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1721 messages, Last post on Oct 16, 2009 at 7:29 AM
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Per the Garmin website, the 260W has a significantly higher list price, yet as are as I could tell, feature for feature, the 255W is superior, overall. Did I miss something? Are the listed prices outdated? Perhaps street prices are different? (Sorry if this has been discussed before)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 09, 2009 10:20 am) What were they thinking? How many hotspots would there be out on the Interstates?! Maybe if they utilized a GPRS/HSPA connection.... |
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Replying to: bodble2 (Jan 13, 2009 10:05 pm) I think the 255W is a newer unit... but, I'm not familiar with it.. Paid $300 in June for my 260W.. They've been under $200 at BB, as recently as last month...
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jan 14, 2009 7:22 am) Could the 260 have a better GPS antennae than the 255, perhaps? My wife's C340 definitely gets a signal more quickly than my Nuvi 205W. |
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Garmin announced nuMaps for Life, pay $119 and get map/POI updates for the life of the unit. http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2009/01/nmaps-lifetime.html
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Replying to: siarizona (Jan 19, 2009 3:38 pm) |
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"Suzuki did what we've been imploring other carmakers to do for years and simply went to Garmin, leader in all things to do with handheld personal navigation devices. The result is a Garmin PND in its own dash-mounted cubby that features voice prompts and MP3 playback, plus it's fully portable. Going somewhere you've never been before? Let Suzuki lead you there and then pull out the Garmin to have a pocket-size travel buddy that knows everything. Parking in a rough area? Take the Garmin out and leave the empty dash pocket, telling would-be thieves, "Look, I've got nothing!" 2009 Suzuki SX4 Long-Term Test 
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24,700 portable navs were stolen in 2008. FBI Reports Theft of Portable Navigation Systems Up 700% in Two Years (Straightline)
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 02, 2009 9:43 pm) It's like saying the Accord is the most stolen car - sure but it's also one of the most popular. $119 for maps for life, eh? It would be worth it if you buy a high-end GPS, that you expect to keep for more than 2 years or so. My dad just got a Nuvi 205 for a recent road trip we did from DC to Florida, and he liked it so much that he gave it to my sister and is getting himself a 205W.
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Anyone here use maps from Garmin in South America? I just paid $100 for Garmin's micro-SD card pre-loaded with maps of Brazil for my dad. I'm wondering if it has any details of smaller cities in the Northeast. I'm sure it has Rio and Sao Paulo but I'm wondering about Recife and Fortaleza. I guess we'll see. My concern is he's a GPS newbie and may not know how to evaluate how good the maps and POI databases are. I'll try them out there but not until July 2010 or so.
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