Garmin Nuvi 2597lmt 5-Inch Bluetooth Portable Vehicle Gps With Lifetime Maps And Traffic 2597lmt (Re
Garmin nuvi 2597LMT 5-Inch Bluetooth Portable Vehicle GPS with Lifetime Maps and Traffic 2597LMT (Renewed)
- Wireless communication technology, Bluetooth
- Package Dimensions, 8.382 L x 16.51 H x 16.51 W (centimeters)
Brand : Amazon Renewed
Category : Electronics,GPS, Finders & Accessories,Vehicle GPS
Rating : 4.2
ListPrice : US $249.99
Price : US $174.99
Review Count : 822
Garmin nuvi 2597LMT 5-Inch Bluetooth Portable Vehicle GPS with Lifetime Maps and Traffic 2597LMT (Renewed)
- I bought this this because I travel from client to client and found that using my phone was becoming a nuisance (although I prefer Google maps has a great interface).PROS1) Nice big screen size makes it easy to see the directions and plenty of room for a lot of information.2) Very easy and fast to enter address which is important to me as I move from client to client. You just enter the street number, then start typing the street and it will offer suggestions. Much preferred over another GPS I tried made by \"M..g..n\" which forces you to enter zipcode>city>street name>street number. You can also send the address from your android phone. You need to download the Smartphone Link app to do that. However, I have found it easier to just enter the address so I don\'t have to mess with my phone.3) The directions are clear, especially when coming up to a highway junction. It splits the screen to show you which lane to take. One thing I did miss that the other \"M..g..n\" had is that it would zoom into the map at the turn and ping right before the turn. However, I found out online that you can enable this feature on the Garmin by going into the Diagnostics mode and changing the locale to United Kingdom. Then you will see the option to zoom in Settings>Map and Vehicle. Note changing locale to UK will give you weather in Celcius.4) It connects to your phone with bluetooth which gives you the ability hear your calls through the GPS unit which is great if you don\'t have phone bluetooth in your car. As well as allowing you to transfer contact addresses to the Garmin as mentioned prior.5) It shows you the speed limit and your current speed and puts a red border around your current speed if you are over the limit. The \"M..g..n\" unit provided voice alert for speed traps.6) You can download different symbols for your vehicle to replace the arrow. My car is red so I got a red car symbol!CONS1) It uses your auto power cigarette lighter so if you only have one you\'re other devices will be out of luck. You can solve this issue by buying a splitter (I got one for $10). You\'ll need to plug it in because the battery does not hold much of a charge.2) The map coloring is not great, maybe because I am used to google maps which is so clear. You can go to the settings and change the map theme and there are some with a yellow background instead of the gray/tan.
- The product I ordered and received was one that had been refurbished to like new condition at the factory, and indeed it was. The only thing I had to do was update the maps on this GPS, which I did via an app called, \"Garmin Express\" which I already had downloaded on my computer and have used for another Garmin GPS I have. As soon as I plugged this unit in to my computer, and opened the Garmin Express app, it immediately recognized this new GPS, automatically updated the firmware and drivers, and then gave me a list of \"updates\" to choose from including all of the new maps. However, this did take some time to accomplish. At first, it said it would take three hours to do, but the actual time was closer to one hour all together. Be aware that this could tax your \"fair share\" usage time depending on your internet service provider. In my case, I decided to do this during the wee hours of the night in order to avoid this. (I have Hughesnet here. No other choices out where I live) There is also an app you can download to your cell phone called \"Smartphone Link\" that works perfectly in conjunction with this unit, and has lots of nice features.Another reason I bought this particular Garmin (other than the price) was that it comes with free life-time map upgrades, and a one year warranty. and it works great with Blue Tooth capable devices such as my Samsung Galaxy S3 smart phone. I have two other Garmin GPS units that are around 5 years old now, and I\'ve never had any problems with either of them. I bought this one particularly to keep in my tour bus.Everything considered, I am very pleased with this unit and highly recommend it. It will do everything it was intended for and then some. Although I suppose I could use my cell phone to accomplish much of the same thing, I prefer to have a dedicated device for this purpose. I can even answer incoming calls either directly or via my Bluetooth with this unit, which I think is great!
- See udate:After receiving this refurbished nuvi 2597 I opened the box removed the product. Then went to plug it into the computer and found that it comes with like a 16 inch usb cable. Fortunately I have an extension. So I plugged it into my pc with 16 MB high speed cable internet. It took nearly 3 hrs to download the map updates because the unit keep restarting. After downloading maps and attempting to transfer my saved favorites from an old c580 unit. Garmin express stated the transfer was complete but afterwards they were nowhere to be found on this new unit. I then attempted to adjust various settings and the screen would flash to angled hyphens with a blue background and restart. Tried to pair the phone with the Bluetooth same thing. Totally unreliable. Refurbished apparently means they plug it in and it powered up so it was certifiable\"working as new.\". It did come with a protective screen cover sad was wiped clean but totally none functional. Contacted Amazon and they immediately created an advanced replacement order but I don\'t have very high expectations. They are giving me a month to return this unit. No doubt to “refurb\" it again and sell it to another sucker. If you can afford the extra $30 get the new one. This is not worth the aggravation. If the replacement is also a dud that\'s my plan...Garmin\'s re-certification process is horse hockey..A.K.A. BS.Amazon shipped an advanced replacement in short order which arrived in seemingly good shape. It updated in under a hour and took a charge with no problem. This second unit appears to work well thus far. Voice commands do work and Bluetooth synced up with my tracfone and works well. So far so good on the replacement unit. Updating to 4 stars. actually pretty happy with this
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