Garmin nüvi 265/265T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic (Factory Refurbished)
This is a refurbished GPS. Refurbished generally means that the unit has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings the navigator back to like new conditions. Some GPS may contain cosmetic blemishes.Garmin’s nüvi 265T improves upon its 200-series predecessors by adding free real-time traffic updates from Navteq (for the life of the device) as well as Bluetooth connectivity to your cell phone. Other significant improvements in the 2×5 series include a predictive technology that provides faster satellite lock, a redesigned screen with more information, terrain maps, and an exciting new photo navigation feature. The 265T provides complete maps for North America and the handy Text-to-Speech feature, so you get turn-by-turn spoken directions with the real names of streets (e.g. “turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way”, rather than merely “turn left in 50 feet”). The nüvi 2×5 models all sport the slim design that Garmin introduced with the 200-series last year, so they a … >>> Special Offers and Product Promotions
Researched my GPS purchase for 2 weeks and couldn’t find a better deal than this one! The 265T has lifetime traffic (the ads are super small so they don’t distract), bluetooth that works great with my cell phone, text-to-speech for all streets AND has a voice dial feature I didn’t even know about! Received promptly and Garmin support was excellent when I called to get my free map update. You can get 1 free update, but you must provide them with Amazon proof of purchase because it’s factory refurbished.
I ordered a refurbished model and cannot tell it from a new one. I debated getting the wide version but went with the cost savings of the 3.5 inch refurbished model. I have found it very intuitive to figure out; love the touch screen; I ordered a carrying case and AC charger which are great as well. I got one map update for free within 60 days so I have an alarm set in my phone to remind me a week before. Shipped on time and arrived as expected.
I would say that everything worked perfectly out of the box…no problem registering gps and downloading latest map from Garmin. It appeared to be a brand new unit, at a refurbished price. One problem that came up after several weeks was the bluetooth connection to my Razr V3 phone failed….emailed customer support about the problem…got a responce back shortly and it was a VERY well written reply explaining what I need to do to fix problem and it worked as stated. I didn’t think at first that the bluetooth would be something I would use. But after playing with it and finding that the speaker was clear and loud enough to hear, I found it better than the speaker on Razr. Great customer service at least for this problem. Just had to do an update after deleting the problem folder to repair the bluetooth problem.
the 265T will fit in your pants pockets very well if your planning on using the pedestrian mode.