Place GPS where you can see it,
on top of your dashboard or Windshield mount.
Glitchy phone app Google Maps stops navigating repeatedly,
so you have to find Start on your phone over and over again,
1 hour of phone navigation uses up your phone battery.
Garmin doesn’t lose its brains like Google.
Google Maps is so glitchy. It’s constantly going to wrong destinations.
In some areas of Metro Denver you can just tell Garmin the street address with no city.
Who the hell knows what city you’re in except the politicians.
* Phone hands-free w speakerphone.
You will hear crystal clear
–person on a home-phone will complain about the Bluetooth connection.
Same thing happens with your earbuds.
Tell them to use speakerphone on their end.
* Garmin Phone app called Smartphone Link on
Cellphone can upload address, get
traffic 🚦⛔
*speak “Voice command” to get a
-dozen voice commands to change Volume, Stop navigation, View Map …
Garmin gets confused with too many ones or zeros.
Best use Garmin app on your cell phone to enter addresses / program destinations.
Cell phone voice recognition is best,
So use Garmin smart phone link on your phone to program the address.
Garmin 6" DriveSmart 60 $90 w Voice Recognition
Garmin 6" 2699 $80 w Voice Recognition
Garmin 5" 2597 $75 w Voice recognition
Garmin 5" 2597 $60 No Voice recognition
GPS car navigation
w Bean-Bag dashboard stand,
windshield mount keeps falling off-
Use rubberized shelf liner under beanbag.
All units are due for a map update by PC.
Photo shows 7 inch Garmin GPS in Dodge minivan.
You gotta love that gear shifter on the dashboard.
I can get out of my seat with no center console n exit side doors.