By dlm “dlmor”
My 1st experience with the Magellan 3250 was very positive.
It has been very accurate. I used it to plan a route to 5 locations yesterday and it took me one by one to each and dead on the spot.
It was even good enough to tell me if the location was on the right or left ( I have heard some units will not do this )
By J. Childress
I have been using the 3250 for about two weeks. This is the best gps I have ever used. The ones that I’m comparing it with are TomTom One 3rd, Mio 220 and 230, Garmin Nuvi 350, and Garmin streetpilot 330. The Magellan is not quite as easy to use as the Garmin units, but lets the user have more control over navigation.
Pros:
-Best poi database I have seen with AAA tour book
-Voice commands, really cool
-TrueView map. Shows you the intersection turns on the left of the screen
-Up to date maps, 8/2007
-Text to speech
-Traffic conditions
-Interactive POI icons. On map screen icons, touch and see what it is.
-Navteq maps. Better than TelAtlas thats on TomTom and Mio
-Tells you what side of the road your destination is on. Garmins do this too.
-Quick spell. Makes entering in you address much easier.
-Multi destination routing.
By Anil Thomas
First of all, I didnt purchase this from amazon.
Product is excellent, it does all it says. I have only good comments about the product. But I guess many people would have already commented about that and I dont have time now to get into the same. Will update when I have time.
Here is my problem.
The maps will be atleast 2 versions outdated. The map version on mine was 29 and the latest was version 31. As per magellan cust service, the maps gets released once in 12 to 18 months. Which means the map I recieved in my unit was atleast 2 to 3 years old. Similar was the case with the Firmware. The version on the unit I recieved was 2.* , but the latest version on Garmin website is 4.6. Luckily you can download the firmware and update it free of cost. But thats not the case with MAPS ! Shipping me a product outdated by 2 years and asking me to pay for the shipping. Not a company that I would deal again!!! And the price for shipping ! If you purchased a new unit, they will ask you to pay $10 to ship a CD in 7-10 business days ! $10 for a 7-10 business days shipping ?
By Lindsay
This is the first GPS unit I have ever owned, and for the most part, I love it. It’s easy to enter in new addresses, save addresses for future reference, recall saved addresses, etc. One of the first things I did was go into preferences and change a few things, like the POI filter (I change this often depending on if I’m just trying to find a shorter way to get to point A or if I’m going out of town, etc.). There are A LOT of POIs to choose from. Another thing you may want to change is the volume of the speaker. I tend to listen to loud music so I have mine on the loudest, which people on my cell complain about, but it’s not like there’s a volume control on the outside of the unit that I can just turn down if I get a call.
I have a Bluetooth but hardly ever use it so that is one feature I can not speak on.
I like that the colors adjust automatically for night driving since I don’t want any cops thinking I have a small TV in the front seat, which is illegal in CT.
Originally I bought the thing that allows you to set up the GPS on the top of your dashboard, but I found it left a mark after a couple days, so I ended up just attaching it to my windshield. It can be tricky to find a spot that is in sight, easily accessible, but doesn’t block your view at all. I own a Honda Accord and I ended up putting it as high as I can and as far to the left as I can. Although this may sound gross, I find the unit tends to stick better to the glass if you lick the suction cup before attaching it (you want just a fine film, you don’t want a whole lot of spit all over it or it will just slide down the glass or fall off). The unit is a little heavy so just try not to get in an accident if it falls down mid-trip. This has happened to me several times, which may be affected by the recent drop in temperature, but it can be rather startling, as well as painful if it falls on your hand. If you’re able to put it on your dashboard without it leaving a spot after a few days I highly recommend it, because of the risk of it falling while you’re driving.
By Shawn A. Freeman
I purchased this unit last night to replace my Garmin i3. The Garmin is a great little unit, but I was ready for a few more features.
To read up about the Garmin i3 (and i2/i5) check this site: http://reviews.cnet.com/car-gps-navigation/garmin-streetpilot-i3/4505-3430_7-31468216.html
Short version:
Magellan 3250 is a great GPS unit and the price from Amazon was far the best one that I could find. Also, I ordered it last night and Amazon/UPS had the unit on my doorstep 24 hours later (and I didn’t pay for overnight)!
Long version:
Within 30 minutes of having the unit out of the box, I was able to take it on a 90 minute road trip and compare back-to-back with the Garmin. Below are a few of my findings
By The Writer Bee
I actually had ordered the 4250, but the seller accidentally sent me the 3250 and I decided to keep it since the only difference really seemed to be size, and I found the 3250 to be bigger than I thought.
I did a lot of pre-purchase research and had settled on Magellan partly due to the AAA integration, but then chose the Maestro **50 series because of the integrated live traffic updates which I think is a GREAT feature - especially since I work in a high-traffic part of the Northeast which I think has some of the most infamous and even nightmare-inducing roads.
I really enjoy the voice command features although I wish more of the system responded to them. For example, it would be nice if they could build in for basic commands to always be recognized (e.g. “Cancel” or “Yes/No”).
I am finding the touchscreen to be easy to use and responsive, but would have liked a volume control wheel on the side of the device so that I could control the volume without having to back out of another screen I might be on.
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