Customer Ratings & Reviews

Worked right out of the box. Easy to use....even a caveman could do it!!!

i love how just plug and play. just plug it in put address in off you go

The small foot print and light weight is a considerable improvement.

The GPS is a very good except the sound/playback sounds a bit tinny

Can't believe you can get this little baby for such a low price.

It has some very nice extras. But unless you know where your at to begin with its no help. It wants you to always find the following route. I thought thats why i bought it. To find the route for me?

Nice GPS for the money. Good to see an affordable, quality GPS.

we turned it on and began using. couldn't ask for anything easier

best thing I ever got for Christmas and has lifetime updates

Dollar for dollar this unit can't be matched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very good product, exceeded expextations.................

Very easy to use and very well priced ONLY by Best Buy.

Great product. It always takes me to where i want to go.

The main screen of the map does not show distances. The estimated time arrival is worthless, it calculates it based on no traffic, even though there is a traffic feature. The routes calculated are sometimes different even for the same destination, and does not appear to be the fastest route. It takes you on city streets instead of freeways. It does not show street names of the upcoming streets. Garmin is not the best GPS around.

i had this barely over a year. of course out of warranty and the touch screen doesnt recognize it certain areas, so you can no longer type in an address. it is durable because it falls of the windshield all the time. so the suction cup isnt very good either. i will probably never buy a garmin again. honestly the iphone gps is easier to use then this, and would probably last longer.

My biggest gripe with this GPS is that Garmin charges $50.00 for a map update. They are very firm and adamant about that price. I think $10 would be more reasonably priced for a map update. You do get a free map update as long as you upddate it within 60 days; but future map updates will cost you at $50.00 Ridiculous. So I cannot recommend any Garmin products, especially when I have froends with GPS units from other manufacturers that offer free lifetime map updates.

I have used Garmin in the past and haven't been disappointed..until I bought this one for myself. I checked reviews on this product, which were great, so I chose this one. First time I used it I took an 8 hr trip of which took me through St. Louis, Mo. As you come into St. Louis it is 6 lanes across, with 2 major exits on the rt side. It is a pretty dangerous area. I was quite sure that I was suppose to take a certain exit but the GPS told me that it was a different exit a mile up the road. Then as I passed the exit it told me to take it on the rt. Problem was I had just passed it. It did re-route me but added about 25 min to my trip, and a few more highways. Then I needed to go to a O'Reilleys to get my windshield wiper fixed, it "said" it was w/in 1 mile, so we picked it. It took up about 7 miles out of our way and NOT to a O'Reilleys it took us to some office building. On our return home we were looking for a specific big chain restraunt to go to, checked the GPS and it said there wasn't one. As we look up, there was a highway sign showing upcoming restraunts, it was on there and was only about 1-1/2 miles away. I would return this product in a heartbeat but I threw the box away because I was so sure I would love it. So to sum it up this product is worthless, and I may just buy a new one..a TomTom next time of which I was very much against when I started the process of looking for a GPS.

I bought this to replace my (stolen) 1.5 year old gps (not Garmin). I found out that Garmin (or atleast this 255WT model) didn't have (minor) features that my old gps has. Features like "least use of freeways" and be able to input new location/address while moving (passenger should be able to do it) without going to "safe mode(?)". It kept on freezing (when it recalculates)! That was it for me, after 2.5 days in my car, I returned it and went with the old brand.

I received this e-mail October 29th: "Dear valued MSN®Direct One-Time Payment customer, We are writing to let you know that MSN Direct service will no longer be available after January 1st, 2012. To continue to receive service until then there is no action required on your part. You will automatically continue to enjoy the full benefits of MSN Direct, along with service and support, up until that date. Changes in the marketplace, device capability and alternative network availability have all contributed to reduced demand for the MSN Direct services. Despite good initial adoption, Microsoft has made the decision to end transmission of MSN Direct services on January 1st, 2012. One-Time Payment customers will automatically receive a prorated refund after January 1st, 2012 to the credit card account we have on file, for any unused portion of their subscription. No action is required for eligible customers to receive this refund. The unused portion for the One-Time Payment is calculated based on a 3-year term from the time of purchase. To update your billing information, please visit Billing & Account Management. More information on refund requests and MSN Direct services can be found at: http://www.msndirect.com/MSNDirectServiceAnnouncement.aspx. Thank you for using MSN Direct services. The MSN Direct Team "

I drove to AZ from CA and mounted a Tom Tom 3rd edition and this Garmin. By a mile Tom Tom was faster at calculating the directions. Garmin keeps reminding you that it's calculating when you stray (annoying) and I could not turn this feature off. The settings in Garmin are very few compared to TomTom. To change the volume Garmin takes 3 steps in and 3 steps out, TomTom is 2. This is a big deal when you're 80mph. Customization of Start screen and shutdown screen, TomTom offered MANY options, Garmin has VERY few and NOT userfriendly at all. I wanted to put the BMW logo on Garmin and I couldn't and changing the GPS voice was HARD. Garmini is way behind on website and software development. I can control my TomTom using my PC, Garmin - NO! I also noticed that TomTom was more precise with the maps..ie..when there's a curve, Garmin does not show it precisely. The view of the horizon is also more 3D in TomTom, while Garmin is a little flatter. I can go on with how much I hate Garmin compared to TomTom. Finally, I dropped my brother off and on my drive 50 miles home Garmin dies! It could not resolve the satelite connection until 30 miles later. TomTom was working the whole time. Next morning, Garmin dies again on my way to the bookstore and I had to turn the thing on. As I said, I can go on....but no Garmin for me ever!