garmin 360

Overall Rating: ( 64 reviews )

1. Posted: Aug 2 2008

   This is the first GPS I have used, and the product lived up to the reviews. I had read that the units were being shipped with the 2009 maps installed, but this was not the case, however the update was free at the Garmin website after registering the unit. Be warned though, even with a high speed connection the update does take several hours to complete. Also, Amazon recommends a couple of products that you dont need to purchase seperatly. They recommend buying the auto charging cord, and a carrying case, both of these things came with the unit in the box.

2. Posted: Aug 2 2008

   My last GPS (Garmin street pilot) was stolen so I bought the nuvi 360. It works great. It finds satelites much quicker. I don't use the bluetooth often but that also seems to work well. I recommend this GPS.

3. Posted: Aug 1 2008

   I figured I was getting a good product, but I never expected to be so surprised at how REALLY good this one is. It's very easy to use, and the screen is plenty bright to be seen even in the sun. It's about the size of a pack of cards, making it very easy to travel with - you don't feel like you're lugging it along with you, it just tucks away. We took this on a trip from Central Illinois to Kentucky, including several stops and detours along the way. The directions were very good, and in the one instance where a road no longer went through when Garmin thought it did, the device recalculated the correct route in seconds. It was equally good when we hit a detour on the way back home. I pressed the Detour button, and immediately had a new, very efficient route that only added three minutes to the total estimated time. The Points of Interest feature works well. It helped us find several restaurants and parks that we wouldn't have known about otherwise. It obviously doesn't know about *everything*, but it is still very helpful. When searching for POI's, you can look for locations near where you are at the time, along your route, near your destination, or near a different city. The POI's are also very nicely categorized so you can quickly find exactly what you're after. You can store locations in a "Favorites" list. These and other locations (such as but not limited to the POI's) can be inserted as "waypoints" on the way to your main destination, which is a nice feature. The most helpful feature is how much time the device gives you to make your next turn. You get about a mile on the Interstate, which is generally plenty of time even in heavy traffic. Unfortunately this time is cut down when you're driving in town, and sometimes you don't get enough notice to make the turn on time. However, the device compensates for this somewhat by giving directions such as "In .3 miles turn right on Main Street, then turn left." In that case you at least know what you're going to have to do next and can be ready to do it quickly if you need to. I also like that it tells you which side of the interstate your exit will be on. It will even tell you when you need to "keep left" or "keep right," so often you don't even need to watch the highway signs. The text-to-speech feature works well and provides audible directions that are loud enough to hear easily even over an older vehicle that has a lot of road and wind noise. Accuracy on the open road is usually about 9 or 10 feet, which is shorter than most cars and therefore plenty good. The device will tell you what time you can expect to reach your destination, which is very accurate. It tallies the amount of time you've spent driving and the time you've spent stopped. It also tells your current speed, your average moving speed, and your overall average speed including time stopped. As far as the "extra" features go, the MP3 player is remarkably full-featured (browse by album, artist, etc.) and easy to use. The speaker isn't really good enough to get great sound, but it's nice if there's nothing good on the radio. The bluetooth feature is also pretty good, although not outstanding. I can hear callers well, and they can hear and understand me okay, but they do hear some background noise. (I don't know how you'd avoid that in a moving car.) There are a couple features that I'm not sure are mentioned in the owner's manual that are worth pointing out: 1.) From the menu screen, you can tap the GPS signal strength icon for a report of current positioning accuracy 2.) While traveling to a destination, you can tap the "Turn In..." icon at the lower right to have the next turn read to you, or to scroll through the rest of the directions for the trip with a map and mileage and time estimates for each step. 3.) You can get a short list of remaining turns by tapping the green bar at the top of the map that displays the current information. 4.) Tap the "Estimated Time" button in the lower left to pull up your current speed, average speed, distance driven, etc. I am highly satisfied with this unit. I can't imagine going back to traveling without it. This makes trips so easy.

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Overall Rating: ( 3 reviews )

1. Posted: Jun 1 2007

   This is the one.
   I will use this unit alot. Just a awsome little pocket size unit. I do not right any reviews but this little gadget just made me do it.
   Pros: For the price and having used many different GPSs and sonars, this little one is packed just right. From right out of the box I had no problems at all. I'm also think Garmin did an excellent job with the web updater. I think anyone that is looking within this price range would be happy with this unit.
   Cons: Non worth mentioning.
   

2. Posted: Apr 12 2007

   Get this handy little guy
   I wish I had gotten this a long time ago, it's been a huge boost to my sales productivity and prospecting time.
   Pros: Very small for ease of placing on windshield, but the screen is so clear, directions are a snap to read. I plugged in numerous prospect locations for a sales trip and just hit the road, it worked like a charm, I could see on the map each location as I got close and others that I had forgot about it. The bluetooth speaker phone is a great perk.
   Cons: I am only getting about 3 hours of navigation time on the battery, and the volume seems a little inconsistant when using it as a speaker phone at times. Small problems for so many benefits
   

3. Posted: Feb 23 2007

   love it
   
   Pros: works great small size
   Cons: no alarm that i can find and no games
   

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Overall Rating: ( 24 reviews )

1. Posted: Jun 11 2008

   I have had many problems with this suction cup mount, and I now have the bean bag mount. The bean bag mount is 1000 times better!! We absolutely love it and you will too.

2. Posted: May 13 2008

   It blows that you have to buy the whole mount because Garmin won't make a suction cup separately. Sure, I understand a lot of companies do this, but by now they must know that their suction cup sucks royally. The least they can do is sell the cup separate since they don't want to make a quality cup. Still, it's probably better than the old one.

3. Posted: Apr 19 2008

   The suction cup on this item doesn't seem to want to stay on to any glass. I would suggest looking for another option to mount your unit in your vehicle.

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Overall Rating: ( 6 reviews )

1. Posted: Jun 3 2008

   The only thing that seems to work here is the rubber protector. It fits well and has holes in all the necessary places (like flash memory socket, etc.) delivery time of the product was good. Cons: 1. the description here on amazon says something about removable "belt clip" which I assumed is gonna be a thing that lets you fix the GPS unit to your pants' belt so you don't have to keep it in a pocket while on a hiking trip... however, in the box there was nothing even remotely resembling a "belt clip" (there was one piece of flexible transparent plastic, which looked like a protective packaging of the merchandise. I promptly dumped it in the garbage where it undoubtedly belonged) 2. Like one previous reviewer I also had a problem with installing the protective screen. By the time I figured which piece of plastic foil (there are 3 of them) is the actual screen plenty of dirt and dust managed to stuck on its glue-covered surface rendering the screen practically unusable. It didn't stick very well with air trapped around the edges and in the middle.

2. Posted: Apr 25 2008

   This is an excellent, rugged protective case for your Nuvi 300 Series GPS. It fits perfectly and has all the appropriate port openings to allow you to connect and mount your GPS device. My wife bought the clear version, but I think the black looks nicer. It has plenty of cushioning to absorb shocks. It also comes with a screen protector to give you the 100% solution for scratch protection. The only downside was that the screen protector was a bit difficult to install. When we tried to peel the first side of the sticker off, the adhesive tab came loose. Nevertheless, it now is properly installed and looks great!

3. Posted: Mar 12 2008

   This cover fits my Garmin Nuvi perfectly. It gives you a secure grip of the GPS and protects it. No need to ever remove it; the GPS fits onto the car cradle with it on. Good item to have and well worth the money.

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