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Motorola Motonav TN555 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

User Reviews about Motorola Motonav TN555 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

when the package arrived the unit was not in the proper slot of the product box, the shipping box was fine. The GPS worked long enough for me to discard the boxes, about a 12 days. Called motorola, was sent a new unit, just cost the shipping. So far the GPS performes great. Maybe the first unit was used or a second, -- unboxed

I wanted to give this unit a good LONG test drive before commenting on it.

I've been driving around locally and long distance with this unit for over 3 months now and have been more pleased than not.

Pleased:
~Re-routes directions very quickly once I veer of course.
~Suggests the correct address before I completely enter it.
~Speaker not totally annoying.
~"Knows" when you're in a tunnel or something of that kind and adjusts the screen light.

On the Fence:
~Touch screen NOT user friendly if you're driving, but that's likely a safety matter.
~The trial period for the "3 months free MotoExtras service package" didn't do much for me as I couldn't get the thing to sync with my phone. But oddly, I'd see random ads post like "Red Lobster Lobster Fest going on now"...then I'd look around for a Red Lobster and not see one.

No-Pleased:
~Takes FOREVER to find the address I'm putting in, at times. And a few times, didn't pull up the address AT ALL. An address, mind you, that could pull up on my husband's GPS phone.
~Occasionally doesn't realize the freeway entrance is on the 'right' hand side of the road from the direction I'm approaching.
~Requires you to enter the address in TWO separate boxes: Street and City/Zip. In the day and age of Google maps (and the fact this unit can sync with google) it should be able to take the address in one box. My husband pointed out that Motorola makes products that are capable of this, so there really isn't any reason their GPS units shouldn't be able to do it.
~When I tried to sync my phone so the unit could call and update an address with Google, the unit froze for over an hour of 'processing'...I don't have that many contacts to sync with!

Overall, while I do like this unit, the small handful of glitches I ran into were rather annoying AND made me think about how freaked I'd be to be somewhere unknown and have the unit not pull up the address I needed. I've tossed my Thomas Brother's guides and have stopped printing out directions for local stuff, but I may not be so confident in this unit for more long distant destinations.

Finally, with the rise of Smart Phones, I'm not sure how much longer a stand alone GPS will be warranted. Well, at least until the Smart Phone OS's allow for multitasking so you can follow directions AND make a call at the same time :) -- Decent Unit, but a Dying Breed..