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It has so many features and all of them are usable without subscription except for the "traffic" feature. I have not had a single problem with my Nuvi and I use it daily. It's well built, user friendly, and doubles as an MP3 player and a "hands-free" blue-tooth device in your car.
Just go to the Garmin web sight and check your coverage before you buy one with a receiver cord. It is not a video game so you do not need to set it to max. 3-D mode is cool to look at but unless you drive 20 miles per hour all the time it is not useful at all. I have the newest maps and in some cases it has streets that are not there yet. It will let me know about delays and reroute me if needed. It is a great unit overall, my complaints are as follows. I wanted the 760 but I believe it was about $750.00 last year when I got my 750.
I do not get the traffic updates here but all the other tools are cool. I think the 780 comes with the MSD Direct and it is only about $20.00 more than the 760. I guess my last complaint would be the Bluetooth. But with the MSN direct it is awesome in large cities. My second and main complaint is the unit came with the FM traffic receiver. I had to take my Garmin off the list on my phone.As far as navigation this is a great unit. I have more than enough spots to save locations.
I live in Boise, ID and we have no FM traffic coverage here.
So in May when my 750 was stolen I took a look at Amazon.com and was thrilled that I could get the 760 for about $200.00.
In 3-D mode you drive past a street and then about 5 seconds later the Garmin catches up.
I purchased the MSN Direct and it is great.
The addresses are a little off but I think that is common for most GPS units unless you spend big time money.
You can click on your icon and it will let you know where you are.
The 760 is a replacement for my stolen 750.
Just set it to up or north and normal resolution and you will be just fine.
I had it set up with my phone, and if I am walking around talking on my phone and I get too close to my car the Garmin and my phone will connect and I am still about 50 feet from my car.
It was only discontinued because its successor has additional features like lane assist and MSN connections I don't need, and that's only free for a limited amount of time, and I don't make use of it so the trial perios would expire and I wouldn't re-subscribe, so I'd end up with a gps that provided virtually the same things the 760 does.The interface takes some getting used to, especially if you are used to using TomTom gps, which is what I upgraded from. It wasn't discontinued due to problems. Easter eggs are hidden, unpublished features, like on the 760 you can press the satellite strenght indicator for a few seconds and a screen will open showing you the individual satellites' status.Great product, Amazon shipped it promptly. The gps unit works very well. Even though it's a discontinued model, it does everything I need and more. Some of the "easter eggs" are interesting and useful.
Thank You. Smay is very pleased with the purchase of a Garmin GPS unit. Mr. Clare G. The GPS delivery arrived the day before departing for a trip to N.Carolina and performed very well.The purchase and delivery was very satisfactory.
But it works. It gets me where I want to go, but it isn't top of the line, slow to update, and doesn't display attractions along the way, like gas stations, etc. I purchased this GPS since it had the largest screen (old folks need big screen). However once I began to use it, it didn't have the features that my Tom Tom GPS software that I had installed on my Palm Pilot has. And it can't seem to get me home, it gives me 3 options that take longer than the quickest route.
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