|
| 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
|
| Customer Reviews:
Hardware - 5 stars, Software - 2 stars June 14, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This device is very small and picks up satellites very quickly. Once it has acquired a satellite signal, I put it in the center console in my car, which is covered. It is nice to not have to have a line of site to see the satellites. My husband has a garmin pda and it easily takes 4 or 5 times longer to acquire satellite signals and loses them much more easily. The only time I have not been able to get a good signal was inside a large concrete condo in a hurricane zone. The battery life seems to be great.
Now to the software. As I said, my husband has a Garmin ique 3600. The software interface for it is much better than the Mobile XT software. Not to mention that it doesn't crash his PDA, which is a Palm OS. The Mobile XT software crashes my Palm TX more often than I can keep track of. As long as you don't try to change what you are having it do, it doesn't seem to crash. Touch it, and that's a different story.
Another issue I have with the software is the map doesn't pan in the standard viewing mode. You can go to tools and browse the map and can pan in that mode.
I am the IT manager for my company and am looking for a new PDA and gps system for my boss. I will NOT be buying this GPS as he will not have the patience to deal with the reboots.
Bottom line - if you don't mind your PALM OS PDA rebooting frequently, it's pretty good. If you lose your patience with electronics easily, look elsewhere and don't pair this with a Palm TX!
GPS May 21, 2007
Easy set up. One needs to learn the meaning of the words used for the direction given in advance before going through a big city such as ramp left and keep left.
Good product but room to inprove the software May 17, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This my first GPS system. It is easy to set up and go. BT GPS is very sensitive. it will auto detect day time or night and change the screen setting. It's pretty cool. nRoute and mobileXT software communicates with BT mobile 10 very well. I am pretty satisfied with money spent and the product that i got. But, there is still a prenty of room for improvement. The map is not updated and the calculation of the route may be confusion. I have a expereince passing throught Nashvile from N65 to 24W. Based on the Garmin 10, it will be lost. But i listened the advice from my friend and follow the N65 sign go straight and got through Nashville with no problem at all. The same problem will be happened if using local short cut, the garmin 10 software will give a no brainer instructions. I think that came from a computing algurism problem that may need to be addressed in the next update. The last issue that I want to address is betery life of the BT reciever. It looks like it is much shorter than it was claimed 22 hours. If you laready have a PDA or a laptop, this is a good investment.
 Great tool for all applications: hiking, driving, etc!!! May 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had my Mobile 10 for about 2 months now. I have been able to use it on the road and on the trail. I currently have it running with my Treo 650 (I know, I am a little behind in the smartphone/pocket pc phone realm) even so, it works great! I purchased the National Parks East CD's (since I live in the Adirondack Park) and the detail on my Treo is incredible. Once I turn on my Garmin and my Treo, let it acquire the sattelites, I put it in my pocket and never take it out. I set up the Mobile 10 to never turn off, that way I can turn on and off my Treo and the acquisition of the sattelites is pretty quick.
One thing to keep in mind is that you must save over detailed maps to your device to get the best use from it. I saved over the States that I travel most from the City Navigator CD to one SD card and the topo maps to another (I could not figure out how to have both sets of detailed maps on one SD card, but admittedly I did not try very hard)
I love this unit. If you already have a PDA, this is the way to go. Hopefully they will make some upgrades available soon that will allow you to transfer Waypoints and Tracks from your computer.
Very handy May 12, 2007
The Garmin Mobile 10 Bluetooth GPS works very good overall. Sometimes it takes a while to find itself and startup an initial position, but that is after it was turned off in one location and sometime later turned on and navigation routing begun from a different location. The navigation software it comes with works very well and provides good voice prompts, though I wish it would not stutter the way it sometimes does (may be a phone hw/sw issue) and that it would give me lead-up warnings like 500 feet, etc, rather than a chime and turn direction at the turn location. On a street with numerous turn-ins, it's not always easy to tell exactly which one is yours and you may end up going around the block to find your location. All in all very good though, with relatively easy setup and use. I've found the key with most bluetooth devices is to turn off what you're using when done and going to move a non-usable distance. Turn back on when you return so they re-discover themselves. Otherwise you may find yourself going through some gyrations to re-connect.
|
|
|
Copyright
©
2006 Adminpal LLC | |
