A few years ago I had purchased the Garmin iQue 3600 as a PDA and GPS Unit, and with the exception of the battery life, loved the unit. The problem was that it was bulky, required that it always be connected to a power source when it was using the GPS (otherwise it would die within minutes), and I had to have it on a mount on my windshield when driving. At the time I lived with it with one wish; that the unit had a phone built in so that I could have just one device instead of 2.

Along comes the Garmin Mobile 10. I have since upgraded my cell phone to a Windows Mobile based phone, and when they announced this I was more than a little curious.

The Bluetooth receiver is battery powered and can use a car adapter for recharging and normal use. The receiver is nice and small and has rubberized feet so that it stays in place on your dash without any kind of mounting necessary.

The idea of having my phone, PDA, and GPS in one small device was something that I absolutely wanted, but I also did not want to spend a ridiculous amount of money for it. Even though the actual GPS receiver is separate, it is small and easily gets placed in my glove compartment. FYI, the specs on Amazon for this unit are incorrect. At the time of this review they list it as being 7" deep. In reality it is .7" deep.

The problem was that Garmin's site did not list my phone as being compatible when it was released. (I have a Cingular 3125) Yet all of the requirements seemed to have been met based on the specs (Bluetooth, Windows Mobile, storage card), so I finally bit the bullet and resigned myself to trying it and most likely returning it because of incompatibility issues. (Since I bought the unit Garmin has added my phone to the list of compatible devices)

Boy was I pleasantly surprised! I put the DVD into my laptop, installed the map software, hooked up my cell phone, installed the software onto my cell phone on the MicroSD card, chose my maps, and synched everything up.

Then the real fun began! Mobile XT recognized every one of my contacts in my phone as a potential routing point. When I asked to be routed to them, naturally I had to assign the GPS location, which was pretty quick and easy. But then I had the locations assigned and now can route to them simply by choosing them from the Mobile XT Contact directory. You can also search for specific addresses and add them to your contact database as well.

Also there is a complete database with restaurants, clubs, stores, gas stations, etc. Once you find what you are looking for you can store them directly into your contact list for future reference with a single click.

I kept playing and found out that through the Garmin Online service you can also get gas prices, traffic conditions, and weather conditions. If you intend to use these services make sure that you have a good data plan with your carrier, otherwise you'll end up getting charged for a lot of data transfer. As far as the accuracy of the data, I haven't had enough experience with the traffic info (plus trying to read a cell phone while driving isn't all that smart), but I know that soon I will be making trips where I can check the traffic accuracy before leaving and see how it pans out. The gas prices at my local station came up when I used the gas prices function, and the weather info was accurate when I checked it, so that is encouraging.

There is a built in trip computer as well. A bonus would be to be able to save each individual trip as a file, but I think I am being nit picky at that point. I am not yet 100% sure what Peer Points are, but I believe that you can send your current location to others so that they can be routed to you to meet up (I'd check that with Garmin to make sure that is indeed the function).

The best thing though is that you don't NEED to be connected to the Internet in order for this to work. I had tried TeleNav from Cingular, and found that if I didn't have Internet access, I couldn't get the routing information. Also, they charge a monthly fee to GET those routes, plus the data transfer fees associated with your plan. If you are always in an area where there is a good Internet connection this probably isn't an issue, but in some places where there is no signal, you're out of luck, especially if you go off route. With the Garmin it doesn't matter because the maps are on your device, the software calculates on your device, and the signal comes from the Bluetooth receiver in your car. The Internet features are just a nice bonus that you don't have to use.

Another issue I had with TeleNav vs. the Mobile 10 is the cost. I had to buy a $99 Bluetooth receiver, then pay $10.99 a month for unlimited routes from TeleNav. Do the math and 1 year costs you $230.88 plus taxes and fees. I got the Mobile 10 for $174 shipped to my house. No monthly fees. If I want to upgrade the maps, it will cost (I upgraded my iQue 3600 and it was about $135 every few years), BUT that is STILL less.

The Mobile 10 display is great even on my small screen. Off route calculations are very quick. Searching locations is a little slow, but I would think that is a function of my phone rather than the software.

This baby is a home run! My only regret is now what do I do with my Garmin iQue 3600?

