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Sam
Regina, SK
Oct 26, 2011
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GARMIN 1370 REVIEW
Cons: download of map update difficult / non-functional?
Purchased a Garmin 1370 for use in Italy in fall 2011. Product performed perfectlyboth for highway and city use. All functions worked as advertized including speed limit, traffic cameras and possible route delays. I can certainly read a paper map well, but would have been much more difficult and time consuming to try to navigate in the larger cities like Rome and Modena. Product is highly recommended. Only difficult encountered was downloading map updates from the Garmin website.
Recommend? YES
13 viewers found this helpful.
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Baker
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Oct 5, 2011
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EXCELLENT UNIT
I purchased this unit for a vacation trip to Italy. It worked extremely well, with clear indications of which lane to be in, with lots of lead time. The beeping of potential radar speed traps was aggravating as it appears they are programmed sometimes for below the actual speed limit. (Which by the way, they do not respect in Italy anyway.
Recommend? YES
14 viewers found this helpful.
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eisenheini
Woodstock, GA
Sep 22, 2011
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GARMIN NUVI 1370T
Cons: no lifetime maps availalble.
I have used the Nuvi 370 before and this unit is simular in functionality.
Recommend? YES
20 viewers found this helpful.
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Travelgirl91
Hamilton, ON
Sep 22, 2011
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MAKES DRIVING IN EUROPE WORRY FREE & ENTERTAINING
Very easy to use & accurate 95% of the time (traveled through Germany, Holland & Belgium). Only glitches occur in situations where i.e. there are electronically raised/lowered poles blocking off downtown streets (as was the case in Den Haag/The Hague). Excellent to source restaurants, banks, & even a Peugeot dealer to replace a busted mirror on our rental car. Loved the fact that all speed limits were indicated & radar sites were announced (permanent & mobile). The entertainment results from mispronounced names along the way - we were loathe to change our German Steffi as she added lots of laughter to our travels.
Recommend? YES
17 viewers found this helpful.
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Jennifer
Ottawa, Ont
Sep 18, 2011
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GARMIN NUVI 1370T
Pros: touch screen works great, screen layout is great
Cons: concerned about getting map updates
This is my first GPS (and I am not very technologically savy) and it seems to be working fine. Had some trouble trying to update the maps. Seems my computer does not have enought room?? Probably me.. see explaination above. Bought it for the North America and European maps. I have a trip to Europe next year, but used it in Alberta for a trip to the Rockies. Was excellent at finding gas stations, food, shopping, etc close by. Was very useful to a new area to locate places. Gets a little confused when leaving parking lots and takes a few minutes to find current location when you arrive at a new place (such as in Calgary.. took 10 mins and a few reboots to change from my address in Ottawa to Clagary.. same on return home). Looking forward to using it in Europe. Delivery was exremely fast (ordered Friday, arrived Monday)
Recommend? YES
25 viewers found this helpful.
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KG
Ontario
Sep 17, 2011
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GPS
Helped us a lot when we were in Europe!
Recommend? YES
17 viewers found this helpful.
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SJS
California
Sep 5, 2011
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SHIPPED QUICKLY, UNIT TAKES A LONG TIME TO SYNC UP
Pros: good instructions
Cons: time consuming to get satellite data
I received the unit within just a few days! That was great! The Garmin Nuvi 1370T works very well, even in Europe. However, it takes a very long time to sync up (as much as 30 minutes) and if you don't have it fully charged, that can be a problem.
Recommend? YES
15 viewers found this helpful.
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MGS
Canada
Aug 2, 2011
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UNRELIABLE
Cons: random malfunctions, terrible touch screen
At first liked the gps alot. used it at home in canada no problems. trying to use it in europe however had more problems. several occasions gps would not boot up so were trying to navigate through central france mountain roads blindly. Not good! this was a random problem that was not related to level of charge... When it was working it often recommeded leaving main highway in favour of small side roads that didnt make sense. Opted for good old fashion maps and made it home safely. Touch screen is awful. takes alot of pressure to engage then image scrolls across screen and out of view. Dissapointing purchase.
Recommend? NO
51 viewers found this helpful.
