Magellan RoadMate 3065 4.7-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic

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The Magellan RoadMate 3065 Commuter is a must-have GPS navigator for anyone who is on the road constantly.Designed for the daily commuter with the exclusive ultra-wide 4.7-inch touch screen (17% larger than a standard 4.3-inch screen), lifetime traffic … see full wiki

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Overall Nice Bluetooth GPS Unit

Sep 17, 2010

by Shopaholic
posted in Amazon-oholics Anonymous

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The Megellan RoadMate 3065 is a nice GPS system that offers bluetooth and the other standard features you find pretty much on any GPS unit, but it does come with a few new ones that I was eager to test out.

GPS Unit:
- Large display. Easy to see at a glance.
- Tells you way in advance of turns so you can be in the correct lane. Perfect for situations where you are unfamiliar with the area you are driving in.
- Easy to input addresses.
- Point of Interest locations are basically the same as other GPS units. Very good.
- Recalculates very rapidly.
- Does not recognize a street that changes names and the original street goes off to the right or left. You end up going on the wrong road and it has to recalculate.

Bluetooth:
- Pairs just like any other, but I did find it took longer to pair than any other Bluetooth I have used over the years. Said it could take up to 5 minutes and it did take over 4 minutes.
- Loved it when it asked if I wanted to download my contacts to the GPS unit. I could choose all, some or none of my contacts. Great feature.
- Sound is perfect on both sides. Talking and listening. Totally clear connection.

Traffic Alerts and Wake-up:
- Having to have the "Lifetime Traffic" feature on for 20 minutes before it will begin working is crazy. It should come up automatically.
- In order for the Traffic feature to work, you have to have the GPS plugged into the car all the time. I thought that was a little strange.
- I have yet to find any traffic problems while driving so in the future I will see how well this feature works.

Satellite Signal Strength:
- Strength is good. Time to acquire the satellite signal is slow. I even stood by my car with it pointing straight up. Not the fastest connection on the market.

AAA Tour Book:
- This is a nice feature. You don't even have to be a AAA member to enjoy it. Easily find recommended hotels and restaurants and other points of interest.

Mounting Unit:
- Don't know why but the mounting unit will attach just fine to my windshield, but when I attach it with the unit in place it tends to fall off. Don't know if the unit is too heavy or if it is just my windshield.
- The mount is really stiff and hard to move positions.
- I'm going to try the friction dash mount bag. Plus I really don't like things hanging from my windshield.

Charging:
- Does not come with an AC charger. Should come standard, but most GPS units do not offer it anymore.
- The USB connector is for data transfer only. Would be nice if it could charge the unit too.

Bottom Line: I really like this GPS unit even with the flaws that it has. Have not found any Bluetooth GPS unit that is perfect in all ways yet.

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