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Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Compact 700 MB GPS navigator with bundled MP3/audiobook player, photo viewer, and world travel clock. Small enough to fit in a pocket or purse; mounts on vehicle windshield with included suction cup. Preloaded with City Navigator NT V.5 with maps of U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Turn-by-turn directions, automatic routing, and 320 x 240 color touchscreen display. Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot; measures 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty.
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Customer Reviews
for Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator --- Garmin
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nuvi 350 - excellent product
I got a nuvi 350 a while back and was very impressed with it. I purchased this one for my wife and she loves the unit. I think Garmin is by far the best when it comes to GPS units. The only reason why I give it 4 stars is because of the maps. They could use more frequent updating. I know there is a Home Depot 6 miles from my house, but the unit tells me that the nearest one is 12 miles away. I got around this with the POI's which are very useful. I recommend this product without reservations.
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Good Not Great
I have used a GPS from a different brand and when it broke I figured I'd try a Nuvi. First of all, the window mount is a real hassle. I never had issues with the other GPS, but every time I go to set up the suction mount I have trouble.
There was also the time (after using it for around a month) I had it just setting on the dash board. I don't know if the vibration from the car caused it or what, but it just shut off. I was about 20 miles away from a Doctor that I have never been to in the Big City. Anyhow, I tried to turn it on and I couldn't get it to turn on for anything. It wasn't a battery issue because I charged it before I left. I tried plugging it into the charger and still, no luck! I ended up researching on line the next day to find out about the "reset button" on the back of the Nuvi. It works now, and I know how to get it working again, but I was pretty miffed when I was stressing out and had to call my wife to get directions on the fly.
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First GPS - Love it
We live in a small town in Iowa. My wife is a Home Health nurse and it gets her where she needs to be without a problem. This is our first unit and have not experienced other units but we are satisfied with it for the price. We never have a problem connecting with the satellites and always a strong signal. The only down side we can see is the Points of interest, lacking in being right with directions and leaving out ones that we know are closer, this not an important feature to us. We like that fact that it gives street names and not just left and right. Great unit
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This thing ROCKS !!!
I bought the Garmin nuvi 350 for use in my delivery business. It was easy to set up and customize the announcer's voice and the little car icon for my situation.
Using it is so very intuitive and were it not for my huge blunt fingertips, I wouldn't have anything negative to say about it.
My big fingertips sometimes cause a miskey on the typing, and the NON QWERTY keyboard took some getting used to. No biggy
Putting in addresses I normally go to was easy and it makes it easy to plan my route now. Inserting additional stops is as easy as answering "YES" to the query after you've selected the address.
The timekeeping functions have been excellent when advising clients as to my ETA. The MP3 player is fine and since I added a 4 gb SD card, I've got soooo much music(and podcasts)that I'm never without tunes or my favorite NPR shows.
I also bought the external antenna, but so far haven't had any reason to connect it. I thought I might need it since I drive in the Gold Country of California, but I've never lost signal in the trees.
I Love it, and have reccommended it to others.
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Love it!
I have it for almost a year now, and this is definitely the best GPS I ever used, I had the bigger C series Garmins, Magellans and tomtoms. This one is by far my favorite, it's not about the fancy features just about the real easy to follow directions and fast re-routing.
Just two small wishes
1. Longer battery life
2. Better capability in urban areas without the huge cost of fancy dead reckoning.
Oh one more thing the Blue tooth sucks on the higher end models, and the extra (europe, etc.) maps are exorbitantly expensive. I will probably buy one more for my wife.
