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I haven’t used any TomTom items for many a long time owing to an unfortunate incident with their client assistance, which – many many years back – could be described in 1 word: terrible. But it was apparent that if she couldn’t quickly discover an answer on a script, she would place me on hold for a moment or two – and then recite a canned, typically inappropriate, response. But anyone taking into consideration TomTom need to be wary of TomTom’ just plain terrible client support. Jerry. She refused my request to escalate the get in touch with. Yet again, I spoke with a polite, well-mannered girl who spoke English reasonably effectively with out a challenging accent. I am sitting right here with a unit I had been excitedly waiting for. Discover Soft-reset instructions, which don’t remedy the problem. I should count on to get a call inside of 24 to 72 hrs. If this had been an ordinary transaction, I would merely return the solution for substitute or refund. I tried self-aid with out accomplishment (since there seems to be no way to hard-rest the GO Live 1535M with out being ready to reach the main menu, which I couldn’t do due to the fact the touch response was inoperative). The unit arrives nowadays, I unpack it and go through the simple illustrated instruction sheet, bring up their website as instructed, turn the unit on and – oh, oh – the touchscreen does not function. Talk about abysmal buyer help. Right here we are many years later and I am offered the chance to critique a TomTom GO Reside 1535M which truly excites me. But take into account this: I invested an hour -wasted an hour – making an attempt to get useful details from their website and then with two girls who are completely unknowledgeable about the item or how to resolve the issues. So bizarre, in simple fact, that I called back in and spoke with one more customer support representative. Fiddle with it for a whilst, attempt connecting it to the pc through a immediate USB port, the unit is acknowledged, but communication swiftly fails. Then they want me to return a brand-spanking new unit to them at my expense for a substitute that might take 10 days or more – and that is after waiting another 24 to 72 hours for a hope-for return phone, which might or could not come. Touching the “Following” button does practically nothing. Provided that, would I be interested in acquiring an additional TomTom merchandise – thinking about that someday I may possibly need to have buyer support once again?If and when I get a operating replacement, I will amend my evaluation to contain solution functionality (if indeed, the replacement functions). This is TomTom help. She did not have any troubleshooting actions

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But there’s some of that information readily available in the data bubbles on the bottom and top rated so I will survive. Even the piece of junk inexpensive Mio had these streets. Went back and forth along the whole line of Garmin devices, and lastly settled on this a single for the blue tooth and site visitors, neither of which I’ll probably hardly ever use, but good to have when I want them. I have a Verizon XV6900 telephone with Windows Mobile 6. Still has about 900MB totally free on the internal memory for more voices, icons, maps, and such, and with the SD slot there is plenty of area to develop. I can see how the advertisements would get irritating occasionally (the free traffic is due to the fact it is marketing driven) but you don’t get them at all if you turn off the visitors characteristic, and because most of my driving is not close to occasions that site visitors is a problem, i can just leave it for when I actually have a use for it. Recalculation notice is a bit annoying, my MIO would say it when, sometimes this says it 3 occasions before it begins to show the alternate route. The alternative to simply get voices is also appreciated. it gets a random entry and that’s it – so whenever I turn it on, I have just one particular consumer to select from, and it really is various every time. Nonetheless haven’t tracked that one particular down nevertheless. Speaker is about as I expected, will not hear considerably more than a loud stereo but crank it up adequate you can at least hear it if you keep the music down a bit. And also not like what I was used to with the MIO, when I come to a quit at the intersection, the map does not start rotating randomly on me. But every other bluetooth choice worked just fine. I was disappointed with the map, the “new” 2009 a single, because I have some streets in my neighborhood that have been all around for above 4 years and they’re not to be identified on this unit. It did effectively with my testing of going point to point, following the instructions, and for the most part you happen to be offered the directions in a lot of time. The ability to change the auto icon is good, particularly with the plethora of icons readily available on the garmin internet site. Having been employed to the MIO, and the horrible refresh rate, it is a pleasant alter to see smooth scrolling as my car moves. But that is about the only downside there is to it, the only explanation I have not given it 5 stars. I’m not a fan of the quite thick double energy cable for it even though, and it would be doubly annoying (no pun intended) if I were mounting this someplace greater up on the window to have that double cable dangling down. only the moment or twice did it not inform me “turn right on such and such” right up until I was about 20 feet from the street, but that was when I was coming up on stop indicators and had slowed down, so it could be compensating for the speed element. Accuracy is really excellent as nicely, and even in turns the unit isn’t so laggy that it becomes annoying. Invested a weekend reviewing various GPS devices to change my significantly less than one 12 months outdated Mio C320 (stay away from these like the plague) that had its battery die about four months immediately after purchase. one, and even though the bluetooth paired well and it can see the telephone status, battery power, signal, even dialed and missed contact lists, it never ever does get the phonebook. . Overall joyful with the unit, it works effectively and was worth the cost. Good response to finger input, and while the unit is total considerably greater quality than the MIO, I truly do miss the MIO’s potential to have an info pane down the last third of the screen and the map on the initial two thirds of it when wanted

