Garmin nuvi 885T Car GPS Receiver

Bought this for my husband. Originally ordered an 880 at Christmas time but got messed around and never received it. Must have been for a reason so that I would be able to upgrade to 885t for my husband. He drags it in and out of the car daily; and even though he was going to settle for the 850, I upgraded because I thought he needed the bluetooth. Now with the hands free bluetooth sync from cell to GPS, he can get phone calls on a loud speaker and this unit will recognize his voice in reverse to make phone calls. no looking back on this one.

This product does in fact work right out of the box. It is very user friendly and appears to be incredibly accurate. I had some difficulty registering the unit with Garmin and got outstanding support by telephone.

I recently traded my Touring MDX with integrated GPS for a new Toyota Venza without a GPS. I did some research and then purchased (on eBay) a new Garmin nuvi 885T GPS. I received a couple of days ago and found it very easy to connect to Garmin's WWW site and then follow the instructions to make sure I had the very latest software and maps. Even without reading much about the "voice recognition" system I just pushed the voice remote and told the GPS to "Go Home"; it said something like, "Navigating to Home" and told me to proceed to the route that was displayed. It is absolutely better than my $2,000 integrated DVD-based GPS that was in my Acura MDX. I also purchased the friction mount to make it very easy to switch the GPS between cars. You can't go wrong with this unit ...it is FANTASTIC!

We decided to buy it because we got the impression that it will work a lot better than our Magellan 4250. As it turns out, it does not. We wasted more than $400. Even after we got on to the garmin website and downloaded what we thought was the lastest version of the GPS, it still works worse than the Magellan because it does not give us any choices of fastest routes, fastest time, etc. which is so important to us. We would give the seller a negative but the last seller we gave a negative to sent us an email and threatened us that his lawyer says he has a good case to sue us for denying him a chance to make a good living on ebay. I would like to give him a chance to have room and board free with the government paying the bill.

This GPS is one of 4 that I have owned and I do like the ability to use the voice commands to direct the GPS, however it is not very intuitive so some study is required. The voice activation button that mounts on the steering wheel can get in the way also. It would be nice to have some other mounting options that come with the unit. The other negative I have found is that even with the volume turned all the way up if you have something other than a pretty quiet car or if you have the window down you will not be able to hear it. The display performs well and the size is ok, though I would prefer an even larger display. Overall it is a good GPS, but for that money it should come with the lifetime subscription to MSN Direct.

I bought Garmin nuvi 885T for my wife. She is very picky about the esainess of using new electronic product. She tries and loves it. She even name the GPS "The Lady" (she use female voice from the GPS).

The only thing I think it could be improved is the voice command. If you are driving fast with a lot back ground noise, the 885T simetime couldn't recognize the command. The other improvement for the voice recognition and hands free functions is to integrate the GPS with car stereo systems, not using RF frequency.

We decided to buy this unit base on reviews and easy to read screen. Ease of use is great. Only drawback is the database is way outdated and basically wrong for our area, even with the update. It may be better for large cities, but for our rural area, the street names are inaccurate and stores are nonexistent even though they have been in the community for over 10 years (ie Walmart).
Do not think I would be able to trust the community directions, 2 of the 5 streets to get to our house were mislabled. Would be good for going by where to turn, just forget using street names, even the major road through the middle of our town is misnamed....and it has been the same name since the town was founded over 115 year ago.
On the positive screen size is a plus and ease of seeing is great for over 50 eyes to be able to focus on. There is not the variety of voices to choose from as in other models, and will not play through older nonbluetooth car radios.

In my search for this item I must have messaged 15 sellers, I only received about 5 replies. 2 of the 5 sellers admitted they didnt actually have the item in stock, and the last 2 sellers said I could have it in less than 2 weeks.
THIS SELLER: Item was in stock, ready to ship, Answered the phone when I called, Offered 3 forms of shipping, Provided me a tracking number within a hour of the auctions end. And in less than 24 hours I had the item in my hands. Thanks again so Much. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The 885 is everything I hoped it would be. So far it hasn't let me down. I would like to see better vent mounts for it, unit is a little heavy for bracket. Unit works great! Bought aftermarket vent bracket, works OK, just needs a little bracing.

Love the unit. Over bought for my needs. The Lane Assist is only used when you are in high congested areas. I was not aware of that when I purchased. The voice activated features...isn't as user friendly as I'd like. Doesn't recognize that well. Battery is not holding a charge. Contacted Garmin and two emails later they are sending me a new battery under warranty. They have great customer service.

great navigation device! it is a lot easier to get fom point A to point B with this garmin device! it tells you exactly where to go, how to get there, if you have wifii available it will reroute to avoid trafic

No recomiendo al vendedor no cumple el trato de venta, cuidado!! solo pierdes tu tiempo ya que no tiene el producto en existencia y tu dinero se queda congelado hasta que haces el proceso de recuperación, el vendedor no es claro ni se comunica.

