Magellan - RoadMate 2230T-LM 4.3" GPS with Lifetime Map Updates - Black
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Description
Features
Preloaded base maps of the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
With 7 million points of interest and thousands of waypoints for local navigation or traveling abroad.
Backlit 4.3" color touch screen
Provides a large, bright display that is easy to see and control.
Text-to-speech and voice prompts
Allow you to keep your eyes on the road while navigating with convenient voice guidance.
Lifetime traffic alerts
Help you avoid possible traffic jams. Traffic camera alerts warn you of known red light and speed cameras during your trip.
Lifetime map updates
Ensure accurate directions and up-to-date routes.
Landmark guidance
Helps you locate your destination using landmarks.
Best parking function
Offers parking garage locations, hours and directions, so you can easily find a convenient spot to park.
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
With up to 2 hours of battery life.
Automatic rerouting
Provides alternate travel directions in the event of a deviation from the directions given. Choice of route setup, auto sort multiple destinations and avoid highways/tolls mode help you customize your trip.
microSD slot
Insert a removable media card (not included) containing additional map data or regional maps to expand your navigational ability.
Lifetime Traffic is for the lifetime of the GPS Device or until Magellan no longer receives relevant traffic data, whichever is shorter. Lifetime Traffic may not be transferred to another Magellan device and may not be available in certain areas
What's Included
Magellan RoadMate 2230T-LM 4.3" GPS with Lifetime Map Updates
Windshield mount
USB cable
Vehicle power adapter
Owner's manual
Key Specs
- Screen Size4.3 inches
- Touch ScreenYes
- 3D-Map ViewYes
- Lifetime Map UpdatesYes
- Lifetime Traffic UpdatesYes
- Points Of Interest7
- Programmable RoutesYes
General
- Product NameRoadMate 2230T-LM 4.3" GPS with Lifetime Map Updates
- BrandMagellan
- Designed UsageCar
- Model NumberRM2230SGLUC
Display
- Screen Size4.3 inches
- Touch ScreenYes
- Color DisplayYes
- 3D-Map ViewYes
- Backlit DisplayYes
Map
- Lifetime Map UpdatesYes
- Integrated Base MapsYes
- Map Coverage AreaCanada
- Map ProviderTeleAtlas
- Number Of Waypoints1000
Navigation
- Lifetime Traffic UpdatesYes
- Points Of Interest7
- Programmable RoutesYes
- Voice PromptsYes
Environmental
- Water ResistantNo
Features
- Location ReportingNo
- Pedestrian ModeNo
- Text-To-SpeechYes
- MP3 PlaybackNo
Storage
- Expandable StorageYes
- Memory Card SlotYes
- Memory Card IncludedNo
Connectivity
- Bluetooth EnabledNo
Dimension
- Product Height3 inches
- Product Width4.9 inches
- Product Depth0.63 inches
- Product Weight0.313 pounds
Power
- Rechargeable BatteryYes
- Battery Life2 hours
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts1 year
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor1 year
Other
- UPC763357128055
Customer reviews
Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 299 reviews
(299 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Ease of Use4.0
Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers appreciate the RoadMate 2230T-LM 4.3" GPS for its user-friendly interface, affordable price, and lifetime map updates. Many users find the screen size comfortable and the device lightweight and convenient. While some users have mentioned that the GPS can be slow at times and has occasional issues with address input, the overall sentiment is positive.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Easy to use, Lifetime map updates, Screen size
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
OK @ good sale price, if expectations not too high
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Summary: The Magellan RoadMate 2230T-LM is a decent GPS, especially for the price I paid, but more critical users might want to consider the downsides, and check out other brands/models before making a decision. I've never owned a GPS until I bought the 2230T-LM in April, though I have researched them quite a bit. I've also used my mom's TomTom VIA 1535. I'm good with directions, have always had lots of paper maps, and use Google Maps regularly, so I didn't NEED a GPS for the car. But with the prices coming down, I decided to look into buying one. Positives about the Magellan RoadMate 2230T-LM: - I got it on sale for $74.65 + tax, and I've seen it as low as $69.99, which is pretty inexpensive for a GPS. - This GPS is small, and flat on the back and front -- it doesn't have mounting moldings protruding as part of the plastic case, like the TomToms and Garmin that I've seen. Couple that with its 4.3" screen size and you can fit the 2230T-LM in your pocket for use when walking or riding a bike. You can select pedestrian mode for shorter trips, and I tried it one night on a short walk and it seemed to work pretty well. The map isn't as detailed as some tourist maps of a downtown, for instance, or a national park, but if you're walking or biking you can use it to find direction and help point you back to your starting location, if you marked it first. You'll be running it off the internal battery when you are walking or biking with it, and the specs say that battery life is two hours. - The free traffic does what I wanted. You can get traffic if you are in a market that has RDS traffic data provided by a local radio station (in Wisconsin, for example, that is Madison, Milwaukee, and the outskirts of Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago that spill over into the state). You must have the cord that leads to the cigarette lighter plugged into the GPS to receive the traffic info., but you don't need to have the other end plugged into the car lighter to get traffic. As long as the cord was plugged in to the GPS, the GPS picked up traffic running off battery while I was in my house by the window, which is nice for checking traffic conditions before you decide to venture out. You can see a list of the traffic incidents or click on a map to see them as either yellow or red (depending on severity). In Madison, my unit even showed incidents on the map as far away as Milwaukee, Chicago and Indianapolis, when I zoomed out, though it doesn't list these in the text listing. - You can find points of interest (POIs) and even program one-touch (actually 2 or 3-touch) buttons for, say, a certain brand hotel or coffee shop. This is nice if you are travelling and someone wants to stop for Starbucks or Panera Bread, for example. - The AAA TourBook gives you reviews of certain restaurants, hotels and other points of interest, which is nice when you are travelling. - The layout and buttons are easy to get used to, at least they were for me. - The built-in map covers Canada, the lower 48 U.S. states, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. - You