Compare which is better: GPS on my Pocket PC PDA vs. a regular GPS car unit?
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br /This review is based upon using the Garmin Mobile 10 Bluetooth Receiver with UPDATED Garmin Mobile XT software (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=139pID=10901) and a Pocket PC version phone (Garmin XT also available on Palm, Blackberry, and SmartPhones).
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br /1) YOU ALWAYS HAVE IT WITH YOU (always have maps on you, always able to plot a course or search for POIs i.e. Points Of Interest)
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br /2) EASY PHONE CALLING - You can search the POI Database even when disconnected from GPS. When you find a POI such as a hotel, museum, store, fast food, restaurant, etc -- you can auto dial their phone number by clicking one button!
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br /3) EASY CONTACTS - When you find a POI, you can immediately add directly to Outlook Contacts on your phone. This will add the phone number, the address, and even the EXACT GPS Coordinate to your contacts. You can even tap on any random spot of your map (2D map not 3D map) at any time, and instantly add as an Outlook contact!
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br /4) CONTACT ROUTING - When searching for a location in Garmin Mobile XT you can also search your Outlook Contacts Database on your phone. When you find the contact you want, Garmin XT will automatically add the exact GPS Coordinate to your contact (creates a FIELD in Outlook called "RADIO"). This is very beneficial in two capacities: Firstly, the next time you search for that contact it will use the GPS Coordinate and IMMEDIATELY plot the course. Secondly, when driving around, your GPS screen will show any contacts for which you have added a "Radio" field (i.e.: GPS Coordinate). This is really great as you will see a little Outlook Contact Icon with the name of the contact as you are driving around town. The only downfall is that I could not figure out how to add a 2nd GPS Coordinate for the same contact (ie: Home Work addresses). So one would need to add a Waypoint (ie favorite) for extra addresses on same contact.
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br /5) CONTACTS WAYPOINTS - Generally speaking, most of us add tons of waypoints - My dad's house, my brother's house, friends' houses, etc. We quickly end up with dozens or even hundreds of waypoints. When using a PDA however, we can use our Outlook Contacts for those personal waypoints. As such, there are fewer Waypoints that we have to wade through when looking for a recorded Waypoint location. It is especially nice to have fewer waypoints when GeoCaching (cf. below).
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br /6) GEO CACHING - Handhelds are great for Geo Caching (http://www.geocaching.com/faq/). Just grab your tiny receiver and run with it! The Garmin Mobile 10 has a whopping 22 hours battery life! Half the unit is the battery! Again, hats off to Garmin. Also, my experience so far is that the unit generally brings me within 7 feet of a GeoCache! Even better, the included Garmin Desktop Software (MapSource) enables direct and instant opening and converting of GeoCache files (.loc gpx.) into Waypoints! GeoCaching Couldn't be any easier!
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br /7) CONTACTS CALENDAR - At any time while in your contacts, you can go to your MENU and there will be a GARMIN command which will give you the options to either ROUTE TO IT or to VIEW ON MAP. When in a Calendar Appointment, you can SET LOCATION POINT. By doing this, when your appointment rolls around you can instantly ROUTE TO IT or VIEW ON MAP. What a great tool for a salesperson or someone who travels to many appointments
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br /8) STORAGE SPACE - Garmin Mobile XT (that is, on DVD version - cf. below for more information on this) installs software on your Home Computer which gives you the ability to EASILY send only the Countries, States, or Provinces you need. I frequently travel from Buffalo, NY to Toronto, Virginia, and Kentucky. So I have added NY, IN, KY, MD, OH, PA, VA, WVA, Ontario. All these take up only 196.6MB of space on my PDA's storage card!! Kudos to Garmin!
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br /9) CAR THEFT - This devise is very unlikely to be stolen out of your car. It is tiny and it is useless to someone without a PDA. You can easily install in inconspicuous location or put right on your dash and leave it there! Also, because it is Bluetooth, you can put the receiver on the dash and mount your PDA anywhere you like (PDA doesn't have to be in a high glare area by the windshield). I actually use my GPS all the time b/c I do not have to hassle around hiding it from view in fear that someone will break my window to steal my GPS.
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br /10) CITY RECEPTION -When in a city with tall buildings, open your moonroof cover and place the receiver between the glass moonroof and the plastic moonroof door (or any spot with high visibility). Now you have ultimate GPS reception. And don't worry, the Garmin Mobile 10 has 22 hours of battery life and can broadcast the Bluetooth for 30 feet! On the downside, I do not believe there is any way to hookup an outside antenna to the receiver.
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br /11) EASIER SAFER NAVIGATION - Garmin has done a nice job of mapping the phone buttons to the GPS maps. For example, you can use your PDA Phone's Soft Buttons for most commands. Also, push the Joystick UP and the map zooms out. Push the Joystick DOWN and the map zooms in toward the ground (whether on 2D or 3D). Push the Joystick straight in and the map instantly switches from 3D to 2D. In fact the joystick just makes GPS easier all the way around. You can quickly look at the screen and then look away while using the joystick (when using touch screen one needs to keep eye on the screen while touching).
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br /12) $$$ MUCH CHEAPER - I purchased my Garmin Mobile 10 for $130 (MegaGPS.com) which included Desktop Software, PDA Software, Bluetooth Receiver, Charging Cable, DVD, etc. BTW, it was $130 with free S+H and no tax: https://www.megagps.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPRODProdID=1094
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br /13) LIVE UPDATES - Garmin offers many free services such as traffic, weather, etc and you can connect instantly with your PDA's Internet Connection. Of course, you could also do this with a stand alone unit that had Bluetooth.
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br /14) PORTRAIT VS. LANDSCAPE - You can view the Garmin Mobil 10 either Vertical (traditional PDA view) or Horizontal (traditional GPS view). Personally, I find the Vertical View to be much nicer. This is a great feature as most of us, when in 3D View, like to face the way we are heading (that is, we are always traveling Up on the map as opposed to always facing north). If this is the case, then it makes more sense to have greater screen real estate on the vertical as opposed to horizontal. In my opinion, all GPS units should be facing vertically or at least have the option.
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br /HARDWIRING THE GPS RECEIVER UNIT
br /I highly recommend hardwiring your Receiver unit. DO NOT cut the automotive lighter cord that comes with the receiver. The cord has a step down transformer built in (USB units such as PDAs or GPS Receivers run at 5 Volts as opposed to the normal 12 Volts). Also, the original cord has a fuse built in. Instead, purchase a $10 female lighter adapter and run it from your car radio's Accessory line behind the dash. Simply PLUG IN the original GPS Receiver's cord into the female. Now you are utilizing the Car Radio's Fuse, the Receiver's fuse, and the proper step down voltage. For help, contact Circuit City or any car installation palace. Be sure to connect to the radio's ACCESSORY and not the ALWAYS ON so the receiver shuts down when not in use.
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br /DVD, OR STORAGE CARD
br /You can generally purchase any PDA GPS Software on either DVD, or a storage card. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE DVD:
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br /2) The entire mapping system will be on your PC as well as your PDA. This means you can use your notebook as a GPS devise. This also means that you can easily create Waypoints on your PC and transfer them to your Phone.
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br /3) You can easily select which maps you want to install on the PDA. E.g.: You do not need to install the entire North American Atlas but just the States/Provinces you need.
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br /4) DVD version is cheaper.
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br /CURRENT GPS SOFTWARE FOR THE PDA
br /The UPDATED Mobile XT Software is FAR superior to older versions. As such, older reviews may be inaccurate (you may find discrepancies between my review and others). I highly recommend the fantastic review posted at http://discussion.buygpsnow.com/forums/thread/4060.aspx BUT, keep in mind that since that review was written, some/most of the bugs have been fixed/changed in Garmin's most recent releases of the Garmin Mobile XT software. Also, that review shows all screenshots in the Landscape View as opposed to the Horizontal View.
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br /TOMTOM NAVIGATOR VS. GARMIN MOBILE XT
br /I have both TomTom Navigator and Garmin Mobile XT on my PDA -- I started with Navigator. They ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE. At first glance the TomTom seems a little more friendly and a little more powerful. However, once you get below the surface, you will quickly discover that the Garmin, though it is a little trickier to access the advanced settings, is far more powerful. The TomTom zooms quicker and redraws maps a little faster, but the Garmin has FAR GREATER DETAIL. The slow lag is worth the extra map information and the far superior view. And, in case you want to move faster, the Garmin offers 5 levels of detail quality -- if you really need the speed, simply choose the poorest detail. By the way, I never use my TomTom Navigator any longer.

Before buying the Mobile 10, I used TomTom 5 with my Verizon XV6700. TomTom was great, but the maps were really out of date, and the software would consistently say that you had "arrived at your destination" when in reality you were still at least 1/2 mile away. Quite irritating. With the Garmin, I was looking mostly for better, more up to date maps and a larger POI database. To that end Garmin does not disappoint. There are some minor things that could be improved on that would take this system from good to great.

-Unlike TomTom, Mobile XT does not automatically keep the backlight/PDA on while you are navigating. Consequently you get 5 minutes from your start point and the unit turns off. Then you have to go into your settings and turn off the automatic shut-off. Not a huge problem, but TomTom had that feature and I guess I got spoiled. Another associated problem is that when you power cycle the unit (on/off) it seems that the voice prompts stop working until you restart the software. Again, just a small annoyance (them again TomTom would crash most of the time if you turned the PDA off/on while navigating).
-You have to use the Garmin GPS to be able to use the Mobile XT software. Apparently the DRM/copy protection for the maps is tied to the GPS unit rather than your phone. This could be considered a good thing though, as if you get a new phone you don't have to go through the hassle of re-activating the software to your new phone by calling the manufacturer.
-The TomTom software would animate your navigation, whereas the Garmin just updates your position every 6 seconds or so. Doesn't look as fluid as TomTom, but this in no way affects navigation.
-Method of entering addresses is slower than with TomTom.

