Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend The Garmin nüvi 360 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant is a GPS navigator, personal translator, multi-media entertainer and tour guide all wrapped into one. In addition to all the advanced features of the Garmin nüvi 350 -- including automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, an MP3 player and audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, and much more -- this pocket-sized personal travel assistant comes with hands-free Bluetooth wireless… Product details and pricing info |
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1123 Customer Reviews Posted
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- I bought the Garmin 360 after my first GPS a ViaMichelin 930 locked up on me. I had bought my Dad a Garmin C340 last year, because he is 90 and the Garmins have GO HOME button that would lead him home from anywhere with the one touch.
I wasn't really planning on buying a new GPS. I carry 2 cell phones. One for work and my personal one. My friends and family call me on my Palm 680. I carry my work phone on my belt and the Palm in my pocket. It is a problem to be driving and have to dig in my pocket with seat beat on and catch a call without being a threat to other drivers.
When I saw the Garmin 360 at the price offered I jumped at it. Getting my Palm phone working with the 360 was easier than connecting my bluetooth ear piece. The clarity is great. I now carry it and use it as a speaker phone now at places I wouldn't be able to hear the speakerphone of my Palm.
Amazon, Ebay, and Tiger Direct are my vendors of choice, because I've never had a bad experience and I expect alot. I bought this through Amazon's featured vendor that day - Electronica Direct. If you search Amazon for this unit you will find a variety of prices. It is hard to believe I got all this unit has to offer for the price.
The Garmin 360 is the best value out there if you want bluetooth. The Garmin interface is so easy to learn. The Nuvi series is small and the mount is much nicer than the C series. It is not just a GPS but a travel assistant.
The base nuvi 360 has text for speech, MP3 player, Audible Book Player, Picture Viewer, World Clock, Currency Converter, Measurement Converter and Calculator. There are lots of options you can add later.
The base 360 comes with all the cables you need. It has both the DC and AC charger cables and the USB cable.
The only time I used my old GPS was when I was going somewhere I didn't already know the closest intersection. I use this everytime I get in the car because of the bluetooth. I don't get that many calls on my cellphone but it is dangerous to have to go digging for my phone when I'm driving.
It is also nice to be able to call someone by dialing the number from the GPS touchscreen and talk handsfree. I have trouble hearing a cell phone when I hold it close to my ear. I can easily hear calls and the quality of the call is better than my Palm phone, people tell me I come in clear.
I use the standard windshield mount and I first mounted it in the center of the windshield, but had to reach to pick up calls or use the touchscreen for anything. It works great just left of the steering wheel.
The 360 is a 3.5 inch screen. It is smaller than my first GPS, but it is adequate and doesn't obstruct the view much. It is hard to find anything about the 360 to list as a con. It has so much more than the other GPS units in it's class. I've had it long enough to know I would not be happy with anything I've seen at almost double the cost.
Look at the Garmin 360 before you buy any GPS. - 2008-04-10, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great Product as always
- Garmin has the corner on the market with GPS and Amazon has the corner on the market for price. So combine the two and it's a win all the way around. The only constructive criticism I could give Garmin is that I wish they would send this with a back to hold all the accessories. It does come with a nice case for the Garmin proper but all the cords and dash mount parts have to be stashed in the glove box loose. Other than that it's great.
- 2008-04-09, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- GPS Yes - Hands Free Cell NO!
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Well, its only day one and of the two places I asked it to take me it got both wrong. Well, OK I'll let it slide this time maybe old data maybe bad hair day. Overall the GPS function does what it says it does.
The bluetooth and my iPhone are another story. It was almost comical. I bought the thing to save my life on the road so I can do hands free cell calls, and the exact opposite happened. I'm driving down the road and things are blinking and beeping and disconnecting and not pairing and calls dropping and more beeping and then swerve a little then brake stop in the midst of beeping and chirping. It may work for 1/2 a phone call, but then just assume the worst and you won't be disappointed. Basically there is no bluetooth hands free anything. Even if you duct tape them together,they can't find each other or stay in contact for longer than 2 minutes.
SOOOO given there really is no bluetooth, just buy a cheaper GPS only version and call it a day. - 2008-04-09, 0 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- good enough for me
- this gardget almost got all I can possibly ask for. several cons though, like no qwerty keyboard, can't remember recently entered state/city, can't adjust music/TTS voice seprately, etc. but other than that it's perfect. I like to put it at the top of my windshield, next to the rear mirror, easy to read and operate. and for me 3.5" is enough, actually I listen to TTS direction much more than I look at the screen. I've used 200W before, the wide screen doesn't help much.
- 2008-04-08, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- nuvi-360
- I love this nuvi-360. infact this is my first GPS still it is more than accurate. gives peace of mind. worth buying.
- 2008-04-07, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
