Garmin GPS Navigators w/ Lifetime Maps

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Garmin GPS Navigators w/ Lifetime Maps
Price: $99.99 - 109.99
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Google Maps Offline Mode

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I really like my Garmin GPS, though I don’t have this model. But you should be aware that the “Lifetime” part of “Lifetime Maps” means until the company chooses to stop supporting this model, not until the model stops functioning. (You might notice the ‘1’ footnote in the description that leads to nowhere.) It is difficult to find out just when this model first became available, so it’s equally as difficult to know when its lifetime will end.

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In my experience, the lifetime maps support is very good.

I bought my Garmin Nuvi 1350LMT in 2011. I really liked it so bought two more for my wife and daughter. I just checked my Garmin Express application and new map updates have been released since I check a few weeks ago. I have found the maps are updated 3 or 4 times per year. The updates also include points of interest.

BTW, the Drive and DriveSmart 51/61 models were released in 2017 and are current models.

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As a reference point, I purchased a Garmin Nuvi 770 over a decade ago with lifetime maps and traffic and it is still supported through Garmin Express. I receive and install all of the map updates as they occur.

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Lol lifetime maps…a year late meanwhile Waze is updated constantly…2001 thinks this is a amazing buy.

2010 thinks this sucks because everyone knows a GPS is garbage without lifetime traffic…reroute back to construction I have no idea is going on…reroute … reroute

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I chuckle at the ‘holier than thou’ types who choose to talk about Google Maps or Waze instead of the merits of the Garmin units. It’s akin to when Woot sells computers pre-loaded with Windows 10 and in the “discus this” area there are always some kneejerk’s talking about how Linux or OSX is so much better.
Do everyone a favor and stick to relevant comments about the units being sold.

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Garmin GPS Navigators are regarded as the best as they are used exclusively in aircraft, and aircraft need a dependable and accurate GPS. Of course, those used in aircraft are quite different than the normal vehicle models.

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I love WAYZ too, but NOBODY routes like Garmin, at least where I live. I paid $1400 so I didn’t have to look at a clock all the time on my Infiniti Q50S. The GPS is worthless.

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Okay, since you insist…

I have a Garmin nüvi 265WT that I purchased back in March, 2010. It does a pretty good job, although I had to add a SD card in order to accommodate the newer maps. I have nothing bad to say about it.

I used to say “get a GPS unit for the areas where you don’t have cell phone coverage”. But, that hasn’t been for several years. If you know where you are going, you can download the maps to your smartphone using the Google Maps Offline mode. It’s hard to justify juggling multiple devices where one device can perform multiple functions.

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What are you saying? “Nobody routes like Garmin” sounds like you’re suggesting this is a great unit. I don’t know what a $1400 clock has to do with an Infinity Q50S or a Garmin GPS but then you say that the GPS is worthless. I’m really confused.

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Why would you buy this-- Use your phone for gods sake!

Don’t waste more $$$

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If I need directions, I like to see a map. My Garmin 2597 GPS is 5" while I don’t like that large of a phone. Sometimes size matters.

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Sometimes size matters. !

That’s what she said…LOL

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Must be a long drive to Hawaii!

Description lists “Lifetime Maps of the Lower 49 States & Driver Alerts” on the 6 in GPS but not the 5 in. I guess that they needed the extra screen size to fit the extra state in the lower “49”.

No so sure that I want a GPS the does not know that we have 48 lower states!

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A phone is made to be a phone that can do other things. This is made for directions and does it better. I’ve owned a Garmin Nuvi for 5 years (longer than any phone I’ve ever had) and update the maps every few months and it is still more accurate than my phone, with the exception of traffic reports. But it has a lot of features my phone doesn’t have, like warning me about school zones, telling me the posted speed limit and which lane to be in.

Please don’t be so judgmental when someone wants a device that is made for one purpose, thus does it better. If you like using your phone, then by all means please do it.

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I’ve owned a couple of Garmin models. My experience is that Google Maps does a better job of finding the most efficient route. This isn’t always true, but when Garmin is wrong, it’s very wrong (I’m talking miles out of the way for no apparent reason).

I was very upset when I bought a brand new model (nüvi 2455LMT in 2013) and the internal memory wasn’t enough to update the maps without adding an SD card. (You had ONE JOB, Garmin!)

Garmin does a better job in areas with poor-to-no cell reception. Yes, Google Maps “works” offline, but my experience with that is hit or miss, especially if you want to enter a new destination while offline (e.g., I had to drive back to my hotel to get onto the wifi to search for a restaurant).

Garmin also tells you the speed limit, which is very nice if you are spending much time on country highways where the limit could be anywhere between 50 and 65 mph, and the signs are few and far between. And, if you don’t trust your vehicle’s speedometer, Garmin tells you your currents speed.

Garmin is better if you travel where cell access is limited, if you want to be able to use your cell for other things in the car (e.g., you let your kid watch videos in the car), or if you want the added info it offers like speed limits.

Google Maps is generally better at efficient routing, includes information about things like public transit & walking routes, and is much less expensive if you already have a smart phone.

Oh, and one other note, depending on the laws where you live, using a maps app on a smart phone may be a legal issue. I’ve been told that it’s potentially problematic where I live (that you aren’t allowed to touch your phone while the car is in gear), and that the same standard doesn’t apply to a standalone GPS units.