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KT
Edmonton, AB
Jul 20, 2011
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EXCELLENT FOR EUROPE VACATIONS
Used in Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland. Worked amazingly well, even on the little off-roads in Scotland. Easy to find points of interest. Gave excellent descriptions for directions. Sometimes found it hard to believe the instructions we were given, but were sorry when we didn't! It was right every time, except once. Used the British "Daniel" for our language selection and the pronunciation was always easy to understand. Would highly recommend for a European vacation.
Recommend? YES
61 viewers found this helpful.
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carl
NY
Jul 8, 2011
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NOT ENOUGH MEMORY FOR THE MAPS IT SHOULD COME WITH
Pros: design
Cons: cannot store the maps it should come with!!
This is my second Nuvi device I own with maps for both Europe and the US. The first one was the Nuvi 670 which stopped responding to screen touch after 2 years.
The very big complaint I have is with the map storage capacity (in both models). The original 670 came pre-loaded with maps for Europe and US which needed to be updated immediately after I bought it, but the software gave only the choice updating only ONE of the maps. I spent countless hours on the computer and then on the phone until I got updates for both maps. NOW, with the 1370, I tried to update both maps as soon as I brought it home and the BRAND new device doesn't have enough memory to store both maps!!!! In other words I payed extra for a device that should come with BOTH maps but it has memory for only ONE update!!!! I spent again many hours trying to download the maps and then I called Garmin and they said that the device doesn't have enough memory (TO HOLD WHAT it is SUPPOSED to hold!) and they said that I must go and buy a storage card! SO I think that this device is sold by Garmin and they know that it doesn't do what it is supposed to do! Is this consumer's fraud? I don't know, but I'm really disappointed (for the second time)
Recommend? NO
64 viewers found this helpful.
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travelguy
Vancouver, BC
Jul 7, 2011
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EUROPEAN MAPS LEAVE LOTS TO BE DESIRED
Pros: good battery life, nice screen, quick startup
Cons: poor european maps
I bought this unit to use on a recent trip to Protugal and Spain. The maps were outdated and the pronunciation of the street names completely unintelligible. I have had no problems using it in Canada.
Recommend? YES
84 viewers found this helpful.
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Phil
Montreal
Jul 2, 2011
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GARMIN NUVI 1370T
Pros: speed limit indication was usually accurate.
Excellent unit. I purchased it for a road trip from Paris to Rome and it did the job. I'm happy with it.
Recommend? YES
64 viewers found this helpful.
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Guy
Toronto
Jul 1, 2011
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GARMIN NUVI
Having a hard time getting Garmin to work properly. The Garmin site is user friendly but when you do what it says the product stops working- updating maps.
Recommend? NO
62 viewers found this helpful.
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JZ
San Francisco bay area
Jun 28, 2011
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUVI 1370T
Pros: give lane indications. realtime routing.
Cons: lose signal in big city, such as sf.
The good thing is the GPS provide real time routing to avoid traffic jams. It also give lane indications for turns and exits. The problem is that the lane indication shows up too early, and may cause driver take pre-mature turn or exit. There is no warning/attention tone/beep before the speech.
Recommend? NO OPINION
64 viewers found this helpful.
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Handyandy
Lethbridge, AB
Jun 27, 2011
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GARMIN NUVI 1370T
Cons: no lifetime maps.
According to the peple I gifted this to it works great, they like the rerouting around traffic jams and the preloaded europe maps. They have gotten to a few hard to find destinations with ease.
Recommend? YES
74 viewers found this helpful.
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BH
Sask
Jun 27, 2011
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A-Z
Had some problems with downloading up dates.Could be more seamless. It would be nice to speak to a "real live person" when getting technical help. Would like to have street names spoken when using British English. The URL given in the manual was my.garmin.com whereas the required URL was mygarmin.com
Recommend? YES
69 viewers found this helpful.
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Ron
Westborough, MA
Jun 27, 2011
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GREAT FOR GETTING AROUND SWEDEN
Pros: affordable way to navigate europe
Cons: loves slow side roads rather than the quickest way
I've owned several Garmin GPS systems over the years, and I was impressed with how seamless it was to drive around Sweden. I even bought the City Xplorer for Stockholm, which came in quite handy on several occasions, although it took a bit of getting used to. This is a great product if you plan to drive around Scandinavia, and I presume the rest of Europe which I didn't try.
