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NewtonMA
Newton Highlands, MA

Great GPS if you need all the frills and can spare the cost

5 star rating

will pay for quality, loving this product
Pros

    easy to use, lets you drive without maps and papers, 7 million points of interest, announces traffic congestion, allows you to look up restaurants

Cons
    FM & traffic broadcast need power cord, Traffic info needs subscription

DEC
16
2007
An excellent second generation GPS that no longer needs direct line of sight to acquire GPS satellites, which is usually a quick process (about 60 seconds after power up).  Only once did it take several minutes.  Lots of bells and whistles for car drivers and travelers.  Compared to lower end Garmin Nuvi units, the 660 has a wide 4.3" screen, bluetooth cell phone link, MP3 player, voice broadcast over FM channel, and traffic report update.  I bought this unit at Best Buy for $400 on sale.  The bluetooth capability allows user to make phone calls and text messages from the GPS unit.  Much easier to text message from the large GPS touch keyboard than my phone's little keys.  It even syncs with the phone's telephone directory and GPS telephone database in Points of Interests.  User can look up a restaurant, touch a button and be connected to make a reservation or take out order.  Alas, it's somewhat cumbersome and unsightly to use the included power cord (plugs into cigarette lighter) for voice broadcast over FM channels.  This feature works best when the car antenna is at the front of the car (near the GPS unit).  By the way, anything transmitted over FM, including cell phone conversations, can theoretically be picked up by cars in close proximity that are tuned to the same FM channel.  Overall, I really enjoy using this unit.  Worth the $400 that I spent.  My first GPS was a Garmin Street Pilot 3 (perhaps now a collector's item). 



I_thumb_up Garmin - Nuvi 660 is recommended by NewtonMA

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