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Best Money I ever spent
I bought myself the Garmin Nuvi 350 In December. I have to say this tiny little thing is absolutly amazing. It brings you door to door. It tells you the exits & whether they are on the right or left. I gives you the names of the streets you have to turn on. You follow a purple line Then when its time to turn it shows a white line. The little vehicle on the screen is exactly were you are, It's fool proof. If you miss an exit it recalculates imediatly and brings you back. I live in Brooklyn, we had to get to Yankee stadium. Instead of putting in the adress I put in the cross streets that we had to park at. It brough me right there. My brother whos been to Yankee stadium so many times, was at the wrong parking lot!!! He called me to give him directions on how to get to where I was!!! So i went and bought him one for his birthday. If you have kids and there complaining they are STARVING all you have to do is go to food and pick fast food, It takes you to the nearest mcdonalds or what ever it is they want, Nomore stoping to ask for directions when your lost. and ladies, we all know what a drag it is to have to get the kids out of the car to go into a gas station in the middle of a bunch of truckers resting. It brings you to gas stations, ATMs, food, parks, Definitly recommended for anyone to own. its easy & its small enough to carry in your pocketbook.
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Good Gear for a Good Price
A great piece of equipment for the price. I had been looking a GPS unites for while until I found the Nuvi350 on Amazon for a much lower price then any department store. It was easy to set-up and very "user friendly". I would recommend this unit to anyone.
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Receiver problems with 2 different units
I purchased 2 of these. I gave one to my father. I use mine for Field Service repair, so I am always in the car. I purchased this based on Garmin's reputation, as well as friends' recommendations. My one friend has purchased a ton of Garmin products, and swore by it.
The original unit I purchased in June 2007, worked flawlessly for about 2 months. Then started having trouble locating satellites. It would take about 45 minutes to 1 hours to aquire. Whether standstill, or driving. Once aquired, it would lose the link a couple dozen times per day. This was in the same spot on the winshield. All this with sunny, open country driving. After calling Garmin and trying a couple resets, I mailed it to them. A week later, they sent a different unit.
The second unit started the same way. Worked flawlessly for a couple months. Then I started having the same exact problems as the first unit. Progressively, it got worse. I then decided to relocate the position, on the windshield. No change. Yesterday, I had no reception on my way to Baltimore. I was in Sunny, open country driving. While lost in Baltimore and unable lock on satellites, I finally decided to pull over and stick the damn thing out the window. It still took a long time to get the satellites. Once it did, I put it back inside the car, and it proceded to lose link a couple dozen times. Today, it did it again, in Sellerville PA, causing me to be 1/2 late to a site. I was literally driving in circles.
My father's is still fine. My 4 friends who al have Nuvis, have no problem. Me, I am fed up. I am going to try an external antenna. If that don't work, I am done with Garmin.
What I don't understand is, it worked fine for a couple months on both units. Nothing changed.Then, it just craps out. It can't be me, the position, or the car.
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Garmin Nuvi 350 I like
I bought this as the very first portable GPS device other than Microsoft Streets and Trips-via laptop PC, I have ever used.
I have enjoyed using the GPS. The maps and directions are not perfect but overall I like the unit. I really like the bonus that it can be a MP3 player and a picture viewer.
The unit is sometimes slow to find satellites. I had read about this before I purchased so it was not a surprise. I bought a mount for my motorcycle and have tried the unit. I really like using the unit on the motorcycle. Even if I have not programmed a route, the unit displays the names of the nearing cross streets, which is handy. The unit also displays speed. I like the ability to capture a position and saving as a favorite. My father passed away so while at the gravesite I saved the location. I live 500 miles away so finding the graveyard could be a challenge without the GPS. This may seem like a weird use but it works for me.
I like the big screen and the automatic brightness adjustment from day to night. This unit is packed with features. It even came with an up to date map. While on a trip, I needed to find a restaurant. The one I picked was new, I could see the grass was recently planted and the restaurant was new looking. The unit boots up and says the maps are 2008 version. I was very pleased to have recent version maps in the unit. Overall I would recommend this unit to others.
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GETS ME THERE
This is a great GPS it is well made and very good feature that tells you what street to turn on. Very happy with it
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Outstanding device
This is my second one. I paid ~$450 a bit over a year ago when I bought one for my wife. This second one is for me and Amazon had it for only $252! The text-to-speech is invaluable and one of the main reasons I bought this same model again.
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Keeps me out of the dog house
My wife has wanted a GPS for her Honda CVS for a while. This year the price of the 350 was right in line with our budget so I ordered one for her birthday.