As with other Garmin products, though, it loves to route me through obscure side roads in order to save a few tenths of a mile, even though they have lots of stoplights and slow speed limits. (Yes, I did select fastest route.)
Recommend? YES
64 viewers found this helpful.
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joe
new york
Jun 23, 2011
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1370T GPS
Pros: large screen, easy to use
Cons: no truck route mode
like it , but no truck route, cant use it in my truck it will put me on a road that ill get ticketed, only good for a car
Recommend? YES
70 viewers found this helpful.
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Ed
New York
Jun 9, 2011
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I LOVE IT!
It's simply the best GPS I ever had.
Recommend? YES
70 viewers found this helpful.
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Brad
Winnipeg, Canada
Jun 2, 2011
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GARMIN GPS
Pros: clear display, excellent european maps
Cons: battery hog
Worked as expected. I already own a Garmin and bought this one because it had both European maps and North American maps preloaded. I used it in Italy, Austria and France and it always provided me with good directions. I found it to be harder on batteries compared to my other one. When they advertise 4 hours, they really mean a 4 hour limit.
Recommend? YES
70 viewers found this helpful.
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G.H.
Toronto
May 26, 2011
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NUVI 1370T, EASY TO USE IN EUROPE.
Pros: easy to use,good display. excellent gps.
Cons: no real time warning when a highway is closed.
We bought this GPS for our trip in Europe. Before leaving we updated the European maps and programmed all the addresses we wanted to go to.In the beginning we were not able to get satellite signal but when we change the "Home" position from Canada to Germany, the GPS works fine. Although we were told by friends who owned GPSs not to rely 100% on the GPS, in this trip we count on the GPS instructions and arrived at our destinations with no problems, even in small cities in Germany, Netherlands and Czech Republic. We just wished there is a real time warning when a section of highway is closed for repairs. The GPS was able to guide us out and continue our trip although it took longer time to our destination.
Recommend? YES
78 viewers found this helpful.
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John
Toronto
May 9, 2011
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VERY POOR BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS
The item works well until I talk to someone over bluetooth. I am VERY disappointed in the bluetooth. My old Garmin had fairly good sound quality for those listening to me on my cell. This one is totally unacceptable and I'm going to have to disengage the bluetooth and use my own bluetooth headset. Even the speaking of drections sounds far worse than my frst Garmin.
Recommend? NO
82 viewers found this helpful.
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Pierre-Paul Fiset
Granby Quebec Canada J2J 2A9
May 3, 2011
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TRUCK ROUTE
Pros: we like the diving help on 1370t
Cons: lost of our truck route option and we can even buy
Whe already own a Garmin model 650 nuvi and buying a new one we tought we would improve our system. But in this 1370 T model we lost the truck route option as we drive a Motorhome across North America. Consequently we have to drive with both systems to avoid any bad surprises as bridges etc...... We cannot even buy that option and add it to the 1370T. Bad buy for us.
Recommend? NO OPINION
95 viewers found this helpful.
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brian
mississauga,ontario
May 2, 2011
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NUVI 1370T
Cons: updating maps with in a month not good
good size,easy to mount
Recommend? YES
73 viewers found this helpful.
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Steven
Rockville, MD.
Apr 29, 2011
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MOUNTING AND RE-MOUNTING.
I just purchased a Garmin 1370T to use it at home in US and when we visit Europe.If I mount it in my car, can I remove the unit and re-mount it in Europe?. Should I use it as hand-held unit without mounting?
Recommend? YES
86 viewers found this helpful.
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GPS JUNKIE
NEW YORK
Apr 22, 2011
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GARMIN 1370T
Cons: power connector in back < would prefer on side
VERY FAST DELIVERY< SO FAR ITS BEEN ONE MONTH AND ALL IT OK
Recommend? YES
87 viewers found this helpful.
