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| Garmin nüvi 370 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech, North American and European Maps | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $899.99
Buy New: $255.73
You Save: $644.26 (72%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  222 reviews
Sales Rank: 376
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 1 x 3 x 2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 0100053878
Model: 0100053878
UPC: 753759068011
EAN: 0753759068011
ASIN: B000MF7L5A
Release Date: January 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 awesome in germany September 4, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
i used the nuvi 370 on the German autobahn, nurburgring race track (as a stop watch), and in small towns throughout bonn and wolfsberg area germany and it worked flawlessly.
my only complaint is the short battery life that necessitates carrying the car charger all the time.
 Unit stopped working after just 2 weeks. September 3, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Initially I was impressed by the performance of the Nuvi370. Everything worked great including the bluetooth feature. The Nuvi found the Razr3 whenever it was powered up.
About two weeks after later the unit displayed message that there is poor satellite reception and lost the signal and it failed to acquire satellites.
Reset the unit a few times but it was never able to acquire satellites any longer.
Called Garmin and was on hold for the usual 30 minutes. Explained problem and technician issued RMA number to return the unit for evaluation, repair and/or replacement. The turnaround time is approximately 10-14 days.
Hopefully Garmin is repairing this unit or even better will send a replacement unit.
We will see.
 A Trip Report September 3, 2007
109 out of 115 found this review helpful
Since this is my first GPS, I really have no way to compare whether this GPS is "better" than others. I can only describe my experiences with it.
I first used the GPS locally (southeastern PA) to test it out since I had an upcoming trip to VT where I planned to really use it. I wanted to make sure I'd know how to use the controls. I used the GPS while taking public transit to see what it would say the best route was. I also used it while walking near my home and Philly to see if it knew small local streets. The GPS performed well (detouring whenever I went in unexpected directions) during these tests. There are settings to change your mode of transport to bike, bus, car/truck, foot, etc. and I used many of these modes. I never encountered any streets that weren't known and this surprised me since these maps are from 2006 and there is tons of construction. Speaking of which, that was one of my complaints: that 2006 maps are included with a late 2007 sold product. I think it should have the maps of the year it is sold in.
Then came my trip to VT which I pre-mapped using Google on the way up thinking I'd see if the GPS agreed with the route I took. I had dragged my Google Map directions so that I could avoid the interstate routes that went through NJ. My route was PA->NY->VT on the way up. The Google map directions got me confused around the NY/VT border with some road names I couldn't find, but the GPS led me the rest of the way to Stowe, VT. I had absolutely no problems; I did not get lost once using the route the Nuvi 370 told me to take, even when I accidentally missed a turn and the route changed. Incidentally, it takes about 10-30 seconds to recalculate routes and I was pleased with that. In fact, the only slow point is when I first turned on the Nuvi and it took as long as 3 minutes to "acquire satellites."
I then used the Nuvi around Stowe and found pretty much everything I punched in, including some not-so-run-of-mill places I wanted to visit. Some of the roads were dirt roads, but they were considered finished (just sort of backwoods, which seemed typical near some of the hiking spots I went to). The Nuvi did fail in finding Mt. Elsmore State Park since it took me to someone's house in the woods. It was definitely not a ranger station or park office. That was it's only failure.
Coming home I allowed the GPS to completely figure my route. I had previously set the GPS for "shortest distance," but once I changed it to "fastest route" it put me back on interstates, which is where I wanted to be after all of those one-lane (in each direction) VT roads. Another small problem I had was the Nuvi's insistence on calling road name changes "turns", which sometimes caused me to wonder whether I missed something. I realized that all I really did was change roads so from then on I ignored the word "turn" if I saw I was not supposed to physically turn. Also, I never used the sound so I was going strictly by looking at the GPS. I prefer listening to music so I figured I might not hear the turns anyway. I used the mileage to each turn to remember to change directions or roads.
If you click the bottom left of the screen (Expected Arrival Time when you're routing), you can get a view of the trip information like fastest and average speeds as well as mileage and total time. Clicking the top where the current routing info is (like the road you are on and the very next upcoming turn) lets you see quite a few more steps in the future, which I also found useful.
All in all, I believe this GPS (which I bought here on Amazon) was well worth the money even though the maps are old-ish, the travel kit and languages come separately, the warm-up time is a little long, and I could not get it to stick to the dash (I placed it in the driver's cup holder instead since the dash of my car is too slanted to reach). I will be using my Nuvi 370 often.
Don't go to Europe with out it! September 2, 2007
We just returned from Central Europe, where we drove 11 countries. After clothes,passports and a visa card, this item was the most important. It was so important to me, everytime I left the car, I slipped it in my pocket. It saved my so much time finding the right road, making the right turn, finding hotels etc. Right off the bat where we landed in Vienna at dark, it started doing it's job by helping us negoitiate a maze of highways, then narrow streets, directly to our hotel. We use the voice called Jack which was our favorite. Jack was very good at estimating an arrival time, the screen was also very easy to see. There is an amazing amount of information stored inside. Driving in European traffic is not easy, especially Italy. With Jack you are never lost, he is invaluable. I even used it in the pedestrian mode while walking. He got us out of Venice Italy. There we just followed his directions, while I noticed people around me kept checking the map and scratching their heads. I would mark where we parked and Jack would see to it that we found the car when we were done walking the cities. Jack was especially helpful in Krakow, Saltzberg and the previously mentioned Venice. Having the ferries on the map helped too, for instance at lake Como, where not taking a ferry would be a mistake. It is interesting that you can zoom in on a mountain road, and check to see if it is loaded with switchbacks so tight that they don't show on a paper map.
I didn't give Jake five stars for a couple of reasons, although I would have given him 4.5 if I could have. Jack was very simple to operate and intuitive. I would really like a few more simple features, such as elevation, click on map distance feature, and most importantly an indication telling you on each screen the scale of the map. Check your map coverage before you go, some countries in Eastern Europe are not loaded with detail, such as Slovenia, Croatia, and Slavick Republic, to name the ones that I found lacking. I am sure though that you can buy more countries although it was supposed to be loaded with Europe, and those countries are the "new Europe" per Donald Rumsfeld.
I worked perfectly right out of the box. I would recommend the sandbag mount for the dash. It's a little heavier than I like to travel with, but there again it was worth it. It stayed in place, has a nice swivel, and it can easily be detached and set on the floor under the seat to hide it while away from the car.
I used the currency converter several times, but I would suggest you update it before you go. I played around with the blue tooth phone before I left, and it seems like a good feature. I didn' get to use it, because my tmobile cell phone that was supposed to work in Europe didn't.
If your are heading to Europe, take Jake with you without a doubt.
Don't leave home without it! August 26, 2007
I bought this for my daughter and I to use on a vacation while driving in France, Andorra and Sweden. It was wonderful. It did away with the necessity of detailed maps in each city. We did learn right away to use the gps, but verify with a regular map when driving to another city. France has several cities with the same name. Prepare ahead or verify with a map that you are going to the right city. I agree with another user, one must slow down if possible, to make sure to take the right turn, however when we missed a turn, "Jack" (We named him after the Australian voice) would quickly re-calculate and we would get back on track. It was very reassuring to have this GPS especially in cities where street signs were small and hard to locate.
In Sweden, it took a while to reprogram the maps and acquire the satilites. I found myself very relieved when I heard "Jack's" voice tell us to drive the the highlighted route!
The small size, and clear screen makes it easy to carry and use.
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