So far she really likes how easy it is to read and use. She isn't a techno savvy person so this was a major concern. I'm actually a little jealous because it's easier to use than the one in my Acura TL.
I was also concerned about the screen size and readability but that's really a non issue. She actually prefers this size because it's easier to put in her purse than the wider screened versions.
What really amazes us is that it will pick up a signal anywhere in the car and in most rooms in the house as well.
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Best GPS for the price
In my opinion, this is the best GPS out there for the price. I use this to travel with my camper in tow. It has a handy setting for 'Truck' which will avoid the various roads that you are not allowed onto.
My original unit stopped working after 3 months; after a call to Garmin, I had a new model 2 days later.
I have also used this unit with a purchased card to travel around Ireland and it saved me there many times.
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Great Product Easy To Use
This unit is a snap for everyone. It is ready to go out of the box. No need to read directions... just follow the on screen options and it will take you anywhere and then back home. I have had other units that do not compare to the ease of use.
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Great device
Fairly easy to use; although not completely intuitive as far as figuring out the menus. But once I got that figured out, it works very well. (e.g., instead of searching for "Dallas Love Airport", you have to navigate to the city of Dallas, then search for airports; and Love Field is presented.)
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Garmin nuvi 350 GPS
[[ASIN:B000BKJZ9Q Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator]]
This has been a lifesaver, exactly what I needed as a real estate agent. It has some nice extras, like an audio book reader, a photo viewer (don't use), & an MP3 player (haven't used yet). But the basic mapping and trip planning is accurate, easy to follow, easy to program, with clear graphics. I have had it cut out briefly in isolated mountain areas, but that's unavoidable--it lasts a lot longer than my cell phone! I highly recommend Garmin, and the nuvi 350 in particular.
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Great item, but it did take us on an adventure
We decided that we would use our new GPS on a trip from NC to CO. We've taken this trip many times so knew the way, but thought it would be a good way to get used to our new toy. We stopped for the night and the next morning wondered if we should re-enter the address where we were going, but once we plugged it in, it took us right from the hotel to I-70 so figured all our information was still correct. Everything went great until we hit a detour off of I-70 near Kansas City. The GPS kept saying it was refiguring the route and we followed it's every direction. We were going down side streets, neighborhoods, and we were beginning to get a little upset. We got taken to a road and was told to take a right...we did, it then said to take the very next right, which was into a parking lot of an office building. My husband and I couldn't believe what it did, when my husband looked up and saw the name of the building....it was GARMIN! He said look at the GPS, and then I knew what he was talking about. It took us HOME....it's home in Lawrence, KS. We had a pretty good laugh, and once we reprogramed the unit we were taken back to I-70. We think that since we didn't reprogram the unit after our stop for the night the unit just decided we needed to go "home", it's "home". The detour off of I-70 is what threw us off. If we didn't have it, and it told us to exit we would have known the unit wasn't taking us where we wanted to go. We will know better the next trip we make. We have made "our" home it's new home. It works great, but think it would be nice to have a better manuel with it. We didn't want to print out the one online. Printer ink is very expensive. I think the company is pretty cheap to have not provided that item. 4 stars for that reason!
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Garmin nüvi 350
It is good but the part to hold this is not good. It falls of from the windshld.
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A very handy GPS
I bought this GPS mainly for business travel purpose so I won't get lost in a city I am not familiar with. So far I am very satisfied with it. The only complain I have now is the voice is not crystal clear.
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Garmin Nuvi 350
I had this product for over a month now and absolutely love this product. The software is easy to use and very little skill is needed in operating this product. Navigation wise, this product is very easy to see and hear, directions seem accurate and percise. The Nuvi 350 is good product if your a first time buyer. I never thought it would come in handy so much in my daily life. The 350 offers so many options if you like music, or need to find out what is the closest store from you exact location, too viewing the whole United States and pin pointing the exact spot or location you need to go. It is a very handy tool if you know the just the name of a place or location and it will search its database and find the location with a phone number and address. I would recommend this product to anyone that is a little skeptical or just doesnt know what the right brand is to buy. I hope this product gives you the same quality and reliability it has given me.
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