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"The Garmin Nuvi 265WT GPS Unit Is A Highly Reliable System With Fundamental Features... Great Quality At An Affordable Price!! Check Out The Review Below..."
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Garmin Nuvi 265WT 4.3 Inch Widescreen GPS Review
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Price: $172.00 currently priced/price may change) Return Policy: The Garmin Nuvi 265WT has a 30-day FULL money back guarantee. The product also comes with a manufacturers warranty on the following: Parts and Labor is 1 year Brand: Garmin Model #: Nuvi 265WT Recommended Merchant: www.amazon.com About The Product: For incredibly under $200, the Garmin Nuvi265 definitely gives you the big picture! This widescreen navigator has amazingly big features and takes you to your destination with turn-by-turn directions that call out the street names. Its got the revolutionary touch screen and text-to-speech features which eliminates the need to glance on the screen while you drive. Simply encode your destination and the preloaded maps will take you there. In addition to that, the Nuvi265 accepts custom points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and safety cameras and allows you to set proximity alerts when you approach them. Apart from its user-friendly basic navigation feature, you can also make hands-free calls on the Nuvi265 with its integrated Bluetooth wireless technology, built in microphone and speaker. You can also avoid traffic tie ups with its FM traffic receiver. It has an emergency locator plus features beyond pure navigation - world travel clock, automatic time zone transition, currency converter, unit converter, and calculator among others. |
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The Good Stuff:
 Garmin's high sensitivity GPS receiver ensures faster satellite acquisition time and superior accuracy on a touch screen display
Preloaded maps and turn-by-turn directions with text-to-speech capability call out streets by name
Lifetime traffic and hands-free calling
Sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read from any direction
Touch screen feature to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted
Accepts custom points of interest (POIs) with accompanying proximity alerts settings
Integrated FM traffic receiver relays alerts about traffic delays
Sleek, slim and lightweight design fits into a pocket
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The Bad Stuff:
 Can have a problem getting directions with tall buildings around
Traffic alerts can sometimes give delayed reports
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Product Specifications:
The Garmin Nuvi 265WT includes the following standard specifications:
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Product Features:
Listed below are some of the features that come with this GPS Navigation System. Take a quick look below..  GPS receiver features instantaneous accuracy and tracking, and unit locks on to your current location without delay
Text-to-speech capabilities for reading off street names as you drive rather than ambiguous directions
Large print and other data (speed, arrival time, etc.) make the system a reliable and trouble-free navigator
Responsive touch-screen and painless QWERTY text entry system
Links up your cell phone to act as a Bluetooth speakerphone
Does excellent job of quickly picking up traffic signals
Receiver mount is among the best of its class
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Our Verdict:
For less than $200, the Garmin Nuvi 265WT is among the cheapest in its line of free traffic-equipped navigation gadgets. It comes with all the basic features that make sense for daily use - a highly reliable navigation system, traffic alerts, text-to-speech alerts which are very audible and clear, hassle-free traffic alert features. Garmin has carefully eliminated roadblocks to easy navigation, so this is no half-baked tracking gadget where you have to input voice destination entries or do much encoding. Rather it has the essentials and Garmin has seasoned it with added premium features such as Bluetooth support, accurate text-to-speech, and real-time traffic updates plus route recommendations. A mix of essential features, impressive performance, great quality and an incredibly low price makes the Garmin Nuvi 265WT one of the best values in GPS available. |
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Customer Feedback-
"It's like a tour 'guide' asking; "Where do you want to go?", and then after simply plugging in the address you're on your way. Then if you like just store each address for future reference. This unit also has stored in memory 'points of interest' (stores, food, hospitals, recreation spots, etc.) that are located nearby your present location. There was no elaborate book of directions to wade through, because it is completely unnecessary. Great buy on a Great GPS!" - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "The nüvi screen is great, much easier to enter in addresses and find POI's in a hurry. The satellites are found quicker, and the traffic alerts seem to work so far. I haven't travelled into a big city in heavy traffic (Boston) yet. Will check out Bluetooth, but haven't gotten around to it yet. The mount on the windshield is also a great improvement over the navigon, adjustable and does not fall off the windshield! Options are good, and the unit is intuitive for a first time user." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "This is one of the newest Garmin units and it performs well. I liked the speed limit sign and current speed displayed on the main page as you navigate. This is an excellent feature and can save you from a speeding ticket by keeping you advised of changes in the speeding limits as you travel. Navigation is just about flawless." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "I purchase this model because it came with the traffic receiver included, but the free service doesn't work. I guess you get what you pay for!!! Another thing this GPS work great for any trip(time wise), except if you have to go a major city or through a major city( since it can't accurately assess the traffic, your arrival time will keep changing, in my case up to 1 hour and half more than expected)" - Actual User Review - Amazon.com |
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