I don't understand why there's so much hate on this phone. Thanks to Garmin's UI, the phone has an awesomely simple interface and the best navigation software available.
And is the price really that unreasonable? It's a smart phone with GPS.
How much does one pay for a high end Garmin GPS unit? 200 buxx? (I'm really askin'.) If so then another 100 buxx to be able to browse web and call from it isn't all that unreasonable.
You *can* buy the iphone with tom-tom for around the same price, but I have a problem with *Supposed* Smartphones that do not multitask. If I'm trying to get to an important meeting I've never been to and have to recieve a call, I don't want to have to pull over after the end of the call to restart my navigation and also risk missing a turn while on that call.
Okay, I can't seem to respond to my post, but I was suggesting a Nuvi 765t. Retails at $450. I've seen it for a little under $300 new, and $200 for refurb. Here's a link to the site: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134&pID=14926
the original introduction had this phone at 500 bucks (back in 2007) back then, gps was still a novelty of sorts and garmin was making high end units that cost near 1000 dollars. at that time, before the iphone and pre and all of those phones, it seemed like a reasonable price, maps will always update, internet, phone standard stuff.
now its for 300 dollars. BUT the iphone and pre are 200 dollars. on top of that, people have standalone gps units or their automobile does. this is too late, it was great in 07 and if in 08 it was released it'd have been a contender, but it needs to be 150 on contract to really sell, 300 is just too much if it is put in perspective.
Ah, I didn't realize the iphone is only 200 with contract. The other thing is that the traffic updates and such is an additional charge per month, that just seems silly considering you're already paying for a data plan. The only thing is that the Nuvi is really a superior GPS product compared to Tom Tom at least from my use of them both. And I can't see the iphone's Tom Tom software and stuff being even as good as a standalone Tom Tom unit.
While its tablet world topping pixel density, Tegra 2 silicon, and fresh to death OS certainly sound awesome, we had to get our grubby mitts on one to see if it's as good as its spec sheet would have us believe.
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I don't understand why there's so much hate on this phone. Thanks to Garmin's UI, the phone has an awesomely simple interface and the best navigation software available.
And is the price really that unreasonable? It's a smart phone with GPS.
How much does one pay for a high end Garmin GPS unit? 200 buxx? (I'm really askin'.) If so then another 100 buxx to be able to browse web and call from it isn't all that unreasonable.
You *can* buy the iphone with tom-tom for around the same price, but I have a problem with *Supposed* Smartphones that do not multitask. If I'm trying to get to an important meeting I've never been to and have to recieve a call, I don't want to have to pull over after the end of the call to restart my navigation and also risk missing a turn while on that call.
Okay, I can't seem to respond to my post, but I was suggesting a Nuvi 765t. Retails at $450. I've seen it for a little under $300 new, and $200 for refurb. Here's a link to the site:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134&pID=14926
What would be considered a "high end" Garmin device is going to be over three hundred dollars.
here's the problem...
the original introduction had this phone at 500 bucks (back in 2007) back then, gps was still a novelty of sorts and garmin was making high end units that cost near 1000 dollars. at that time, before the iphone and pre and all of those phones, it seemed like a reasonable price, maps will always update, internet, phone standard stuff.
now its for 300 dollars. BUT the iphone and pre are 200 dollars. on top of that, people have standalone gps units or their automobile does. this is too late, it was great in 07 and if in 08 it was released it'd have been a contender, but it needs to be 150 on contract to really sell, 300 is just too much if it is put in perspective.
Ah, I didn't realize the iphone is only 200 with contract. The other thing is that the traffic updates and such is an additional charge per month, that just seems silly considering you're already paying for a data plan. The only thing is that the Nuvi is really a superior GPS product compared to Tom Tom at least from my use of them both. And I can't see the iphone's Tom Tom software and stuff being even as good as a standalone Tom Tom unit.