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I have been useing this item since 2004 with my company and i decided to bye one for my own.
i really like this unit but I have no idea on how to download maps to it or update it. I constantly am using it but like I said I have no main maps of any citys. I only have major high ways and well that is the problem. I would like to be able to see everything not just guess on streets when I am out and about geocaching.
This is probably my 4th handheld GPS. It was stolen and replaced with this unit after I tried a friend's Garmin. I also own a bluetooth GPS for the PC. I use the GARMIN in my car sometimes, but mainly on my kayak trips.Before this I had a Magellan Sportrak color. I use this GPS frequently and it is hands-down my favorite. It doesn't do the same job a GPS meant for a car does, but for the outdoors it is great.I have downloaded maps onto it (it appears to only like Garmin maps) and everything was easy.The display is bright and clear even in open sunlight on the water, something I could not say for the Magellan.I highly recommend this model for hiking, biking, and kayaking.
This Garmin hand-held gps unit has gotten me safely home countless times. You can get the satellite reception from a clearing (like an intersection in a city) and once you've got it you won't lose it unless you go into a tunnel or something. The only reasons I gave it four out of five stars is that it has a small amount of memory so you can only load a few maps in at a time - not good for a road trip across country because you would have to keep changing the maps that are loaded into the unit.
It remembers several "waypoints" for quick route calculations and it has tons of useful features like your mph or the amount of time left on your trip. It also takes a while to get a reading from the satellites when you first start it up. I get lost a lot when I'm driving around and this GPS unit recalculates the directions for you if it senses that you have gone off course along the way.
For example, I drove from PA to Boston and I could only get minimal detail between the two states because I could only load the map for the area in PA that I was leaving from and the area in Boston that I was arriving at. You can also tag locations that you'd like to revisit. It's very easy to use and has a nice color display and offers several options for viewing your trip progress on a map or by road name, etc.
It's even worse if the sky is blocked by many buildings-it could take upwards of 5 minutes. It is great for short road trips and for taking on long walks and it's worth its price.
This unitjust has everything an amature hiker/explorer could want. The other guys, have one or two models and pack them with features like "picture viewing", that'sright now how is that needed in a GPS. Garmin has always been #1 in the GPS market. It's easy to use, just take a few minutes and go through the menus. Are you going to the photomat or something.This unit is excellent. I've used it hiking and riding my ATV. It's great easyicons with text describing each one, and the screen is nice and easy tosee. And having the feautre of backtracking where you tell the unit totake you back the way you came and you can see it clearly on the mapdisplayed on the screen is fantastic.Overall excellent purchase, and I enjoy it everytime I use it.
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