Can anyone give me a honest opinion about a sat nav?

Question

called the MAGELLAN 4010 ,I have just bought one then all of a sudden mates know I have one and say they are rubbish I have bought it to tor France as it has European mapping installd ?

Answer 1

Good Points: Very clear bluetooth connection.

Bad Points: Everything else.

General comments: Thought the Magellan Maestro 4010 as a "Top of the range" sat nav after being tempted by it's array of clever features and gimmicks. It starts off on a low straight away as you only get a car charger and it isn't precharged. So you've got to a)Drive your car for 2 hours or b)Drain your battery, just to get it started! And when you do you wish you hadn't have bothered. Even though it has the whole of Europe clogging up it's memory card, you can only unlock one! And for any further ONE you wish to "unlock", it's £50! Even POIs need to be unlocked for a fee! It's big screen is great, but the awkward design makes it look like a reject portable games console from the 90s. The Bluetooth connection is easily made and works really well, very clear at both ends. Shame that despite claiming to be able to read your texts, it only has the settings for very limited phone models, so I couldn't make use of this feature. When you finally do get round to the driving, instead of "turn right", it's "prepare to turn right", which gets a bit annoying, and unlike other sat navs, it only tells you once before the turning. I really don't recommend this one, stick with TomTom or Garmin.