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Go from North America to Europe without loading more maps with the transatlantic nüvi® 670. This pocket sized Personal Travel Assistant¿ comes with built-in street maps for both continents, making traveling abroad so easy. Similar to the 660, nüvi 670 includes a colorful widescreen, hands-free calling, traffic alerts and FM transmitter, then takes it to the next level with even more maps.
I've had my Nuvi 670 since they first came out - it was very expensive at the time, so I expected a lot from it.
I was dissapointed to find that the traffic info was subscription based - and at a rip off price at that.
I was also dissapointed that the maps seemed to be out of date right from the get go, and they expected me to PAY for new ones!!
RX sensitivity never seemed to be as good as my older Garmin units or the Pioneer AVIC unit I installed in one of my other cars. Slight overcast skys or clouds seemed to kill the GPS satellite reception.
The internal battery crapped out on me in less than a year. It lasts for about a minute before shutting off these days.
I tried to nav from San Jose to an address in Petaluma today. No joy. The audio kept going into distortion and then cutting out completely. After a while, it stopped giving me any audible directions at all. No amount of powering off/on made any difference - the thing is toast. Of course, there's no warranty on it any more....
Overall, I'm not a happy customer. Will seriously look elsewhere (i.e. not Garmin) for my next unit. All in all, I feel like I wasted a grand on this one. Better luck next time.
Bought this GPS as an "open box special" from Amazon. While it didn't ship with any manuals (a bit disappointed), its user interface is rather intuitive. Great features - everything you want in a GPS. I even used it recently while driving in the UK and it worked perfectly.
My only issue with the device is that the bluetooth doesn't support my phone, a Blackberry 8310. Bluetooth capability is one of the reasons I bought the phone. So, I'll wait patiently while Garmin resolves this - however, you need to check the compatibility list on their website before purchasing.
The nuvi 670 was purchased thru Amazon and sold by one of their contractors. It is a factory refurbished model 670 with North American and European maps, both the 2009 issues that I paid about $210. Although it's "last years" model the 670 has longer battery life and most all the features of the current nuvi 775 which list at close to a grand! The refurb unit came with all the "in the box" goodies that a new one has, and cosmetically could not be told from new.
This product worked flawlessly right out of the box....it's loaded with Bluetooth, FM tranmitter, picture viewer, and mp3 play in addition to the terrific GPS features.
The only minor negative is that the FM transmitter on the U.S. model 670 has rather low power, but once a satisfactory FM channel is found with a relatively close car antenna it worked great. I automatically pauses the MP3 when the GPS wants to talk and likewise when the phone rings with bluetooth.
Overall a terrific buying experience.
This product was purchased because we went on vacation and borrowed a smaller version of this product. We then researched and noticed this particular product had everything that the other did and more. This thing is absolutely great. You also get a free update that is redeemable once. It is definitely worth its money. I would recommend this to anyone that travels.
Garmin nüvi 670 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
My nuvi 670 works beautifully in the USA but a nuvi 360 would work just as well for half the money. I purchased the 670 for a three-week vacation to England last summer. The 670 failed miserably.
As soon as I received the 670, I ordered the free update CD with European maps and loaded them on my Garmin. I thought I was all set.
Then I went to google maps and preloaded many locations, including hotels where we would be staying.
Our first dissapointments came during our arrival in London. Leaving our hotel on foot, I set the Garmin for walking and selected a destination that was nine-tenths of a mile away. The Garmin identified its location but did not show any streets. We got a taxi. I thought, oh well, it's not set for cities but will be ok on the highway.
I also had to reset Garmin's clock to local time. There are many European cities listed but none in the United Kingdom. There are a few in the continent, but London is not there. So my garmin was set an hour off.
We hired a car and set out for Braintree. The Garmin was confused right off the bat. It was no help, constantly "recalculating." We kept stopping and asking people for directions to the highway leading to Stansted where we found signs that led us to our destination.
At Braintree, we purchased a map.
To make a long story short, the nuvi 670 never worked. I had many destinations preloaded. The garmin would recognize the distance and direction, but was unable to show most roads. If we were on major highways like the M4, the road would appear on the garmin, but our car would look to be floating to the left or right of it, as though we were the Starship Enterprise. And then, as we drove, the voice would start . . . recalculating . . . recalculating . . . recalculating . . . driving us nuts, to the point that I would have to turn it off. My Garmin was bewildered. We were lost.
It is difficult to drive in England and I had such high hopes to make efficient use of my driving time. But no, we were often . . . Lost in England . . . and the Garmin was no help.
