After buying the garmin 245 i have used it in various locations and have had a more relaxed driving experience knowing that i have directional support to my destination. Has increased and i treat this as an added bonus.
Got to say so far so good going to try europe in three weeks, but at.
Pros
- never get lost again
- Some very irritating snags
- Garmin Sat Nav 245
Cons
- Please don't buy from AVIDES
Negative Review of Garmin Nuvi 245W 4.3" Sat Nav with UK and Western Europe Maps
Please don't buy from avides. This product was advertised as a 245wt and yet when it arrived i couldn't see any way of getting the traffic updates, and i had a couple of other questions/problems, so here's what i emailed to avides:1) the outside of the box says it's a nuvi 245wt, but the sat nav itself just says 245w, have i got the wrong one?2) the manual inside is for a 205w, shouldn't this be for the 245wt?3) there is no installation disk or, manual on disk, in fact any disk at all, is this correct?4) there's no usb cable so how do i connect it to update the maps?5) there is a cable with it which might be a traffic receiver but the connector looks similar to headphone jack, however the only sockets on the sat nav itself are an sd socket and a usb connection. How is this used?i then spent about a month and about 20 emails going backwards and forwards to them trying to get answers to these questions, which i never did. I eventually sent it back asking for a refund, and even then they couldn't do that straight away (though i now have the money back), they had more stupid comments and even wanted me to sign a software agreement form of some kind, which i refused to sign (amazon customer services - thanks - also agreed that i shouldn't sign it). So here is my advice, please do not buy anything from avides.
Their customer service is rubbish and they can't even answer a few simple questions. They're almost as bad as ntl - i'm sure some reading this will know what i mean. The 245w is a reasonable, basic sat nav (yes i did try it a bit) but the one i received had problems and seemed to have important bits missing. I'm off to buy a tomtom with my refund money :).
Features of Garmin Nuvi 245W 4.3" Sat Nav with UK and Western Europe Maps
- Preloaded mapping for Western Europe including UK/Ireland with 60-day latest maps guarantee
- EcoRoute(TM) software, which finds you the most fuel-efficient route to save fuel and money
- Built-in Cyclops(TM) database contains the locations of fixed, mobile, temporary and red light speed cameras
- Where am I? emergency locator shows your exact position and key services nearby
- Photo navigation guides you to the scene in a location-tagged photograph, without needing the address
Garmin nüvi 245 widescreen sat navPreloaded City Navigator™ NT mapping for Western EuropeVehicle suction cup mountDashboard discQuick start manual
Garmin Sat Nav 245. Got to say so far so good going to try europe in three weeks, but at.
Product Info
- Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 2 x 7.4 cm ; 150 g
- Boxed-product Weight: 499 g
- Batteries 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
- Item model number: 245W
- ASIN: B003JCYAX4
Conclusion of Garmin Nuvi 245W 4
Works fine but the oral instructions are not sufficiently clear - eg 'turn right' may come too early or too late and has caused me to go round in circles several times. Got to say so far so good going to try europe in three weeks, but at.
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