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Jean-Bernard
Québec
Mar 29, 2011
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GOOD PIECE OF KIT
Pros: quick start ease of use
I purchased this GPS for my upcoming trip to Europe. I have used it and so far it exceeds my expectations based on the previous reviews. I took it out of the box and didn't have to read any instructions to start. It is extremely user friendly. I hope this ease of use continues in Europe.
Recommend? YES
93 viewers found this helpful.
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Roy
Atlanta, Georgia metro area
Mar 25, 2011
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GOOD AUTOMOTIVE GPS FOR EUROPE
Pros: generally does what it is supposed to do.
Cons: odd pronunciation of italian street names
I ordered this GPS because it came with preloaded European and U.S. maps. I planned to use it on a trip to Italy which I have now done. I have no complaints except that the pronunciation of some of the Italian street names is rather odd. I don't know if that is a problem with all GPSs or not. The pronunciation is the same in British and American English modes. While visiting Positano Italy, the GPS would go a little bonkers if you missed a turn for which there wasn't much of an alternative other than to turn around and try the turn from the other direction. But in most areas it worked properly. I would hate to drive in Italy without it.
Recommend? YES
93 viewers found this helpful.
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John
Ontario
Oct 25, 2010
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GARMIN NUVI 1370T
Pros: screen,typing screen,favourites, weight
Cons: power sometimes hard to turn on and off,
I have setup the unit and I enjoy it as a whole. The size is good and the weight is excellent. I owned a Garmin and got this as an upgrade. I would have liked to see the same power cord attachment as the older model but I can live with the new version. The new features are much better than the older units. Garmin has definitely improved the product. More user friendly. I have not used all the features yet but I expect the best performance.
Recommend? YES
104 viewers found this helpful.
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Marc
Toronto, ON
Oct 8, 2010
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EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Pros: we could not have survived with out the gps.
Cons: the maps were wrong 20% of the time.
We bought the Nuvi 1370 for travel in Tuscany and North America.
Recommend? YES
105 viewers found this helpful.
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Aviator
North Bay,ON
Sep 9, 2010
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I LOVE IT
Pros: user friendly..good graphics and directions
Cons: haven't noticed any yet
This is a very user friendly product that works great right out of the box.I live in Canada and bought it mainly for a trip to Europe.It has excellent graphics, a nice wide screen but still compact.Also, it boots up and finds it's position much quicker than my high end Lowrance.
Recommend? YES
96 viewers found this helpful.
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Traveling Rick
Sarasota, FL
Sep 6, 2010
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GREAT GPS FOR ROAD WARRIORS
I lost my beloved Garmin iQue3600 after 6 years and needed to get another tool for the road. I had a trip to the UK coming up so I wanted one with Europe & US preloaded. Didn't have many selections in the preloaded ones so I bought the NUVI 1370T and boy what a great GPS it turned out to be. I read a lot of reviews and a few reviews almost steered me away. Of concern was the time they said it took to find itself - I never had a bit of delay in the GPS finding itself - even going from the US to the UK. I haven't used it since I've been back so I don't know if there will be any finding itself back in the US - I don't expect any. I used it on a trip in the US right before I left for the UK and was quite impressed with how much Garmin GPS technology has improved since my iQue. I really like the street names being spoken. Wasn't sure how well I would like the 3D view but it is great also. My wife used it on a business trip and not being a real techno person, she said it worked great for her. I registered the device at Garmin and got the free update for the European maps. Off I went to the UK and never had a bit of problems with it. I'm not sure if it got confused a little by the left side driving or not, I could swear it told me to turn right when I couldn't but I could be mistaken. I was going to give this device to my wife and now I'm not too sure - I may keep it for myself. I will be going back to the UK at least 4 times a year so it will be good for that trip. I compared the 1370 to the higher priced Garmins and it doesn't seem like this one lacks anything but Junction View, which I would like to have after seeing it on a friends Garmin. Who knows, maybe I will give this one to my wife after all.-)
Recommend? YES
104 viewers found this helpful.
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CAPT TOMMY SCHMITT UN INSPECTOR
JEDDAH KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND MYSTIC CT USA
Sep 3, 2010
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ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR DRIVING
The latest map upgrade is fantastic
Recommend? YES
106 viewers found this helpful.