[update one/9/09] At 2009 CES, Garmin announced a new map update policy. The unit has worked fine, no issues to speak of, even though my actual time commit driving with it has been restricted so far (spent tons of time just “playing” with it, though). . . In the end I opted for 265WT because it had the updated/new features that the 760 did not have and was at the cost that I was prepared to spend. [update 9/11/09] I’ve now used for a week of commuting to operate and running errands. I think the map update policy is in want of revising. I’ve also located that it can take many minutes for the targeted traffic standing to be displayed following energy-on, often *following* it has picked a route. [finish of 1/9/09 update]. Or, a single free of charge update inside 2 many years or one thing equivalent. Firmware, and so forth has given that been updated to most latest version(s). There appears to be no way to place a limit the search distance. . routing — the route it provides me to perform is rather odd. Garmin should be guaranteeing map updates for at least six months, if not a year. I use for commute due to the fact of the site visitors reporting. The 760 is a premium unit for a bargain value due it is being last a long time model, even though the 765T had the attributes I needed but is nevertheless pricey considering that it’s a new model. For 0 you get lifetime updates (“up to” 4 occasions a year) whilst a single update will be , which (I feel) is significantly less than prior to. When I searched for nearby Staples Office Supply places the closest it identified was 50 miles away, even even though there are at least 4 inside of 15 miles. It routes me off of the freeway onto an expressway that has numerous lights. I did not actually contemplate other brands, even though my impression is that other brand names provide more “bells and whistles” but suffer in the places of ease of use and reliability. My alternative came down to the nuvi 265WT, 765T or 760. Most of these are sold in Nov &amp Dec, and the maps are generally updated in the Spring, past the 60 day cutoff. The moment it just turned itself off, one more time it jumped from the map to the speedometer display (by itself) even though the voice became quite distorted, and yet another time the backlight setting was not as I had left it. The POI management software (such as it is) could use a lot more flexibility. Nevertheless another consumer name and password to neglect. I got this unit for Christmas, 2008. For instance, when searching for Staples, the unit was “active” very some time browsing. I did not present a close by Britannia Arms. The unit I bought had the 2009 maps, and the firmware was pretty current. Yet another gripe is the Garmin request for an “account” to register the unit. traffic — haven’t encountered a backup that it didn’t warn me about, but have driven by way of a couple of non-existent backups. . [finish of 9/1/09 update] My biggest complaint has to do with the POI database. A two month “grace period” is not genuinely fair to the purchasers. Though this is the very first GPS that I’ve owned, I’ve been passenger on numerous trips with a pal who has Nuvi 350 so I was previously familiar with Garmin. etc. A huge regional purchasing center is nonetheless called by a title that was dropped five a long time ago. it did not have the 20 screen cineplex that is closest to me. reliability — The unit has “glitched” three times in the final week. For example, I searched for neighborhood cinema’s. I attempted it once, and confident adequate it took longer than predicted, even with light targeted traffic

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It is unreliable. . I want to count on it to get me back to camp or my truck every single time so I test it when returning to my sought after place and it factors to the correct location about 75% of the time. 25% error in operation is unacceptable. This GPS factors in the appropriate direction to get you back to your preferred place only “some of the time”. I have had it point 180 degrees off, even when I ccould see my desired return point from 1/4 mile away. This is extremely frustrating, specially when you are hunting in unfamiliar country

