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| Garmin 010-00579-00 Mobile 10 Bluetooth GPS System | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $214.99
Buy New: $107.99
You Save: $107.00 (50%)
New (9) Used (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 7526
Media: Electronics
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
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 4-5 business days
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 Good system that could be great with a few tweaks January 18, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Before buying the Mobile 10, I used TomTom 5 with my Verizon XV6700. TomTom was great, but the maps were really out of date, and the software would consistently say that you had "arrived at your destination" when in reality you were still at least 1/2 mile away. Quite irritating. With the Garmin, I was looking mostly for better, more up to date maps and a larger POI database. To that end Garmin does not disappoint. There are some minor things that could be improved on that would take this system from good to great.
-Unlike TomTom, Mobile XT does not automatically keep the backlight/PDA on while you are navigating. Consequently you get 5 minutes from your start point and the unit turns off. Then you have to go into your settings and turn off the automatic shut-off. Not a huge problem, but TomTom had that feature and I guess I got spoiled. Another associated problem is that when you power cycle the unit (on/off) it seems that the voice prompts stop working until you restart the software. Again, just a small annoyance (them again TomTom would crash most of the time if you turned the PDA off/on while navigating).
-You have to use the Garmin GPS to be able to use the Mobile XT software. Apparently the DRM/copy protection for the maps is tied to the GPS unit rather than your phone. This could be considered a good thing though, as if you get a new phone you don't have to go through the hassle of re-activating the software to your new phone by calling the manufacturer.
-The TomTom software would animate your navigation, whereas the Garmin just updates your position every 6 seconds or so. Doesn't look as fluid as TomTom, but this in no way affects navigation.
-Method of entering addresses is slower than with TomTom.
That was the bad, now for the good.
-Uses standard mini-USB charger, I can use all of the chargers I already have for my phone to charge the GPS.
-Battery life of the GPS is excellent!
-Navigation software does not have inter-map navigation problem. For example, with TomTom, you had the option to load up maps by individual states or regions, but you could not travel to a destination outside of the currently loaded map. Let's say you had Florida and Georgia maps loaded and you wanted to drive from Jacksonville to Atlanta. With TomTom, not happening. The best you could hope for was to navigate with the Florida maps to the Georgia border, then switch over to the Georgia maps. No such problems with Garmin.
-Displays the street you are on and the street you are going to in large, easily readable print, and does not display too much information on the screen.
-Comes out of the box with free online services (I think you have to subscribe to comparable services with TomTom). The Garmin services include traffic info for major roads, gas prices, hotel prices, and weather. Traffic info is very nice to have, and integrates into the system much better than TomTom. Colored lines overlaid on the roads show you the traffic conditions (green good, red bad, etc.).
Overall, both software packages are good and most of the things I mentioned here are very small things. No matter which you choose, you should be happy and have no excuse to get lost again.
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