That was the bad, now for the good.
-Uses standard mini-USB charger, I can use all of the chargers I already have for my phone to charge the GPS.
-Battery life of the GPS is excellent!
-Navigation software does not have inter-map navigation problem. For example, with TomTom, you had the option to load up maps by individual states or regions, but you could not travel to a destination outside of the currently loaded map. Let's say you had Florida and Georgia maps loaded and you wanted to drive from Jacksonville to Atlanta. With TomTom, not happening. The best you could hope for was to navigate with the Florida maps to the Georgia border, then switch over to the Georgia maps. No such problems with Garmin.
-Displays the street you are on and the street you are going to in large, easily readable print, and does not display too much information on the screen.
-Comes out of the box with free online services (I think you have to subscribe to comparable services with TomTom). The Garmin services include traffic info for major roads, gas prices, hotel prices, and weather. Traffic info is very nice to have, and integrates into the system much better than TomTom. Colored lines overlaid on the roads show you the traffic conditions (green good, red bad, etc.).

Overall, both software packages are good and most of the things I mentioned here are very small things. No matter which you choose, you should be happy and have no excuse to get lost again.

I bought this for my T-Mobile Dash (Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition). I have a 2 GB micro SD card. I put about 7 states in the memory and it doesn't even consume 1/2 of the card. So far it does exactly what it says -- turn by turn spoken directions and mapping with automatic recalc. Perfect, inexpensive solution compared to a dedicated GPS unit, and more portable. I highly recommend, unless you need bigger screen

I bought this product expecting marginal at best GPS functionality on my Axim X51v but was astounded at how well the product worked. My family and I drove from Boston to Ontario and back having turn by turn directions all the way. I especially love the waypoint feature in the included software as it was indispensable in finding places to eat, shop, fuel, etc in unfamiliar surroundings. Thank you Garmin for making such an amazing product.

From the picture on amazon I thought this little gizmo was gona be a brick but to my surprise I opened the box and boy is this little guy small. Smaller than my Cellphone about the size of a Purell Anti-bacterial gel bottle. I charge it it up (it uses a mini USB plug so the adapter for my blackberry works right from the start special note it only comes with a DC [Car] Charger no AC [House]). I turned on my palm T/X and in under 5 min had them synced and transmitting data. The one drawback to the "10" is that the software that comes with it seems a bit complicated and me being a Mac person could not load it. I already had GPS navigation software on my Palm so this was no problem for me but might be a problem for others. The "10" has great reception even getting a few bars inside my house. The bluetooth comes in very hand because I can now mount the "10" any wear to get a good signal. My new favorite place is to stick it on in the sunroof of my car gets great signal there (will be a problem when things warm up and I want to open my sunroof) I also used the "10" walking around downtown DC (I know DC lived here all my life just wanted to test the "10" in an urban area) and it preformed wonderfully. I am giving it 4 stars for great performance and style out of the box its missing the 5th because of the software but as I said you can work around that.

Purchased this unit to use with a Sprint Motorola Q running Windows Mobile 5.0 after my Hyundai Pontus was stolen from my car. The OS on the Q is Q2-BP_C_06.26.00R. It was a slow start getting things running, about 3 days, but once off the ground I was very happy with the Mobile 10. The software that came with the unit was not able to connect the phone to the Mobile 10 (blue tooth problem). This took a phone call to Garmin to solve, but after downloading the latest software from the Garmin web site that problem was solved. The second problem was a setting in the phone that I had changed to get active sync to see the phone. Because of the firewall on my machine, I had to uncheck the "Enable advance network functionality", this option MUST be on for the Mobile 10 to work. The third problem was caused by having a older map set on my machine. It took a second phone call to Garmin to figure out that the software defaulted to the version 7 maps (the last used) and a simple click on a drop down list to change to version 8 maps had me up and running.
br /Pros: The software uses the phones internet connection to check traffic and displays the problems in colors on the map(you must have a data plan for this). I can receive and make calls while the software is running. So far I have not had a single crash.
br /Cons: this is more a problem with the phone than the GPS, the Motorola Q can not use the messaging feature of the Garmin software to send your location to others (or maybe I just haven't figured it out yet). The Mobil 10 does not work with Google Maps locate.
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From the hardware to the software, everything works great. I've owned several GPS units over the years and this is by far the best. The GPS is easier to use and more responsive than my wife's factory Lexus unit. The size and battery life allows me to take it everywhere. I can install the software into multiple devices so I can select my laptop, PDA, or phone depending on my need. I hesitated before buying because I thought an integrated unit might be better. After using this unit for a week, I'm glad I decided to buy it. One thing I noticed is that if I place the GPS receiver in my pants pocket close the the side of my car, the reception is not good. I don't fault Garmin for this though since my other GPS units are much worse.

Since I already had a PocketPC all I wanted was software that would give me navigation capabilities. First I tried the Navman PDA, but it could not find an address from my outlook contact list and it was filled with bugs. Then I tried Iguidance and boy was I disappointed. It showed my neighborhood as woodland when it has been developed for over 30 years. And, its points of interest (POI) data base are useless. Then I tried Delorme Street Atlas Plus for the PocketPc. It locked up my machine, was slow and failed to locate me driving on a main 4 lane highway that is over 20 years old.

Finally, I called Garmin and they told me about the Mobile 10 with the Bluetooth receiver. It is fast and accurate. Its POI data base is up to date. Now I can find food, stores, gas stations or whatever I need. I installed the entire map set so it took an hour to complete but now I have the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico in the palm of my hand. It links to the contact list in my PocketPc so that I can select a contact and just tap GO. Plus I now have the best GPS tech support team anywhere. The Garmin tech support people are the best. They gave me all the time I needed for questions and they stayed on the line until I was satisfied.

Garmin and Amazon were a winning team for me. If you want a product that works as advertised you can't go wrong with this unit.

It's rare to find a PPC program that works as advertised. This one does! The GPS finds satellites quickly and the software works great. I am using a Dell Axim X51V and I think the combination works as well as high end navigation systems. An added bonus is I have a Bluetooth data connection set up between my PDA and Cell Phone. If I let the Garmin software check traffic and weather, the software makes the data connection to my phone and gets the information just like the high end navigation systems.

I have been using GPS on a PDA for about five years. Mostly Mapopolis sw withprogressively better and faster receivers. We sometimes use a Garmin AOI at work so I decided to try the new Mobile 10 instead of renewing the sw subscription and buying a new bluetooth receiver.

It is far better than I could have hoped; both hw & sw! The SiRFstarIII(tm) based receiver has proved to be very sensitive, both in downtown big city (Boston & NYC so far) and quasi-rural environs. The battery life is exceptional as well; at least 24 hours continuous operation(!!). I do wish that there was an AC recharge capability, as the only way to do so is via 12VDC cable supplied.

