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No thank you to the advertisements on the unit
This is just a typical Garmin unit, I like Garmin better than most of the other companies primarily for how they handle points of interest. I was disappointed the Google option is a separate search not integrated into the primary search but the Google search was useful and I could have seen using this as the default POI search tool, if I was going to keep the unit. Tom Tom did this same which I don't get, it would have made more sense to combine the integrated items with the Google search, but I an not a programmer and don't know the challenges with accomplishing this. The reason I really do not like this item and I am returning it, is because of the pop ups for advertisements. This item was over $400 which is a premium to pay for a GPS, I don't mind paying for a yearly service agreement and becuase this is only a two year subscription that comes with the unit I am paying for it. I just don't expect to get pop ups for local businesses , not only is it unaceptable but it is a distraction and it is unsafe. For example: I chose the option to show the closest hospitals, now you would assume if I am looking for a hospital it would be an urgent issue. I got a little blue pop up banner Target - Check out this week's deal on-the-go. This same pop up showed up on a few other occasions while I had the regular navigation map up as well. This is the reason I am giving it such a low rating and returning it.
October 2009 · Electronics · verified purchase
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Garmin nuvi 1690 4.3-Inch Portable Bluetooth Navigator
4.1★ · 259 ratings, as of 2023
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