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Originally Posted by gt350mike
Just got back from BB.....nothing was a clear winning with me so I guess it will come down to what has the best bang for the buck.
Does anyone use the bluetooth feature on their GPS????
Jim..............$200 sounds like a good deal but after all the problems you have w/your Garmin, I think I will have to pass. Thanks anyway!
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Hell yes the Bluetooth is a nice feature! Its one of the things I love on my C580 Garmin. Mate the two when driving and when the phone rings you answer the phone through the GPS and never touch the phone. Clarity is excellent and much easier than fumbling for the phone. Placing a call you touch the screen and it accesses the cell phone or address book via bluetooth and dials whatever you need. I do not like talking on the phone while driving but this makes it a lot safer and easier.
TomTom is ok but its a European based model and a big seller over there. They are descent but IMHO Garmin is still better here in the States.
Jim,
I am not "against you" in any way. You like Magellin and after owning 5-6 Garmin GPS units I feel that they are better. I travel for a living and use a street version of their GPS systems every week, around the world. As well use one of their airborne GPS systems for a backup in the plane, so am fairly familiar with them
I tried a Magellin and got screwed by their support and warranty system. Never again. As well upgrading the Magellin and other GPS units map systems is a real PITA compared to the Garmin system. Took me 45 minutes of fiddling with serial numbers and such with the Magellin setup (would not allow me to cut and paste the number) and its a 2 minute operation with Garmin.
One of my copilots dropped my bag with the GPS inside a while back which cracked the screen when it hit the ground. Sent it into Garmin explaining how it happened and "just pls repair it and send me the bill." Received the unit back in 2 weeks with a new screen and a label on the front stamped "warranty repair!" With service and support like this its hard for me to go elsewhere.