This backtracker is wonderful because it is easy to use and, much more importantly, would be easy to set up and use even beneath the pressure of getting lost (which can be considerable). By some means I misplaced my present position so even though I followed my compass, I missed an important landmark and was on my way in the incorrect direction to a long overnight stay in the woods, in a down-pouring rain. I’ve tested it all the methods I could assume of, in thick conifers, underneath cliffs, in the rain. . It is Very essential to calibrate it per the directions by waving it in a figure-8 pattern. Thankfully my son heard and answered my distress signal (gunshots) that had been almost muffled in that rain. Also, note that the compass points to correct, not magnetic, north. The upshot is, I selected the Bushnell Backtrack Point-three for it really is tiny size and three point capability as a back-up to the compasses. Often I had to move a small (by no means a lot more than 15 feet or so) to get a satellite lock, but it usually locked-on and it looks very precise. This is critical to me as the magnetic declination wherever I hunt is about 16 degrees west. The moment I didn’t do this and the compass appeared to be off by 25 degrees or so. For a long time I have carried two compasses (in case one particular breaks in the area), but even with that I was badly “turned all around” in early October this 12 months whilst upland hunting in a familiar area. Getting old-er, I nonetheless never trust battery-reliant gizmos with my life BUT, I’m very, quite pleased to have it as a back-up to turn to when I could need to have it once more

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But I will simply because I just ordered it. . The site visitors predictably is poor at very best. ) *Exhibits the posted truck speed of most roads subsequent to your speed that turns red when you go over. . I have owned or utilised five other GPSs to date. . Its a 3rd portion co so its hard to say. . . I paid 9. The Hardware is rock solid, no freezes here and it re-routes you fast if you miss a turn but I wish they had a 7′. I will update this as I understand, use and bear in mind more. Test it out. No a single has written something (that is no consumers) about the Rand McNally TND-710. 00 all with each other if you want all the bells and whistles as I often do. Finest price. . This is the MOST Essential function about any TRUCK GPS. . Easy snap-in mounting (No USB plug to plug in every time which can break) * Lane asst . I know many of us are going crazy attempting to figure out which of the latest Truckers GPS units is the finest worth. I can’t wait to get it. . RM (Rand McNally) Says it will offer you a related visitors receiver and service in June when there external antenna, case and other accessories come out. It sucks anyway. *(Garmin has an unbelievable database) Every handle I entered it had. I WANT THE Very best! . DieselBoss is the only retailer I could find that was taking the time to compare these two units. *The Software program is really great for truck mapping and address thanks to garmins in depth data base but demands enhancements on the things thats not as critical but practical. This is not correct of Google or even my Co-Pilot (Computer-Miler). Lets add this up. . I want both!. . 00 for traffic receiver energy cord with prem software program and . http://www. . . I purchased the Garmin here on Amazon. Sounds like I am operating up Co-Pilot. Garmin dezl 560LMT (same as LT but no lifetime targeted traffic) PRO. *You can not just pan &amp zoom on the nav map. * Tons of fun things and voices you can add from the garmin AND 3rd celebration websites. Its worth getting the LMT model for the lifetime updates of maps. . *Loud Speaker. POOR POOR Truck mapping nearly each and every time with Co-Pilot. yea. . Nicely the receiver it comes with that is developed into the power cable is totally free since it throws up ads at you now and then. really like that. . . I detest advertisements! I known as Garmin which has excellent support as does RM and they explained the non-ad power (the traffic receiver is constructed into the energy cable) cable will expense an additional 0. I have been utilizing this 1 (The Garmin dezl-560 LMT) LMT just signifies included free lifetime maps and site visitors updates. Going on 3 day trip tomorrow. *Does not present the names of cross streets as you pass them. htm. . Just turn it off so you never see the advertisement. Preserve the 0. 00. You have to go to a particular map screen. 00 for the very first year of digital camera warnings. By the way all that ado about finding add-totally free visitors. The LT will price you to update the NuMaps (thats the mapping co) following 60 days from obtain. *Speedy access to brightness control. . CON. The data is nonetheless coming in about the garmin but I agree with what they say about the Garmin so far. . * You can’t show ETA and MTD (miles to destination) at the same time. . . com/truck_gps_evaluation_functions. So I am investing alot to find out. I have it down to two for numerous factors. 00 per year. . Co-Pilots is Sweet Seeking. *5″ I WANT 7″. dieselboss. . Never get that baffled with software program updates to fix glitches. Possibly it will get greater. 00 for the unit (560LMT)on Amazon. Booo. My Co-Pilot ETA works perfectly. 00 for accessories (Micro SD, Situation, Windshield mount, Dash mount)0. . Correct now RM only delivers map updates for 1 12 months so its difficult to say what the end cost of this unit will be. Over View. * The graphics could be greater. I will go into why in another evaluation when I make my final selection. Now about the lifetime traffic. . . I’m NOT. DON”T Get. they are usually free of charge. . WOW the only point I can say very good about that is its a a single time charge. . but its so terrible i am sure they will repair the computer software soon. . . * ETA does not alter or operate properly at all. 00 and if you want premium visitors and construction service add . Thats 4. . *Begins,routes and re-routes quick 10-30sec, no lockup nevertheless *(Excellent ROUTING SO FAR. lol. 00 to that. . . Now to add targeted traffic and speed camera updates thats . MD-IN-NJ-DC-MD Lets see what Rand McNally brings to the table with the TND710

