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Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Amazon.com Product Description—-May 7, 2008
Garmin’s nüvi 255 improvesupon its 200-series predecessors by adding top-of-the-line features such as FM traffic updates or MSN Direct content to an entry-level line. But Garmin is also introducing some significant improvements with this new series, like a predictive technology that provides faster satellite lock, a redesigned screen with more information, terrain maps, and an exciting new photo navigation feature.  The 255 adds complete maps for North America and Text-to-Speech, so you get turn by turn spoken directions with the real names of streets (e.g. “turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way”, rather than merely “turn left in 50 feet”).

The nüvi 2×5 models all sport the slim design that Garmin introduced with the 200-series last year, so they all fit comfortably in your pocket or purse, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that makes them convenient for navigation by car or foot.All of the models include useful travel tools like a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.

Important Product Information: This device features a “screen lock” feature. This is a standard feature on all nüvi 2×5 and 7×5 Garmin units. If you slide the “Power” key to the right, it will lock the screen and prevent any accidental touches. Once the screen lock feature is engaged, the screen will go black/gray after about 15 seconds to save power on the device. To unlock the screen, just slide the “Power” key to the center position. This feature is really targeted for “Pedestrian” mode so that a user can put the device in his or her pocket/purse and quickly unlock the screen instead of powering on/off continuously. For more information, see page 5 of the product manual.

Key Features/Benefits for all 2×5 Series Navigators

  • New – HotFix (Long Term Ephemeris Prediction) finds satellites faster (Learn more)
  • New – Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Basemap shows 3D shaded terrain features (Learn more)
  • New – Faster 333 Mhz processor offers faster, smoother map drawing and vehicle icon motion through turns
  • New – Redesigned user interface offers more information (Learn more)
  • New – Photo Navigation lets you upload geo-coded photos from a phone, geo-coding camera or photo site and navigate to them. (Learn more)
  • New – Add Enhanced MSN Traffic and Content with the optional GDB 55 antenna and charger (Learn more)
  • New – Send addresses directly to your Garmin from Google Maps or Mapquest (Learn more)
  • New – Automatic Time Zone Transition
  • Text-to-Speech gives directions with real street names
  • Memory Card Slots so you can add maps and travel guides, or store photos (MicroSD card slot on 3.5-inch units; SD card slot on 4.3-inch units)
  • Preloaded Maps with Navteq data of North America + Hawaii  + Puerto Rico, including 6.5 million searchable points of interest (Learn more)
  • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery for easy portability (up to 4 hours per charge)
  • Custom Vehicle Icons let you personalize your navigator (Learn more)
  • Integrated Antenna for a slim form factor
  • Where Am I? — instantly shows you all of the emergency services nearby (Learn More)

Which nüvi is Best for You?:
Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators

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New – Improved Interface

One of Garmin’s key product philosophies is to make extremely complex technology easy to use for anyone right out of the box, and perhaps nowhere is that better exemplified than in the user interface for Garmin’s portable navigation devices.

Garmin’s interface is a key to their success part of what makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map updates as you navigate.

This year, Garmin has redesigned its interface to include much more useful information.

Old Interface

200 series ui

New Interface

2x5 Series UI

New – HotFix™ – aka: Satellite Ephemeris Data Prediction

hotfix Your GPS device locks onto transmissions from a dedicated network of Satellites in order to determine its position.  Until the device gets a “lock” on three satellites, it can’t effectively navigate, so decreasing the time it takes for your device to get “satellite lock” is always a goal of GPS manufacturers. With Garmin’s new HotFix technology, your Garmin GPS remembers the position of all satellites it is tracking when you turn it off, and calculates their movements in order to predict where they should be the next time you turn it on. This gives the device an idea of where it should look for satellites, and dramatically decreases the time it takes for your Garmin to get its position and start navigating. HotFix can predict satellite positions for up to 3 days after the device was last turned off.

Using Garmin’s unique Web site — Garmin Connect Photos — users can choose from millions of geo-located photos provided by Google’s Panoramio photo sharing community and download them to the nüvi for a richer navigation experience using pictures as a guide.

New – Navigate by Photo

Using Garmin’s unique Web site — Garmin Connect Photos — users can choose from millions of geo-located photos provided by Google’s Panoramio photo sharing community and download them to the nüvi for a richer navigation experience using pictures as a guide.
  • Choose from Panoramio’s collection of photos from around the world.
  • Easy to use interface displays photos on Google Maps.
  • Search for photos by location name or map area boundary.
  • Transfer photos directly from Garmin Connect to device with the Garmin Communicator.
  • View photos in Google Earth.
  • Supports Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+ on Windows and Mac.

