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This GPS works exactly as expected. The remote button attaches easily to the steering wheel. Wait until the green indicator shows up on the screen. It has an excellent voice recognition interface, and the advanced GPS features that I want. This is really
I bought the 855 as an upgrade to my StreetPilot C550. I was reluctant to buy it, based on the less-than-stellar reviews on here, but after using it for a week, I have no complaints at all. Maybe that's due to the fact that I'm upgrading from
Pros: I LOVE THE GUIDED LANE FEATURE, WHICH TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHICH LANE YOU HAVE TO BE IN TO MAKE YOUR EXIT OR ENTER YOUR PROPER HIGHYWAY, NO OTHER GPS TO MY KNOWELDGE HAS THIS WONDERFUL FOOL PROOF FEATURE Cons: Z I P ............. Summary:
I bought this for my wife for her birthday and she loves it. It is easy to use and the voice recognition works very well.
Garmin nüvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 855 GPS Navigator & Personal Travel Assistant w/ Speech Recognition I've had my Nuvi 855 for four months now. I've used it to navigate all over my home state of Tex
Garmin nüvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator I am very happy with my Garmin 855, I consider it to be my front seat navigator. The 855/855T are top of the line when it comes to getting around in areas that are unfamiliar or if you are j
Updated the software and map version right out of the box at Garmin's website. Works perfect. List of voice commands is limited but is generally adequate. Recommend this unit.
This GPS is great. It is very easy to use, and works right out of the box. No additional setup is required. Also, This price I paid here on Amazon was way less then at my local retailer, and it arrived in 2 days from the time I clicked the buy button! All
This a perfect buy for $199.99 4.3" best deal on the net and retail stores.
I am not a GPS guru as this was my first nav unit. I just sold my other car which had dash navigation in which you could only type in the street # and address while in park which was very user unfriendly, especially for a passenger to operate it. My new
The product is everything it was advertised to be. It is very intuitive to opperate. We have taken to trips to look at colleges and have never found it easier to get around new places. One of the best features is lane Notification. This lets you know whic
I have tried a couple of different GPS' and each one had features that I liked. There was one in particular that was'nt very good. It would tell you that you had arrived at your destination and you hadn't. The Garmin give you plenty time to
I am very pleased with the Garmin 855 gps, my niece went to a funeral in Dallas, she used my Garmin 855 gps & was thrilled with the ease of use & accuracy, now she wants the same for herself, bravo GARMIN!
Hi Friends! After I ordered the Garmin 855, I carefully read all the reviews. (Yeah, well ...) Anyway, I'm happy to report the unit behaves perfectly. There was discussion about the volume being inadequate ... the FM transmitter having limited ra
FYI: The unit recognizes an 8GB Micro SDHC card. You can load and edit it from a PC using the USB cable. Also, you can play MP3 music in the background while getting directions (kind of like the music in a supermarket that gets interrupted when they make
What a great gps. I gave my compass to my grandson, and it is super to get into the car, input my destination, and away I go!!!
I read many reviews before purchasing this GPS. Many said they can not hear it , Well I say to them TURN UP YOU HEARING AID. This GPS is not low I hear it just fine it is very clear and accurate. I have not had any problems with it. It has lane assist
I love everything about this GPS Unit, I only wish that I had looked at the fine print a little better, I thought that it came with hands free bluetooth to connect it to my phone. Otherwise, it's great.
This is an unusually long product review, but I just couldn't help but brag about the Nuvi 855, as well as express several complaints about Garmin shortcomings. Pros and Cons of the Garmin Nuvi 855 PROs: Custom routing; ease of setting unit options;
Unlike the two 760's I tried and returned, this unit works. In the dozen times I've used it, it failed to acquire satellites once. I turned it off, and turned it on 15 minutes later, and it worked. The American English likes to say "lf"
I've had many different GPS's and this is the best so far. The speech recognition works well as long as the radio isn't on. Any extraneous noise can mess things up. The hardest thing to do with this unit is remember what the verbal comman
This is a great GPS. I bought it because of the large screen size for hiking even though there are some serious shortcomings for this use. 1) battery life is only 3.5 to 4 hours. 2) the unit cannot be completely turned off unless one removes the battery.
