Garmin nüvi 680 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin nüvi 680 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: Garmin Good - MNS Direct Very Poor (1 star)
Summary: 4 Stars
I love the Garmin Nuvi 680 except for the MNS direct component. I live in the far western suburbs of Chicago (Geneva, IL). MNS coverage maps show that I should receive a signal from MNS Direct. Nada, Nothing, Zipo, Zilch. I had a 45 minute talk with MSN trying to get it to work and several other conversations over the next week and a half. They finally told me they would escalate the call and have someone call or email me within the next week. Nada, Nothing, Zipo, Zilch. I've given up. If given the opportunity again I would buy the Nuvi 660 and save my time and money.Digital camera Review: Garmin NUVI 680
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this unit for a trip to the Washington DC area and a trip to the mountains in W. North Carolina and on to Savannah. Overall I am pleased with the performance. One address that we entered for Arlington, VA it could not locate. At other times it didn't know where the address was located on a street when the address was new. In the first case, we knew an address that was close and we knew how to find the address from that point. In the second case, it was a simple task of looking for the name of the business as we drove down the street. The Garmin worked very well in taking us through a maze of twisting streets to our location. On the freeway it would warn which side of the road to exit or which lanes to be in for a split. The MSN service worked well for traffic congestion in metro areas and we didn't use the service for gasoline prices. The blue tooth would not work with our LG phones. Garmin nüvi 680 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS NavigatorDigital camera Review: Garmin NuVi 680
Summary: 5 Stars
Overall I was exited to have this gadget. But I didn't have a chance to use it long enough before I replaced my car with a new one which comes with a buil-in GPS. I highly recommend for anyone who dosn't have a GPS. The MSN traffic service is a little tricky...I haven't figured out how the traffic info will impact on the route yet. Again, I think MSN Direct service is great and it will only get better. The weather, the gas prices are very up to date. Hey, GPS - a new necessity.Digital camera Review: Garmin Nuvi 680
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this Garmin Nuvi 680 about a month ago. I've been using it almost everyday going to and from work. It has shown me many alternate routes at different points in my trip to and from work (80 miles roundtrip) that I didn't even know existed. The directions have been perfect, and when they say you can use it straight out of the box they weren't kidding. I ran across some backed up traffic due to an accident and simply turned off to a different street and the Garmin lead me around the accident and recalculated my trip so that I didn't have to spend 20 to 30 minutes waiting to pass the accident site. The MSN direct function for finding the cheapest gas in the area is a plus, as is the weather alerts. I could personally do without the area movie listings an theatres, but I could see how it could be a plus as well. The only problem I have with the MSN Direct is that it takes a while to load and you lose some of the information when you disconnect it. The only problem I've found is that the suction cup mount (to the dash or window) isn't always effective. Nothing worse than driving and having it fall down by your feet. However, there are alternate mounts to buy or you can have it in the seat next to you. I personally plan to attach some industrial strength velcro to the mount and no longer worry about that problem. I would definitely highly recommend this device. Another outstanding plus is the abilitly to download audio books from audible.com. If you have a long commute, this definitely aids in making the trip seem to go buy that much quicker.Digital camera Review: Garmin Nuvi 680
Summary: 3 Stars
Works very well for stuff that's current. Get very hooked on it. Having a little trouble with the updates from MSN.