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Recent reviews for this item: Mark, December 8, 2008 The voice commands are a great feature of this unit,
and very pleased overall with the operation of the 880
unit. However, the MSN traffic reports, stock
information, news, and other features that you get for
your 3-month free trial are worthless.. It doesn't
update.. News is old.. frustrating to have to verify
whether info you're getting is current or old! If
you're buying this unit for this feature, look at
another brand that does it better... very disappointing
feature, and one of the major reasons I ordered this
unit. Serge, November 11, 2008 This GPS is awsome. It got precision. It is fast. Bluetooth works
fine as the traffic receiver (after update). Voice recognition works
great too when there is not much sounds around. Perhaps the speeking
is a little bit confusing. when you need to turn on RTE 104 which is
Route 104 the GPS will say Turn Right on 'R' 'T' 'E' 104. It is the
same for the AV for avenue. Still this unit is great Jordan, October 21, 2008 I have used in the past a Nuvi 660, Nuvi 5000, Nuvi 350, and a Nuvi
760. This unit, the Nuvi 880, is by far the greatest unit. It is one
of the first units to incorporate almost everything into one unit,
including custom route avoidance. This is a great feature, since
sometimes mapping can be outdated or incorrect. It always helps to be
able to simply avoid a specific road if you use it all the time.
Garmin has hit the nail on the head with the voice recognition. Other
manufacturers such as Magellan and TomTom, but by far Garmin's voice
recognition on the Nuvi 880 is the best. It usually even hears me when
there is light music playing in the background. The quality and
accuracy of the voice recognition is awesome. The only problem though,
is with some places that are only local to you, the unit most likely
will not recognize the name. This is a given though, the technology
can't be 100% perfect, and its just something you will have to live
with - even though it isn't that big of a deal. Just as Roxie said in
the review before this one, the Where Am I? feature is great when you
aren't too sure where you are. The speech recognition remote is a
great idea, it simply goes right around the steering wheel in your
car. You can set it to the perfect position for comfort. By far the
beat unit Garmin has on the market, but unfortunately it doesn't have
the new lane assist and lifetime traffic features of the new Nuvi 7x5T
units. MSN Direct is also very handy, as there usually are roads and
freeways which will be temporarily closed around here, and knowing
before you actually get to that point is a helpful feature. All in
all, if you're considering this unit - BUY IT! There is nothing on the
market that will even compete with it right now. Roxie, October 20, 2008 I have used many GPS units and do tend to favour the vehicle styles
over the handhelds, options such as MP3 Players and Bluetooth are just
way too handy. For a first generation speech recognition GPS, the
quality is phenomenal, accuracy is key when the variable of voice
comes into play. The user interface is very intuitive, with prompting
the user for address information, or offering uncomplicated menus.
The Where Am I? feature is great for unfamiliar areas, or cities, in
that it helps the user narrow their search quickly, greatly reducing
the wait time finding Points of Interest. With features like Bluetooth
and the Speech Recognition remote, on-the-go use is safer and easier
than ever to use.
