Latest reviews about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

valbobal says "Easy to Use, Fast to Learn, Not Always Accurate" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

valbobal — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:02:46 GMT

I bought this GPS to help me when I was a traveling saleswoman. Definitely MUCH better than online maps and directions printout! The GPS is easy to use and fits perfectly on my dashboard. It's big enough for me to properly see where I'm going, but not too big that it obstructs my view of the road.

The voice commands are great, it helps me pay more attention to when I should start getting back in the right lane on the highway before it's too late. The only thing is that at times, the voice commands and screen instructions do not match the actual map instruction. For example, I see the road highlighted clearly shows that I should make a right turn ahead, but the on-screen next turn instructions says I should keep going straight and so do the voice commands. I have found that in this case, you should follow the map directions, which does make you wonder at time why you have voice commands if you always have to double check the directions.

I like the different routing functions on the unit,...

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kevster says "Great little GPS, with 2 HUGE drawbacks" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

kevster — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:04:50 GMT

I really like this GPS, especially it's portability. It gives audible turn by turn directions and is very easy to read in different lighting. However, two big draw backs. 1. When you turn it on, it sometimes "remembers" it's last location and tries to give you directions from there. It corrects itself, but sometimes might take up to 15 minutes to do so. Which really stinks if you're in a hurry. 2. I bought it a year ago and it's maps were already about a year out of date in my area (Phoenix). I went to go update it and it was $80!!! About 2/3 what I paid for it. So, that means I'm just going to be another one...from a different manufacturer. All in all, it's served it's purpose, but those two drawbacks are enough to keep me from buying another.

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Staci827 says "Pretty easy to navigate but a little cumbersome in size" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

Staci827 — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:43:47 GMT

I use my RoadMate daily and I find it easy to use even though it is a bit on the large size. It can be hard to get it to fit on the dashboard. I do like the screen size and the voice is not very annoying. I was able to get to Arizona from Indiana with no issues whatsoever. It was accurate and easy to follow.

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MrsMamaJ says "Great little device, really glad we have it!" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

MrsMamaJ — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:55:11 GMT

We got this GPS as a gift for Christmas. After a long road trip of using an Atlas and the GPS on our iPhones, we decided that we needed a real GPS for the car. This was particularly true when we were driving through areas that did not have cell service and being in the middle of no where with no land marks and we wanted to know how far we were from our next destination.

It does not seem to be able to locate us if we are in a building (like when we first opened it we were in the house, or in a parking garage) and since we park in the garage at night we have to remember to stop the car long enough for it to locate us.

If you miss a turn or go a different way intentionally while getting directions somewhere, it recalculates your new route quickly, which is great, however in playing with it in our neighborhood we've noticed it sometimes picks a longer route rather than a shorter one.

The only other drawback is the exclude feature, where you try to remove something from your route. ...

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Autumn1027 says "Awesome" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

Autumn1027 — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:17:05 GMT

I love my Magellan Roadmate. It is eay to use and its updateable. Those are two things that I wanted for sure when I got it. My husband actually bought it for me b/c he says that I am "forever lost" and him being the techis that he is found this one to be the best value for the features it offers and for the software that it has....

CorinaJoyC says "I never leave home without mine!" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

CorinaJoyC — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:41:29 GMT

This Magellan GPS is a big improvement over the earlier Magellans. One thing I like is the voice instructions. When I am driving, I can't always look down at the GPS screen so I need to have audible instructions. Audible tones are fine but if there is conversation going on or musci playing, they cannot always be heard so again, the audible instructions and tones are an absolute must. You can also choose to not have any audible tones and no voice. You can adjust the volume to your needs, too.

It is also extremely easy to use. Anyone can start using it out of the box, without having to read a huge operators manual.
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onewanda says "What a great deal" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

onewanda — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:30:17 GMT

Simply put, this GPS is AMAZING! I love this thing. I have gotten my moneys worth 10 times over. It is a reat gift for someone as it is pretty expensive. It actually gives you directions, phone numbers, and helps when you need it the most.

I travel solo for a living so you can imagine how helpful this has been for me. I cannot believe I waited so long to finally ask for one.

One negative point that you would never think of is that it loses satellite reception in the city. I recently traveled to L.A. and Chicago. Living in Florida, you don't have those skyscrapers and even being near one in metro places, it goes out. Not to mention when you are in the middle of the city and really need directions, you cannot count on it with this (or any) GPS. It then proceeds to take too long to get the reception back and you are out of luck.

My advice, just keep trying to get the reception back. It usually picks up when you least expect it to.

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QuangTam says "Magellan is great." about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

QuangTam — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:27:15 GMT

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Josh0322 says "The Mangella-Roadway 2000 gps is so helpful and easy to use" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

Josh0322 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:07:39 GMT

The mangella-Roadway 2000 is so helpful and easy to use. Is not complicated everything is within the touch of a button, it has so may catagories to help you find what you need. ...

katrinathegreat says "Easy to use." about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

katrinathegreat — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:34:32 GMT

Sooo very easy to use and understand. I have used one is the past that after messing with it trying to up in my destination, I ended up with a big headache, frustrated and no directions. This one is simple and a delight. The voice makes driving safer, no need to look down at a map or directions, just listen for the voice and you are given advance notice of your next turn giving you plenty of time to change lanes etc.

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bobby406 says "User friendly" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

bobby406 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:15:17 GMT

We own the Magellan Roadmate 2000 and it has been a life saver to us. When we travel we just put in the places where we are headed and it takes us there using one of four means. You can select, fastest time, shortest distance, lease use of freeways, and most use of freeways. It has come in real handy when our freeways have detours or wrecks and yet we still need to reach our scheduled appointment on time. So the passenger just reprograms the Magellan to use lease use of freeways and it will get us off the freeway and use the side streets....

TaDa says "Maggie got us there!" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

TaDa — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:52:18 GMT

We won this in a raffle - how lucky.

This has all the options you need - choices for types of routes, volume control.

We call her Maggie - female voice - Magellan - get it?

No other GPS to compare to...found it accurate, satelite always knew where we were.

recommend it!

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karengwhs says "Total Lifesaver !" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

karengwhs — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:07:19 GMT

This GPS is a total lifesaver. I travel a lot and used to rely on printed directions from Mapquest or other sites. Between constantly pulling over to reread the directions and getting caught in unexpected delays, these were of little help. This GPS does all of the work for you and then some....

vitpow says "Need help getting to where you are going?" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

vitpow — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:16:02 GMT

Average rated. Good for first time user. Discontinued model and probably get it for dirt cheap. But would definitely recommend spending more and getting the latest unit on the market....

noelt34698 says "never steers me wrong" about Magellan - Roadmate 2000 GPS Device

noelt34698 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:53:09 GMT

When I first purchased my Magellan I did'nt know if I'd like it or not. I previously owned a TomTom that I gave to my son because I did'nt like the size, but with the Magellan it fits perfectly in the palm of your hand and is very easy to use. Has more information than some other GPS and has never steered me wrong. It got me from home to Seattle,WA in record time bypassing all route detours and traffic jams, has all the latest points of interest and I could'nt ask for more....