Garmin nüvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Garmin nuvi 855 GPS Navigator & Personal Travel Assistant w/ Speech Recognition
I've had my Nuvi 855 for four months now. I've used it to navigate all over my home state of Texas and used it on trips to Canada and Hawaii. It worked perfectly in all locations. In Hawaii the "points of interest" feature was especially useful. I only had to search for "blow hole" or "castle" and it would pull up the attractions I was looking for.
I used the Garmin web site to update the firmware, voices, and maps as soon as I bought it. I had to send an email to Garmin to get the "free" map ugrade for new purchases but they honored it right away. All updates were easy to perform by following the on-screen instructions with the included software. After experimentation I settled on the "Australian Female" voice as the best to listen to. The accent made the Hawaiian street names sound hilarious, but it works perfect for me.
One feature I really like is that if you miss a turn (on purpose or by accident) it doesn't bug you to make a U-turn and go back. If there is another route within reason it "recalculates" and gives you new directions based on your current path. My only other GPS experience was with a different brand and it would continually tell you to take a U-turn if you didn't follow it's directions. This was very annoying in a construction zone. The Garmin's method is perfect if you're doing a bit of sightseeing on the way to your destination.
I would recommend this device to my friends and family. It's been great for me, and my wife (who is very critical of most technology I buy) even loves it. Get more detail about Garmin nüvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition.
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