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Garmin nüvi 1260/1260T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic

  • High-sensitivity GPS receiver for fast satellite lock pre-loaded with City Navigtor NT maps for North America, including more than 6 million points of interest
  • Bluetooth wireless technology enables hands-free calling with a compatible phone; included traffic receiver provides North America traffic information
  • Pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps; ecoRoute suggests fuel-efficient routes to save drivers money and fuel
  • Public transit mode allows you to navigate using buses, tramway, metro, and suburban rail systems
  • NOTE: Model number on the box is 1260T because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 1260 as the “T” in 1260T refers to the additional component

Product Description
The Nuvi 1200 features an ultra-slim design (approximately 25% thinner than previous models), an enhanced user interface, ecoRoute, public transit mode and text-to-speech. The n vi 1200 also offers pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps. CityXplorer maps are available for select tourist destinations in North America and Europe and can easily be downloaded directly to the n vi. The n vi’s enhanced user interface features improved g… More >>

Garmin nüvi 1260/1260T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic

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Car Sat Nav GPS Comments 5 Nov 26th, 2009

5 Responses to “Garmin nüvi 1260/1260T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic”

  1. Book Doc Says:
    November 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am

    NO PHONE CALLS THROUGH STEREO!
    I am happy with the Garmin, but one of the reasons I selected this unit was because in the Amazon product description the unit is described as being able to broadcast traffic alerts AND CELL PHONE CALLS through the car’s FM radio. This was an enormous attraction to me as I drive a convertible, & hand-free speakers just don’t cut it with the top down. Well, the description is wrong (or WAS, if Amazon has corrected it. ) The unit will NOT do this. It IS Bluetooth, and functions as a hands-free set, but with all the caveats normally associated with such sets. Bummer.
    I decided to keep the unit anyway, however, because otherwise it is excellent. The modern features, such as showing the speed limit of the road you’re on, as well as your current speed, (among other features) make this unit very useful & easy to use. I love it. But. . . back to the old Bluetooth earbud.

    Rating: 3 / 5

  2. H. Dudley Says:
    November 26th, 2009 at 9:37 am

    Garmin is known for it’s versatile GPSs. However, their incessant referral to it’s Bluetooth technology needs a little explanation. It is only viable to a limited number of cellphones with Bluetooth. If this option is important, I highly advise that you first check that your phone is compatible with this device.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  3. Yiting Nan Says:
    November 26th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    I bought it for the traffic feature. It is simply not work in Washington D. C. Metro area.

    It gives wrong traffic information on the road. When it is showed heavy traffic (in red color) on route 267, I turned on the road and found no traffic at all. It is the opposite direction bumper-to-bumper.

    Its detour feature also too bad. It directed me to a single lane, 35mph road as detour to highway, and it is totally jammed. I spent at least half hour more than not taking detour. I guess the small road would not have traffic information and the algorithm always assume no traffic when information not available.

    Traffic feature is failed by design.

    I would not return it if it still work as a basic GPS without traffic. Right after I bought the GPS, I downloaded the latest map. But it failed in this aspect miserably.

    1. Give wrong direction
    I went to the post office Herndon, Virgina. It told me to turn right when post office is on the left side. Fortunately, no big building on the right and post office is so obvious on the left, so I didn’t lost. The post office had built at least three years.

    2. Shutdown automatically
    During my first five trips around Washington D. C. and Virginia, the device shutdown automatically three times in the middle of driving. It shutdown two more time in my following trip. I could not figure out why. And it could not come back at all. I need to wait at least five minutes or more to power it on. How miserable feeling when you need to know where to turn.
    I do noticed it always shutdown itself for long street name when I have speak-out street feature on. The words sound blurred and then shutdown. This could be caught by thorough testing. Another time is I know the route and want to test this GPS. When I didn’t follow its direction several times, it shutdown itself. My friend told me GPS had attitude when I didn’t follow its guidance.

    This is my first Garmin and I am so surprised by its bad quality.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  4. Union Federal Says:
    November 26th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    I’ve owned a Nuvi 200 and a Nuvi 205. The 205 was working great but I got this one because I needed the bluetooth feature. I can tell you that both units, especially the 200, were built with significantly better materials. Garmin is getting cheap. The 200 had a loud, non-distorted speaker that announced the next turn without crackling or missing words. There were no mistakes that I ever encountered with the 200 in 2 years.

    The Nuvi 1260t is made with a much cheaper, tinny speaker. Garmin says they have to make it that way due to how small the 1260 is. Nonsense- the 200 is only slightly bigger and is 3 year old technology. The case on the 1260 is cheap plastic and the screen does not pick up your touch until you touch it a few times. Also, the 1260 freezes occasionally. The bluetooth feature is borderline useless unless maybe you drive in a super quiet S-class. I drive a Toyota and most people can’t hear me, and all I hear is distortion. It works in a pinch, but much better if you pull over. Unfortunately, Garmin is cheaping out and it shows.

    The good side: small, lightweight, if you don’t use the traffic receiver you don’t get advertisements on the screen, all new roads are there, and it gets a good signal in any weather.

    The solution: consider an older Garmin with bluetooth, and update the maps. Maybe a 765t would be better. I would have paid a little more for a better speaker.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  5. C. Wynn Says:
    November 26th, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    While the Nuvi 1260T has some cool features, it still has some glitches to work out. The voice command features works well. Most of the time it recognizes my commands and it seems quicker than actually using the touch screen. The speed limit display is neat too, although I have noticed it isn’t always accurate so I wouldn’t recommend relying on it. The lane display is an improvement over previous garmins. I used to own a street pilot and when it was stolen, I upgraded to the 1260T. Unlike my previous garmin, when first starting out, the nuvi 1260T is not quick to recalculate. It has a starting point and if you don’t get to that starting point, it just expects you to go back to where it thinks you should start instead of recalculating which can be frustrating. My other complaint is that it has locked up several times. My husband and I took a road trip last weekend and in one morning it locked up twice, all of the sudden the screen is frozen and it isn’t progressing nor can you return to the main menu. Luckily we were in the middle of nowhere and not in the middle of a big city trying to navigate the freeways, which would be problematic when one is trying to drive and restart the nuvi at the same time. I called support and they just recommended I update the software, which I had already done when I first received the nuvi. I also had trouble updating the maps. It took 2 hours to download and then just froze my computer and would not update the nuvi. When I bought my street pilot, it included all the accessories, microphone, dashboard mount etc. Now you have to buy all accessories separately.
    Rating: 4 / 5

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