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GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updat

GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates                                GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updat
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9 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews of GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Map Updat. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS for all reviews. People are impressed by the route planning and size. The screen and performance also get good views, but many are less positive about the durability and design. Reviews about the price and maps are different.

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On average, users rate this product 82/100.

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Worth it, but not overly impressive.

 

I got an unusually low price on this, so really I got decent bang-for-buck. It's pretty reliable and accurate when you know the address. I would recommend it.

This thing is pretty reliable, and reasonably accurate. The suction cup mount is a lot more reliable than my previous model

Voice command/recognition is almost worthless for anything other than saved places ; When it gets very hot, the audio cuts out until it cools down. This happens maybe once or twice a month during the summer ; It could never compete with models that are...

Sep, 2015

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Easy to use

 

Great buy

Fast update, screen is a nice size, & best of all easy to use

None

Jul, 2014

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Call it a best buy!

 

My old (very old) Garmin finally plotted its last course and went to GPS heaven. I did my homework and found the 3490 was highly recommended, saw the lifetime updates included in the purchase price, and bought it. When it was delivered, I plugged it...

Couldn't be more simple to operate. The basic functions of entering a destination have been semi-automated to an amazing degree. The improvement in graphics was a knock-out; as was the improved keyboard

None

Jul, 2014

Consumer review (newegg.com)

3490 LMT

 

Well worth the money.

I drive between 5 and 10,000 miles each month, and this is the best of 4 GPS's that I have owned ; The traffic app is good, but sometimes it can put you in a bad spot

Traffic is misleading when I am on Long Island NY expressways ; The GPS will try to take me off the major roads, and rout me through Brooklyn, and Manhattan to get around traffic jams ; Problem is those city streets are not reported to the traffic...

Mar, 2014

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not impressed

 

I have been a Garmin owner since the beginning of the GPS era, but if this is the kind of product I can expect, I will be looking elsewhere.

Easy to set up and update. Looks nice and the 3d features are good. Traffic is ok, when it actually works and is up to date

Several glaring issues that I have had over the past few years that I thought updates would fix ; First- The voice navigation doesn't work half the time. I will say the street names loud and clearly and it will give me something totally different. This...

Jan, 2014

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Feature Rich GPS with Blazing fast speed

 

I will not travel without my Garmin and this model exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend this model. It has a ton of additional information built into it which made my trip a ton more fun. I was able to find points of interest, restaurants,...

My previous GARMIN was a Nuvi 200 without lifetime maps. So, this Garmin was quite an improvement for me. I bought a refurbished model to save even more money and I had no problem with it at all. I bought this new GPS to take with me on a ski trip at...

Updating the maps proved to be tricky and time consuming. Allow several hours for this to complete. I had to start this over several times turning the unit and my web browser on and off several times to get the device firmware and maps loaded. It...

Mar, 2013

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Garmin Rocks!

 

none. Buy one! You'll be happy like me.

Rated as the top GPS in Consumer reports ; Works as advertised ; Menus are very easy to navigate ; Traffic function works well here on the east coast NC to ME...so I disagree with posts on radio signal being poor ; small, thin and easy to read screen ;...

I had only one time that traffic function didn't work and I was stuck in traffic a little longer than I would have liked while traveling up north ; no other cons....get a bag, case or garmin's case to store when not in use. Keep this screen looking...

Oct, 2012

Consumer review (newegg.com)

flash a nuvi 3790 to make it a 3490

 

The 3490 comes with the HD traffic module. The 3790 comes with the regular traffic module. The regular traffic module works just fine with the 3490 that has been flashed from a 3790.

I bought a 3790 (which newegg sells for 260). The 3790 has the same hardware as this model the 3470. It is easy to flash the 3470 firmware onto the 3490. Do that and your 3790 has been converted into a 3490

None. Flash is easy

Feb, 2012

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Traffic Signal Not Received

 

I do not go anywhere without a traffic connected GPS. I have owned and used the top of the line from TomTom (Go 2535 Live) and Garmin (1690, 2495LMT, 3490LMT), and even the old Dash system GPS. The best unit in current production is probably the Garmin...

Voice activation and recognition work well; blue tooth speakerphone is just enough; routing is ok, if you don't need real time traffic information; nice and thin (do we really care??)

Traffic signal is not received by the unit (based on comments in Garmin forums, this appears to be a known issue with the GTM 60 traffic receiver/power cable combination); FM coverage is spotty; FM receiver cable that lays across your dash-board could...

Dec, 2011

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