The SW installs via a downloaded-to-PC utility that allows you to choose regions of the North America maps from the CD-Rom. You can install to local PDA storage or to SD/CF. I installed an area from MA-SC-OH/IL in about 300mb.

The sw is great! I like the routing very much, and a especially like the downloadable (to my T-Mob MDA) traffic & accident capabilities. The POI has proven to be pretty accurate (as in up-to-date) and usefull as well.

For the price I cannot think of a better solution, since the sw subscriptions for PDA GPS run about $75-100, and a good BT receiver at least that much again.

Being a relatively new product, many websites did not offer reviews for the Garmin Mobile 10. After a lot of research I decided to give it a try, the price was right and so is the value. I've only used it for a few hours but this is an excellent device. The screen constantly updates (contrary to other reviews) as you are driving and the maps are clear and fast. The directions and accuracy are excellent. The actual receiver is very small, easily fits in your pocket. Overall, I would highly recommend this item.

I've been using the mobile 10 with my Palm TX. I really want to like this product. But as of this writing, if you have a Palm OS device stay away from this product. Mobile XT is highly unstable even with the latest release of version 4.00.40p. Other palm users are experiencing the same issues when searching various Palm user forums. I won't be returning it, but still a sour experience. Very disappointing.

-The unit will spontaneously soft reboot with mobile XT running, or randomly when you try to use a feature such as POI's.
-Map loading and drawing was quite slow with a generic 1GB SD card with only the NA basemap and Illinois detail map installed. Switching to a much faster Kingston Ultra 2GB card did help alleviate the problem, but only just.
-Voice prompts tend to become a bit garbled when a map redraw is happening at the same time.

If the above can be addressed, this will be a fantastic solution to many Palm users. It does have a lot going for it.

-The maps look fantastic on the TX's full screen display.
-The bluetooth receiver was smaller than I thought.
-Installing and using mobile XT on the PDA was very easy and intuitive.
-Contacts all became available for use in mobile XT.
-Satellite acquisition was faster than I had anticipated.
-Customization of the features is very easy.
-Route calculation happens rather swiftly.

Still, the problems for Palm users are show stoppers. My Palm TX has no hacks on it, with no intrusive applications. I'm a very vanilla user that lives and dies by my tasks, calendar, and contacts. I use it for little else really. Unfortunately I've never experienced so many soft reboots with my Palm TX until I installed Mobile XT. Worst experience, it rebooted on me 4 times in one 35 mile trip. Best experience, it rebooted when I tried to exit mobile XT when I arrived at my destination.

On a side note, I did try to play mp3's via pocket tunes and have Mobile XT running. That resulted sluggish performance and an inevitable soft reboot.

Please Garmin, fix Mobile XT for Palm users.

For the most part I have been very pleased with the Mobile 10. Great little GPS unit. I could go on and on about aspects of the product that I like a great deal. The one, but significant, issue I've had is that the Garmin software causes me to reset my iPaq with great frequency because of crashes. The positives out weigh the negatives by a considerable margin and I highly recommend this little device.

I wanted something small and this unit is smaller than I imagined. About the size of business card. This was my first ever GPS experience and I wasn't disappointed.
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br /I wanted to pick one up before our family took a vacation. The setup wasn't very intuitive. I thought I was copying the metro areas when I loaded the included CD software. I actually had to go to the Garmin site and find the software I needed for the North American metro areas. If you buy one you'll need to find the MapSource software on the Garmin site. After I loaded the software I needed it was pretty easy.
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br /The software on my Cingular 8125 worked great. We found restaurants and hotels as we were driving. If we wanted to eat at Cracker Barrell, I could find the closest one to us. It would tell us how far to our destination, and we could plan on stopping sooner for the night if it was going to be too late.

I use this with my dell axim x51v (which does work perfectly, even though garmin would not say weither it would or not). it is incredibly accurate, I saved my "home" location in a certain spot in my driveway, and as I pull in my driveway (the exact same spot) it says "arriving" every time. My only complaint about this unit is that the software does not say street names, it only says "turn right", wheras other divices I have used actually say "turn right on portland dr."

Excellent GPS for both handheld (Ipaq 4155) and laptop (Dell xps m140). Software glitch for Ipaq Bluetooth fixed by following:
Copy these files manually from the /garmin/apps/wm directory to the /windows directory on the pda (use activesync to do this):
BtCoreIf.dll
BtSdkCE30.dll

As one of the first users of a Garmin iQue 3600, which I absolutely loved, I found this product disappointing -- and the customer service absolutely unacceptable.
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br /The Garmin 10 GPS receiver is much smaller than I expected, which is a definite plus. In addition, it seems to be well made. The receiver came with a charger that can only be used in the car. But, it had no charger for use with AC in your home or hotel, which would be a nice, maybe even essential, addition. I had no problem with the reciever whatsoever. It connected immediately and automatically with my smartphone via bluetooth with no intervention on my part -- very nice!
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br /However, I could NOT get the Garmin Mobile XT navigation software to work on my Palm Treo 755p Smartphone. I spent hours and hours trying to get it to work. I installed and uninstalled it multiple times, following the instructions meticulously. Each time I selected a different option to see if that would make a difference.
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br /I sent multiple emails to Garmin's Customer Support. Garmin's response time to most of my emails was abysmal. Even worse, I have NOT received any response to my last two emails -- it has been over a week for the last one and OVER TWO WEEKS for the one before that. I find it entirely unacceptable to be ignored by any customer service organization. Ignoring your customer is truly the ultimate customer DIS-service.
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br /In between the emails, I talked on the phone (multiple times) to one of Garmin's Customer Service Representatives, Anthony L. Anthony seemed very competent and was very pleasant to talk to. He was very patient with me, even when I began to get exasperated after we spent many hours trying various solutions. We uninstalled and reinstalled the software multiple times with Anthony guiding me every step of the way.
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br /Eventually, Anthony sent me a link to an engineering fix that I installed over the original installation. Apparently, the fix is something that Garmin has been working on to resolve the problems that I and others have been having with the Garmin Mobile XT navigation software. Garmin needs to keep working, because the fix did NOT fix my problem.
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br /I ended up returning the unit to Amazon (thank you Amazon for making that so easy to do) because I only had a day or two before I lost that option. I am now looking for a NON-Garmin alternative.
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br /In the interest of full disclosure, I was frustrated from the beginning because I paid extra to have the unit shipped to me quickly for an immediate need -- and, after a month I still wasn't able to use it.
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I anxiously awaited the release of the Mobile 10 navigation package since its announcement last year. I have both a Garmin Forerunner 305 and a 60Cx and have been very pleased with the performance of the SiRF III receivers. I thought that paring the small, sensitive bluetooth 10x receiver with my Treo 700P would make a great navigation system. The Mobile XT software comes with the excellent City Navigator North America NT v8 mapset (which is also compatible with my 60 Cx) and the ability to download realtime traffic from the myGarmin site. Coupling GPS with fast EVDO data access promised to be a breakthrough in navigation technology.