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Jerry
Warrenville, IL
Aug 31, 2010
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SPECIFIC NEED GPS
Pros: eu software
Cons: not enough pois
I would recommend this GPS to a friend if they were soon, or regularly go to Europe. Otherwise, why pay extra for the EU maps? That being said, this unit is a really good value, especially if you don't what a lot of whistles and bells. This unit does not work with route planning software, but it's very good at what it does do. I was impressed that it knows speed limits and can calculate estimated time of arrival, very well. Whereas a TomTom a friend had along on a long trip does not, and over a 15 hour drive was off by 2 hours.
Recommend? YES
117 viewers found this helpful.
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lola
Totonto
Aug 31, 2010
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GARMIN NUVI 1370T
Pros: quite efficient works well
Cons: daytime display not as bright or clear as tomtom
Pretty happy with it
Used it in Europe worked well even in small dense old town village centres
It always seemed to take the shortest route not necessarily the most efficient route
Took small back roads rather than an available autoroute/ good secondary roads "interesting" in French Alps
Recommend? YES
101 viewers found this helpful.
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AK
Washington State
Aug 20, 2010
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A LOST GARMIN TIP ON MY CAR CHARGER
Cons: perfect.
All I needed was the tip for my Garmin car charger. I thought I'd have to buy an entire new charger but no these guys had the tip and all for about $5.00! A Happy Day for me! And, it arrived very quickly.
Recommend? YES
100 viewers found this helpful.
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gwg
Edmonton, AB
Aug 19, 2010
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BUYER BEWARE GARMIN = GARBAGE
Pros: works well when it works
Cons: often does not function, hopelessly inadequate
I took the Garmin to Europe in August 2010. Garmin is crap. Displays Garmin screen and freezes won't go any further just when you need it most. Must power it off/on a dozen times to attempt to wake it up. Sends you on the worst possible route, via winding mountain roads instead of a convenient highway, or the long way round vs. the obvious route. Often loses satellite reception. Begins giving incorrect directions then corrects itself. User interface is confusing. Artificial voice cannot pronounce foreign street names. Doesn't realize when streets are pedestrian only. This device is a complete waste of money. I REALLY wish I had not purchased this.
Recommend? NO
109 viewers found this helpful.
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Wayne
Grande Prairie, AB
Aug 8, 2010
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NUVI 1370T
Went to Europe and the second time I used it the thing froze up right when I turned it on and I had to find a Garmin dealer in Oslo to get it to work and even after that it did it many more times during the trip but I knew how to reset it from the visit with the dealer and their service man - not very impressive! The unit shuts down on its own sometimes while you are driving and you have to restart it and re-enter your destination. It got us where we wanted to go but the unit could have come with some directions. I have used another Garmin or I wouldn't have had any idea how to use it.
Recommend? NO
108 viewers found this helpful.
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Jack
Laguna Beach, CA
Aug 7, 2010
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VERY HELPFUL GPS
Pros: sure beats back/front street drivers!
Cons: none of ant consequence.
I used the GPS on a recent trip to Seattle, WA and Vancouver, B.C. I had never previously been in Vancouver and the GPS was great at locating restaurants and drug stores in the vicinity of our hotel in the downtown area. Locally, it found restaurants within a mile or so of where I live that I didn't even know existed. This device is something everyone should have.
Recommend? YES
110 viewers found this helpful.
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Wilf
Victoria, BC
Jul 6, 2010
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EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
Pros: easy to use
Cons: none so far
We just drove from Victoria,BC to Montana using the new 1370T. The unit performed very well as long as we broke the trip up into sections. That way the unit can correct easily if deviations are made from the route it selects. We are looking forward to using it in Italy this fall.
Recommend? YES
126 viewers found this helpful.
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Chris
Montreal
Jul 4, 2010
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AMAZING GPS FOR INTL TRAVEL!
Pros: full of very useful features.
Cons: can't think of any.
