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Mon, 11/23/2009 - 7:12pm

I am looking to replace my Garmin c550. It has a nervous breakdown when in Downtown Chicago recalculating multiple times when I am on the right road heading to the right turn.

I would like something close to what this unit does without the Bluetooth and music. The custom POI's loading is a must. Traffic is not something I want included because of the pop up advertisement.

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Mon, 11/23/2009 - 8:29pm

See

See https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134 and compare the units.On the left you can check the features you are looking for.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 9:04pm

Yes, use

bill1480 wrote:

I am looking to replace my Garmin c550. It has a nervous breakdown when in Downtown Chicago recalculating multiple times when I am on the right road heading to the right turn.

I would like something close to what this unit does without the Bluetooth and music. The custom POI's loading is a must. Traffic is not something I want included because of the pop up advertisement.

Yes, use the link that charlesd45 gave you. All the model listed there allow for loading of custom POIs. Basically most of the 3 numbered models(2xx, 7xx etc) will have bluetooth only on the models where the second number is a 6 (265, 765, etc). Traffic is available on all models listed but basically unless the model ends in a T (265WT, etc.)it will not come with the required traffic receiver. So although you could buy a receiver you won't have traffic and ads, out of the box.

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Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 9:22am

All units will have trouble downtown

bill1480 wrote:

I am looking to replace my Garmin c550. It has a nervous breakdown when in Downtown Chicago recalculating multiple times when I am on the right road heading to the right turn....

All GPS units will have trouble in downtown Chicago. The buildings are too tall and block the GPS signal. A new unit will not cure this.

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 11:35pm

Is there any way to disable

Is there any way to disable the traffic