Voice announces street name, or not? The reviewer "jonesturtle", said that this c530 does not have the ability to announce street names, yet in the Amazon.com product description, it says "Voice announces streets by name".Either the product description is incorrect, or there is a setting that jonesturtle doesn't know about.Which is it? Not having the voice announce the street would have me look somewhere else. Voice announces street name, or not? The reviewer "jonesturtle", said that this c530 does not have the ability to announce street names, yet in the Amazon.com product description, it says... » Read More Voice announces street name, or not? The reviewer "jonesturtle", said that this c530 does not have the ability to announce street names, yet in the Amazon.com product description, it says "Voice announces streets by name".Either the product description is incorrect, or there is a setting that jonesturtle doesn't know about.Which is it? Not having the voice announce the street would have me look somewhere else. « Show Less
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I have used one, and it does NOT announce streets by name. The description is quite wrong.
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According to the product comparison on Garmin's website the c530 does not announce street and point of interest names. You need to go to the c550 for that feature.
837568
It is not a voice announce and if it has it I have not found it. However, my caller id does pop on my TV so I can screen my calls that way. However, we are very happy with this on all levels.
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I had two Garmins. I changed to TomTom get the free maps. I am so disappointed. It said I could get street names announced. but I have never been able to do that. It just states go right in 300 feet. There might be 5 right turns within that distance which I have to guess. It gives me a choice of about 5 people and none give street names although someone said I have to get Betty and the machine says "You have chosen a voice which does not give street names". Wish I could I have tried all of them. Next one will be a Garmin again. When new maps are needed, I can just get a new one for nearly the same price. I had two Garmins. I changed to TomTom get the free maps. I am so disappointed. It said I could get street names announced. but I have never been able to do that. It just states go right in 300 feet. There might be 5 right turns within that distance which I have to guess. It gives me a choice of about 5 people and none give street names although someone said I have to get Betty and the machine says "You have chosen a voice which does not give street names". Wish I could I have tried all of them. Next one will be a Garmin again. When new maps are needed, I can just get a new one... » Read More I had two Garmins. I changed to TomTom get the free maps. I am so disappointed. It said I could get street names announced. but I have never been able to do that. It just states go right in 300 feet. There might be 5 right turns within that distance which I have to guess. It gives me a choice of about 5 people and none give street names although someone said I have to get Betty and the machine says "You have chosen a voice which does not give street names". Wish I could I have tried all of them. Next one will be a Garmin again. When new maps are needed, I can just get a new one for nearly the same price. « Show Less
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I found out (after I bought it of course) that only the models that have bluetooth have voice recognition, it seemed odd to have something like that tied to having bluetooth, I have the one with lifetime maps + traffic (no bluetooth) and don't have the feature.
1986008
The bigest differene is you can update your own maps. For a fee, you can upgrade your current maps. I didn;t think the older models had voice quidance. I think you need a $125 cable for the real time traffic data.
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Pat - you were right! I did change the voice & didn't know what TTS was... It works great now. Thanks!
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Hi Heather, Some of the "voices" do say the street names, and some don't. For example, "English Samantha" does say the street names like take next left on Hillside, but if you switch the speaking voice to "English Michelle", she does not say the street names. She just says take next left.
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Go to "Settings" menu, then "Sound and Warnings", then 'Voice Language". Select one of the voices labeled as "TTS Voice, street names announced". If you don't have any TTS Voice options listed then the TTS files are not installed on your unit. Ask the seller for them or search for them on one of the Internet forums, such as gpsunderground.
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This model does work with typed in street addresses? I'm asking because the instructions don't say a word about that. I havent hooked it up yet. Thx
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Glenn,I was reading a number of reviews a little earlier. One individual said you have to select a 'computer' voice. . .the female version is Samantha. . .I don't recall the name for the male voice. I haven't tried downloading either voice yet, but will sometime early on.
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We just ordered this GPS, and it is definitely the 2555LM. The photo also shows the screen used for voice commands. This model does NOT have voice commands. It speaks street names and instructions, but it does NOT take voice commands from the operator.
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I think the C530 speaks the names of the street that you are supposed to turn on, "right on main street". The C330 just says "turn right or keep left".
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Yes it does, in male, female, and different languages. If you are talking about giving turn by turn including street names, it only gives that in only one (the computer generated) voice. It will be in the instructions. hope this helps
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Watch for the "suffixes" on the Garmin Model Numbers to know what features they come with. For example, if you see "2757 LMT" that means that 2757 comes with Lifetime Maps & Traffic. If you see just "LM" without the "T," then it just comes with Lifetime Maps. Other Garmins without these exact suffixes will not have these features. I just bought a "2757 LM," & it does not come with Voice Command, but it does come with Lifetime Maps. I chose not to get Voice Command, because if I tell a tail-gater "exactly where to go" in traffic... I do not want my Garmin to take me there. : D Watch for the "suffixes" on the Garmin Model Numbers to know what features they come with. For example, if you see "2757 LMT" that means that 2757 comes with Lifetime Maps & Traffic. If you see just "LM" without the "T," then it just comes with Lifetime Maps. Other Garmins without these exact suffixes will not have these features. I just bought a "2757 LM," & it does not come with Voice Command, but it does come with Lifetime Maps. I chose not to get Voice Command, because if I tell a tail-gater "exactly where to go" in... » Read More Watch for the "suffixes" on the Garmin Model Numbers to know what features they come with. For example, if you see "2757 LMT" that means that 2757 comes with Lifetime Maps & Traffic. If you see just "LM" without the "T," then it just comes with Lifetime Maps. Other Garmins without these exact suffixes will not have these features. I just bought a "2757 LM," & it does not come with Voice Command, but it does come with Lifetime Maps. I chose not to get Voice Command, because if I tell a tail-gater "exactly where to go" in traffic... I do not want my Garmin to take me there. : D « Show Less
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I don' believe is voice announce, however it does show on TV. There are many features to these system, so it is possible I have not founded yet.
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Text to speech is the ability to announce the street names. Like "turn left at elm street", instead of "turn left in .1 miles".I had a 360 which went bad after a couple years, the built-in antenna became defective. A known issue with that series. Was able to fix it by adding a cheap external antenna. I know this is a very late post, but both the 300 series and units like the 250W are very obsolete. Should be looking at units like the 255W or 265W, or 1300 or 1400 series at this point.
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no. There are no street name announcements in the 200 or 250. Look at the nuvi 260 and nuvi 350.