While the Garmin was helpless in giving directions, it was indespensible in an unexpected way. England is loaded with speed cameras. They are on major highways and in small villages. There are warning signs posted but it is easy to speed through before you realize it. The garmin was a lifesaver (or I should say, a money saver). Every time we approached a speed camera, the nuvi warned us. At $50 a speeding ticket, I'm sure it saved me hundreds of dollars. Some of you may be asking why I think I saved money because after leaving the country, how would the authorities get anyone to pay speeding fines. Well, I did not always have the garmin turned on . . . and you guessed it. I received a letter from Avis, informing me that my credit card would be charged $50+ for a speeding ticket. (It's in the rental agreement)
So if you want a GPS to warn you about speed cameras in England, get a Garmin. But if you want a GPS to provide directions, you'd better look at Tom Tom or some other brand. My experience suggests that Garmin does not have the mapping platform for the United Kingdon.
I'm not surprised that the nuvi 670 has been discontinued. It did not perform as it should. Perhaps it works better on the European continent, I don't know. But if you take a nuvi 670 to England, before you head out for your destination, I'd suggest that you purchase a good road map.
This is the first gps that I own. I went to the US and to drive around I used de Garmin Nuvi 660 and liked it a lot. So I had to get one for myself for back home in Europe. Needless to say I am very pleased with this product. I had to buy de Nuvi 670 instead of de 660 because its the one that already comes with maps preloaded for all of Europe.
I was kind of doubtfull on how precise these maps would be back in Spain. So as soon as I could, I went for a spin to tryout the new GPS. I was completly astounded as I saw that it had all the major roads with all the names correctly situated and not only that, it also had al the little back roads with names and all. I was very impressed with the quality of the maps. It was definitly a good buy. I definitly recomend it to anyone who plans on making a trip to Europe. You can drive around all Europe map free just with the help of your nuvi 670 and it also alerts you were there's a possibility of a radar. Simply Great. I use it all the time now.
We found the Garmin 670 to be extremely user friendly and fun to use. It it right on so far and we've had it now for a month. We'd purchased a Magellan prior to this purchase and took it back because it seemed awkward and difficult to use. The Garmin is easy to view, understand, and finding other places of interest is a snap. We highly recommend this product, especially the Garmin nüvi 670 4.3-inch widescreen along with the portable mount sold on Amazon. We haven't yet had the chance to use the bluetooth feature ... it's coming tho' ... ;-)
For a GPS unit the Nuvi 670 provides a great screen, clear voice guidance, and excellent routing. If you plan on using the Nuvi for hands free bluetooth, it is a neccessity to have a AUX input on your car stereo to plug the Nuvi into. While the built in speaker has good volume it does not work well at freeway speeds with the additional road noise. The headphone output on the Nuvi allows you to plug into a AUX stereo input to give you good sound through your car stereo. The FM transmitter is useless... way too much static. The MP3 player is a nice feature and I use it all the time when I get tired of listening to the radio commercials.
it is a good Navi device,
and it has north us and Euro maps,
which i believe is a v good travel kit.
Bought this item to replace my old GPS device, a TomTom One V1 which was several years old with outdated maps, and somehow managed to get it's screen calibration messed up, with no way to recalibrate the device.
The Garmin Nuvi 670 feels like a solid device and is well constructed, though after using it for a few weeks, it really does feel inferior to the TomTom in many ways.
Cons:
- No battery meter, and no warning when it's low. The device just shuts off, which is very annoying when driving.
- Power plugs into mount instead of device. Combined with the point above, where the device just shuts off, this is a big inconvenience.
- No option to enter address by zip code. You have to go through the whole country, city, state process every time.
- Software feels less advanced than the TomTom, with fewer customization options.
For example, one nice thing on the TomTom was the option to customize which information was displayed on the main screen (speed, estimated time left, etc). Although the Garmin has a nice big screen, there's no way to adjust the information displayed, and getting additional information requires tapping on the screen, and then tapping back to return to the map.
I'm strongly considering selling this and switching back to one of the newer TomTom devices instead.
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About Garmin nüvi 670 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6248 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Garmin
- Model: 0100054030
- Platform: Not Machine Specific
- Dimensions: 3.00" h x 5.00" w x 1.00" l, .39 pounds
- Native resolution: 480 x 272
- Display size: 4.3
Features
- Pre-loaded with complete Navteq maps for all of North America and Europe
- 4.3-inch, touch-screen TFT LCD display with 480 x 272 pixels of resolution
- Bluetooth for hands-free calling; Integrated receiver for traffic data
- MP3 player, photo viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters, calculator and more
- Weighs 6.2 ounces and measures 4.9 x 2.9 x 0.9 inches (W x H x D)
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