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 My First GPS November 19, 2008
I purchased the referb Magellan Maestro 4250, great price. I read reviews of others and decided to go with the 4250. The unit worked great for a day then stopped !!! I checked the website and D/L the firmware upgrade and installed it, no problems with the upgrade install. The unit has performed very well. I have a 90 day free traffic alert but so far I havn't needed it. The routes it calculates are pretty good. You may know a quicker shortcut but this will get you where you want to go. Double check the ST address, the unit is so-so on left or right side of the street. It recalculates directions quickly if you miss a turn or change plans. The female voice pronounces st names better than I would. Over all I am very happy with it and recommend it. This is my 1st GPS and I use it more than I thought I would.
 Excellent value for your money November 19, 2008
Based on previous reviews, I upgraded the firmware to the latest after registering the GPS on the Magellan web site (f/w upgrade is free). I chose to hold off on the $80 map update until I see what's lacking in my area - so far, no problems with missing or inaccurate information on the maps. I love the integrated AAA Tourbook incl. descriptions & ratings of restaurants, hotels and attractions. I've used that feature extensively when traveling and it saves a lot of time when trying to find a good place to eat in an unfamiliar city.
As of this date, there's no better value for your money. The Magellan 4250 is advertised for double the price I paid at local merchants.
Recommended (this is my first GPS) November 19, 2008
This is my first GPS and I like it because of its friendly menus, large screen and because Suzi (that's how I call the nice lady who talks to me) is a great company :)
Few issues: the first time I used it, it didn't locate itself and I needed to call the customer support (very patient, 10). Also, after turning it on it takes too long for it to locate itself (3-4 minutes).
Great Deal (just $130 from Amazon for refurbished product that seems to me new)
Good Customer Service and GPS November 18, 2008
This is my 8th GPS at the last 5 years. I think I'm getting a best GPS now on both the GPS itself and Customer Service from Magellan. The GPS loaded with 1Q 2007 map which is very up to day. The GPS position locked in 10-15 sec. Text to Speech on street name clear and the speaker is very loud. Voice Command is only a good toy, fun to try but the control is very limited. Routing is one of the best I have used, It keep you on the main street and re-rout is take less than 5 sec. It doesn't tell you make a U-turn on a busy street. I saw a lot of bad review on Magellan Customer Service, but I have to call and email to them 3 times. The 1st time is my 1st unit working for only 3 days and it doesn't found the GPS signal. I called on Saturday afternoon hope it will be some one will pick up the phone, it does in 2 min. The customer service rep help me teated the unit on the phone end up give me a RA# for repair, email from Magellan with all information in a short time after I get off the phone. Shipped unit back for repair and when I call to follow up the repair, they pick up the phone in 3 min and told me the replacement unit was shipped out, also received email later. Turnaround time is little long (2 weeks)! I have to email customer service one more time because the traffic subscription I enter to the old unit get exchanged to the new one without it. I email on Wednesday night and Customer Service call me back the next day morning and email another code to me at the same day. Good service I don't think I can ask more!
Magellan Maestro GPS November 18, 2008
The Magellan Maestro 4250 is an excellent product! Turn by turn is very accurate. Very easy to set up and program. The voice is understandable and the click for each move is a great help when navigating unfamiliar roads. The colors on the large screen are vivid. If you plan to use your GPS on a day-to-day basis, you should buy the updated maps.
I recommend this product.
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