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 Good for the price November 18, 2008
Pros: Price, touch screen, Text to speech
Cons: No apparent updates, maps are old, not always best route
First, it took some time to charge out the box - you have to charge via USB cable or your cars AC adapter (I decided just to buy an outlet adapter for a few bucks so can now charge from an outlet). The satellite connection seems reasonable and it typically is a good unit for finding addresses. There are a few it cannot find and I usually find a close POI and navigate to that (I first find the address on an online map so I know where to go once I reach the POI). I have noticed it will give some weird directions - if you are familiar with the area you know to ignore it. For instance, where I live RTE 53 South will basically become I290 but this thing tried to have me follow the signs for RTE 53 which would have me exit I290 and then it was going to re-route me back to I290 where if I just stay on the highway I'm fine. It does re-calc the route pretty quickly which is nice. I haven't been able to get mine to play music, but it did show pictures. I don't know how useful those features are while driving, i.e. I don't know if you play music if it's going to revert to GPS mode when you need to make a turn. I did try the power save but that apparently requires you to turn the unit back on - it doesn't automatically turn back on when you get close to your next turn so you have to remember to do that. It also is hard to hear sometimes even on the loudest setting. It does seem to find destinations fairly well although there have been times when it has been slightly off (for instance telling me to turn left when I can see my destination was to my right).
Bottom Line: Great for the price, but you may want to check online maps prior and then input the destination on this unit and review the route to make sure it's at least close before you head out.
 AVOID at all cost August 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Item lasted about 1 week. Sent it to Nextar for repair/replacement. They sent me a replacement and it lasted about a week and went dead.
A good replacement for the broken C3 under warrant July 24, 2008
I got it as a replacement for my broken C3 under warrant. I only tried it once and found the TTS works very well. For the GPS function, it's better than the C3 and my Tomtom one. For the price and service, Nextar is better than the Tomtom that I bought last year. Recommended.
Great customer service on this product June 29, 2008
This has been a great GPS system. We did have a problem with the screen after 90 days and thought that the company would not warranty it, but they were very responsive & actually sent us a new one right before we went on vacation.
 Its alright May 6, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I cant find an update for the maps!! As advertised. The box comes with a cable to connect to the internet, I dont want to use the mp3 option. To put it lightly, I am a country boy in california who knows a lot about back roads, and this thing always tries to take me to the freeway, highway, or interstate! The options in the settings are: Major, Less turns, Fastest, Which some roads I noticed that have been established for 4+ years are not on this thing! Instructions in the book dont tell you nothing about "updating maps" We read it over and over and come up with the name of the program Nextar uses, but when you sign up for automatic updates..... nothing! Nothing at all, you have to choose your language, plus the product you bought.... which is not on thier list x3-02. I have been waiting several months for an update notice..... I guess I have to drive MY way and not the GPS way, and keep going "off road"--- "make a u- turn" untill the TTS gets its way!
I will say, I sent my 2 girls to Sacremento..... everytime I plugged the address in, the TTS lady will get you there! I tried myself several times in the 2-3 months I owned it, TTS gets you there, but what about the roads that have been established for 4 YEARS? No Updates?????
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