User Reviews: Magellan Maestro 3100
Get Lost be Late
Pros: Works sometimes
Cons: Maps are unreliable and incomplete
I am a volunteer driver and I pick up patients and bring them to various doctors, dentists and hospitals. After buying the latest map upgrade, I was disappointed to find many missing streets in my local area. Some long established addresses, over 5 years old, could not be entered into the GPS. Sometimes, when going to a known location, it would advise me to make a u-turn when I was within a mile of the destination just down the road. I can't depend on the accuracy. Customer service did nothing for me.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoWould NEVER recomend Buying one
Pros: Easy to use and program route
Cons: My wife and I have used it several times. It's only been accurate 1 TIME. Not very dependable..
I bought This because most of the Reviews on it were good. So not worth buying.
Easy to use.. YES it is. BUT.. BUT..
It's almost always wrong. On 1 trip it was almost EXACT on the spot. But all the other times it was way OFF... One time is was off by at least 2 or 3 blocks. And its always saying the wrong side of the road.. EVERY TIME. It will say Right and be on the left side.. Then on one trip I programed it to take us home. It has us making like 6 turns when the road we needed was straight down 1 road then 1 turn. It got my wife lost a couple of times. Not worth the Trouble. I purchased a Garmin and it's been almost exactly on the spot every time.Was this review helpful? Yes - Nomagellen 3100 directions
Pros: good windshield mount
Cons: To numerous to list
Directions constantly wrong turn left when you should turn right. Voice is to low, constantly recalulating. have to carry maps because you can't trust this thing. I will purchaing a Garmin in the very near future. Try etting lost in Queens at midnight in the dead of winter thank god for maps. Annapolis wasn't much better
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoGOOD BYE MAP
Pros: Easy to use, Extra Features
Cons: No plug for home charging. Thats an extra purchase
My wife got me this unit for Christmas and I love it.
We took a trip to Sea World and never got lost. I like the feature on the touch screen, where I just tap on the hotel or ATM and I get the address and phone number.
It was nice to know that the hotel in route had a vacancy.
Some other nice features was knowing my elevation and even my speed. At least I know my speedometer is working just fine.
Bye this Product!Was this review helpful? Yes - NoMaggellan Maestro 3100
Pros: Nice piece of equipment
Cons: few
I'm a limo driver in the Chicagoland
area and this will get you to where
you are going.It puts you directly
in front of your pick up & drop off
destinations. Knows one way streets
& notifies in advance which direction
to turn.For the price it's well
worth it.My price $141.00 tax included.Doubt you'll be able to find
same value but good luck.Was this review helpful? Yes - NoOverall great product for the money
Pros: Ease of use
Cons: Volume not loud enough, more distance
My family and I recently moved from New York to Texas. I never once had to look at a map. This unit gave perfect door to door directions. There are only 2 things that I can complain about, the volume of the commands can be louder (with the radio on & a car with 5 people in it it sometimes was hard to hear) And when traveling at highway speed sometimes the commands to enter or exit could have came with a little more warning (distance).
Was this review helpful? Yes - Nocould not find its way out of a bag
Pros: can get realtime with the 4050
Cons: gets confused and locks up
"upgraded" from a Garmin handheld so I would not have to download maps. This part works. Its front screen is not customizable, has locked up in key situations (where to turn or go straight) screen freezes and gives no inducation, sometimes gets in Calculating mode and never comes out and every now and then, shuts itself off and restarts, all while plugged in. Have seen signs for the offramp I am looking for but GPS tells me "Cannot compute from here." Called support line got no answer but then I got a survey online in my mailbox. I stated my problem and no response. I bought the unit to trust when I did not know the way, now I download maps for when it craps out. Oh, and the voice recognition is lousy. There is a place for an external microphone, but not many microphones work, so you yell alot depending on the noise level in you car, like radio off and windows up but noise from wind and tires.
Seriously, go with Garmin or something else.Was this review helpful? Yes - NoJust what I needed
Pros: easy to use, good value
Cons: can miss new roads
This is a great value for someone who needs good basic directions. I am a real estate appraiser and travel to several areas. This unit has been able to direct me to the places I needed to go with no problem. It is a great time saver as I am not consulting a map all the time. It is easy to use, with good basic features. It has a list of recently visited points that you can call up quickly. I plan to purchase another one for the office soon.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoGreat entry level GPS
Pros: Simpy to use
Cons: Not a large amount of points of interest
This unit was highly spoken of in a website in which I'm an adminstrator. So with positive remarks, I bought one. It has been on several long trips and never let me down. It lacks a large amount of points of interest but that is not a concern to me. Great suction cup mount for windshield. Recent price reductions have prices under $150.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoMaggie is great!!
Pros: Value, size, directions, all of it
Cons: Haven't found any yet
Bought for my wife who is forever lost. She loves it, I take it whenever I can sneak it out of her car. Easy touchscreen controls, quick re-calc, up to date maps. Had no problems at all. If it stays that way, I'll buy another one for me.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoGreat value for the price
Pros: Durability, quality, value
Cons: ease of use
Great for the first time GPS user or any woman who is trying to do too much while driving and finding her way to her destination!
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoMagellan 3100 After 3 months use in a Semi
Pros: Very easy to use interface, Turn by Turn directions,Gets you right to the destination safely as long as it's available.
Cons: Cannot update software,Maps,some addresses/Towns cannot be found that includes major highway/intersections (East of Missisippi).
Bought this unit at the Petro T/s Ex 159 I70 in IN/OH line aprox 3 months ago for $250. With tax etc the price was $267.89. Anyhow, since the unit's maps/software cannot be updated it likes to route me up Ex151 on I70 (US27NB) which has been closed for over a year due to const. Once I came off US 35WB to go to Dunkirk IN, unit told me to go left at ramp. When I executed the left turn it went into "Recalculating Route" mode and told me to make an immediate legal U turn. Although that is possible to do in a car, in a semi very hard. We have to find siutable parking lots ect to turn around in. Once went to Grand Rapids MI to a company who has been there for 18 years, and as per GPS I was driving around in a open field. It couldn't even find the sterrt.
Synopsis: These GPS units sold in truckstops accross the country are mostly for CARS (Automotive), they work, but they can't tell if you are in a SEMI. If you want truck GPS, get one that does trucks only like PC Miler or Co-Pilot. They have not put out a dash-mounted GPS for a Tractor/Trailer Combination Vehicle yet.(To the best of my knowlege). And truckstops should stop selling these GPS units or at least mark them as CAR GPS USE ONLY.
Regarding this Magellan 3100. It works, if you can live with the glitches now and then. But I would probably have a mapbook handy to double check the suggested directions. Not deppend entirely on it.Was this review helpful? Yes - No3100
Pros: nice
Cons: non so far
works great. easy to use out box.
Was this review helpful? Yes - Nosimilar model 3225
Pros: size, quality, easy to use
Cons: a bit long to get initital lock on signal
I bought my unit at Costco for $199.
It's very easy to use compared to the built-in unit in our SUV. Although the screen (3.5" in general) is a little small, I like this unit alot.
It does take a little longer than I'd like to get initial signal lock...probably a minuite or two...but once there it stays locked.
A great little unit with TTS to boot!Was this review helpful? Yes - Notouch screen failed within few days of purchase
Pros: easy of use
Cons: confuses within city, slow to recalculate route
first gps, not much impressing, due to the poor battery performance and failed touch screen. got frustrated and wrote this review.
after powering off and then on the touch screen started working, otherwise would have returned since i bought it in target...Was this review helpful? Yes - No
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