New – 3D Terrain Maps

Shaded relief terrain maps show you when to expect hills, mountains, forests and other natural features. Topographic terrain maps are viewable when using the 2D “birds-eye” view.

New – Send Addresses Directly from Google Maps or Mapquest

tching to try out a new restaurant, or setting off on a road trip to locate the best toffee apples on the east coast? Now, it’s easy to search for locations on Google Maps or Mapquest, then transfer the addresses directly to your Garmin GPS navigator.
  1. Hook up your Garmin to the computer via it’s USB port
  2. Search for the location you want
  3. Click the Send link in the info window for the address. That will bring up a popup “Send to” form.
  4. Pick GPS, then pick Garmin and hit the “Send” button. 

The address will instantly transfer to your Garmin device, The point will be saved as one of your favorites, and you can navigate to it or view it on a map just like with any other favorite.

The process does require a small plugin, which you can get at Garmin’s website at http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3739. You can send business addresses to your Garmin device from these countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
Search for the location you want.

 Pick “Send to GPS”.

 Go!

Traffic-Capable for Either FM Traffic or Enhanced MSN Direct Content

MSN Direct Enhanced Traffic and Content

traffic reports With an optional receiver, you can access enhanced dynamic content from the MSN Direct service. Check the weather, avoid traffic backups, compare local gas prices, get enhanced movie listings, stock information, news and local events when you travel with your unit. Even plan trips from the convenience of your computer, via Windows Live Local, and wirelessly send custom to your nüvi.

Check out a full description of MSN Direct content features, or a coverage map for MSN Direct services.

A 3-month subscription to MSN Direct is included with the receiver. After that, subscription fees are $49.95 per year, or $129.95 for a lifetime subscription.

FM Traffic

TMC traffic service coverage map With an optional receiver, you can get alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you’ll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you’re forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nüvi’s sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.

In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous — there’s no waiting for scheduled traffic news updates or random alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are received via a “silent” FM data channel, you can still listen to music or news programming on your car radio without interference from incoming FM traffic data transmissions.

A 3-month subscription to TMC Clear Channel’s Total Traffic Network is included with the receiver. For more information on subscription fees, coverage in individual cities, and traffic data networks in the United Kingdom and Europe, check the Garmin website.

Where Am I?

On any nüvi (including this one), you can just tap “Where Am I?” to find the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates.

First-Rate Map Data


nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.
 The nüvi comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps for all of North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.

In addition, nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs

Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.

Garmin Lock

Garmin’s patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location

Beyond Navigation

Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer.


Navigation is just the beginning. The nüvi 2×5 models features travel tools including a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.

This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via microSD card, such as the  Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs.  For Accessory Map Cards and Travel Guides the Units Feature: a MicroSD Card Slot on the 3.5 inch Units, and an SD Card Slot on the 4.3 inch Units.

Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.

Trick Your GPS Ride

custom vehicle icons
Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS.
See more icon option		 All Garmin nüvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle’s position on the map.

Notes

  • Optional software for language translation, detailed travel guides, and savings programs allow you to customize your nüvi to fit your travel needs
  • Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.

Which nüvi is Best for You?

Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.

 Screen
Size
inches
(w x h)
 Included Maps
 Text-to-Speech
(Directions in
Real Street
Names)
 Traffic
 Bluetooth
 Media

