Best GPS Devices for Rural Roads

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Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$226.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
only small negative thing, the voice of the lady?
from lt.dell.com
screen is small but does not obstruct view.
from www.amazon.com
it's an incredible little device that really does so much considering how small it is.
from www.amazon.com
i would recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a unit with all the bells and whistles but doesn't want to spend a small fortune.
from www.amazon.com
i've used it for small hops around town, just to test my known routes, and some long trips (12 hours) for vacation, and it works really well.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Good Portability, Designation: Automobile

2 RECOMMENDED by 39 people for RURAL ROADS

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
oh , one tiny one , it doesn't identify toll roads , but hey , picky picky .
from www.amazon.com
so, if you decide to take a slightly (or even radically) different route, it "goes with the flow" and will still get you there.
from www.amazon.com
it may seem like a small issue, but we particularly like the mounting bracket arrangement for dash installation on a "beanie bag" style weighted plate.
from www.amazon.com
they may differ slightly from one you may take, but it's close and it will get you there
from www.amazon.com
it didn't know where our rural home was, but we were able to set that and now have no issue.

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Positives: Good Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

3 RECOMMENDED by 66 people for RURAL ROADS

Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it is small enough for hand-held use when walking in the city yet screen size is less than small.very easy to use.
from www.bestbuy.com
make sure you check stay off unpaved roads-when i first got the unit it kept taking me down gravel roads-just need to read the directions before use cuz i didn't-great value and great machine-don't
from www.bestbuy.com
i have been using it constantly for a couple weeks and only have two small problems.
from www.amazon.com
i love the wide screen - it is much easier to see than the smaller screen (which my roommate has).
from www.amazon.com
i love the detour feature, it saved me a ton of time when i heard there was an accident on the highway and took back roads that i would have never known existed!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Nice Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

4 RECOMMENDED by 52 people for RURAL ROADS

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
i am directionally challenged and from a small town so when i go to the city it's a scary experience.
from Brian, www.newegg.com
seems like the two route options (fastest or quickest)are always taking me onto back roads when an interstate would actually be quicker.bluetooth - i wanted it to pull the addresses from my phone
from www.amazon.com
as i expected, it performs flawlessly except for one small bug: sometimes the volume of the turn-by-turn navigation voice is muted when a paired bluetooth device (my cell phone) is active.
from www.amazon.com
the advertising that pops up on the display is so small that it is not intrusive to the operation of the device.
from www.amazon.com
i have a cabin beyond the "end state maintenance" sign on an unpaved, barely drivable gravel road, but garmin knew right where it was.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Display, Good Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

5 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for RURAL ROADS

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is a small, fast, device that you can easily carry with you when it isn't in your car.
from www.amazon.com
it's smaller than the street pilot so it'll be easer to pack and store.
from www.amazon.com
it has a small icon on the top left hand corner of an arrow showing whether you should take a "left" or a "right" for your next turn.
from www.amazon.com
i was worried that the 3.5 inch screen would be too small but it does the job.
from www.amazon.com
good size (very small, it fits in my pocket), battery lasts long enough, the sound is loud enough.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Great Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

$750.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
for example: i just hung pair of small sissors over the case, which boosted the signal enough for my radio to lock on.
from www.amazon.com
i can read road signs, menus, and other printed material, but it is frustraing as small print letters can "run" into each other sometimes.
from www.amazon.com
i used the unit locally (smaller city west of grand rapids, mi) for a week or so before i took it out of state to virginia for a family trip so that i would gain a decent understanding of its
from www.amazon.com
there is a small library of words that it understands.
from www.amazon.com
it is an incredibly small package for all that is packed into this thing.

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Positives: Excellent Map Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 255T GPS

$252.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is a small, fast, device that you can easily carry with you when it isn't in your car.
from www.amazon.com
good size (very small, it fits in my pocket), battery lasts long enough, the sound is loud enough.
from www.amazon.com
it's smaller than the street pilot so it'll be easer to pack and store.
from www.amazon.com
i was worried that the 3.5 inch screen would be too small but it does the job.
from www.amazon.com
it has a small icon on the top left hand corner of an arrow showing whether you should take a "left" or a "right" for your next turn.

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Positives: Good Map Quality, Good Display, Easy To Use, Form Factor: Fixed