Unfortunately, this system is unusable due to slow and extremely unstable software. Attempting to install the Palm version of Mobile XT from the bundled CD crashed both HotSync and my Treo. After a full cold start of my Treo, I was finally able to get the software installed by downloading the latest version (4.00.40p) from the Garmin website and manually installing to my SD card. After a few reboots, the software successfully found the 10x receiver and was ready to navigate. I enlisted my wife to drive, while I played with the new gadget and we headed out to find a restaurant.

In the two mile trip to the restaurant, the software crashed twice, and when it was running, the voice stuttered and the display updates, although with a beautiful 3d display, lagged a few seconds behind where we actually were. It is with great regret that I will be returning this device. The Mobile 10 system showed great promise as a powerful navigation package, but unfortunately the buggy and sluggish Palm software only allowed a glimpse of what the next generation navigation systems will have to offer.

I'm using this with my HTC 6800 phone and love it. The only issue is taking the contact information from outlook and having the software take you to the address. The software requests a GPS point and requires you to renter the address. Other than that the device locates the satallites quickly and it seems to be very accurate. The best part is when you take a turn different from the planned route it quickly finds an alternate.

I'm using this with my HTC 6800 phone and love it. The only issue is taking the contact information from outlook and having the software take you to the address. The software requests a GPS point and requires you to renter the address. Other than that the device locates the satallites quickly and it seems to be very accurate. The best part is when you take a turn different from the planned route it quickly finds an alternate.

This device is very small and picks up satellites very quickly. Once it has acquired a satellite signal, I put it in the center console in my car, which is covered. It is nice to not have to have a line of site to see the satellites. My husband has a garmin pda and it easily takes 4 or 5 times longer to acquire satellite signals and loses them much more easily. The only time I have not been able to get a good signal was inside a large concrete condo in a hurricane zone. The battery life seems to be great.
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br /Now to the software. As I said, my husband has a Garmin ique 3600. The software interface for it is much better than the Mobile XT software. Not to mention that it doesn't crash his PDA, which is a Palm OS. The Mobile XT software crashes my Palm TX more often than I can keep track of. As long as you don't try to change what you are having it do, it doesn't seem to crash. Touch it, and that's a different story.
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br /Another issue I have with the software is the map doesn't pan in the standard viewing mode. You can go to tools and browse the map and can pan in that mode.
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br /I am the IT manager for my company and am looking for a new PDA and gps system for my boss. I will NOT be buying this GPS as he will not have the patience to deal with the reboots.
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br /Bottom line - if you don't mind your PALM OS PDA rebooting frequently, it's pretty good. If you lose your patience with electronics easily, look elsewhere and don't pair this with a Palm TX!

I use this with a cingular 3125 Windows Mobile phone. I prefer it to other GPS navigators because I only have to carry a small receiver in addition to my phone which I generally have anyway. The software integrates very well with the phone, and they make very good use of the limited space available on the display. If I had any complaints, they would be that the software is just a little slow to operate, and that voice is low enough that I do have to turn the radio off to hear it clearly. This are very minor issues, and I would say this is one of the few products I find that lives up to my expectations.

I have had my Mobile 10 for about 2 months now. I have been able to use it on the road and on the trail. I currently have it running with my Treo 650 (I know, I am a little behind in the smartphone/pocket pc phone realm) even so, it works great! I purchased the National Parks East CD's (since I live in the Adirondack Park) and the detail on my Treo is incredible. Once I turn on my Garmin and my Treo, let it acquire the sattelites, I put it in my pocket and never take it out. I set up the Mobile 10 to never turn off, that way I can turn on and off my Treo and the acquisition of the sattelites is pretty quick.
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br /One thing to keep in mind is that you must save over detailed maps to your device to get the best use from it. I saved over the States that I travel most from the City Navigator CD to one SD card and the topo maps to another (I could not figure out how to have both sets of detailed maps on one SD card, but admittedly I did not try very hard)
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br /I love this unit. If you already have a PDA, this is the way to go. Hopefully they will make some upgrades available soon that will allow you to transfer Waypoints and Tracks from your computer.

Month later, still not installed properly. BT only. USB to communicate/charge with PC but does not function as GPS. Will not install to phone, must install to SD card and install. Having compatibility issues with SD card from PC to phone. Wasted a lot of time.

I purchased Garmin Mobile 10 a few days ago and was very excited to try it, but unfortunately I could not make it work on my T-Mobile Dash (Windows Mobile 6). After two days and several calls to Garmin's Customer Care department (they were very helpful and professional) I still could not even start the application on my phone.
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br /I want to mention that I am a computer programmer, so I have my share of experience in troubleshooting software, but this problem was beyond fixing. The software would not start on my phone even after I followed all the instructions, downloaded the latest versions of the software, uploaded all the maps, etc. The program will start and after the initial screen (the one with the copyright information) it will just quit without any apparent reason or error message. I even uninstalled all other programs from my phone to free up memory and space and rebooted the phone few times to reset any programs still in memory.
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br /I decided to give up and return the product after the last call to Customer Service when the representative suggested to reset my phone to the original state. To be honest, I do not think that I have to jump through all these hoops to make a piece of software work. I am sure that this is a great device (judging by the multiple excellent reviews), but it just did not work for me.
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Don't loose the reciver becuse the software and reciver are conected some how. I lost mine and just bought a new reciver and I found out that the mapping software will not work with any other reciver, even the exact same model. So I am out another $120+ . I even called Garmin telling them that I have had it just a little over 2 months, I even had registed it, have orginal boxes CD. No the software is keyed with the reciver. If I submitted a police report they "would see what they could do". I will probley cough up another $125 for a new set, Very reluctantly. It was a great product and used it alot while it worked.

I've been using this product for about 6 months now, running on a Motorola Q smartphone. I bought it because I wanted to consolidate as many functions as possible on one device. I knew ahead of time it wouldn't have as much functionality as a full-on Nuvi, but all I needed was something to figure out how to get from point A to point B.
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br /I've had previous experience with Garmin, having owned a StreetPilot IIIc years ago. I was disappointed to see Garmin Mobile 10 didn't perform noticeably better than my old SPIIIc in some basic functions like satellite acquisition and accuracy. Some functions like route calculation and recalculating after going off-course, seem worse. It's taken me on some very odd routes over the past six months.
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br /It's possible that some of this may have to do with running on a WM smartphone running other processes instead of a dedicated device, but people should be aware of this.
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br /It does have some useful software features found on the Nuvis and the battery life on the GPS receiver is outstanding and will auto-shutoff if it isn't communicating with the smartphone. The maps are very compact and I can fit a bunch of them on my SD card.