 3D Terrain
Maps
 Photo
Navigation
 FM Transmitter
(audio through
car stereo
system)		 Multi-
Point
Routing
 Battery
life
(hours)
Cont. U.S.,
Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico		 AK and
Canada		 Europe
nüvi 200 2.8 x 2.1
 check Photos
 up to 5
nüvi 200w 3.81 x 2.25
 check Photos
 up to 5
nüvi 250 2.8 x 2.1
 check check Photos up to 5
nüvi 250w 3.81 x 2.25
 check check Photos up to 5
nüvi 260 2.8 x 2.1
 check check check Photos up to 5
nüvi 260w 3.81 x 2.25 check check check Photos up to 5
nüvi 270 2.8 x 2.1
 check check check Photos up to 5
nüvi 205 2.8 x 2.1 check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 Photos check check up to 4
nüvi 205W 3.81 x 2.25 check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 Photos check check up to 4
nüvi 255 2.8 x 2.1 check check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 Photos check check up to 4
nüvi 255W
 3.81 x 2.25 check check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 Photos check check up to 4
nüvi 350 2.8 x 2.1
 check check check FM (with opt.
receiver)		 Photos, MP3s
 up to 8
nüvi 360 2.8 x 2.1
 check check check FM (with opt.
receiver)		 check Photos, MP3s up to 8
nüvi 370 2.8 x 2.1 check check check check FM (receiver
included)
 check Photos, MP3s up to 8
nüvi 650 3.81 x 2.25
 check check check FM (with opt.
receiver)		 Photos, MP3s up to 7
nüvi 660
 3.81 x 2.25
 check check check FM (receiver
included)
 check Photos, MP3s check up to 7
nüvi 670
 3.81 x 2.25
 check check check check FM (receiver
included)		 check Photos, MP3s check up to 7
nüvi 680 3.81 x 2.25
 check check check MSN (receiver
included;
1-year free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
 check Photos, MP3s check up to 7
nüvi 750
 3.81 x 2.25
 check check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
 Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nüvi 760 3.81 x 2.25
 check check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nüvi 770 3.81 x 2.25
 check check check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nüvi 780 3.81 x 2.25 check check MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free)
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nüvi 850
 3.81 x 2.25 check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 Photos, MP3s check check up to 4
nüvi 880
 3.81 x 2.25 check check check MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 check Photos, MP3s check check up to 4
nüvi 5000
 4.5 x 2.7 check check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)		 check check external
battery
only

Basic MSN Direct Content Features
traffic reports Traffic Reports
  • Find the best route through traffic. Your GPS device uses MSN Direct traffic data to select the best route for you to avoid traffic congestion.
  • Check traffic flow. Know at a glance where to expect slowdowns in traffic.
  • Get accident warnings. Receive warnings about accidents, road closures, and construction in the area that may affect you.
Gas Prices Gas Prices
  • Compare local gas prices. See a list of recent gas prices in your area and an indication of how recently the prices were reported.
  • Find your way to the savings. Once you find the best price in your area, use your navigation system to guide you to the gas station.
Weather Reports Weather Reports
  • Stay on top of current conditions. View the current weather conditions in your area, including today’s high and low temperatures, chances of precipitation, and more.
  • View the three-day forecast, Plan ahead by checking the three-day weather forecast for your area.
  • Check weather in other cities. See current weather conditions in major cities across the country.
movie times Movie Times
  • Search for a movie. Find the theaters in your coverage area that are showing the movie you want to see.
  • See which movies are playing. View which movies are playing in your coverage area or at your favorite theater.
  • See show times and get directions. Once you find a show you want to see, check the show times and use your GPS device to guide you to the theater.
Enhanced MSN Direct Content
Web Favorites Web Favorites (Send custom destinations to your GPS with Live Search Maps)
  • Powerful trip planning: Use Live Search Maps on your computer to look up an address, search for a business, or plan a trip
  • Choose your favorite location, and then MSN Direct delivers the address, phone number, and more straight to your navigation system.
  • Visit Live Search Maps at http://maps.live.com.
Local Events Local Events
  • See what’s happening near you. Find nearby events to see what’s happening in your area.
  • Find the events that interest you. Browse events sorted by category.
  • Search for an event. Get details about a particular event.
Stock Quotes Stock Quotes
  • Watch the stocks that interest you. Select stocks that you want to keep an eye on, and then see regularly updated stock prices and daily changes.
  • Get a little more detail. Touch a stock in your list to see daily highs, lows, and trading volume.
News Headlines News Headlines
  • Browse the headlines at a glance. See breaking news and other major news stories of the day.
  • Read more details. Select a headline to read all the details about the news story on your navigation system.
MSN Direct Coverage Map

Get detailed info for your Zip Code at the MSN Direct website.

