Re: Garmin 750 Worse then 600 Series?

Albert wrote:
: "We did notice, however, that the Nuvi 750 was occasionally off a
: block or so with our position....

A new firmware update should fix this issue, maybe.

: However, there were a couple of instances where the system was late in
: telling us when to turn. Fortunately, there's automatic route
: recalculation, and though the Nuvi 750 always got us back on track, we
: also experienced some sluggishness here, too. This was all a bit
: disappointing and unexpected, as we've generally gotten good
: performance from previous Garmin GPS."

This is nothing new. Garmin has failed in each of their "series" to
address this issue. There is no selection or option to increase the
voice prompt levels. Route recalculation is slow. Perhaps this is solely
an issue with Garmin or portable units as have not heard of this being
such an issue in non Garmin units like TomTom or in-car GPS units. For
this reason, every year I try out the newer Nuvi units that Costco or
Best Buy carry and I always return them because Garmin hasn't addressed
this issue. I suggest everyone to email Garmin and advise them of this
otherwise they won't fix this issue.

Hmmmm. My Garmin Nuvi units -- 200W, 260, 260W, 350, and 650 -- all
tell me to turn in 1 mile, then .6 miles, then .2 miles, then at the
point of turn.

With warnings about an upcoming turn issued at 1 mile, then .6 miles,
then .2 miles BEFORE the turn, I find it surprising that anyone could
miss a turn. After all, at 60 MPH, the 1 mile warning gives you one
minute to react.