The Truck halt finder and rest area functions are good as well. Does not take to extended to calculate the route except if you are in Virgina and inform it to keep away from tolls to go out west on 80. Like all GPS use with a grain of salt but if it does route you a small goofy pretty easy to reroute. The weigh scale one is excellent if your not positive have been a scale is to examine your weight just before you go it will inform you had been one is. It hasn’t froze on me at all or had any glitches. I have had this unit for about three weeks and would seem to be scary correct!!! Got me in and out of NY and Richmond with minor difficulty. Doesn’t have quite numerous of the mom and pop truck stops in it but has all of the big ones. The site visitors issue on it kind of sucks so do not feel it when it tells you about delays. Above all I would advocate this unit.

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. This item is fantastic for each the backwoods and purchasing mall. . . I got it for my wife to discover her automobile when she exits the mall. By the time we got to the area that our grandson was at, we couldn’t see the parking lot, and there were 4 of them. When the game was more than, I pressed the automobile icon and followed the course that the Backtrack pointed us to. Yes, some of the parking tons are massive! The day that we received it, we went to a new park and brought the Backtrack along. It led us to within a handful of feet of the automobile! It performs wonderful and is straightforward to use

A built in clock with gps time would have been great, maybe subsequent model? Nicely really worth 50 bucks although. The unit has two buttons a mark/backlight button, and an on-off/waypoint button. You turn on by holding down the on/off button, then tap the on-off button to cycle by way of the waypoints. It does appear to get fast with the sirf-star chipset, it is precise as lengthy as you preserve the unit horizontal. As soon as it’s vertical the arrow tends to point downward, so often if it is tilted in your hand the arrow will move off accurate north or not exactly at your vehicle, but as you walk closer it is dead on. All in all, it does what it says. When you start walking it exhibits how far in yards and then miles you’ve walked and the arrow factors back to exactly where you started. It turns off automatically in 10 minutes if you don’t touch any buttons, and when you turn it back on, resumes where you left off so your waypoints remain intact until finally your reset them. To mark say the vehicle, just hold the mark button down and it clears it and sets it to 0yds. . The Back-Track does what it says, holds 3 waypoints, with 3 icons, a property, a vehicle, and a star, so if you have been on a hike you can set your automobile or the home icon as the base, and use the other two as waypoints, so it really is not bad for day hikes. The blue backlight is not that robust but is plainly visible at evening. It does lead you back to your automobile, property, campground, and the constructed in compass could assist you on a hike