MSN Direct Coverage Map

Product Description
Garmin International is pleased to announce the nuvi 205 and nuvi 255 affordable GPS navigators. With easy to use touchscreen displays, both models can route to addresses, restaurants, hotels and more with turn by turn directions and voice guidance. nuvi 205 will say Turn right in 500 feet, while nuvi 255 will include text to speech which will prompt you to Turn right on Main Street. New appealing features include MSN Direct compatibility, HotFix, Garmin Connect Photos, digital elevation maps, automatic time zone updates and smoother map updates. Nuvi 205 and nuvi 255 are compatible with Garmin¿s optional MSN Direct receiver /GDB 55. This new MSN Direct receiver provides premium content such as traffic updates, weather, gas prices, enhanced movie listings, stock info, news, local events and a send to GPS feature for trip planning. This accessory will be available third quarter of 2008. Nuvi 205 is the most affordable option, with mapping coverage of the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. It offers five million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. nuvi 255 has broader map coverage it comes preloaded with City Navigator NT road maps for North America1 and six million points of interest. The map data for both units is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium quality mapping.

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13 Responses to “Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator”

  1. Mackenzie Says:
    July 10th, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    Let me set the scene for you: I arrive in Los Angeles at the airport, turn on my GPS system and instantly am ready to navigate. I then spend two days driving around Los Angeles not knowing where anything is located and haven’t gotten lost once…

    The nuvi 255, as in my review title, is everything you need. Don’t spend more because you think you’ll need to talk for navigation or that you want to connect to some navigation service or whatever else they’re selling. This is a small, FAST, device that you can easily carry with you when it isn’t in your car. And folks, that’s part of a portable GPS system: you can take it with you so it doesn’t get stolen.

    I will give the following heads-up. The first time you calibrate the GPS system, it may take up to 10 MINUTES. Be patient, stand in a large open field, and don’t move the device. Just let it sit. After that initial setup, you’ll be walking on sunshine. Second, charging the device is easy. All you need is a standard USB cable that is used for most electronics. The downside, it doesn’t show a progress bar on the screen as to when a charge is complete. Third, when you turn it on, make sure you have clear views of the sky from all directions. Otherwise, the system may not initialize properly. Plus, if you’re in a city with tall buildings, you may be out of luck for getting signal (i.e. NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago). Normally, the difficultly comes from initially turning it on. After that, it’s great.

    This device is FAST in recalculating routes. Mere seconds and boom, you’re back on track. No downtime whatsoever. This is really amazing.

    You are given the option of navigation as a pedestrian or in a car. That is really great if you’re on foot. You can easily switch between the two.

    NOW… my word of advice. SPEND THE MONEY to get the 255 with the “text-to-speech.” When you’re driving in traffic in an unfamiliar place, you don’t want to have to constantly look over to read the street names on the device then find them on the street. It is worth the extra cash.

    All-in-all, I would recommend this to anyone and everyone. As I said to a friend today, it isn’t often that I buy a piece of electronics equipment and have my expectations met and surpassed. As I continue to use it, new things continue to amaze me.

  2. Gitano Says:
    July 10th, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    I purchased the Nuvi 255 as a replacement for my Nuvi 350. There is nothing wrong with the 350Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech. The 255Garmin Nuvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator has safety features I want which include “Where Am I” that gives your location by street address, city, state, zip code, nearest intersection and coordinates. This is important in an emergency in a strange and/or unfamiliar location. Another safety feature is the display of the posted speed limit directly above your actual speed. This helps to avoid tickets and reminds one about safe driving.

    Other improvements include a brighter clearer display, revised touch screen graphics, an arrow indicating direction of next turn and a TTS voice that sounds like a real person instead of an elocution professor.

    The 255 also has a world clock, unit converter, calculator and photo
    display.

    In closing, I saved the best feature for last–the GPS function is fast, flawless and exact.

  3. Madden Says:
    July 10th, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    My son, who does not drive, wanted a GPS because most of his friends, who DO drive, don’t have one. He thinks of it, along with some gas money, as his contribution to the trip. Since it was dad’s money paying for it, I decided to give him my nuvi 260 so that I could get a 255 with its ability to make use of traffic information. (I’ve just ordered the receiver and will report on that aspect later.)

    I’m not quite sure how to review a GPS. The 255 makes the fourth GPS in out family. The others are the Garmin nuvi 200, 260, 260w. Since there are so many makes and models on the market and few people will own multiple GPSs, the most helpful information would be areas in which a particular unit was found to be lacking. I’ve never found any of these units to be lacking. Other than the well reported difficulties they sometimes have locating satellites (the 255 seems a bit better in this regard), there’s nothing about the Garmins that would make me want to try a different brand.

