Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review

Just completed a weeklong trip in Michigan, Ontario, and northern New York. Have never been in these areas so relied heavily on the GPS. We fondly named the voice behind the GPS, "Greta Garmin." Greta was a life-saver. At first we had to get used to allowing her to direct us. Some directions were not intuitive to us, but ended up being right on virtually all of the time. A couple of times Greta had a hard time re-calculating because I had left the route to buy gas or a meal, but she quickly recovered. She got very mixed up as we crossed the border from Canada into the US at the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit to Windsor, but there were signs that said "don't follow your GPS." Also had some difficulty finding the rental car return at Detroit airport (using a business address), but by the time we got to the airport, we should have just been following the rental car return signs anyway. For someone who needs a GPS for occasional use and does not want/need all the bells and whistles, this is a great machine.

Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Feature

• 3.5-inch Touch Screen Navigation with Turn by Turn spoken Directions
• Pre-loaded Maps for all North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico with 6.5 million searchable points of interest
• FM Traffic or MSN Direct Traffic/Content compatible (with optional GDB 55 receiver)
• Easy to Use Interface; slim, pocket-sized form factor; 4-hour rechargeable battery; Vehicle power cable included;
• Automatically Adjusts Your Time Zone While Navigating

Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Overview

For peace of mind on the go, nüvi 255 leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names and optional MSN Direct® to get you there on time and keep you informed. It's packed with millions of destinations and maps for North America. Like the rest of the compact nüvi 2x5-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use.

Navigate With Ease
nüvi 255 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map updates as you navigate. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. In addition, nüvi 255 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. With HotFix™ satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Take It With You
Like the rest of the nüvi 2x5-series, nüvi 255 sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations.

Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 255 includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currenc

Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Specifications

For peace of mind on the go, nüvi 255 leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names and optional MSN Direct to get you there on time and keep you informed. It's packed with millions of destinations and maps for North America or Europe. This portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use.

Navigate With Ease
nüvi 255 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and and smooth map redraw rates as you navigate. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. In addition, nüvi 255 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. With HotFix satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Take It With You
nüvi 255 sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations.

Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 255 includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. The 255 is compatible with optional enhanced MSN Direct content (subscription and receiver required) and our free Garmin Garage where you can download animated vehicles that show your location on the map. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD cards such as Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions.

nüvi 255: Simple navigation at an affordable price

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Customer Reviews

Garmin - Richard L. Kirschner - SANTA MONICA, CA, US
Used it for the first time for a trip to the wilds of New Jersey and was not disappointed. Quick recalculations for missed exits or wrong turns got us back on track almost immediately.



Very helpful device - Jeanne - nashville
Ready to use right out of the box. Touch screen is simply and fun to use.
Only negative is that it couldn't locate some restaurants right here in town.
Would recommend for anywone. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles of more expensive
models but performs very well for my simple needs.

Can't beat the price.



Why does this unit not have QWERTY keyboard??? - Paulabee - Ca USA
Finding the letters alphabetically hurts my brain after years of QWERTY use. Does anyone else wonder about this? other wise I love the unit and recommend it. both my husband and I use one and we live in the mountains with huge trees. Works amazingly well