in bright sunlight. However, it is better than the Nuvi versions.
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While I am still getting used to this system I was shown the other day at a geocaching meeting how to enter coordinates so if you were hiking you could enter the coordinates for where you wished to hike, but it will only show you how to get there "as the crow flies". It's not like a regular GPS in your car that follows roads & highways. May not be suitable for hiking because of this.
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your garmin can be programmed as a car or truck or rv you can build your profile while traveling to have features like traffic, poi's, your gps will also log driving hours and fuel consumption just fun things to play with if traveling in a car. I use it for a 65 foot truck and trailer that hauls cars, I honestly other than user error the garmin has been super dependable. and it has bluetooth that works in a quiet car phenomenally, and it is also voice activated. hope this helps\
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I ordered the Garmin nuvi 255 for $179 from Amazon and Garmin nuvi 265T for the same price from tigerdirect.I have read very good review for the 255 but some negative for the 265 T such as the speaker is not good for bluetooth.Is the speaker for the text to voice the same quality for both unit?Am I able to buy a cable for the 255 if I have the GTM25 FM cable for the 265t?Is the quality the same for both except the 265t has the bluetooth and the live traffic?Is it best to buy the 265T because they are both the same price?Please answer soon as I will need to return or not accept one unit. I ordered the Garmin nuvi 255 for $179 from Amazon and Garmin nuvi 265T for the same price from tigerdirect.I have read very good review for the 255 but some negative for the 265 T such as the speaker is not good for bluetooth.Is the speaker for the text to voice the same quality for both unit?Am I able to buy a cable for the 255 if I have the GTM25 FM cable for the 265t?Is the quality the same for both except the 265t has the bluetooth and the live traffic?Is it best to buy the 265T because they are both the same price?Please answer... » Read More I ordered the Garmin nuvi 255 for $179 from Amazon and Garmin nuvi 265T for the same price from tigerdirect.I have read very good review for the 255 but some negative for the 265 T such as the speaker is not good for bluetooth.Is the speaker for the text to voice the same quality for both unit?Am I able to buy a cable for the 255 if I have the GTM25 FM cable for the 265t?Is the quality the same for both except the 265t has the bluetooth and the live traffic?Is it best to buy the 265T because they are both the same price?Please answer soon as I will need to return or not accept one unit. « Show Less
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I think I purchased mine last year [2013] and only used it in the Republic of Ireland. Good for street numbers in the biggest cities. But, for the places we traveled, it would get you only the correct street. Most places in the countryside don't have numbered addresses. Used mine in my old Nuvi 260 and it worked fine for our purpose. Hope this helps.
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Rocky, yes, if your Garmin will not operate while plugged into the cars 12V port, then something is really haywire! No wonder you are frustrated. Hope everything works out well for you.
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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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My understanding is that Garmin provides maps based on the location of sale. North American maps for the U.S., European maps for the UK. You will likely need to purchase additional maps if you use this in more than one world area.
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Thanks for the update, dsrussell. I'll take your advice and check out the review of the 765 that you mentioned at gpsmagazine.com. It's too bad that the folks at Garmin didn't include this info about the 765 in their owners manual. Must have been an oversight on their end. Again,thanks a bunch!
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I ended up taking back the TomTom when the Garmin 680 became available and am using the Garmin friction pad. That worked great on our long trip, and it sits really well on the console during night driving when there'd be reflection on the windshield.
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Hello,I just got a 1490T. Please excuse my ignorance, but I decided on that unit for the traffic feature as I commute over 35 miles each way. Thing is, I can't find a description anywhere that tells me what I need to do to have access to just the traffic info i.e. do I need to have the GPS active even when I don't need it - I know how to get to my office, for example. I'm a bit confused......Regards,Barry