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| Magellan Maestro 3250 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (77) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 402
Color: Black/Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: Unknown
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 9.8 x 2.1
nv:Type: Receiver
Waypoints: 6 million
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Antenna: SIRF-GPS antenna
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: Magellan Maestro 3250
Model: Magellan Maestro 3250
UPC: 763357117950
EAN: 0763357117950
ASIN: B000V4PZBY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
My New Friend, Maggie February 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
So far, I am pleased with this Magellan Maestro 3250, especially when I saved more than $100 by buying it from Amazon instead of a store. My wife and I had tested a Garmin when we rented a car in St. Louis two months ago. She grew up in St. Louis and is quite familiar with it. On two occasions, the Garmin routed us through a bad section of town, and that concerned her. I did a lot of research on various brands and models and learned that Magellan is one of the few brands that gives a "Maximum use of freeways/Minimum use of freeways" in its trip calculator, and that has proven to be important. There are some inaccuracies in its routing. For example, she tells us to turn right to get to our home when it should be left. (We call her "Maggie," which is short for Magellan.)
I was able to make the setup connection between my cell phone and Maggie through the Bluetooth option, but I have not been able to connect for regular service since. The unit has "frozen" a couple of times, and I had to push the reset button.
 Magellan Maestro 3250 a best buy February 11, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Magellan Maestro 3250 Auto Navigation System
I purchased this item specifically for a trip from Iowa to Santa Cruz, CA. Since it is winter, I knew the weather would be a risk. I did not expect every major highway to be closed in the west. The 3250 did route us to different roads when detour were necessary due to closed roads. In Las Vegas, the traffic alert did warn of stopped traffic on I-15 and a detour was suggested. In Phoenix, an accident on I-10 stopped traffic and again the traffic alert warned us in time to route to I-8 and avoid the traffic jam.
The unit was easy to program and only in tunnels and canyons were there any dropped signals. This is to be expected. The unit does pick up the signals quickly and there was no time the routing was questionable. This is one of my best buys of the year. Recommended to anyone.
Great unit for the money February 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My 1st experience with the Magellan 3250 was very positive.
It has been very accurate. I used it to plan a route to 5 locations yesterday and it took me one by one to each and dead on the spot.
It was even good enough to tell me if the location was on the right or left ( I have heard some units will not do this )
And rerouting was automatic, although you can also reroute manually. I purposely turned at the wrong spot, the unit announced it was rerouting and than proceeded to guide me via the new route. I read other units try to reroute you back to the original route instead.
2 Things that I would like better 1. more volume, 2. darker graphics on the screen, the Mallegan graphics get had to see in bright daylight, you have to mount it very high on the windshield to block the incoming light.
If you purchase this item I am sure you would be very pleased. No GPS unit will be perfect or make everyone happy.
hardshell case for the 3250 February 8, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I own the Magellan 3250 and have found the perfect hardshell case for it.
The Johnson&Johnson "First Aid To Go" comes in a hardshell plastic box that is the perfect size for the 3250. costs $0.97 at Walmart. This box looks like it was made for the 3250.... plus you also get 12 bandages !!
The 3250 is a must have if you drive in Los Angeles
 Nothing but problems so far! February 7, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
First of all, let me start by saying that this is my first GPS purchase. After doing research for a few weeks, i decided to go with the Maestro 3250.
When it arrived, It turned on and I started playing with it right away trying to figure out all the features. You basically have to do this since there is not much of an instruction manuel with this machine. The only feature I could not (and still have not) is the voice command. That could just be my lack of knowledge, but other than that, it was very easy to figure out. I have used it around town the last two days just getting used to it. I thought it was working exceptional(although i dont have anything to compare it to). Then tonight on my way home, it was just after dark where I live and so the screen projected night time as well. Then all the sudden, the screen just lit up, very cloudy looking. I went back to the menu screen and when looking at the screen straight on the way you normally would, the blue background was almost white and words were very difficult to read becasue they were almost the same color as the backgroung. So as soon as I got home, I called customer support at Magellan. I spent approximately an hour on the phone with people i could hardly understand. Their first suggestion was to adjust the brightness. Of course I had already tried that and it was not the issue, even dimmest level was still coudy and bright. Their second suggestion was to hold in the reset button on the side of the GPS. It reset but the screen was the same. After this did not work, their customer support told me just to use it like that and to keep the brightness adjusted down. I basically had to tell them the machine was broke, I had just bought it and that I would not use a 2 day old defective product of theirs.
That was about 35 minutes in. The last 25 minutes, I was put on another line with a repair service rep. This guy was no easier to understand than the first guy. It took him this long to give me return authorization number and an address to send it to to have it fixed. I was told it would be a 2 to 3 week turnaround getting it back, and somehow i doubt that.
OVERALL impressions MM 3250 GPS:
1) Loved the size and ease of use (except for voice command and thats probably my fault)
2) POI's, AAA, and Traffic subscription definitely a plus.
3) Instruction booklet is horrible, its not even a booklet, just a little fold out.
4) Durability is definitely questionable after a malfuction just over 24 hours after recieving it.
5) Hope you never have to call customer service.
**I will update this when i get it back**
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