Garmin nüvi 1390/1390T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
The Garmin 1390T GPS navigator with Bluetooth and included Traffic Receiver features a widescreen, ultra-slim design (approximately 25% thinner than previous models), enhanced user interface, ecoRoute, public transit mode, and text-to-speech on all models. The nüvi 1300 series are the first nüvi devices to offer pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps, which are available for select tourist destinations in North America and Europe and can easily be downloaded directly to the nüvi. The nüvi’s enhanced user interface features improved graphics and a new slide control for menu operation, while ecoRoute suggests fuel-efficient routes to save drivers money and fuel. Also, Garmin’s new public transit mode allows you to navigate using buses, tramway, metro, and suburban rail systems. Pre-loaded with City Navigator North America NT. An ultra-thin GPS navigator with great Garmin features like CityXplorer and ecoRoute. Click to enlarge. … >>> Special Offers and Product Promotions
I have used this 1390t for 2 weeks, great suction cup mount, super thin, bluetooth took 2 min. to set up, all an all aok, except the speaker sucks. This is whathappens when you make something so small and compact, something has to give. and on this product its the speaker. real tinny sound. its loud enough just real tinny. if I lower the volume then I cant here it.
Just got this unit yesterday with the expectations that the bluetooth “Broadcasts navigation and phone calls through your car stereo” like the description says on the amazon page…come to find out this is not true. Amazon should edit that description so nobody else will be mislead.It comes out of a weak speaker built into the GPS itself and the microphone sounds muffled to those on the other end of the call..
Other than that, so far so good.
I have bought, owned, and used 7 different Garmin units of various sizes including the 330 series that kind of evolved into the Nuvi, Rino, and others. I wanted to try out the new City Xplorer feature in this 1390T -> and the summary is City Xplorer JUST DOES NOT WORK! First of all you must buy a $10 extra package per city, fine. But when I enter a route it just spins the hour glass saying “Route Options” forever. I waited 15 minutes, then just shut the unit off. The newest iPhone (or iPod Touch with Wi-Fi) Google Pedestrian Maps completely works for approximately the same amount of money and a unit that is half the thickness, better touch screen, and this piece of junk simply does not work. I can’t get any route further than 5 blocks to “finish calculating route”, and the 5 blocks is where it just says “walk north 5 blocks”. Shame on you Garmin! You used to make good products, what happened, all the smart quality engineers left?
The GPS unit itself is Ok, but the speaker is terrible (as other people mention). It is a step down from previous Nuvi’s I’ve played with, it “cracks” and sounds terrible at over 50 percent volume, which you need to hear it over road noise.
On the up side, the “Nav Traffic” is pretty good! It works as advertised, is easy to use, and this unit’s external “bulge antenna inside the power cord thingy” is smaller than previous Nuvi’s I’ve played with. No extra hidden fees and comes with lifetime Nav traffic.
This is not really a compelling upgrade from the Nuvi 265T, save your money and get the 265T, or do what I’m going to do -> start looking at other brands and praying Apple releases a Garmin killer iPod Touch with built in GPS.
– BrianW