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
as i expected, it performs flawlessly except for one small bug: sometimes the volume of the turn-by-turn navigation voice is muted when a paired bluetooth device (my cell phone) is active.
from www.amazon.com
the advertising that pops up on the display is so small that it is not intrusive to the operation of the device.
from www.amazon.com
had a small problem with first one sent, amazon made it good on the exchange within 2 days.....this unit, for the money is the best buy of them all...easy to understand and learn....actual door to
from www.amazon.com
my only criticism is that it is off a small bit.
from www.amazon.com
when my refurbished unit arrived, it looked just like new - only one small scratch.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Good Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
a few errors have been noted on the suggested route or 'exact' location of a home on a rural road but overall a great product.
from www.amazon.com
slight caution with the maps/directions: i have found in rural areas that although it will get you to where you need to go, the routes are often wild.
from www.amazon.com
although there is slight static (i probably should have chosen another radio station), when the garmin 760 does transmit, it is crystal clear and loud.
from www.amazon.com
very excellent for finding local addresses in more rural areas, and for urban use it is helpful regarding real-time traffic delays.
from www.amazon.com
streets were "fully" finished and had me turning or trying to turn on a street that was not finished or completed yet, and i had to make slight adjustments, other then that it worked like a champ!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Great Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$212.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's not so great:?does not speak street names "i'm horrible with directions, so now i use my nuvi every day and it really helps!the unit is small itself but with a very large, very responsive
from www.crutchfield.com
the main features i miss are: "itinerary planning" (let's you plan multiple destinations along a route as waypoints or destinations and then save the itinerary.) actually, there is a slightly
from www.bestbuy.com
its small and very portable.
from www.bestbuy.com
price is right for the money and the small size is a nice touch.
from www.amazon.com
and lowered the stress level of driving in an unfamiliar country (on the left side of the road, with roundabouts instead of intersections, driving late at night and on rural roads!) to a minimum.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Map Quality, Great Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?beautiful glossy black, touch screen, batt life what's not so great:?smaller, but that is what i wanted "very simple to use and i was amazed at how fast it will access
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to use, show routes and updates every year, long battery life what's not so great:?small screen, still expensive at 200 bucks.
from www.crutchfield.com
the only thing that could be slightly better is the three hour time before recharge (not really an issue if you have the car charger).
from www.bestbuy.com
price is right for the money and the small size is a nice touch.
from www.qvc.com
well worth the small investment.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Map Quality, Good Display, Designation: Automobile

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$148.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
and whatnot in your car so you why spend more on other unnecessary accessories?what i like about it is it's simple, of course you have to get used touching the small screen but i find it easy to use.
from www.bestbuy.com
i have only had the unit for two days and so far it see all the streets in our small town.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's not so great:?a little small "i got this for christmas last year.
from lt.dell.com
i live in a rural area, and even my area is accurate - that never happens!
from www.amazon.com
it's small enough to put in your pocket or purse and takes up little space in your car.it's very clear and readable while driving and the voice is clear.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Good Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Tomtom ONE 130S GPS Receiver

$188.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
i would have to hold the (small compact) unit in my hand.this gps is so easy to set up and a real bargain but not for me even with the speach activated.don't let me discourage anyone from buying it
from www.qvc.com
the touch screen is deliteful...no tiny pen to punch in the address and numbers....this unit has large numbers, clear voice directions and lets you know the next street to look for and how far away
from www.qvc.com
we live in a rural area and this thing is amazing, it shows every cow path and back road.
from www.amazon.com
searching for a b&b in small towns, finding the correct turn off busy highways, or finding a friend's home in the suburbs on a dark rainy night, this is a great product for non-tech wizzards.
from www.amazon.com
it's a small enough gripe and i'd rather have a working gps once liberated than the inconvenience of whacking through the package.

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Positives: Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 3.5 in., Map capabilities: Internal

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$359.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from New York, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
traffic coverage is limited to major roads and so far it seems to work well (there's a slight delay in report vs.
from www.amazon.com
but the 60csx's screen is small and not terribly bright and it doesn't talk, so it's not great to use on the road unless you have a passenger to relay along the information.
from www.amazon.com
the only problem was that it stopped working and i went through a small ordeal to get it replaced by garmin.
from www.amazon.com
the re-calculation time is reasonably good but slightly slower than its early model of c320 (maybe due to more functions)---for those who wants to "upgrade" the unit, probably you will be somewhat
from www.amazon.com
this new baby of course is smaller...well much smaller and can be placed on the windshield with a suction cup that comes with it.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Nice Display, Designation: Automobile

Magellan RoadMate 1400 GPS Receiver

$175.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
the slightly larger screen is a plus for older users.
from www.amazon.com
it is small, thin and very lightweight.
from www.amazon.com
it is his first gps and he has fun using it - it has taken him to backroads places he didn't know existed - thanks for the previous reviews that convinced me to get this model for him for his birthday
from www.amazon.com
we live in a very small town (less than 500 people) and going to the city to him means going to a city of 20,000 people.
from www.amazon.com
my husband had trouble hearing while driving when the old gps would talk and more trouble seeing the smaller screen.

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Positives: Nice Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

Tomtom GO 730 GPS Receiver

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from Rich from Raleigh, www.circuitcity.com
if you like to customize and download your own vehicle icons and content, this is a great unit.for a car gps navigation unit, this one would be hard to beat, but a slightly brighter screen would be
from www.crutchfield.com
i've noticed some oddities with small roads, but that's the underlying map.
from www.amazon.com
on the tomtom, the data is there (once you select the option), but it is a small number next to the speed you are travelling: 35/40 means you are going 35 and the limit is 40.
from www.amazon.com
the 300 is quite a nice little device despite some small problems (which i believe are common to all auto gps devices: maps are not always up-to-date, some points of interest are missing, difficulty
from www.amazon.com
although the building is on that street, you actually have to make a slight right turn to get into the parking lot of the building.

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Positives: Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 4.3 in., Map capabilities: Internal

KENWOOD DNX5120 DVD Navigation System GPS Receiver

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from www.crutchfield.com
- bluetooth works seamlessly with the iphone (non-3g) - the turn on delay time isn't the fastest but o.k, here are the con - setup menu not too user friendly - the mode buttons are too small and
from www.crutchfield.com
smaller screen but also has quick touch buttons.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Good Accuracy, Included Units: In-Dash Player, In-Dash Monitor, GPS Receiver

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