i bought this from amazon after reading reviews and also the price was one of the cheapest when it arrived it was so easy to set up the bluetooth connection to my apple 3g iphone was superb the phonebook sync'd across no probs the actual quality of the maps and the routing has been fine on the several times i have used it one neat quirk is that you can download different vehicles from the garmin web site to have as your vehicle.overall this is a very good and useful sat nav for the money and is better than several of my friends who have tom toms it also picks up the satalites pretty quick also has life time sub's to traffic update again very good i rate it but we are all different hope you enjoy it if you buy it
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i bought this from amazon after reading reviews and also the price was one of the cheapest when it arrived it was so easy to set up the bluetooth connection to my apple 3g iphone was superb the phonebook sync'd across no probs the actual quality of the maps and the routing has been fine on the several times i have used it one neat quirk is that you can download different vehicles from the garmin web site to have as your vehicle.overall this is a very good and useful sat nav for the money and is better than several of my friends who have tom toms it also picks up the satalites pretty quick also has life time sub's to traffic update again very good i rate it but we are all different hope you enjoy it if you buy it
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Bought this unit (with UK Maps) a couple of weeks ago - it worked straight out of the box and communicated with my phone and the headset with no problems. Linking it to the PC updated the firmware - the Tom Tom Home software is quite good.
Menu's are quite good and intuitive with a useful range of features.
Anyway, spent a couple of days blissfully travelling back and forward to and from work - into the sun both ways so the screen display seemed fine. Come the weekend and my chance to take the unit for a run..... I was woefully disappointed by the screen.
What had been a good screen in low light became an absolute nightmare with the sun in any position behind the rider.
Bought this unit before an RV holiday in the US - it really is invaluable abroad, especially in the US where most paper maps are not so good. It takes a huge amount of stress out of driving, primarily through a single feature - showing how far ahead your next turn is. This means you are not constantly looking out for that elusive road on the left - you can relax until you get very close to it, and then its usually obvious. Its quick to recalculate a route if you deviate from the chosen one, so it really doesn't matter even you miss a turn somewhere, it will always get you to your destination. We also found it really useful for finding restaurants and supermarkets nearby and on our route. A few minor flaws : 1) Our unit came with US traffic reports, but ... Read More:
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I bought this to replace my Audiax FM Transmitter. I am not sure about the other reviews, but I have been really impressed with this piece of kit.
I was delighted with this. In comparison I found this gave a very acceptable FM signal with barely any Hiss. I also like the fact that this did not have preset frequencies, but have the ability to manually scan through the FM Band. I was also impressed by the inclusion of the car adaptor, as this means there is no more going through batteries. hooray!!
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As an OU student I was very keen to buy an electronic dictionary/thesaurus - I chose this one as it seemed a reasonable price and promised much. What the packaging doesn't tell you is that the screen is tiny, the text difficult to read, and the definitions are very limited.
I have ended up having to spend 3 times as much to get a really good model with a big screen, as I just found this model a waste of time, money and energy.
My advice is to save up and get a more expensive model, or stick to the heavy and cumbersome - but much more detailed - paper versions.
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Unfortunately this case makes the iPhone ridiculously hard to use. Because the iPhone is touch sensitive the thickness of the case interferes with how quickly the screen blacks out after you remove the phone from your ear, making it hard to cancel calls or use the touch screen during calls.
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I agree with most of the other reviews that this is a very useful item to own for a student of Spanish. However, I have contacted Franklin UK with a problem that I have found since owning my 1490.
I cannot find any way to conjugate the important verb "haber" which is used extensively in the compound tenses of Spanish. Otherwise the grammar lessons, games and other features are great however, and it is nicely made.
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I agree with most of the other reviews that this is a very useful item to own for a student of Spanish. However, I have contacted Franklin UK with a problem that I have found since owning my 1490.
I cannot find any way to conjugate the important verb "haber" which is used extensively in the compound tenses of Spanish. Otherwise the grammar lessons, games and other features are great however, and it is nicely made.
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