I love this unit. It has maps of North America and Europe, which makes it great for international travel. It connects to my cell phone via Bluetooth and acts as a speaker phone while I'm driving. It even connects to my phone's address book and call logs. Great for redialing. I was very impressed with the great features like lane assist, speed camera warnings, showing me the speed limit on the section of road I'm on, traffic delay warnings and re-routing.
Truly the best GPS I've ever owned. I would recommend it in a heartbeat. If I lost it tomorrow, I would go out and buy the exact same unit!
Recommend? YES
117 viewers found this helpful.
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Steeve
Kingston, ON - Germany
Jun 28, 2010
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GREAT AUTOMOTIVE GPS FOR TRANSATLANTIC DRIVERS
Pros: contains all north american and european maps
So far no issues with it. Easy to use by all and very convenient.
Recommend? YES
115 viewers found this helpful.
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Radu
Atikokan, ON
Jun 24, 2010
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NOT VERY RELIABLE
Pros: nice design, easy to use, lots of features
Cons: not very stable, not very accurate and up to date
It shuts off for no reason and without warning when you need it the most. It is not set up to consider the roads based on their category no matter which setting you choose: faster route, the most economical or whatever. Sometimes goes quiet and to turn the voice back on you need to turn it off and start all over again.
Recommend? NO
128 viewers found this helpful.
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Melody
Montreal, Quebec
Jun 18, 2010
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WHEN IT WORKS, IT IS A LIFE SAVER.
Pros: very easy to use, love the auto & pedestrian mode
Cons: freezes
It freezes sometimes, or loses satellite signal, but when it works, it is a life saver. I used it in Ireland and it worked beautifully for the majority of the trip!! The first time you switch it on when you are in a different continent, you will have to wait 15mins - 30mins before it locates the signal. Do remember to use your own judgement. For instance, I find myself not following the GPS's instruction on my home-work commute. This GPS can see traffic in highways but not in residential streets. So when it tells me to go to a heavily congested residential area, I avoid it.
When it freezes or thinks too long when calculating a route, the only suggestion I have is to turn it on and off. Not sure if there is a better way.
Recommend? YES
125 viewers found this helpful.
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AVHS
Laval, Québec, Canada
Jun 14, 2010
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AVERAGE
Cons: cannot prepare itineraries on computer and load
I bought it because it had the European maps. The unit works well but I am very disappointed that you cannot preview itineraries online and that you cannot load itineraries. Moving within the map with your finger is very erratic. The footprint is good, the succion holder seems of very good guality.
Recommend? NO
108 viewers found this helpful.
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Dictaham
Nor Cal USA
Jun 3, 2010
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GARMIN 1370 T TRANS ATLANTIC GPS
Pros: fast sat aquistion, lane spoting,accurate,posted s
Cons: inconsistance entering of waypoints, no labels on
First let preface my review by saying I am a Geocacher, therefore I look for a something different in a GPS. Also I don't ever buy a GPS for the Bluetooth, or the picture viewer, or a lot of the other "extras" all the makers seem to want to load in a GPS. To me a GPS is a Navigation tool. a device to get me from one spot to another, and a device to keep me from getting too lost. That being said, I found the 1370T to be good in the those basic functions. I bought it to drive around Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and to point out the location of Geocaches along the way. So if wanted to we could stop then use our hand held and find the cache. As far as the Nav part the unit worked well. It put me in the right lane and kept me informed of road changes in a timely manner. I did like that it would show the posted speed and my speed as I drove along on most major roads. that was cool! I never even had to look at the car speedometer. On road closures and detours it handles that well but I must admit I just followed the signs mostly in that case. Because the GPS did not know of the construction and would try to take us back to the closed road so I turned off the Nav feature (Miss Voice). I preloaded 1000 geocaches before we left America and found that the cache names or GC number would not show up like on my Garmin 2820. That was bad but not a show stopper. while in route when I tried to load my next section of caches and I never could get them to appear on the screen. not sure why. But it worked on the next section,again, of course no names. At one point when trying to load new caches (waypoints) the GPS just shut down and would not boot up past loading maps. The next day when plugged into car power it booted up but no Caches. On the next and final section it appeared to load up the new caches(waypoints) but would not show the GPX file in the GPS and there were none showing on the GPS screen.But when the unit was later plugged into car power everything showed up. Weird! In closing I would say as a GPS the unit worked well for getting from point A to B and was even able to find some hotels and restaurants from it internal DB with no problem. As for an aid to mobile Geocaching I would rate poor at best. Note the spec did say "not Geocaching friendly" however all the car GPS specs say that and My old Garmin 2820 works very well in that regard and even holds 2000 waypoints as apposed to the NUVI's 1000. 1370T Nav only works well, Geocaching Aid, poor at best.