can get free map updates from Magellan (up to four per year) to cover new roads, etc. Negatives: - I've tested this GPS on trips I normally take, so I know the quickest routes. Sometimes the GPS wants to take me a way that would likely add on minutes due to stoplights, etc. But it's not a huge deal for me, and even people sometimes argue about which would be the quickest route to get somewhere. I think it would generally be fine if I was in an unfamiliar area. Not taking the absolutely best, quickest route is still better than me driving around on my own and missing an exit or having to stop numerous times to check the map and figure out if I've missed a street, using paper maps. And if you don't agree with what the GPS is telling you, you can take your own route -- the GPS will usually quickly recalculate and often then shows the route you had planned on taking. - I've encountered a couple of occasions where a business or street was missing or changed from what the GPS showed, but this was helped when I did the map update by plugging the GPS into my computer and registering the GPS. There are so many changes happening all the time around the country, so I don't expect the GPS to be 100% up-to-date and accurate and never make a mistake. You can always help out by submitting corrections to Magellan via their Web site. - My biggest complaint is that the unit sometimes freezes momentarily when you are trying to type in information. For example, on the screen to enter your destination, my unit will sometimes freeze after I press the first letter. If I keep pressing letters, nothing happens, then all of a sudden multiple letters show up and I might have entered the same letter two or three times thinking I didn't press solidly enough. It's OK if you're patient, and it doesn't always happen. But I think it would be a problem if you were in a hurry or using it for multiple destinations, such as a cab driver or delivery person. Conclusion: All in all, I like having this GPS, especially for the traffic updates, free map updates, the low cost, and the ability to preview routes from my living room, check points of interest and read reviews using the AAA TourBook. There might be other GPS models that are quicker to respond or take better routes more often, but I guess you'd have to use all of them to know which is best. I will say that since I've used both the TomTom VIA 1535 and the Magellan 2230T-LM, there are positives to both and negatives to both. My mom is happy with hers and I am happy with mine.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Lifetime map updates, Screen sizeCons mentioned:Voice
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A Fine GPS
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love my Droid Razr and the built-in Google Navigator, but if I get a phone call, the phone stops navigating and you can miss a turn, and you certainly cannot use apps like Pandora while using Navigator. Thus, I decided to purchase a dedicated GPS. The Magellan RoadMate 2230T-LM with its 4.3" screen and lifetime map updates fills the bill nicely. I never have to pay for updated maps like with my original Magellan GPS and, with the included power adapter, that has electronics to receive road and traffic conditions (even red light cameras!), I am prepared for the road and can now use my Razr for phone calls or playing music on long trips without worrying about missing a turn. The Roadmate does have its little quirks, i.e. that female announcer can get quite annoying announcing the upcoming turn several times before reaching it, and sometimes makes the announcement too close to the turn, but overall it works very well. The screen can be difficult to see if the sun is shining directly on it. In those situations, you have to rely just on the voice, but you should be watching the road, not the screen, anyway. :) Overall, I am very satisfied with the device.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Accurate, Lifetime map updates
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastice Auto GPS
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have a Garmin that is a few years old, it did not come with life time map up date. When I went to up date the maps Garmin wanted more for the up dates than a new GPS cost. Everyone said I would have problems using a Magellan, in place of the Garmin. But I find it more user friendly than my Garmin. It does everything except drive my car for me with great accuracy. I am so glad I have a Magellan. Thanks
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Price, Works well!!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This device was a mothers day gift for my wife. My family and I recently moved to a new town and needed help getting around. She also prefers not to use highways so this GPS has it all in a small cheap package. Only real complaints are original setup took a little longer than what I expected and the touch screen keypad is no were near responsive as a cell phone, but if you plan ahead of time and take a couple of extra minutes it works fine. Can't beat the price and free lifetime map updates too!!! If my wife can figure out how to use it then most people should be good with this unit.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice unit
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It is alot easier to add an address if you link to your computer first. Stand alone you need the zip code of your address to get the street you want. Don't get me wrong I do like this device but searching for your location on the devices could be made easier than it is. I did on a recent trip have to do a hard reset because it locked up but I think I caused it to lock up because of being unfamiliar with it. One other thing that needs improving is the volume level. Set as loud as it will go you will need to turn your radio down. Other than that it got me to were I was going and home.
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Durability, Routing
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
GETS CONFUSED SOME TIME
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.2 nd. ONE. LAST ABOUT TWO YEARS THEN DIES. EASY TO USE BUT GETS CONFUSED ON BEST ROUTES TO YOUR DESTINATION. GETS LOST IN SOUTH FLA.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Lifetime map updates, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for hidden cameras
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great for price. Landmark helps with turns. Showing road signs also help with staying in right lanes. I would recommend this product to a friend. Plus with lifetime maps and traffic lights cameras warnings you can't go wrong.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good gps sytem for the money
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.good gps system for the money with user friendly features.
I would recommend this to a friend