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 Works Great with the 2009 Download, 2008-08-20
I purchased 2 of this Garmin Nuvi 660, so my wife & I would have the same GPS. I downloaded the 2009 map version; believe it or not, the whole download was just over 2GB. I allowed Garmin install their downloader that somehow combined 4 of their servers. I have a cable connection for my Internet, but I just let it download and walked away from the computer. I think it took a couple of hours, I really didn't time it. However, once the program was downloaded, I tried to upload it from my regular work computer, which has partition and only about 4 GB of free space on the C drive, while I had about 15GB on my data portion of free space. It wouldn't install because it said there wasn't enough free space on my hard drive. I think the program explodes the zipped 2GB file that is downloaded from Garmin. At any rate, I used my other computer, which is not partitioned, and it installed with no problem. However, it does take a long time. I installed the 2009 version on both GPS that I purchase. The map is great; it has streets on the map in my town that is not even finished yet. BTW, when you explode the 2GB file, I know that took over 2 hours to install on the GARMIN.
The 660 are a great purchase. Consumer Report rated that particular model as a Best Buy.
 Really Not Worth the Money, 2008-08-20
I bought this for about 600$ when it came out and it lasted a year and a half before it died. That is ridiculous for how much I spent on it! They said originally that to get it fixed would cost another 230$!!!
The directions it made were terrible a lot of the time. It would take you on the most indirect paths to get places. Consistently, it would take a very long time to locate satellites. The battery life is terrible and it stopped holding any charge about a year after I bought it. The suction cup is horrible.
When I called customer service to fix it, I was on hold for no less than 45 minutes to try and get help. The finally said they would replace it for free since the battery died and the battery has a 5 year warranty on it. So not all is lost but I feel I would like to try another brand instead.
 660 is great but i could have been fine with a 360, 2008-08-19
I was heavily deciding between the 660 and 360. I decided to go for the 660 because of the bigger screen (bigger is better), FM transmitter and traffic. I thought the $75 difference was cheap enough for the added features. FM transmitter is $150 more if you buy separately for the 360. While the basic features work great, text-to-speech, ease of use, the FM transmitter is a disappointment. I live in the Bay Area and couldn't get any decent signal without any interference. A 3.5mm headphone jack with cassette adapter works a lot better but every time i use this it pains me because one of the reason i bought 660 was for me to direct the audio to my speakers. The headphone/cassette jack will work no problem with the 360 if you want this feature.
The traffic feature i haven't used too much but when approaching a route with traffic building up a small icon comes up and shows how many minutes of delay it would take, you then have the option to get a detour if you want. Cool feature but i don't see any much use to it unless maybe i'm in area i'm not too familiar with. But it's a feature i can have if i needed to.
I uploaded the 2009 maps thinking it already showed the new ramps and roads constructed near our place, i tested it with my officemates on board and it led us to a dead-end. It was embarrassing, it kept telling turn left when there is no road and kept recalculating. But with all this gps stuff, i learned that you must not depend too much on it and use some common sense as well.
Other than that one funny incident it guided me through places with ease when before could have got me tense and depended on printed mapquest directions on hand. I like that i know when is the next turn and the distances. Overall, the Nuvi 660 is a very nice and useful gps but if you're in a budget and want to have bluetooth, get the 360.
A great help on the road!, 2008-08-18
What a great GPS! It works great in the city helping us get quickly to a new restaurant. We used it to help us get to several remote locations in the Northwest. When we got lost, it quickly recalculated and got us back on track. The features we used worked as expected. In defense of Garmin: Acquiring satellites in the city took about 2 minutes when the surrounding buildings were tall and about 30 seconds when they were not. In the country, it took under 30 seconds. To those who criticize the satellite acquisition, I say, "Remember what you were doing at the time and reset your expectations to reality." To pick some nits with Garmin: 1) Hey guys, include the automobile adapter in your base package. We shouldn't have to fork over an extra $25-30 to get it. 2) How about providing additional voices -- like Darth Vader or George Bush or Bill Clinton or Captain Jack Sparrow or Batman -- free as downloads or as part of the delivered package? 3) Like other GPS devices, the system sometimes calls out a route segment by its street name instead of the route number. This was no problem once we figured out what was happening.
How did I survive without it?, 2008-08-18
LOVE IT! Precise directions & blue tooth capable makes it fun to use. Large screen is also a plus. I'm from California. My husband & I used it when we drove to Arizona. It was fab. Didn't have to ask anyone how to get around. Good feeling to be able to get to anywhere you need.
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