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Electronics Garmin StreetPilot ColorMap GPS Receiver, Map Compatible

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- Great Navigation System
I spent quite a while looking at different GPS systems and finally decided to purchase the SPIII. It's clearly not inexpensive, but if you're looking for a quality GPS system for your car that's priced well below other comparable systems, the SPIII will prove to be a great purchase.

As mentioned in a few other reviews, it does take a while to set up (2 - 5 hours), and if you're planning on travelling outside your region of the country, you will need to purchase additional unlock codes to access detailed maps in other parts of the country. From what I understand these are available on [local store] at a discount to retail prices, but I haven't personally looked into this yet.

The system mounts easily on top of your dashboard and can be switched from car to car with almost no effort. So far, I've had only success with its directions and have found the system connects to the satellites within 45 secs. The routing feature is great and ensures that with an address in hand, I won't be lost anytime soon. Once you use the interface a few times, it proves to be quite easy - I'd say I can enter a typical address in less than one minute. The SPIII stores up to 500 waypoints, allowing the user quick access to typical destinations like home, work, etc.

The speech function is helpful, though the SPIII is not advanced enough to articulate actual street names. Instead, it will say, "right turn in 500 feet" - you'll need to glance at the screen to see the street name. I haven't found this to be bothersome, but I figured I'd mention it.

Overall, I can't imagine you'd be disappointed with this purchase. It's not 100% perfect, but it's pretty close. I see no compelling reason to spend [price range] on a factory model or the competing Magellan unit.

Rating:

- i can't recommend the SPIII enough.
I researched and looked for 2 YRS for a GPS for driving ~ there were very specific things i wanted in a GPS. i finally found what it in the SPIII ~ and the SPIII has delivered and thensome.

Display is usually an issue. SPIII's terrific display resolution and layout make it easy to view and easy to find the information you want quickly. There is also day/night mode so that the display is appropriate for the lighting conditions outside.

The MENU is extremely easy to use and there are so many options ~ it will be rare that somebody can NOT get this thing to work exactly the way they want. From display and layout options, to map detail options, to calculation vs best route preference, to fastest vs shortest routes, to preference for avoiding TOLL routes and U-TURNs, to selecting route more appropriate for TRUCKS, CARS, etc. (I'm assuming height limitations).

Friend and I even discussed things the SPIII is not designed for, but can easiliy be useful for ~ like camping. imagine parking, saving your parking location as a WAYPOINT ~ then being able to hike anywhere for any distance and not worry about how to find your car on your return hike (by routing to the saved WAYPOINT and selecting OFF-ROAD). Pretty cool huh? And againn, SPIII is not even designed for that really.

I can't recommend this little machine enough. As somebody who was already quite direction-savvy, it's still been an extremely useful tool (my favorite: avoiding traffic by finding alternative freeway on-ramps when leaving sporting events, musical events, etc.) Just route to your destination waypoint... drive away from the traffic, and let SPIII figure out how to get you "home" from there. for that alone ~ it's a terrific tool!

Happy and safe driving!

P.S. Just incase some people are wondering.. I do not work for GARMIN or any entity that sells GARMIN products. I'm just an extremely satisfied customer that found the perfect tool after a 2 yr search.

Rating:

- Good, but missing lots of data
A previous review mentioned StarBucks, for some of us it is a MUST to stop every morning. In the Southern California area there are NO Starbucks listed in the Streetpilot 3, I was very disappointed.

The street directions are very good and can get you a an area or an address. Getting to one of the built in locations is diffcult. I was in the Altanta/Alpharetta area and asked it to take me to a Burger King. After 20 minutes of driving back and forth, up and down the street I couldn't find it even though the GPS kept saying I was passing it. I went someplace else, on the way back I passed the Burger King on the opposite side of the street, 1/2 a block from where I was.

Garmin needs to verify it's data and addresses or dump this function.

Rating:

- A for an effort
I've bought my garmin about a year ago. It is my first car navigation device. After using it for a year, my results are mixed. First, the good parts: I love its portability, taking it around US is great, and it dazzles airport security. The street coverage in the Bay Area is pretty good. Now for the bad parts: I was hoping that StreetPilot would work like a friend in the passenger seat that knows where you are going. A few drawbacks that Garmin had to make to sell it so cheap make this more like you are driving with an Idiot Savant who knows the city really well, but has no common sense. The biggest complaint is the user interface experience. Entering a destination address is painful, and unforgiving, probably on the order of setting up your VCR for recording. The display is small, and has few colors. The turn directions can be confusing in hairy situations, such as when you are coming off Bay Bridge, and road splits in about 4 highways and two exits. My biggest complaint is that it takes several minutes to calculate a route to a new destination. This means that if you miss a highway turn, it will be several minutes before StreetPilot will give you a new route. By this time, you are 3 miles away from your original destination. If all you have to go by is Garmin, it might take you 7-10 mins before leaving the driveway: 2-4 mins to acquire sattelites, 2-3 to enter an address, 2-3 for it to compute the route. When getting the address, make sure that you get an exact spelling: Bella Rita is not Dollerita. In conclusion, you can count on Garmin to get you there, but it might be slow, and you still have to use your brain and navigation skills. Can't wait until those nifty DVD navigation systems I've seen in Tokyo make their way to US.

Rating:

- Not worth the price
Some of the things I didn't know. You do have to pay for upgrades to the maps you've already paid for, I had read you didn't. It doesn't reroute well. If you miss a turn because the GPS is off your on your own, it takes the unit too long to catch up. It doesn't do well unless your on the Hwy. I was in a major traffic jam and needed to reroute, it couldn't do it. I eventually found my own way. I almost tossed the GPS on more than one occasion.

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