Recommend? YES
120 viewers found this helpful.
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Mel
France and Vermont
Jun 1, 2010
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GARMIN- THUMBS WAY DOWN
Pros: none
Cons: see above
Excerpts from our journal in France 5/2010" .... When we typed the touch-screen not much happened. After repeated attempts it became apparent that it was less “touch-” and more a “press hard” screen. Odd that a new, pricey, hi-tech device would be so clunky. On another failed lesson, we tried to type in a town named, Moulin. What came up on screen was about six or more Moulin. Did we want Moulin 02? Or Moulin 03, or 24? Probably not the one in Michigan. .... If I hear ‘Recalculating’ one more time I’m going to scream! On one occasion it told us to turn right on some road—only noteworthy in that there was no road in sight as we were on a limited access highway. .... There's more, but I won't bore you. On the upside, it did find a Dunkin Donuts that had moved just around the corner in a tiny VT town.
Recommend? NO
118 viewers found this helpful.
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raggare
Toronto, ON
May 26, 2010
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WORKS GREAT IN EUROPE
Pros: both europe and north america maps work great.
Cons: none so far
I received mt 1370 two weeks ago and have tried it in Canada, USA, Italy and Sweden. Works great!
As far as shipping from gpscity, it was super quick.
Recommend? YES
126 viewers found this helpful.
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Fred
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
May 17, 2010
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I NEEDED AUTO AND PEDESTRIAN MODES
Pros: grabs satellites quickly, works really well
Cons: i miss being able to load and activate routes
We had always used a GPS276 from my boat when we were on an extended automobile trip in the US or Canada. This year we decided that we would take a GPS to Europe and also that we would like the Pedestrian Mode when in Paris. Our choices quickly were down to about 3 Garmin units and we chose the 1370T. It is very easy to use and understand. In the car, it is just what we are looking. I simply added the Paris maps to the unit and away we went. I use RoadTrip for pre vacation planning of routes, stops, and visits to points of interest, and as a boater I am very comfortable plotting a course/route on the PC, loading it into the GPS and following it pretty faithfully. I miss being able to load a route and activate it in the GPS.
Recommend? YES
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_udo_
Rockwood, Ontario
May 13, 2010
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GPS FOR TRIP IN EUROPEAN RENTAL CAR
Pros: intuitive interface (no matter what others say)
Cons: allows only 1 via point
This is my first GPS. Purchased it for use on a 2-week vacation trip in a rental car in Italy.
I have been using it for two week locally, and I am extremely happy with the 1370T. I found the interface intuitive, and easy to learn.
I programmed the waypoints for the Italian trip using Google Earth. The Garmin RoadTrip application did not show many of the small villages and roads I wanted to take. I had to manually truncate all waypoint coordinates to the number of digits required by Garmin. The Garmin POI Loader worked fine.
I have one complaint. The 1370T allows only one VIA point to be inserted between the start and end point of a daily trip. My most complicated daily route requires 10 Via points.
Garmin warns you, rightly, not to change waypoints while driving, not easy to do with only one VIA point. There may not be a suitable parking place near where the VIA point needs to be changed. Allowing 3 VIA points would have prevented that problem, provided the latest VIA point entered would go to the end of the VIA point list. VIA point passed, should be dropped from the VIA point list.
The windshield mount for the Garmin is really solid. I mounted it once, and it still holds solid.
Aside from the limited via points, I am satisfied with the 1370T. I suspect there is no model with the European maps, the 1370T features, and multiple VIA points.