    People debate about the 255’s voices. Many prefer the 260’s voices. My wife is one of them. I find the 255’s voices similar to the 260’s, except that I miss Emily. She and I have grown close over the months we’ve been together, but, alas, she was unable to make the jump to the 255. The format of the voice files must have changed. The .vpm files on the 260 are 10+kb, where those on the 255 are about 2kb and Emily was not offered as a download. So, Emily is no more. She was not included on the 255 and I could not get the voice file from the 260 to work on the 255.

    I find pluses and minuses to the new interface. I’m not fond of the speed function because it takes up a lot of real estate and isn’t reliable. I traveled Route 119 from Route 2 in Acton, MA, to Route 495 in Littleton, a main drag. The speed limit varies from a high of 50 to a low of 25, but the 255 showed a constant 45, so I would not rely on the 255 to warn me of speed traps.

    I DO like the new distance and direction of turn indicator. It’s convenient seeing the arrow indicating the direction of the turn right next to the distance indicator.

    I do NOT like the new way the keypad changes from upper to lower case after the first character of a name is entered.

    I WISH there were an option for a QWERTY keyboard layout.

    I WISH Garmin would allow zip code entry in addition to City and State.

    About 30 seconds after the 260’s on/off switch is placed in the lock position, the screen dims and the voice goes silent. This is a very convenient way to silence the unit when traveling a well known road and bringing it back with a minimum of fuss when needed. On the 255, the screen goes dim, but the voice is no longer silent. It’s necessary to go through menus to make the unit quiet. This means that there is no longer an easy way to silence the 255 since pressing menus is too dangerous to attempt when the car is moving.

    But the quibbles are minor. They’re not enough to make me remove a star.

    Garmin makes a fine, accurate unit. I’ve stopped all but the most cursory glances at maps prior to making trips. I’m happy to let the unit send me on its merry way. (There’s a movie here where someone figures out how to reprogram GPSs, luring victims into out of the way places. “Dear, are you sure the way to the mall is through the cemetary?”) Just last night it showed me a new way to a place I’d been visiting for years and never used the GPS to guide me because I knew the way there. (Ah, so *that’s* where that road goes!)

    Now, if only I could figure a way to get Emily back…

    Added in edit: Another thing I REALLY LIKE about the 255 over the 260…
    When you’re driving down the road, the title bar of the 260 will often say something like “Continuing on Route nnn”. On that same stretch of road, the title bar of the 255 will have the name of the next turn/exit/route. That is, once you’re where you’re supposed to be, the 255 immediately displays the name of the next road.

  4. Ummi Says:
    July 10th, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Love it!
    My Garmin Nuvi 255 is the best thing ever! It is taking me places I’ve never been to before, just because I didn’t know how to get there!

  5. Anonymous Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 1:51 am

    1.0 out of 5 stars
    GPS Never Worked Right!!!
    I bought this GPS over six months ago and it has never worked right. It may be because I mistakenly “skipped” the initial satellite search during set up.

  6. Gambhiri Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 2:01 am

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Nice unit, a little too quiet.
    This GPS unit works great. It always gets you where your going. The one issue we have with it is it’s a little too quiet.

  7. Biton Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 2:33 am

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    very happy
    I am very happy with this product. This is our third navigator and by far the best.
    Easy to use and understand.

  8. Dustine Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 3:52 am

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Excellent Unit – Here are Answers for “Problems”
    This GPS works exactly as expected. The remote button attaches easily to the steering wheel. Wait until the green indicator shows up on the screen.

  9. Heloise Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 6:51 am

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Garmin Beats Usinig a Map
    I would give Garmin 5 stars but it still doesn’t find all the best routes.
    Speaking wise it is excellent. Display wise also excellent. Ease of use also excellent.

  10. Vic Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 11:51 am

    3.0 out of 5 stars
    Like it, but …
    I like our new Nuvi; works as it should and gets you where you want to go. Bit it seems a bit clumsy in the interfaces.

  11. Baina Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Fun Little Toy
    My girlfriend bought me this Nuvi for christmas and it has been a fun toy for me to play with. A couple of the features I really like are estimated time to arrival, it shows you…

  12. Ye Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Road Toad
    For the money, this Garmin GPS is as good as it gets. The GSI is quite accurate(probably close than my speedometer) The maps and estimated time of arrival are close(provided…

  13. Meztli Says:
    July 12th, 2009 at 1:15 am

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Cannot get lost
    I guess you’ve read all about the nuvi 255 from the previous owners. All I have to add is that there should be a way to program the trip you are taking in advance.

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