Free temporary subscription to Magellan's live traffic reports
Easily fits into any vehicle without the need for special installation
Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker allows for hands-free calls
Preloaded detailed maps with bird's eye 3D viewing to give you a clear sense of your surroundings
Weighs 8.64 ounces and measures 4.8 x 3.8 x 1.4 inches (W x H x D)
This review is from: Magellan RoadMate 6000T 980874-01 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS NavigatorI have had the Magellan 6000T now for 2 months and I can't imagine traveling without it. I have traveled for 19 years and made more U-turns than I can shake a stick at. This system has it all... Blue tooth, spoken street names, easy to navigate touch screen, extremely bright screen (automatically darkens at dusk). This system gives you more heads up about upcoming turns than any other system on the market. For instance, it will let you of a turn two miles ahead, then one mile, then 0.5 mile. Then it has a 0.2 mile yellow bar graph that shrinks as you come to your turn.I am very glad I got this system with the spoken street names. It gives you that much more information while you are in unfamiliar territory. The street name voice is a different voice from the turn by turn voice. The street name voice has more of an edge which helps you listen easier to the street name.It has locked up about 4 times (what high tech electronic gadget never locks up) but it was easy to reboot the system.One of the best features is the traffic alert. I was in Charlotte, NC which I was unfamiliar with driving during rush hour to the other side of town for a meeting. After I left the hotel, it was directing me turn by turn to the Interstate. While sitting at a red light, I happened to notice it flash "I-85 accident" and then it recalculated the route. I couldn't believe it when I got to the interstate, it had brought me to the entrance ramp just ahead of where all three lanes were blocked because of the wreck!!!!! I was very impressed!It also gives you four options for choosing your route which is twice as many as any other system.I did a lot of research looking at the Garmin systems and Tom Tom. I printed out at least half a ream of paper of specifications and customer comments. The more I looked at Magellan, the more I realized it was the best value. I'm sure Garmins are good and they will work, but the Magellan 6000T matched their highest priced Nuvi systems feature for feature and was significantly cheaper.It is easily portable and easily attaches and detaches to the mount. In the rental cars, I can easily mount it on the windshield. I have never had a problem with the suction mount.On my Chrysler 300 company car, I use the flat disk and mount the system on the dashboard with no problems.I do not regret my purchase at all. If you travel, you need to seriously look at getting a portable GPS system. I would strongly recommend the Magellan 6000T. It will be analogous to life before and after a microwave....
This review is from: Magellan RoadMate 6000T 980874-01 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS NavigatorI recently used my new 6000T to find my way around LA/Orange County. I would still be trying to escape from the swirling SoCal freeway labrinth back to the relative simplicity of San Francisco had I travelled without it. When I made the occasional error at multiple-choice freeway interchanges, it guided me back on route. It recalculated my route several times to avoid slow traffic -- very helpful in the LA basin where there are alternative freeway routes between most points and all of the freeways are monitored for traffic incidents and speed.Some of the particularly useful features:1. A straightforward, intuitive user interface.2. Almost instantaneous route recalculation when the driver errs in following instructions or when slow traffic is detected.3. A multi-mode map display that usually manages to portray complex maneuvers clearly, e.g. a sequence of exits.4. Repetitive voice prompts that permit full attention to the road when traffic is hectic.5. Complete redundancy of controls between the touchscreen and the peripheral control buttons -- very useful if the touchscreen becomes disabled (as may occur if you install the anti-glare protective screen available on the Magellan website).What could be better:1. The voice prompts seem to stop occasionally for no apparent reason.2. The verbal and textual descriptions should correspond more closely to the text on freeway interchange and exit signage, particularly at the multiple-choice maneuvers.3. The map isn't quite current -- recent major changes in San Francisco freeway access are not reflected.A device like this makes driving complex freeway systems with which one is unfamiliar much safer and more efficient than paper maps studied and memorized in advance and supplemented with navigation notes or Mapquest directions, and the 6000T seems designed to maxim...
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