I purchased this is for my Samsung Blackjack because at that time I could not find a GPS software that works on it. The package comes with Garmin Mobile XT and the maps. I found that it is extremely slow acquiring satellite signals. I have TomTom on my Dell Axim and a Holux GPS, they are much faster at picking up the satellites.
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br /When I paired it with TomTom, it seems to picked the satellites a little faster - may be it's just the Garmin Mobile XT software. Also on TomTom it's always seems to be a street off.
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br /I would avoid this product. There are many better generic bluetooth GPS out there that can paired with other better GPS software.
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When I decided to get the Palm Centro (Sprint) my choice to get a navigation device was swayed to one that can attach to a mobile phone instead of carrying around a separate device and charger. I also was not interested in paying Sprint more money a month for another service. My initial setup of the device was cumbersome. I installed the palm program files on my 4gb micro SD card, and tried to expand them, but always got an error message. I eventually ended up installing them on the device and the SD card, then updating the program files with the update on the garmin website, and it finally worked. My phone interacts with google maps, so I always have the latest business updates, and I have registered for Garmin to send the latest map updates, but they have not arrived yet. Now that it is working, I have found that it has slowed my Centro down considerably if it is working or not. This may be a limitation in the hardware, but I still have 64MB free space to use. I can live with a .5 to 1 second pause in between programs, but this garmin software has caused spontaneous reboots of my device. Mostly, it will reboot when I first start the program, or after I have completed a trip and am trying to exit the program. This is obviously a real time consuming problem when I get back in the car, and attempt to get somewhere in an unfamiliar town only to sit in the car burning gas waiting for the phone to reboot, launch the garmin software again, map my route, find a gps signal, then finally start my route. The second time this happened, I knew the general direction I needed to drive, so I drove 6t blocks, got on the freeway, and passed 3 exits before I was working again. This is a long time. I know people will blame the 300mhz phone for being "slow" and running an inferior palm OS, but if they claim it works, it should work. I will update my review if the "update" disk from Garmin helps out at all.
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br /As far as operation and performance of the device, once it gets going, it works as expected. It provides surface street distances mostly in feet (eg: Turn right in 250 ft) and freeway distances in miles (eg: Exit right in 1/2 Mile). I tried this garmin device along with a TomTom Go 720 with updated maps, and both had similar routing paths. This was a big surprise because many people swear their life by Garmin, seemingly just for the name, and I did not have the device route me in a different path from the 720. I turned off the "estimated arrival time" feature, because my driving and traffic conditions varied this time too much to bother. I used it in and around Phoenix and Mesa AZ. The large difference why I am keeping the Garmin is because it said what side of the street my destination was on. I could not imagine how important this was, because my first trip with the TomTom took me to a sonic burger, only to have to make a U turn because I was in the wrong side of a divided highway. At that point I realized just how important the side of the street was in navigation. I'm sure TomTom could fix this with a software update if they wanted to, as the number in the address will be odd or even and that will make it either left or right side of street, only two choices. Anyway, I would like the Garmin to say the street name, but I'd rather save the $240 price difference I paid (cheaper than tomtom720) and instead have the "arriving at destination on left" notification.

I have both units ( nuvi 360 and Mobile 10) and I love this thing. It comes standard with the extras that you have to pay for with the nuvi 360 ( traffic / weather / fuel prices and such ) also a feature I've noticed is you can add more than " 1 " via point ....put them in the order you want and it takes you right there. It's a little slow getting a link but once it does it takes you right there and the route is the same as the nuvi 360. The only problem I have is it loses the bluetooth connection from time to time and you can't use the gps receiver with anything but the garmin program which sucks since I have google and Yahoo Go ! installed and had to purchase a seperate portable gps unit to use that software. You can't go wrong with this and I'm using a Treo 700wx with the program and maps stored on a 4GB card. I've taped the SD card to the receiver so I just pop it in when I need to use it and mount the receiver on the back of my mirror inside the car like a ipass and it works great.

Basic funtion of the GPS module is good. Added GPS capability to my Palm for a reasonable price. The SW that came with it worked well Moble XT V4.00.40p. However, when I tried to upgrade to a later version, the Plam stopped running the SW and complained about " not enough cache". Running the included nRoute SW on the same laptop as the Palm was a non-starter. The nRoute SW assumes that it is the only SW using the Bluetooth interface and will not release the port. Bit of a pain that...
br /Used the Palm and Mobile 10 on a long trip and it worked well, with the exception of a couple fatal errors and Palm restarts while running the Palm application (Mobile XT).
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br /Conclusion: Use the Mobile XT with the Palm or PC but not both. Garmin has work to do to get the Mobile 10 SW running better with the Palm Tungsten E2. Good for finding lodging and services near where you are.

Easy set up. One needs to learn the meaning of the words used for the direction given in advance before going through a big city such as ramp left and keep left.

The Garmin Mobile 10 Bluetooth GPS works very good overall. Sometimes it takes a while to find itself and startup an initial position, but that is after it was turned off in one location and sometime later turned on and navigation routing begun from a different location. The navigation software it comes with works very well and provides good voice prompts, though I wish it would not stutter the way it sometimes does (may be a phone hw/sw issue) and that it would give me lead-up warnings like 500 feet, etc, rather than a chime and turn direction at the turn location. On a street with numerous turn-ins, it's not always easy to tell exactly which one is yours and you may end up going around the block to find your location. All in all very good though, with relatively easy setup and use. I've found the key with most bluetooth devices is to turn off what you're using when done and going to move a non-usable distance. Turn back on when you return so they re-discover themselves. Otherwise you may find yourself going through some gyrations to re-connect.

For a mobile salesperson that would like to use it with their laptop, pda or smart phone, excellent device. Range is a bit suspect as well as the laptop software. The software for the pda or smart phone is excellent. Mutliple via point sorting available on the pda/smartphone version only.

I never really understood why people had GPS systems in their cars. I had always thought a good map and a sense of direction were sufficient. OK, haha. The first time I drove in a REALLY big city this logic flew out the window. I bought this GPS unit with the intent of using it both in a car and while on foot. I am happy to say this unit works well in both.
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br /The Garmin maps load nicely onto my Palm Treo's SD card (I am using a 4Gb card and the maps take up about 1.5Gb for the whole US). Lay the GPS unit either on the dashboard or clip in on the outside of a bag and orient away.
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br /Granted, the initial signal acquisition is a bit slower than car models. Also, the responsiveness is *slightly* slower than other units (I imagine because it is still a bluetooth system). It worked pretty well for me though. One caveat, though. The voice directions, which are loud enough to hear in a car easily, will give a general direction beforehand (as in, 'in 0.1 miles, turn left and keep left') but you have to look at the PDA display to see the road information to answer the inevitable 'left on which street exactly?' question. Also, when the unit says 'turn left' it means right now. So there is some personal initiative that needs to go into using this. It ain't gonna drive you there itself.
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br /The unit's battery life is good and the smartphone software is pretty easy to use. Where this unit shines, to me, is in its portability. Riding with someone else? No problem. Sightseeing around town? No problem. Want GPS directions that incorporate current traffic and weather information? No problem. Overall I like this unit.

