Saturday, December 22, 2007

Garmin360c GPS Review - Super Easy Setup! 4 Stars!

I received the Garmin 360c GPS as a holiday gift and I must say I was impressed right out of the box. While we were sitting in traffic (my wife was driving) I opened the box and attached the unit to the included mount. I then plugged one end of the cord into the cigarette lighter and the other end into the mount. After a 3 minute setup process (selecting default language, home location, etc) the 360c was up and running!

The unit is well-lit and allows you to adjust brightness and volume as needed. Getting driving directions is easy and the controls are intuitive. It's portable between cars and is a great device. It comes preloaded with North America and so far has been great. It appears to be accurate to a distance of around 40ft.

The only drawback is that the 360c doesn't come with buit-in traffic data, which apparently is normal for a GPS in this price range. The traffic data antenna runs around $160USD and from what I've read (we didn't buy one yet) requires a subscription to the service which runs around $60/mo depending upon your area. There may be a 3 month subscription included upon purchase of the adapter.

All in all the 360c was a breeze to setup, is light, easy to use and get an overall 4 stars.

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