I've owned several GPS units now, including one of the earliest TomTom units, the Magella Maestro 1470, and the Garmin C340. The Nuvi 855 is by far the best I've owned. Pros: 1. Voice navigation. The voice navigation is simply amazing. It has no
The volume could be better. Lot of disturbances when connected to radio speakers and the sliding on/off switch on the top is not user friendly. The directions are great. Good response time. Garmin customer service is bad. waiting time is around 30min ever
Used the 855 for a road trip from Wisconsin to Branson, Missouri. Easy to use basic features. New roads in Branson did not show up on device. Needed to be updated and it was ordered in mid-June and used in early July. Did not take the time to get the s
The replacable battery in the Nuvi 855 is an improvement. My Nuvi 750 stopped working completely after the battery died after 18 months of ownership. I tried replacing the battery following the instructions of a video on U-tube. The new battery only laste
Bought this model few weeks ago. So far I love it. Easy to use, great graphics and voice activated is a breeze. Do not come with Blue Tooth but my car had it so I didn't care. The FM transmits ion works but the sound is not as clear as the sound from
We bought this for our trip to Nevada from Oregon. I thought it worked great. On the good side, I thought it had alot of great trip data available for you. I liked that you could pull off for lunch, turn it off, and then turn it back on and continue on yo
I got this GPS because my old Garmin was old and outdated. I chose this one because of the musicplayer and audioplayer. My car doesnt have a plugin for my ipod so I thought this was a good alternative. The FM Transmitter is not very strong-a lot of sta
Pros: Voice activated directions, bright vivid screen, FM transmitter pretty strong, compared to some other devices I have owned. Accepted an 8GB micro SDHC card with music and photos, no problem Cons: Should give longer than 3 mo for a map upgrade.
I really like this GPS. It helped me on my 6 hour trip recentally. The only problem is that the maps are not completely up-to-date it says some stores are there when they are actually out of business. I also don't like that it takes you on a strange
read many reviews and decided on the Garmin nuvi 855. it offered many features that we didn't see in others - still haven't learned how to use them all. received the unit quickly and started to activate. it took about 3-4 tries at average 4 h
I sold my nuvi 750 to purchase the nuvi 855. Garmin changed the on/off switch from something you could use to something you have to fumble to turn on and off. I didn't think they would dump the SD memory card, so I didn't give it a thought when
I call myself upgrading from the nuvi 760 to the 855. From day one, I can agree with Mr. Perry about the Off/On switch. With me upgrading to the later model, I was a lot surprised that the 855 did not come with the FM TMC (Traffic Message Channel) or Bl
If you assume the 8x5 models are automatically better than the 7x5 models, you may be surprised depending on what features are important to you. The most impressive feature of the 855 is the voice command. Many voice commands, such as "volume up&quo
Overall, the thing works. When you consider what an amazing thing any GPS is, the complaints seem small, but here they are: I HATE that this unit displays your speed constantly instead of being able to select to display your distance to your destination
This is my second Garmin. I purchased this model for the speech recognition feature. I works fairly well but does take a little getting used to. I really like the larger screen. I moved up from a C320 which until recently had been a very reliable unit. My
Pro- Does a good recalculation when alternate route is selected Provides advance directions when prompted prior to turn Voice commands works well and is safer than finger pointing the screen. Con- At freeway speed advance warning for correct lane is incor
Currently I have the 780 model...reasons why I would not get this model: >>no bluetooth, no mp3 player auto start, no 3-d buildings, no smooth scrolling<<< A small and not obvious feature in the 780 model BUT NOT in the 855 model is the mp3
The feature I bought this GPS unit for is a fraud. They advertise everywhere that this unit has lane guidance and junction view but it does not have it for Seattle. Seattle is apparently not a big enough city to have it enabled. I was looking forward to
The 855 has wide clear screen, it sync with the Sat quickley, route calculation is fast, and it supports different traffic recievers. Most of the other features sometimes work, sometimes do not. Looking on the Garmin 855 photos, it shows the freeway, and
This model is not as good as previous units! Nav route selection has produced longer routes several time - older units selected proper routes. "BIG" problem is that the battery life is 1/2 the advertised life, barely 2 hours. This means you us
I am an experienced Garmin Nuvi consumer. I have had a Nuvi 350 for over two years, and it has been a good GPS unit. I got the Nuvi 855 for its voice activation and lane arrows prior to each turn at the top of the unit. Out of the box, the unit did not w
The Garmin Nuvi 855 is the worst GPS I have owned. The first one I purchased froze while I was in route. The second one, which I exchanged for the first defective one, completely froze before taking a 300 mile trip. When it worked, the voice activation
My Garmin Nuvi 855 and case arrived August 31, 2009. I opened the case first. Turns out that was a mistake. Should have checked out the GPS first. I put it on charge for a couple of hours and then turned it on. With in 30 minutes of setting it up, enter
I am not rating the GPS. In my opinion this is a great equipment. I am rating the transaction. The Garmin 855 is a great device. However, I paid for a new GPS and I received a used equipment. I returned this equipment to Amazon.
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