Everyone with a laptop should purchase the Mobile 10 vs. the self-contained GPS system. Using the laptop, you have a much larger screen to view the maps and you can type the addresses/routes with the keyboard...a big timesaver. You can also upload addresses from other map programs like google maps. The main problem is that the program that comes with it is not super user friendly -- it's not bad, just not great. Otherwise it's great. Apparently you can also use it with a phone or PDA, making it more portable. The unit itself is unbelievably small...it actually looks bigger in the picture but it's like half the size of a deck of cards. Also, keep in mind you need a bluetooth device to use it as there are no cables to connect it with the computer. I'd recommend it if you travel a lot with your laptop, not so much if you don't have one.

Based on other opinions I was pleasantly surprised with this unit and software. I think its excellent and have been extremely happy with it. You MUST download the latest Treo ROM update and Garmin software to really get the most of it. Garmin has made exceptional improvements with connectivity and stability. I never have crashes due to the Garmin 10. My ONLY complaint with the updated software is now my Treo, when plugged in to the car charger, turns off (per Treo settings). The previous release of Garmin software would override the Treo settings and keep the mapping software on as long as the Treo was plugged in. It was nice to have navigation in my car always on (I keep my Treo on a swivel mount for viewing while driving) almost like a built in.
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br /Pros - Straight forward. Charge and go. Belt clip adapter for when you're in pedestrian mode. Mini USB charger.
br /Cons - The blue blinking light while connected is extremely annoying and very bright at night. I covered w/ black electrical tape and put a pin prick hole to see when its connected.
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br /Pros - Excellent user interface. Graphics are clear, bright and modern. Buttons are large and easy to read. Menus are clear and easy to navigate. Turn-by-turn is accurate.
br /Cons - When deep into menus have to back out vs. just hitting a home button. Doesn't keep the Treo on when plugged in (as previous versions did). Have to keep turning Treo on to see information.
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br /Pros - Once its connected, its connected! If a call comes in it will switch to the phone, when the call is over, it will switch back to the navigation screen automatically. Even when the Treo is off, it still stays connected and pops up when a turn or event comes up.
br /Cons - Voice prompts come up on the speaker while on a call instead of muting.

I purchased the Garmin 010-99579-00 Mobile 10 to use with my Samsung i760 smart phone. The speak to each other very nicely, and the data is generally quite accurate. I only have 2 criticisms, neither of which is significant enough to make me regret buying the unit. First of all, it's not intuitive how to insert way points, like when I'm taking a longer trip, and I know I want to use the route through X city. For that matter, it's difficult (ie I haven't figured out how to do it) to ask it to find a given highway and exit or town. It's fine with street addresses. My second minor criticism is that I had gotten used to a stand-alone GPS unit that speaks street names. But in terms of value for the money, I think it's hard to beat!

The Garmin Mobile 10 is very effective. I like the flexibility of being able to use GPS on my phone, laptop, etc. Seems to be accurate and battery life is good. I have had it on at least 10 road trips so far and it has been very useful. I am connecting to my Blackberry Curve and using the Google Maps software for the Blackberry. The downside to this is that you have to be connected to the cell network to see the maps as they are downloaded as you go. Sometimes can be slow - but that's not the fault of the GPS device.

I have owned the GPS device 3 weeks now and love it. It will get you from point A to B even when you miss a turn. I am using the device with my T-Mobile dash. The maps are easy to read and the voice directions are a plus. Setup was a bit complicated in that the device comes with 2 programs; one program for the PC and one for your mobile phone. I don't think the directions were too concise. It took me about an hour to get everything correct, when it shouldn't have taken no more than 15 minutes. One thing that you have to be careful of is that when distance in less than 1 mile e.g. .2 miles, the voice sounds like it says 2 miles versus .2 miles, so you have to get your eye on the screen for distance. I think it's worth the cost. If you can't get a mobile phone with GPS, this is the next best thing.

I've been waiting for years to get quick and reliable GPS functionality at a reasonable price, and finally I got everything I expected.
br /I bought this product and hoped it'd work well in Argentina, as Garmin does not support much outside the US Europe. Turned out that the unit works almost perfect with my Palm TX (only 2 stalls while trying to zoom a map forced me to re-boot, but I read in other reviews that months ago it was worst, and this PalmOS-related bug has been worked around).
br /Battery life is not even close to the 22hrs as detailed in the manual, but with the car charger included, that is not an issue for road trips.
br /Signal reception in the city is acceptable, and voice directions in Spanish are clear and understandable. Portability is one of it's best attributes, as the product is no larger than the palm of your hand.
br /The best of all I must say is the price for it's size functionality, as you can transform a powerful unit like a Palm TX, with bluetooth and wifi browsing, into a GPS unit. Garmin clearly delivered a product to satisfy customers who do not want to pay much for this gadget, and don't mind linking it to a Palm, a notebook or a Blackberry (I tested all and worked great).
br /Maps included were only for North America of course, but there is a developers community that offers a free routable map for Argentina that I downloaded from www.proyectomapear.com.ar. I use these and so far they've worked fine in Buenos Aires and the Coast cities. The official Garmin partner developer (Geosistemas.com.ar) charges US100 for the maps they develop. I have no comparison chart between these 2 maps though.
br /Another dissappointment was the granularity of maps for SouthAmerica. If you want maps for NorthAmerica or Europe, all of them are bundled in 1 DVD, but if you look for Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina or Perú, you'll have to spend a 100 USD bill in each one of those. I hope that Garmin will improve it's service for Latin America soon, before someone else does.

Great little remote GPS receiver. Smaller and lighter than I thought it would be--a piece of velcro keeps it attached to a car's dashboard. Works great with my Palm Treo 680 and Sony VAIO laptop (both have Bluetooth capability). Battery time is at least 8 hours, which is the longest I have had it turned on before charging. Does exactly what it's supposed to do with no fuss, so 5 stars from me.

Hard to believe something so small communicates with things so far away! Works well and would recommend. Small enough to clip on your hat for city walking and heavy enough to stay put on your vehicle dash.

Only the best in this package...
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br /I can't even imagine a better couple of electronic devices than my MDA (T-Mobile) and Garmin Mobile 10... Bluetooth connection works great, and software runs like a river under the control of Windows mobile...
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br /Voice commands 10's of langusages... Unbelievable software...
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br /I transfered 6 regions to Mini SD card and it only took like 100 MB... I still have 1.9 GB for other data...

The Mobile 10 works very well with my Treo 650. I am able to fit the East coast states from Maine to Virginia on my 256mb sd card. The price point of GPS devices have gotten low enough so that I don't feel guilty about purchasing a "toy". It would be nice if the Mobile XT software had an option to avoid toll roads if a "good" alternative is available. Never having had a GPS device before you have to learn to trust it or not to use it at all. Indecision can be dangerous. Hearing "make a right on street name" would be better then "make a right". I lent it to my son to visit a college several hours away and he was very happy with it. It gave me peace of mind knowing he would not get lost.