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†. „. You’re only half carried out now, the next stage is to go into your GPS app and tell it what Bluetooth port to find the GPS Bluetooth receiver on. Just hit the Disable button and you can choose the appropriate input. However it will blink one/5sec w/o connection so do not be fooled Google Maps:ƒ. Note: I’ve seen “Com0:COM0″ come up as although the app believed this was an choice for GPS. It’s not a issue and times out quickly. Select Set Manually, select COM1, baud price of 4800 and tap Okay. ] to see how to config your com port and make a note of the com port quantity. The default worth was GPS Intermediate Driver. There are a few settings that need to have to be taken care of with your smart telephone and with the GPS apps you’re using. Choose Disable to turn off the standard GPS connection. The screen now shows Keychain GPS 2000 and the Bluetooth icon on the 2000 is blinking 1/sec. I utilised a baud rate of 4800 and COM1 exactly where the illustration employs COM6. NOTE: I have the Independence 2000 and the Bluetooth icon will NOT blink one/sec to indicate a connection till you have opened a GPS app and configured that app to communicate with it. You need to get a prompt with radio buttons to decide on either Use Bluetooth GPS, Use GPS Intermediate Driver, or Consumer Serial GPS. . . Garmin XT:ƒ. †. Go into Wireless Manager and decide on Bluetooth. I can take it into my back yard, let it get a fix, place it in my pocket, go inside my residence and it in no way loses the repair!! The only problem I had was configuring my ATT Tilt w/WM6 to operate with it: There are no guidelines with the Freedom 2000. ƒ. …. Note: When my ppc is turned back on and I re-access Garmin XT it says “Scanning Bluetooth as however it’s seeking for the 2000 even even though I’ve set it to use it really is personal GPS Intermediate Driver. To that end I am including some notes I created that hopefully will aid any person who buys this get going. I adore this thing! To get an original fix it needs some type of view of the sky, following that it’s remarkable. Do this first for using GPS Bluetooth Receiver on ATT Tilt running WM6. . Go to [. To active the Freedom 2000 select Use Bluetooth GPS and hit Enable. If it’s operating the upper appropriate corner of the screen will present Seeking GPS satellites and the 2000′s Bluetooth icon will blink 1/second. W/GPS rcvr on open up Google Maps, pick Options&gtGPS Settings„. …. …. From major display decide on Menu&gtUse GPS. So the lack of directions is the debit, it is the reason it gets four stars instead of five. „. W/GPS rcvr on open Garmin XT app primary page choose Settings&gtSystem&gtRemoteGPS

This is a great tiny merchandise – fits on a keychain and is just about the size of my remote lock thingy for my auto. a wooded area or the city variety probably from someplace around 10 seconds at finest to over a moment). In situation any person might uncover it beneficial, I’ve utilized this with my laptop and Google Earth and a Samsung i760 smartphone employing Google Maps, MS Live Search, as nicely as a GPS data collector that saves all the GPS coordinates to a file for you to import to your computer (practical for geo-tagging your pictures). g. It’s fairly correct, and works even if it’s in my pocket when I am walking all around outside. . Regrettably it will take some time to obtain adequate satellites to commence operating (less time the a lot more open you are, far more time if you are in e. There is also a hassle-free small fast-release that lets you get rid of it easily

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I will say, nonetheless, that in each other way I am a fan of this merchandise. three-Inch Portable GPS NavigatorI’m a massive fan of Garmin GPS products. I read all the specifications ahead of and right after my purchase and saw no this kind of disclosure. Making it possible for their Targeted traffic information provider to inflict their having to pay consumers with unsolicited marketing is a huge failure on Garmin’s element. especially in view of the truth that the advertising interferes with the bought performance of the gadget. I regard this as getting akin to if HBO or Showtime (paid channels) began airing commercials. I may even now return it and go to a competitor item simply because the traffic problem annoys me every time it happens. the only way I have located to get the advertisement off the map is to choose it and then go back to the map. I do not mind having nearby merchandise offerings readily available on the device on demand, but not on the map. . The “Lifetime Targeted traffic” is component of why I chose this product. That the integrated “lifetime site visitors” inflicts marketing on the user. distracting and hazardous!I paid for a item that Included lifetime site visitors. Travel safely, all! . . There is no selection to disable this characteristic and, contrary to what I was told when I known as Garmin to complain, these stay on the display when the vehicle is in motion. Garmin nüvi 2495LMT four. . . . (and that this marketing interferes with the purchased performance of the gadget by obscuring part of the map) need to have been openly disclosed in the specifications of the item as a qualifier for what the “lifetime traffic” incorporated. However, I chose 1-star to make a point. Ads also sweep across the leading banner in the identical way as do traffic alternatives (e. . . . What Garmin fails to disclose up front is that the site visitors provider (antennae in energy cord) sends ads to the Garmin device. . g. . These pop up often and take up an rectangular area about two/three the size of a regular postage stamp in the upper left quadrant of the map (in which the visitors notification icons appear). alternate route) the movement causes me to test the display expecting to see a site visitors issue only to learn that it is one more advertisement. . I took the time to create this in the hope that other purchasers would at least have this omitted piece of data before they purchase. and this repair is short-term right up until it pops up once more. I complained to Garmin through their web site but have received no response. . These delivers also seem at the best of the targeted traffic page and leading to the consumer to have to scroll down to see choices that would otherwise be in view without obtaining to scroll down