Received brand new didnt work.Not to happy about it.I purchased it for the portability and size of screen.

Beach Camera had an excellent price. Their description was accurate. They answered my queries. Their after sale follow-up was good. I would recommend them w/o hesitation and will do business w/them again
Rick Lewis

There is nothing I dislike about this GPS device, yet.

It is everything one could want or need for that matter, in a GPS device.
Excellant device, I would recommend it to anyone. Top of the line in my opinion.

AN AMAZING GPS, GARMIN HAS GOT IT TOGETHER, VOICE AND BLUE TOOTH ARE GREAT!!! VERY QUICK SHIPPING!! EXCEPT UPS LEFT IT ON "TOP" OF MY MAILBOX!!???

Outside of detailing money exchange, seller did not communicate, did not send item, and did not respond. A typical scam, suggest to all to use Pay Pal and a good advocacy credit card like American Express. Seller should be stamped, DO NOT USE, DO NOT TRUST, DO NOT BUY, DO NOT HAVE ON EBAY.

Pros: Voice recognition-excellent
Easy to use even without reading instructions

Cons: I have noted that the street database is not super accurate in terms of names, at least in my part of rural TN
The route it selects leans heavily toward going out of the way to take more major roads rather than taking more direct secondary roads

Excellent navigational aid. I've flown jets for the Navy for 17 years, and this GPS is outstanding. Gives very good directions. Downloading is easy.
Readouts are excellent even under the brightest day.

There are some update lags, such as incorrect information on some highways for speed limits.

Voice alerts are right on....especially for traffic.

Be sure you sign up for MSN and Traffic Alerts.....they are very useful.

I'm very satisfied with the 885t with voice input. I'll be ejoying it for years to come.....until Garmin comes out with a better model.

This is a well nigh excellent device.

I compared it against the Infiniti G35's built in unit which I'm still currently using Zenrin maps. They were outstanding in the beginning but their updated maps are deplorable. Perhaps that's why Infiniti now uses NavTeq the same people that provide map information for Garmin.

The Garmin has a few shortcomings, but none for it's prime purpose as a navigation unit. However the ones that it does have (as bells and whistles) are significant. 1st the volume of the navigation voice through the unit itself is much too low, fortunately it can played through your car radio and as such amplified to an excellent level. The onscreen map doesn't display too many of it's own rolling landmarks. More descriptive mapping would be great. Listings for Points Of Interest can be skimpy (such as looking for a whataburger franchise not all on 360 were listed). The bluetooth disconnects from the iPhone, you have to manually reconnect it, however sometimes it does reconnect on it's own. Downloading the updated firmware and maps was easy but tiresome. An AC power supply and case should be included, especially at the premium price. Voice command has proven to be excellent outstanding even. Using the unit is intuitive which is a major plus. Directions/Routing are accurate here in TX, and time to reroute has been excellent. MSN provides accurate movie times, and gas pricing seems to be accurate. Mounting and portability are excellent. Despite it's shortcomings this unit is worth the discounted price paid, but should be better than what it is for the retail price, and yet there isn't anything better out there that I've gotten to test.

The "gadgety" things on this unit are great but the main things you need on a regular basis are not so good. 1) It freezes up fairly often and then you have to totally turn the unit off and start all over again. 2) Speaker volume is TERRIBLE, the radio must be off, the windows must be closed and you can't be on the phone or else you cannot hear. It's especially bad with using the speakerphone. Sometimes I have to hold it right against my ear to hear it which TOTALLY defeats the purpose of having a speaker phone. I am back to using my earpiece instead. 3) Lane assist rarely assists. 4) Voice activation often times cannot understand what I am saying so I end up punching in the info anyway. My husband bought the 265W and loves it. No problems and a lot less money. Would definitely not buy this unit again.

I researched everywhere for many months to find the right GPS for us. We are in our 60's, so hearing is a problem and we need as few distractions as possible.
This GPS has 2 speakers and you can hear it very clearly. When the window is open, radio on or air conditioner...it's not as bad as many that I've heard but we automatically listen harder or correct he problem.
The voice activation works very well when you get the hang of it. It responded to both of our voices immediately. We just have to learn how to properly use it.
The touch screen is great, but when you are moving, the voice function is so much safer.
We live rural Idaho, so we can't activate the MSN or traffic...that's dissappointing.
It had a few problems with some rural addresses but as we drive around, we familiarize it.
We hunt, so we are anxious to take it out on the BLM roads and try to track with the off road function.
We like it very much. It will suit us for many years to come.

This is my second Garmin unit and my 7th GPS overall. Garmin remains my favorite brand all though the gap is narrowing. Especially with TomTom and Navigon.

The controls are responsive and easy to use. The battery life is longer than most units and the auto turn off feature is helpful. I like the dashboard feature especially when not using the unit to navigate.

All in all I like this unit best of all I've owned. The major negative is the hefty price tag.