Garmin nuvi 265WT

I am very satisfied with the Garmin nuvi 265WT. The Bluetooth phone function works flawlessly with my cell phone and reproduces my phone's full contact list on the screen which makes for easy calls. Once… the phone number is selected, the call is completely hands free and the speaker and microphone work very well. GPS Directions to destinations are accurate and the screen shows your speed and the road's posted speed limit, estimated time of arrival, and all street names as you approach them. The selection of American English voices is limited, I wish there were more. I've selected a female voice, but it is somewhat nasal. This is a great unit and a good value for the price (I paid $179). I took advantage of the one time free download of updated software and an updated map. The process was somewhat complex and took several steps of over an hour each (I have Roadrunner high speed access). The files are very large (over 2 gigabytes) and are not automatically deleted after the map updating process is complete. I had to find them on my hard drive and delete the map data files and update program manually to recapture the hard drive space. Garmin should add this step to the final cleanup after the updating process. Other than the disk space issue, this product fully lives up to its advertising. I highly recommend the Garmin nuvi 265T.

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This device was definitely a good value for the price. It does alright on some directions. But when searching for nearby stores or restaurants-- I find the software outdated. I tried to go to the Garmin… site for my one free software update. It took 24 hours to download-- and I don't have a slow computer. And after all that time-- the information in this device is still over 8 years old. I can't find the Target or Kohl's down the street. The shopping center has been there for over 5 years. When out of town, I looked for a restaurant that moved within the past 2 years-- it took us to the old location. So I am not thrilled with the maps in my device. Any suggestions?

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