The 2455 kept attempting to get me back on to the route I initially selected even when I was at a area 1 hr from my destination and the re-routing would have taken 1:30. The GPS is super straightforward to use with a really logical consumer interface, and the POI coverage is rather great. I would have anticipated the GPS to pick the route that I was traveling on when the time and distance became shorter than the re-route but that was not the situation. Information on the display is properly thought out and really usable. I am just not sure about the re-routing logic. As a test, I programmed an deal with and selected a route that was a shorter distance but a lengthier travel time by ten minutes (one:30 travel time). Utilizing this device in portrait mode makes a great deal of sense because you are normally far more interested in what is in front of you instead than on the side of you. All round I’m pleased with the GPS. The display is great and vivid and easy to see in the sunlight. I typed in a few obscure spots and if identified them all. The one particular factor that is a small screwy has to do with re-routing. I’ve had this GPS for about a week and total I am content. But as a substitute of following the GPS directions, I drove a route that I was acquainted with (one:20 travel time).

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When the game was above, I pressed the automobile icon and followed the path that the Backtrack pointed us to. It led us to inside a handful of feet of the vehicle! It operates excellent and is easy to use. By the time we got to the field that our grandson was at, we couldn’t see the parking great deal, and there had been four of them. Yes, some of the parking lots are huge! The day that we received it, we went to a new park and brought the Backtrack along. . I got it for my wife to uncover her auto when she exits the mall. . This item is excellent for the two the backwoods and buying mall.

You turn on by holding down the on/off button, then tap the on-off button to cycle by means of the waypoints. . It turns off instantly in ten minutes if you do not touch any buttons, and when you turn it back on, resumes in which you left off so your waypoints stay intact until finally your reset them. It does lead you back to your vehicle, house, campground, and the developed in compass could assist you on a hike. A constructed in clock with gps time would have been nice, perhaps up coming model? Properly worth 50 bucks although. All in all, it does what it says. The unit has two buttons a mark/backlight button, and an on-off/waypoint button. The blue backlight isn’t that robust but is obviously visible at evening. When it is vertical the arrow tends to point downward, so sometimes if it’s tilted in your hand the arrow will move off accurate north or not precisely at your auto, but as you stroll closer it is dead on. It does look to obtain rapidly with the sirf-star chipset, it is precise as lengthy as you keep the unit horizontal. The Back-Track does what it says, holds three waypoints, with 3 icons, a house, a automobile, and a star, so if you have been on a hike you can set your car or the home icon as the base, and use the other two as waypoints, so it really is not negative for day hikes. The moment you start walking it shows how far in yards and then miles you have walked and the arrow factors back to wherever you started out. To mark say the vehicle, just hold the mark button down and it clears it and sets it to 0yds

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I like it. not sure if they have been the fault of the maps or the tracking key but it wasn’t considerable enough to fear about. Took it on a prolonged trip and it followed every little thing almost perfectly. . . . Right after 4000 miles and about a single month of staying turned on it is nevertheless on authentic batteries (not lithium). Mounted it beneath the passenger seat and it recorded with no problem, but I did discover that there have been some gaps even though on the interstate

I like this devise, very precise, tiny, and consumer pleasant, but there is two issues you should be mindful of, First the magnet which connected on the battery cover is really sturdy so you must take away the gps very cautiously when connected to metal, or it will break simply like what happen to me, Second the devise does not have a constructed in computer software, so you should get the software each time you would like to hock in deferent computer