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Automobile GPS, Fixed, Accuracy: < 15 feet, WAAS enabled, EGNOS enabled , Battery Life: 6 Hours |  |
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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | Good product, poor support
Overall I like my Magellan 3050T as a roduct. It has saved me a lot of time & gas in finding addresses and routing around traffic. I recommended it to everyone, that is until I had to deal with tech support to get an out-of-date map upgrade.
Despite all of the promises, they don't call back, they'll escalate to supervisors who don't exist or don't care, and no matter how much data you give to Navteq about errata in the maps Magellan devices use, the updates and POI updates they provide will always be at least a year out of date. I've owned mine a little over a year and have been reporting all sorts of corrections, but the new data is still a year old so the corrections aren't in there.
My advice: find yourself a non-Magellan, modern GPS which can speak the names of the streets and yet still can grab the traffic updates. | 3 | Today | Magellan 3050T - Good GPS, reasonable mapsm, poor traffic warning system
I have owned this since Christmas. I also had a problem with a zoom button sticking, but got an exchange unit easily, that works very well. It was easy to set up and use.
I use this mainly in the NW, from OR anf WA to BC Canada. I have also taken it on business trips to MA, TN, CA, CT.
It works very well in urban areas, but the map can be inaccurate or even misleading in rural areas. It is no good for traveling around logging roads in Oregon. It does not distinguish between private and public roads, and if anything it actually makes it easier to get lost - I have experienced the GPS suddenly recalibrating and advising that you should drive 5 miles to "the route" but with no indication how to do so.
POI quite good but not comprehensive. E.g. shows about 4 gas stations or ATM out of 6 in a given area.
Biggest disappointment is that there does not seem to be any map updates available. The web site said there would be updates in June, now postponed to September, but still nothing. It would also be better if you could scan or pan across the map on the screen of the unit.
The traffic kit is useless, at least in along the I5 from Portland to Seattle to Vancouver BC. It will tell you if there are road works, but I have never had it give advance warning of a traffic jam or roadblock. Maybe in other areas it works OK.
Battery lasts about 2 hours.
I have only had to use tech service once, and they responded quickly and knowledgeably.
Overall this is an easy to use and reliable GPS, the traffic kit is not too good, and it would be better if you could download newer maps. I think it a little expensive for what it delivers.
| 3 | Today | Great GPS for the money
I purchased two of these GPS systems. This was well worth the money. None of these GPS's are 'perfect', but I recommend the Magellen 3050T. | 5 | Today | Not bad
We use our RoadMate 3050T on our motorcycle, attached to the handlebars with a "Ram" mount designed to hold the Roadmate. I didn't really trust it at first because the RoadMate cradle was just plastic but after over 7000 miles of bumps it seems as secure as when we first put it on. Ram mounts are great and they make them for cars as well, something you might consider if you can't use the suction cup mounting setup included with the 3050T.
I upgraded the firmware on our 3050T to version 3.11 and will probably upgrade to the new maps when they come out in September of '07. I do not use the traffic kit as we don't travel most of the cities covered by that service.
It seems that on cloudy days the unit has more trouble , depending on number of trees in the area, it may take a long time to setup - this is important because some times, especially on cloudy days our 3050T seems to freeze up, we may be miles down the road and realize this and need to turn it off and back on again to get things going again. This did mess us up one time because we missed the turn off we needed because it was froze up. We seem to have more problems with it in the first half hour or so, many times it freezes up a few miles down the road and after rebooting it is ok again.
It seems to get us to our destination, but not always the best way. I also loaded a personal POI file of all the Harley dealers and it lets us know when we are withing 1 mile of any dealer. If you are in a parking lot it is more difficult to see which way to go - it will say "proceed to route" - now this may be easily seen with good eyes, but I need to stop and put on reading glasses to read the smaller details. Many times I "proceeded to route" to find I started out wrong and had to make a U turn. Once underway it seems OK. Yes, it does annoy you with "make a U turn" when you don't turn where it planned, but in the end it recalculates and finds another way - I set mine up for 2 miles for a detour.
With the exception of very bright direct sunlight, I can usually see the maps pretty easily and the screen does bring up a big arrow to let you know ahead of time a turn is near- I don't use the split screen and the arrow fill the entire display with the name of the road almost big enough for me to read without my reading glasses.
In congested areas , such as cloverleafs with several ways to go it seems to be off a little on when to turn, you really need to pay attention to the road signs at that point.
