Garmin NüVi 2555lmt 5-Inch Portable Gps Navigator With Lifetime Maps And Traffic

Garmin nüvi 2555LMT 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Maps and Traffic

• Lifetime map and traffic updates
• Speed limit indicator - unit displays speed limits for most major roads,Card Reader: microSD
• Lane assist with photoReal junction views,Display resolution: 480 x 272 pixels
• Park position recall - find your car where you left it,Battery Run Time up to 2.5 hour(s)
• Preloaded City Navigator NT North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bahamas)

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Brand : Garmin
Category : Electronics,GPS, Finders & Accessories,Vehicle GPS
Rating : 4.4
Price : US $224.99
Review Count : 3563

Garmin nüvi 2555LMT 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Maps and Traffic

• I am directionally challenged. For me a GPS is indispensable . I have been on what seems like a lifetime search for a GPS that I am happy with, and have yet to find one that I really like.Update - after having this one yearThe traffic is now really great - usually warns ahead that there is traffic on the route - the length and nature of the delay is now spot on. Blows the tom-tom out of the water and is as good as local traffic cam. Updates better. Maps better. Routing better.I have narrowed the choice between Garmin and Tom Tom. Here, I thought it would be useful to detail side by side details of comparable models (below) although much of the issues apply to more than one of the models and are really applicable to the brand.TomTom VIA 1505TM 5-Inch GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic & Maps vs Garmin nüvi 2555LMT 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Maps and Traffic.Navigation is the key - I really don\'t care if I can turn my car icon into a batman car. Garmin now wins Every bad route is costly to me, especially in traffic, so even a small gain in route accuracy is important. The exit numbers and exact signage is more often wrong on the Tom TOm even after many updates.The maps are more accurate in the Nuvi. Exits numbers and signage is often wrong on the Tom tom. The nuvi hasn\'t been wrong yet. I update the maps on both regularly and TOm TOm still has wrong exits numbers on major highway and bridge exits, despite \"community\" updates. However, the Nuvi used to choose odd routes (when tested in areas that I am familiar with) more often then the Tom TOm. NO more - now it actually choses the faster route (if that is how I set up) Both are better than nothing in unfamiliar areas, but neither are super. Oddly, even though the Nuvi has a complete and accurate map of the roads inside my campus complex (which the tom tom does not) it can\'t find my building address when I am in the parking lot behind the building and wants to send me some blocks backward to get on a main road. The tom tom doesn\'t show the small internal roads, but directs me correctly.Generally, Tom Tom\'s version of lane guidance and junction view gives your more time. I tested them both at the same difficult junction (enter a highway and immediately have to cross 2 lanes of a merging highway to get off the exit). The Nuvi was telling me to get into the right lane when I was already on the exit ramp and didn\'t give me the junction view until then. The Tom Tom tells me in enough time to do that properly. Tom Tom flashes to full screen \"junction view\" (lane assist) which shows you which lane to be in and what exit your are looking for. The Nuvi version is more accurate, the exit signs are more often correct and look like the actual sign you see and the junction is also more accurate and real world. However it is half screen. This is where the nuvi stil fails - I need more time people.On both the traffic used to be very hit and miss. TomTOm now falls way behind here and Garmin is superior. In the last 6 months it has been spot on almost every time. Updates are a little faster on the Nuvi and it doesn\'t try to take me through manhattan or congested side routes as often. In side by side tests, the Nuvi wins here by far (in NY and NJ and CT).Satellite acquisition is much faster on the Nuvi. Tom Tom can take up to 5 min. Usually takes at least 1-2 min. Nuvi takes under 30 sec - 1 min.Reliabliltiy is better on the Nuvi. All my Tom TOms have had issues with car charging and not turning on. Nuvi has battery charge bar and I have never had problems with this one (or my other garmins_) turning on. This is an obvious deal breaker for a GPS.The user interface is probably a matter of taste. The tom tom is less cluttered and allows you access most of what you could need while driving (volume, brightness) without having to go through many screens from a central info bar. This is both more convenient and safer.Finding addresses is quicker and more intuitive on the Tom tom. The Nuvi almost insists on trying to find matches for the name of your street in the whole US. You can specific a state, but it requires a fairly unwieldy set of steps to do this and this interface is buggy. Just hope you don\'t have to find an Oak St or Main st or be prepared to scroll. Saving favorites is one touch on the Tom TOm and a bit of a pain on the Nuvi.Can you say \"Zip Codes\" people? Tom tom wins out here, but this should be a default option on any GPS with US maps.The touchscreen is much more responsive on the Nuvi. The Tom Toms have to really been pushed - sometimes enough so that you have to take it off the mount.Build quality is better on the Nuvi.Points of interest are bad on both. I tried finding a gas station in a familiar area where I knew what the answers should be. Both missed the nearest gas station (5 blocks away and on the same street). They did get stations within 2 miles (not exactly the same list either, how odd).Both have text to speech for the default voices. Garmin is better here - and it shows the name of the street/highway you are aiming for next in a green bar on top of the screen. This is immensely helpful. Both make oddly silly mistakes (Tom Tom insists on \"branch\" instead of \"bridge\" and Nuvi says \"doctor\" instead of \"drive\").The web interface is far superior on the nuvi. Initial map \"updates\" take forever on both (about 2-4 hrs). However, the Nuvi interface works. The tom tom interface is very buggy, frustrating and often requires many, many restarts.Neither one lets you customize the route at all in any meaningful way. I often know part of the way, but not necessarily the whole route. These are pretty useless at letting you choose any alternate portion of the route - even using a \"via\" point. Frankly, google is better for this, and both stink at imports.I used to think there wasn\'t a clear winner here, but recent Garmin updates have made it the clear winner in my opinion. Maybe someone from these companies read the review.
• The Nuvi 2555-LMT was purchased as an upgrade for my daughter-in-law\'s Nuvi 55LM. She wanted traffic abilities and the Nuvi 55LM cannot be upgraded with an external receiver as some other Nuvi units can. The 2555-LMT arrived early and in very good condition. After buying a micro SCHC card to accommodate the new (and larger) maps, it was updated (for free) to the latest 2023 maps and points of interest using the Garmin application. The cable that came with it was just a power cable however so I bought a Garmin brand TA-20 cable (here on Amazon for <$20 at this writing) that has the traffic antenna built in. I used a TA-20 from another unit (a Nuvi 2595-LMT) and the unit tested out fine for traffic. The new cord is due shortly. My daughter-in-law likes the points of interest feature (stores and restaurants, for example) and is happy with the unit. No data wasted from her cell phone and a purpose-built device that does not interfere with hands-free phone calls (safer than using a cell phone). A new mount was also purchased via Amazon as the Nuvi 55LM uses a different mounting system that does not fit the newer 2555-LMT. I still saved a lot of money and the unit performs as-new. What\'s not to like?

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