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Quick reception, maps are a little old but hey businesses open and close monthly anymore. Wow, I was surprised to see a bunch of problems on the 330 and 340. Buying the update is expensive and a hassle but my maps in mine were over 3 years old and still useable but I just wanted to update it before lending it to sister for big trip. I've bought 6 of them for family members and friends of the family (2 330's and 3 or 4 340's) They range from 1 year to about 1 3/4 years old (all bought refurbished). I have never had a problem at all. All in all, NO HASSLES OR PROBLEMS HERE. Guess if it out of the box you'll be set.
I'm pretty bummed - the Garmin StreetPilot seems like an easy to use and really great tool. Worst of all, the seller (Electronica Direct) doesn't accept returns on refurbished items, so I'm stuck with this useless piece of you know what.Just bear in mind that it's buyer beware. Unfortunately mine won't work. It gets stuck searching for satellites, then more and more white lines run across the screen until the whole thing is white. If you get stuck with a defective unit, you're really stuck. Great deal if you get a working one though.
Although I order the Garmin StreetPilot c330 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished), I got the C340 (new) and love it. It is a great product. The main difference between the C330 and the C340 is the ability to use the FM addition to track possible traffic problems. The Garmin unit is real easy to use.
This is my first GPS unit and we took it on a trip to Florida. Though most of the trip was highway where I didn't really need the GPS, it came in handy for finding things like gas stations and restaurants in the areas where we stopped. Overall, for the price, this is a great starter unit and probably acceptible for most of us who don't travel much outside our own city. The only negatives I have is that it's slow to aquire the satellites and a little confusing in some areas where streets are very close together; it tells you to turn at the street just before the street you need to be on and then can't seem to correct itself.
Works right out of the box, without even reading the instructions. I intentionally made wrong turns in this big podunk town and the C330 put me right back on the correct path home. I'm sold; you can't beat the Garmin GPS for any price.
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