I bought two of this item for my friend. It turned out that this wasn't the right model. I returned them and get my refund in a week.No hassle.

I bought this bluetooth GPS receiver for my HP iPAQ I just got for christmas and I absolutely love it! I looked and looked for about 2 months trying to decide which oen sounded like the best for my money, and this one is definitely it. The maps look perfect on the nice iPAQ display and it never slows down or crashes the PDA, even if I open other programs and zoom in and out of the maps or change routing information. I read a lot that this was a big problem with the Palm Tx. There were no problems using this with Vista-32bit either. It just works perfectly. Only thing sort of difficult is finding all the new software updates, but you just have to read a little. Other than that, this thing is awesome and some much more worth buying than a standalone GPS for half the price!

This product is great. Better than spending hundreds of dollars on a gps device. I can also take this on my motorcycle rides!

This is my third GPS, the second from Garmin. I first had the GPS V. Old tech compared to this newer stuff. This one is easy to use and is accurate. voice prompts are usefull. I wish I could add roads and I wish I could program the maps to dispaly what I want (like elevation). I have not found a way to do that. It is more limited in personal settings for display, but overall a bargain a deos the job quite well.

I used this GPS on the northwest of Argentina, in cities and open spaces and worked very well. The Nokia E51 is based on the Symbian operating system. The software could be improved, but worked well enough to navigate. The GPS unit, once it gets the satellites, can continue getting its position in the streets. I never expected to continue to get my position in such difficult conditions. As being separate from the phone, it has the advantage of being able to be placed on the windshields where it can get the satellites signal, and the disadvantage of being easy to forget it. The battery worked fine (as new).

Love the gadget! works great with my O2 Atom Life. Haven't tried it out with my Bluetooth-enabled laptop yet. Love the fact you can charge by USB, and can use a Nokia BL5C battery as replacement in case the battery dies on you. Really love it.

I bought this Garmin GPS to work with my Cingular 8525/ HTC Pocket PC windows mobile platform. I am extremely happy with the performance. I do have a factory installed GPS in my car, and do have a Nuvi 360 for the second car. I liked the Garmin interface and mapping on my Nuvi 360, and hence decided to try the Mobile 10. The software/ POI's are accurate. The interface is seamless. Unlike other people, i haven't noticed any significant delay in satellite aquisition. Once the satellite is acquired, you can place the receiver anywhere in the car. I did have to buy a 2GB micro SD to store the map of US+Canada.
br /The only thing i miss is text to speech. This would have been highly convenient, and hence the 4 stars.

works better than any other bluetooth product ive owned. sometimes has difficulty connecting though. also the software does not work well with the palm tungsten e2. the software will freeze the palm up and will have to push reset button on the back and just to get it installed you have to go to garmin and download a newer version of the software

This little unit is neat. Not to mention its battery life. I found out that the easiest way for it to pair with my HTC 8525 running Garmin XT was to power up the mobile 10 then activate the XT software other wise it took too long to find the receiver. The only other thing i wish it had was an optional external port.

This my first GPS system. It is easy to set up and go. BT GPS is very sensitive. it will auto detect day time or night and change the screen setting. It's pretty cool. nRoute and mobileXT software communicates with BT mobile 10 very well. I am pretty satisfied with money spent and the product that i got. But, there is still a prenty of room for improvement. The map is not updated and the calculation of the route may be confusion. I have a expereince passing throught Nashvile from N65 to 24W. Based on the Garmin 10, it will be lost. But i listened the advice from my friend and follow the N65 sign go straight and got through Nashville with no problem at all. The same problem will be happened if using local short cut, the garmin 10 software will give a no brainer instructions. I think that came from a computing algurism problem that may need to be addressed in the next update. The last issue that I want to address is betery life of the BT reciever. It looks like it is much shorter than it was claimed 22 hours. If you laready have a PDA or a laptop, this is a good investment.

Great product. Would recommend again. Captures satellites very quickly and battery life is very good. The included GPS car navigation software sucks hard! Almost impossible to register and setup and doesn't work well. Buy this product for the hardware NOT the software!

I only tried this product with PalmOS and can't speak for its Windows Mobile quality.
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br /I had the same issues that other Palm user reviews here have noted. On my plain vanilla Treo install this is a serious crash puppy. It will freeze inevitably soon after launching, the only question is how much you can manage to use quickly before it locks. Prepare for constant locks and resets with your Palm if you're going to try it. It's really completely unusable with zero stability at least in my experience. I'm reretfully going to have to return.
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br /Despite of all that I'm giving it 2 stars because I think it has an incredibly amount of features and functionality...if only it was stable. I hope Garmin can work out the issues and I'd love to try it again. I will also say, having come from TeleNav the Garmin GPS transmitter isn't quite as good. It seems to take just a bit longer to get the satellite signal, and definitely loses the signal more easily than the TeleNav receiver. But believe me...I'm no fan of TeleNav. The Garmin has features that are light years beyond TeleNav.
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I am very disappointed in the Palm implementation. MANY MANY Repeated soft-resets, no ability to view tracks or create tracks on my Lifedrive. No way to quickly return to the "home" screen when forced to go deep into the menus. I'm a very experienced Palm user and keep a very tight lid on applications and never add hacks to my unit. Two contacts with Garmin support recommended I get a different unit at 2-3 times the price. Thanks a lot Garmin. I'm wondering if there is a case for false advertising?

From all the great reviews, I was very excited to own this item. Unfortunately, I am not at all pleased with it. Nothing only can it take up to 10 min or more (I stopped trying after ten minutes) to wait for it when it says "Awaiting Better GPS Accuracy" or "Acquiring Satellites" but there is also a lag time with the icon on the map image. Another thing that was hugely disappointing was that this particular item was marketed as an urban device for people who live in city environments who may not own or use an automobile. I bought it for that reason. I have a Palm Treo and thought it would be great to have GPS for those unfamiliar areas of a city when you travel by bus, taxi, train, foot, etc. However, make sure you read what accessory items are included. This item DOES NOT INCLUDE a wall charger!!!!! A lot people in a city (SF BAY AREA) do not have cars (unless you are a commuter). It was not really marketed for automobiles but for mobile devices. Not having a car, how am I suppose to charge this GPS receiver for a recommended FOUR HOURS for a full charge in a car. In addition, most cars do not charge things if the car is turned off. Who drives for four hours?
On the bright side, when it does want to work, it does so very nicely. But I am thinking of returning it.

I, my wife, two geek friends, and my computer- savvy daughters have been completely unable to get the GPS to function.

I will never use Amazon again. We tried and tried to get a hold of you to return this item but you did not respond and no directions for returning items. I even had my assistant try and she could not get through and then we get an email after the 30 day return policy.
br /How sly is that. You have a customer.
br /Colleen Asmussen
br /Cell 608-235-1300