Overall, I like it, use it every time we ride providing it isn't raining hard enough to make it wet.Many times it has gotten us out of areas we were in that were new and strange and we had no idea where we were going. Likewise many times I was able to use the maps to find a way around traffic congestion. | 4 | Today | Accurate, affordable GPS navagation
Before purchasing the 3050T, I ran some others GPS devices thru their paces. I've had a Palm based system and a laptop based system, plus I bought a 2000T just prior to purchasing this one. The Palm based unit was accurate and had good maps, but I didn't like having to load which maps I might need prior to a trip; I just wanted to go. Plus the Palm system lacked enough horsepower for a quick re-route. The PC laptop system used the same CD based mapping software and had plenty of power for a re-route, plus having a 15 inch screen for map viewing was nice. The drawback was it really needed to be manned by a copilot and the bulk of the laptop and it's charging cables were a hassle. So I resigned myself to buy a purpose built GPS. A friend had a Garmin and I found the interface easy to use, but the price hard to swallow. My father has had a Magellan for years, so I first looked to the 2000T due to its price point. The 2000T was a nice unit and easy to install and use, but my big fingers often struggled pressing the screen based buttons, especially ones near the edge of the screen. I also struggled to touch only 1 button at times. So the 2000T was returned after only a day of trial and I looked to the 3050T, which has real buttons. I'm very happy with the 3050T. It's buttons are just what I needed. As with other reviewers, I wish the keyboard was qwerty, but it isn't a deal breaker for me. I actually like the interface on the 2000T a little better as items more often used are easier to get to, but if you desire real buttons the 3050T is the way to go. My problems with the 3050T have all been self-inflicted. The biggest being that I selected the wrong mapping area and the nearest Outback Steakhouse was 1600+ miles away... ...in Puerto Rico. As soon as I had figured out my error, all was well, but it required me to stop the car and go through the menus. It's not wise to attempt to configure or reconfigure your GPS at 75 mph on the freeway. The 3050T is much like other GPS units in that it really prefers using freeways and more established roads. It's for your own safety and keeps you closer to established POIs. Despite having routing options like "Most use of freeways", "Least use of freeways", "Shortest time" and "Shortest distance, I would still like one more, "The road less traveled" or maybe "Time is no issue". Sticking to the major thoroughfares is no way to experience the United States. | 4 | Today | Very pleased with this GPS
I rarely give out a 5*, the Magellan 3050T does every thing it promises. It is a bit slow when you first turn it on and it has difficulty locating the satellites inside buildings or under a "heavy" cover/shade. Once it gets going, the signals are strong and re-routing is quick. Although it does not have TTS (text to speech), the verbal guidance is good and I kind of prefer it over TTS because I won't be distracted to look for street signs. Warning on turn is more than adequate and the maps (for California at least) are up-to-date. The only weakness is the extremely sensitive "zoom" switches. A very slight touch would trigger them. Battery life is only about 2 hours. The screen resolution is NOT adequate for photo viewing but more than good enougn for maps. Overall, it is an excellent GPS, easy to use, accurate, fast and bright. We enjoy using it tremendously both in the vehicle as well as in the streets. | 5 | Today | Works Good
This is the only nav sytem I've owned so I can't compare it to anything, but it works great for what I used it for. Ofcourse there are some quirky directions it gives you sometimes, but I think that is typical of these systems and they all do it from time to time. No problems here for me. | 5 | Today | MAGELLAN ROADMATE
I BOUGHT THIS AFTER CONSUMER REPORTS RATED THIS ONE THE BEST. WE USED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT WORKS AS ADVERTISED. IT IS PRETTY EASY TO SET UP AND USE. I HAVE NOT PUT IT THROUGH ALL OF ITS PACES WITH THE TRAFFIC KIT BUT THE PART I HAVE USED SO FAR HAS DONE OK. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR A GPS. SYSTEM. THE AMAZON DEALER I PURCHASED THIS FROM WAS VERY HELPFULL AND FAST SERVICE IN DELIVERY. MARK | 5 | Today | No satellite connection
I got the 3050T for Christmas and it worked great right out of the box. However, after I upgraded the software I had a lot of difficulty connecting to GPS satellites and then it suddenly stopped connecting. I worked with tech support one time and got the unit working again. Then I had a problem on a weekend and there wasn't any support available but I used the same technique and could not get the unit to function again. I returned the unit to Costco, hoping to make an exchange, but they no longer had the units in stock. I saw a few other units had been returned to Costco. Did anyone else have any problem connecting with GPS satellites? | 3 | Today | Does everything you expect
I used my RoadMate 3050T the day I received it for a business trip. It was easy to program and use. I left early as I usually do for business trips only to find out I didn't have to. It was not only a clear route, but I was also rerouted because of construction along the way. A great navigator. Glad I made the purchase. | 5 | Today |
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