Initially, GPSCity gave me a scare. Their website said the 1370T is in stock and will ship in two business days. Then I got an e-mail advising the 1370T was out of stock, with the promise to ship to me immediately after they received new stock. No indication if this might be a week or a month.
As it turned out, I received my unit for GPSCity within 9 business days. They shipped on a Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 PM, and I received the 1370T the following Wednesday at 10:00 AM.
Needless to say GPSCity had a very completive price, and their delivery time was not unreasonable.
I will buy again for GPSCity, and my next GPS will be one made by GARMIN.
Recommend? YES
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barry
scotttsdale az
May 3, 2010
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NUVI 1370T
Pros: pre loaded euro maps
Cons: see above
works well with the exception of the failure to take the protper route to my home!! fortunately i know where i live so tha's not important but i wonder what other errors are built in. Also there in no way to change the incorrect route it gives me which is frustrating.Also there is supposed to be free map update download but the site won"t allow it so that's misleading!
Recommend? NO OPINION
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Dave
Kalamazoo, MI
May 3, 2010
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NUVI 1370T
Pros: fast updating, vehicle economy data is very usable
Cons: picture viewer has flaw. bracket does not fit 265
I bought this unit because my daughter borrowed my Nuvi265WT. This is a much nicer unit The only feature I wished it had is the Junction View, but I wanted the European maps, so this was my best choice. I liked the spoken street feature but the pronunciations are sometimes wrong. I used the fuel economy on my wifes Liberty on a 700 mile trip and it was fairly accurate. I will be adding the Bluetooth Vehicle Data accessory ($150.00) so I can read Realtime Vehicle bus data and it will allow me to access live vehicle fuel economy on my Highlander that does not have a trip computer. Only downside to this unit is an issue with the Picture viewer that Garmin is working on.
Recommend? YES
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lester
Red Deer Alberta
Apr 23, 2010
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EASY SET UP
Pros: garmin site, international maps
Cons: none
Concerns about search time seem to be unfounded, very quick (as other brands) loading. The garmin site is easy to use and they come through quickly on there free offers. Map quality and completeness in Canada is superior to my other units. Yet to check the Europeon maps and pedestrian mode.
Recommend? YES
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Couts
Rouyn-Noranda, Québec
Apr 16, 2010
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AUTOMOTIVE GPS
Good GPS but the french voices are not very good. Bad prononciation.
Recommend? YES
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David
Cornwall P.E.I.
Mar 10, 2010
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GARMIN NUVI 1370 T
Very hard to operate. I wish there had been an instruction booklet with it. Blue tooth operation spotty. Not user friendly when starting the car. Tempermental to turn on after each stop.
[Ed. note: David, you can find the user manual for this unit here: http://www.gpscity.com/pdfs/manuals/NUVI1370T-EN-MANUAL.pdf]
Recommend? NO
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Sailorman
Toronto, Ontario
Oct 2, 2009
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GREAT UNIT
Maps for both Europe and North America were what attracted me - worked flawlessly in UK for recent holiday (touring Lake District & Cotswolds + Ovford for daughter wedding) + GTA / Montreal. I like the portability of the unit (I understand it is thinner / lighter than older models - but I have nothing to compare as this is my first GPS. The user interface seems very intuitive - I looked at the instructions and then found it worked well (whereas our children simply picked it up and used it perfectly easily with no prior reading!). City-navigation feature sounds potentially useful if visiting new city (not yet used, but my wife will likely buy a map for next city she visits later this year). I have not yet used 'bluetooth' interface for handsfree cell phone use, nor traffic data feature. I have updated the Maps / software (free from Garmin site) - but complete process took some time from start to finish. Only one update to Maps is free - thereafter one must pay and prices seem quite expensive. Overall, glad I have it in the car for trips to new locations around GTA (and for visits to areas outside GTA)
Recommend? YES
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Monica
Denton, TX
Aug 29, 2009
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PIECE OF JUNK!!!
Cons: it doesn't work for more than 2 weeks
It was great for 2 weeks, one day it stoped working. I turned it off and when I tryed to turn it on again the only thing hat appears is a black screen with Garmin logo on it. I'll send it to the manufacturer but dont know when I'm gonna get it back
Recommend? NO
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