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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
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New (48) Used (1) from $369.63
Rating:  206 reviews
Sales Rank: 8951
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 2.9 x 0.8
MPN: Nuvi 260W Mexico
Model: Nuvi 260W Mexico
UPC: 753759080297
EAN: 0753759080297
ASIN: B0015F0AD6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 206
 4.5 stars rounded to 5 October 6, 2008
heresyarch (Colorado Springs)
This is my first GPS I have ever purchased, and I was basically well pleased with all the features. It's not a perfect product....the garmin had to be turned off and on because it became strangely confused in the midst of a 500 mile drive between Casper, WY, and Bozeman, MT. Otherwise the unit performed almost flawlessly.
The million points of interest is very useful on long drives in unfamiliar territory to determine if you need to exit for gas, or food. Another surprise, and very useful feature: the unit provides phone numbers as well as address/direction information. I made dinner reservations while on the road by looking up a restaurant, and viewing its phone number.
The database and maps are almost up-to-date. The garmin can't find addresses that are less than 2 years old (new housing developments and street addresses that previously never existed). However, it is up-to-date otherwise, and maps track every back woods area I have driven.
There is no subscription fee you have to pay for using this particular device, so it won't give you up to the minute traffic reports.
Otherwise, the product met all my expectations, and then some....4.5 stars!! The garmin is a road warrior's best friend.
 garmin has zero useful support October 4, 2008
L. Phillips
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Others have denoted the long startup time to synchronize; I guess I'm patient enough to sit there and wait for it to "lock"; With that said, I've found the unit itself rather useful and I don't necessarily have any complaints, although the volume doesn't seem to go over loud rock and roll guitar solos;
I give Garmin zero stars for support; IF YOU BUY THIS UNIT OR ANY UNIT FROM GARMIN, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN!!!
This ridiculous and non-functional Garmin communicator plugin is worthless and it makes purchasing a Garmin product worthless; You can't register your product, which means you can't get map updates; So, you've just purchased an obsolete unit from day one and you will never get maintenance nor support nor updates; Forget about e-mail/contact, and the 1-800 number is a waste of your time;
A Great GPS October 4, 2008
A. R. Tyler (Northern California)
This is a great GPS without the extras (Bluetooth, Traffic Updates). My wife used it on a trip to Disneyland from Northern California. She got off track several times and the Garmin re-routed her right away. She was so happy. That's something coming from someone who doesn't care for electronic gadgets. I am very happy with it and recommend it for those not interested in Bluetooth and subscriptions to MSN for traffic updates. You can adjust the brightness or have it automatically adjust according to the time of day, adjust the volume, save addresses by typing them in or by being in a location and pressing the "car" on the screen which will prompt you to save the present location.
Great product! October 3, 2008
Christopher R. Burndrett (Atlanta)
The Garmin 260W is excellent. I have not had any problem with satellite link up that others describe. By the time I get out of my neighborhood, it is ready to navigate. Sometimes it does give some roundabout directions that are inconvenient, but you still get there none the less. One complaint is that it gives too many audible directions. While driving on the interstate, it tells me to "stay right" after almost every exit - this has prompted me to mute the unit, making the text-to-speech feature that I wanted a lost cause. Overall, a great product!
 Garmin 260W October 3, 2008
G. Tang (Traverse City MI)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Product arrived promptly, like new, works well.
The route on a recent trip took me about 1-2 hours out of the way (on a 14 hour trip) but otherwise is very helpful.
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