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| Pharos 150 Drive 3.5-Inch Touchscreen TTS Portable GPS Unit, Blue | 
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| Brand: Pharos
Category: CE
Buy New: $149.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 21680
Color: Blue
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.5
MPN: PDR150BLU
Model: PDR150BLU
UPC: 818948002808
EAN: 0818948002808
ASIN: B00151HBA0
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pharos 150 GPS January 17, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
A very good value to money.Very simple and efficient and great particularly for those people who are new to US.
Lives up to its billing January 14, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Does everything the promotional literature says. Quite a nice piece of electronics for the price. Don't know of anything else in its price range that provides text to speech.
Accurate and comes with all these bonus accessories! January 11, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I switched to the Pharos Drive 150 after a Mio c230 proved to be very inaccurate due to a zip code glitch. Thus far, this unit has been much more accurate and easier to use than the Mio. I decided to try the Pharos because it was highly rated by Amazon's editors and it came with some extras. The bonus accessories include an AC power cord, a built-in stylus (that is pulled out of the unit when needed), and a swell case/travel bag.
The unit has a "Walking Mode" that you can switch to. This feature, the AC power cord, and the carrying case would come in very handy if you are on a vacation or trip without your car. You could navigate on foot.
Overall, the Pharos Drive 150 is an accurate GPS with text-to-speech and a lot of POI's. Meanwhile, the accessories make it a great value.
Update: No longer very happy with this GPS December 28, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
UPDATE 1/19/08: I may have jumped the gun with my initial review of this device. When I took it out of the box, it worked great. First week, it worked great. Then I tried to demo it for my parents one night and it couldn't get a signal. It was raining out, so I blamed the weather. But almost every time since then, it won't get a signal. Sometimes if you restart the device it will latch on (the second or third time your reboot) but the last 3-4 times I've tried to use it, it won't get a signal, or takes 20 minutes to find one, which, of course, is USELESS if you are lost and driving at 60+ mph! Oddly, when I turned it on today in my house, it had a signal right away. It seems to grab a signal quicker if you wait a minute before tapping MAP on the initial screen. I was in a friend's car last night, driving to and from Atlantic City, and she had a TomTom ONE that immediately showed us where we were after it booted up. I tried 4-5 times to get mine to locate us, and it wouldn't get a signal. I literally wanted to throw this Pharos job out the window!
I also has a problem with the unit refusing to turn on one day. I thought the battery was dead, but I charged it for a few hours and still nothing. I went to the Pharos website and they actually had a FAQ on this (bad sign probably). I hit the reset button and then it worked.
I am going to contact Dell and see if they will send me a replacement unit. Maybe this one is just a lemon. I'll update again soon.
12/28/07
This is my first GPS, but I've been shopping for one for a while and when I came across this one for $[...] after $[...] rebate (Dell.com), I figured what the heck and ordered it up. Comparable TomTom or Magellan units are $[...], BUT they don't have TTS (text to speech) which puts this one above them. I'm sure there are more expensive units that have many more features, but for basic navigation this seems ideal. I tested it thoroughly around my area (Philadelphia suburbs) and accidentally and purposely tried to confuse it by taking wrong turns. It almost instantly recalculated my route and told me where to turn next to get back on track. Like any mapping program, it doesn't always give the best route (for example the route from my home to the nearest highway has many options and the unit didn't give me the one I regularly take), but when I went off course, it immediately re-routed and started following my normal route. I am very pleased with this purchase and I'm glad I decided to take a chance on an "off-brand" GPS. I would certainly buy another one for a gift and recommend this as a great first GPS.
Great GPS for the Price December 26, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this unit because I'm a delivery driver for vons.com and have to to deliver groceries to different houses all over the place. My brother let me borrow his Garmin Nuvi for a month before I bought this one. I didn't have the money to buy the Garmin however. This little GPS works just as well if not better. It has not failed me yet. It does mispronounce some streets, but the text feature on it is great. I bought this through dell.com for $150 and it's been a good investment as it saves me from having to find things on a map. The only time I've had a bit of trouble is when there are really big clouds, it can lose a signal, but I had that problem with the Garmin as well. Definately buy this item!
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