Garmin - DriveSmart 50LMT 5" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth, Lifetime Map Updates and Lifetime Traffic Updates - Negro

Bought in sale for future use, hopefully by end of June, Now ex wife took hers,enjoyed using traveling unfamiliar roads... Expect the same from this one.....

This is the third GPS Garmin I have owned. They have always been accurate and no issues with glitches. The operation is intuitive and well laid out. I also have it auto link with me cell phone which is in my pocket so can answer without picking up the phone. The voice command for all the operations is very good. recognizes my voice with few errors. The volume is sufficient to overcome lots of road noise. The traffic allert feature is very useful. I only took away one star because i was planning on using the Garmin BC 30 with it as a backup camera. It turns out that if you do the power cord for the camera is also the antenane for the wireless camera...and the cord for the GPS is required for the traffic allerts so you loose the traffic alerts with the backup camera ! So I decided against the backup camera...will be looking for another provider for that....to bad. By the way I have owned three other brands of GPS...none of them can compare to the Garmin as far as accuracy and usability.

I travel for my job and recently upgraded from my Garmin Nuvi. What a difference. I love the fact that the Garmin will tell me in advance which lane I need to be in for an exit and also shows me what it will looks like. I also have it connected to my business phone, which allows me to see notifications like email & text messages and will read them if I request. I am still working on getting use to voice communications with the device. In all fairness I argue with Suri at times. The device is easier to read while driving and also much easier to remove at night, easy release clip on back of device. I also appreciate the amount saved favorites, it allows me to load all my clients and leave plenty of space for personal locations. The device also shows call ID for me. I found it difficult to hear and to be heard when talking using the GPS device and instead use the cell phone.

This GPS has been great expecially since iv had to start traveling for work Has been accurate the sound is clear and the lane guidance is a plus and having lifetime traffic and maps is a must paying 50+ more a year to update maps can add up if you don't have lifetime. The traffic though must be connected to Bluetooth to your phone to work. The suction for the window holds the GPS well unlike the old ones we're u had to mount it to a disk on your dash. Make sure you charge it in your car first I connected it to my computer and it wouldn't come on so I thought my unit was defective but that was not the case I have no complaints so far

This was bought to upgrade from a very old Nuvi. This one has a lot more options and the touch screen is SOOOO much better in terms of ease of use. I had to really press on my old one to get it to respond and it wasn't very accurate as to where you touched the screen. This one is AWESOME! Love the Voice Command option. Bluetooth is good but people that I called when I connected it to my phone said it sounded muffled. I don't like having to download a phone app to get real time traffic on it though. I don't want to use up the small data plan I have for something like that. This one is supposed to have the radio traffic antenna built in (which is one reason why I bought it vs the 51LMT) but I've not been able to tell if it's actually working. This one also didn't have the wireless built in like the 51LTM. I don't want to download a map upgrade through wireless, it takes longer than if you connect it directly to your computer! All in all, this is a very good GPS and well worth the upgrade from my old one.

A well made product. Setup and storing addresses could be a bit easier as no battery backup requires it all to be done in vehicle. A bit of an annoyance, but that's the only issue. The price was great, and it works well. Particularly like the added features that Pop up', giving hotels and food vendors at each exit. A recommended product. Best Buy assistant was, as always, knowledgeable and honest in his replies to our questions. Love the service, and the patience.

I bought when traveling in Texas because the older Garmin i'd purchased in Kentucky only had maps for east of the Mississippi. The new Garmin is much faster locating addresses with less steps to put in the data. The screen is nice size and shows plenty of info but not as much as the older one. It only has one slot for information on the right. I usually put distance to destination or time of arrival. The old one would let me show both of those plus one other such as direction of travel, elevation, time of day, ect. The old one also had a password while this one does not. My wife has had two Garmins stolen. One thing I do like is that when you take a different route it doesn't sa, "Recalculating."

I've owned 3 Garmins before this one. They've all been fine gps units in they're own right. This Drivesmart 50Lmt by Garmin, is better then most. The voice command works as well or better than any I've used. Audio is clear and concise. The problem I have is the maps aren't up to date! I uploaded the latest version. No change. Roads that have been closed a year or more are still sometimes shown in routes. New intersections and round-a-bouts built a year or two ago frequently aren't shown at all. I'd say other than the occasional misdirect this is a solid performer. Fix the mapping issues and it would be great. That's the reason for four instead of five stars!!!