Garmin nuvi 255W

Even a new unit would give the owner some issues, it ships without a charge on the battery, so without a usb cable you are stuck with having to charge the unit in the car first, and as it won't find a… signal and you certainly can't register the unit or download maps until charged, really a dumb situation, when the usb cable is only 75 cents. As I had a spare camera usb cable I was able to charge it first, others without this cable will have an issue. Once charged however, the Garmin registration and map download went as they described, though involved, and 5 hours later all was current. The refurbished unit had 1 dead pixel, but not observable from a normal distance. The 1 year warranty and free map and OS upgrade was a plus.

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I bought this as a wedding gift. After their honeymoon, the couple told me it was wonderful. They had updated the maps online before leaving on their trip, but at times when they were in the mountains the… signal would get lost temporarily. They liked the fact that the voice would instruct them where to turn ("turn at 14th Street") instead of just saying "turn here." They like the fact they will be able to use it in Canada to visit family.

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