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| Garmin 010-00579-00 Mobile 10 Bluetooth GPS System | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $214.99
Buy New: $118.47
You Save: $96.52 (45%)
New (23) Used (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 2581
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: n/a
Connectivity: Bluetooth
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 3 x 1.7 x 0.7
nv:Type: Receiver
Waypoints: 4000
Route Capacity: 50
Voice: Yes
Battery Type: Rechargeable And Removable Lithium-Ion
Battery Life: 22 Hours
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00579-00
Model: 010-00579-00
UPC: 753759062439
EAN: 0753759062439
ASIN: B000IZ7C08
Release Date: October 5, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 nice little gps December 12, 2007
This is my third GPS, the second from Garmin. I first had the GPS V. Old tech compared to this newer stuff. This one is easy to use and is accurate. voice prompts are usefull. I wish I could add roads and I wish I could program the maps to dispaly what I want (like elevation). I have not found a way to do that. It is more limited in personal settings for display, but overall a bargain a deos the job quite well.
Great product December 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I use this with a cingular 3125 Windows Mobile phone. I prefer it to other GPS navigators because I only have to carry a small receiver in addition to my phone which I generally have anyway. The software integrates very well with the phone, and they make very good use of the limited space available on the display. If I had any complaints, they would be that the software is just a little slow to operate, and that voice is low enough that I do have to turn the radio off to hear it clearly. This are very minor issues, and I would say this is one of the few products I find that lives up to my expectations.
Great functionality at a great price November 26, 2007
I've been waiting for years to get quick and reliable GPS functionality at a reasonable price, and finally I got everything I expected.
I bought this product and hoped it'd work well in Argentina, as Garmin does not support much outside the US & Europe. Turned out that the unit works almost perfect with my Palm TX (only 2 stalls while trying to zoom a map forced me to re-boot, but I read in other reviews that months ago it was worst, and this PalmOS-related bug has been worked around).
Battery life is not even close to the 22hrs as detailed in the manual, but with the car charger included, that is not an issue for road trips.
Signal reception in the city is acceptable, and voice directions in Spanish are clear and understandable. Portability is one of it's best attributes, as the product is no larger than the palm of your hand.
The best of all I must say is the price for it's size & functionality, as you can transform a powerful unit like a Palm TX, with bluetooth and wifi browsing, into a GPS unit. Garmin clearly delivered a product to satisfy customers who do not want to pay much for this gadget, and don't mind linking it to a Palm, a notebook or a Blackberry (I tested all and worked great).
Maps included were only for North America of course, but there is a developers community that offers a free routable map for Argentina that I downloaded from www.proyectomapear.com.ar. I use these and so far they've worked fine in Buenos Aires and the Coast cities. The official Garmin partner developer (Geosistemas.com.ar) charges US100 for the maps they develop. I have no comparison chart between these 2 maps though.
Another dissappointment was the granularity of maps for SouthAmerica. If you want maps for NorthAmerica or Europe, all of them are bundled in 1 DVD, but if you look for Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina or Peru, you'll have to spend a 100 USD bill in each one of those. I hope that Garmin will improve it's service for Latin America soon, before someone else does.
 Do not bother if planning to use with PalmOS November 12, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I only tried this product with PalmOS and can't speak for its Windows Mobile quality.
I had the same issues that other Palm user reviews here have noted. On my plain vanilla Treo install this is a serious crash puppy. It will freeze inevitably soon after launching, the only question is how much you can manage to use quickly before it locks. Prepare for constant locks and resets with your Palm if you're going to try it. It's really completely unusable with zero stability at least in my experience. I'm reretfully going to have to return.
Despite of all that I'm giving it 2 stars because I think it has an incredibly amount of features and functionality...if only it was stable. I hope Garmin can work out the issues and I'd love to try it again. I will also say, having come from TeleNav the Garmin GPS transmitter isn't quite as good. It seems to take just a bit longer to get the satellite signal, and definitely loses the signal more easily than the TeleNav receiver. But believe me...I'm no fan of TeleNav. The Garmin has features that are light years beyond TeleNav.
Probably a great product if you're not using Palm OS.
Awsome Aternative to Nav. Units November 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm using this with my HTC 6800 phone and love it. The only issue is taking the contact information from outlook and having the software take you to the address. The software requests a GPS point and requires you to renter the address. Other than that the device locates the satallites quickly and it seems to be very accurate. The best part is when you take a turn different from the planned route it quickly finds an alternate.
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