Magellan Maestro 3220 3 5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text to Speech
October 28, 2009 by
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Magellan Maestro 3220 3 5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text to Speech
If you don’t like reading directions, you’ll love the Magellan Maestro vehicle navigation system! It’s simple to use and ready to guide you to virtually any destination. The thin, sophisticated design and attractive, intuitive touch-screen graphics make driving a pleasure. Enter an address or select from preprogrammed points of interest with a few touches of the screen. See your position and route on the 2D or 3D map and let Maestro’s friendly voice guide you turn-by-turn, while you enjoy the drive.Plus, integrated travel information from AAA TourBook Guide gives you instant access to service details and Diamond ratings from the world’s leading travel expert.The ultra-thin and stylish Magellan Maestro 3220 enables you travel throughout all 50 of the United States, plus Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico with the most advanced NAVTEQ maps available. 6 million pre-programmed Points of Interest (POI) make it easy to find restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, the nearest coffee and more.Touch the simple menu on the large 3.5″ color display to get an instant route to virtually anywhere in seconds. The intuitive interactive screen shows your route and position on the map, plus distance to destination, arrival time, street names and more. Turn-by-turn voice guidance offers worry-free directions without even looking at the screen.Magellan’s QuickSpell feature intelligently searches and checks spelling while entering addresses and POIs, making it easy to find what you’re looking for with just few touches of the screen. Search POIs by name or category, near your position or near any city. Interactive onscreen icons show nearby services. Touch an icon to see the address and phone number (when available) and get an instant route.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Service is much improved
I bought this unit because it was on sale. I already had a Crossover and loved the actual gps, but like so many others, had lots of problems dealing with the company. This time was very different. I called the support number to check on the map update guarantee, and was promptly given all the info I needed. They even allowed me to use a forwarded email from amazon as proof of purchase. Ten dollars and only two days later I had a new map update in the mailbox. Update went smoothly and everything works fine. My only complaint is that the screen contrast is not quite as vivid as my previous gps, making it a little harder to see on sunny days. I am hoping that a shade will help.
5 Stars support
The feedback for this gps is misleading a lot, in my personal eyes. The bad feedback is only regarding company service, rather than the GPS tool.
I didn’t deal with issues with Magellan company, so I don’t know how that is. However, this GPS is actually the best one since I owned. In past 5 years, I owned one GPS from MIO, one GPS from Garmin, two GPS from Megellan, and another one GPS connecting with PDA. In general, Garmin 350 and this one are the best in my mind, but this one is much cheaper. I’ve recommended many friends around me for this tool.
5 Stars Best Little GPS!
There are not many GPS units that offer as many maps as this little jewel. I’ve used it extensively for driving in Mexico and Mexico City. I have been extremely happy with this unit and own three of them. I would not recommend anyone drive in Mexico without having this GPS. The map may have been dated but I got to where I was going in Mexico City without any problems.
If you want a true workhorse GPS with a bunch of maps – especially Mexico – this is the unit for you. I’ve studied most models and this one is turn-on and go – literally.
For the money – under $100 in most cases – you can get a better deal anywhere. So what if you need to update the maps – new map costs $70! However, the core information and mapping is extremely reliable.
I cant say enough about this product. I’m considering the 4220.
I hope Magellan does not discontinue this product and offers other units with these maps.
Jerry
1 Star Don’t buy
Magellan Customer service is the worst customer service I have ever dealt with. They offer a free 30 day map update since all of their products ship with out of date maps. This would be a good thing except it is in the fine print of their products and their customer support email address that their website list is the wrong address. I had to get through to their customer service by posting a bad review on their website. By the time they responded my unit was beyond the 30 day limit and they refused to give me the update. This is a bad business practice. Garmin has a 60 day guarantee which is posted directly on their website in plain view.
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