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Nuvi 1350 review

By  J. Manfred

I have had the 1350 for about 60 days. I travel frequently for work and have used it on vacation once already.
Using the address function doesn't always work if the address isn't included in the database that is preloaded. This isn't a frequent occurrence but is something to be aware of. It most frequently happens in small, rural towns and cities and I used city center to get me close. Then I asked for directions.
Using the points of interests that are loaded made my vacation much easier as we were able to find a particular attraction in the database, then have the 1350 direct us there. We were able to drive right up to the attraction which saved me countless hours of driving and trying to find the particular route to the destination.
The 1350 has worked very well for me so far. If I start it up again in the same place as shut it down, it found the satellites very quickly. If I had shut it off, then flew somewhere, it would take a little longer to find the satellites, but so far no longer than about 2 minutes. The only exception was when I picked up a rental car and was in the middle of a multi-level parking garage. It didn't start to connect until I got to the exit.
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Very good GPS, but you may be disappointed

By  Denasantny "Reviews"

The Garmin nuvi 1350 is, overall, a very good GPS. A complete instruction manual is not included - you have to download it from the Garmin website. A "Quick Start" manual is included in the box. One thing that is not clearly explained is that you really have to take the unit outside and acquire a satellite signal before trying to do anything else. Mine would not get a signal inside or near my house because of trees and other obstructions. When I tried to view the map, the map kept insisting that I was in Taiwan even though I was pretty sure that I was still in New Jersey. Evidently, they install a temporary map for testing at the factory and this map disappears after initially acquiring a satellite signal in the U.S. I nearly returned the unit because I thought that it was either defective or was not a U.S. model. None of this is clearly explained in the Quick Start manual.

You are entitled to one free map download in the first 60 days to insure that you have the latest map. With a DSL connection, it takes 4.5 hours to download the map and another 2 hours to transfer it from your PC to the GPS. The step-by-step directions are excellent, it is completely automated and you can pause and continue later. Overall, not really a problem.

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Great GPS

By  Jerry M. Merritt

I bought this GPS to replace an old TomTom. I like its portability. My navigation experience has been spoiled by the wife's Infiniti car system, so I was curious as to how good this could be for the price. The Garmin was bought to use in several other vehicles. I was very suprised by how well it worked. It grabs the satellites and sets up routes quickly. It is very accurate. The lane information is helpful for upcoming turns. This model doesn't have the traffic input, but as I don't live in a major city that function is useless to me anyway.

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