Magellan RoadMate 800 Car GPS Receiver

I purchased the Magellan Roadmate 800 as an alternative to an over-priced option in my new car. A bonus advantage is that Magellan is portable and can be taken on trips and used in rental cars. I purchased the unit a few days before we flew to Colorado for a wedding. I programmed the key addresses of the locations we'd be driving to Colorado. My new carmate "Maggie" was flawless in guiding us to every destination. A week later, before we flew to Florida for yet another wedding, I did the same . . . and "Maggie" delivered the same incredible results. It's a fantastic road guide. My only complaint is that buying the code to unlock the Europe maps is way over-priced.
Shop around before buying the Magellan 800. The price has already dropped significantly since I purchased my unit on eBay two months ago.

If you ever rented a Hertz car with NeverLost you already know how this works. Only this one is better!
If you ever drove a Toyota or Lexus car with GPS maps you know you loved it.
Voice Navigation give turn by turn instructions. You can even pick the language and the voice.
You can add your own GPS POI or Points of Interest.
This one can travel from car to car so you can take it wherever you go!
Includes auto-detour routing around bad traffic.
I used to say "I can stop anytime I want." Now I know I can find a place to eat when I stop.

Since purchasing the receiver, I've used it locally and on two vacation trips and found it to be a very useful item. It has performed just as advertised and very accurate. I listen to the music that was downloaded while flying between destinations. The only complaint and reason I gave it a 4/5 score is the brightness of the screen, when the sun hits it, it washes out. Otherwise, I would give it a 5/5 score. The reason I bought a Magellan is my brother-in-law has one and while visting him in Florida, had a chance to see how it worked. Also because it is sort of portable outside the car. The GPS will work outside the car but don't know how long the battery would last. I just use the music part for three hours and the battery still has a lot of juice left.

When I started to use this item, it offered much more than I expected. The directional features are really easy to use, just follow the directions. The photo viewer and mp3 player makes it more enjoyable. Itpoints you to restaurants, ATMs, gas stations, other points of interest <PIO>. Pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada. This 800 is what you need to travel and easily find local street addresses --- no more getting LOST. "Get you one"

I was familiar with this program on Hertz Never Lost systems and knew how to operate it. It is easy to use, either by touching the screen or scrolling through with buttons. It has complete data base for even small towns in the USA. The voice is not one thaT GETS ON YOUR NERVES.you will never be lost with this GPS.
I couldn't be more pleased.

I bought this for work and it's great item no more maps books to try to find out an address. Quickly address finder and exact directions to arrive. It's a great product and you would never lost again. And the most important, you never need to find someone else to give you direction to find an address went you lost.

Do NOT skimp and buy a cheap GPS. When I realized that "Verizon Navigator" is a joke, I decided to invest in a proper GPS. Well, let me tell you that I made the right choice with the RoadMate. It is extremely portable and gives fabulous directions. I was able to use it without opening the directions (you should read them though to find out tricks like pressing on the volume knob to make it repeat directions you didn't hear). I loaded all my MP3's on it so I can listen to my favorite musice when I already know where I am going.

Magellan roadmate 800 has pricise and detail road guide. It has turn by turn voice guide. When u get used to it, u don't even need to look at the map. It will guide u to the destination by voice. Meanwhile it exists a little error, one time the map show me to turn left , but the voice prompt to turn right.
And i think it would be better if it can combine the road guide and mp3 at the same time.

IT IS A VERY GOOD TOOL FOR SOMEONE THAT DRIVES ALOT BUT THE SCREEN IS KIND OF SMALL, AND THE WINSHIELD BRAKET IS MADE POORLY (BREAKS EASILY).

i bought this and tried it out. worked fine only when it actually worked. it kept freezing up on me for some reason. i called magellan and they told me to update firmware, configure the gps...etc.
didn't fix the problem
returned it next day.

Moved to new City and found Magellan RoadMate 800 GPS an excellent guide to new places and a savinfs in time and fuel by not driving around endlessly!

i have a built in gps wanted to try cordless one.my frinds have the same brand so i bought one.so far it is ok portability is nice .

Works real well. Has gotten us out of several jams already. Price was an excellent value, and product was delivered in a timely fashion. Will definately recomend to other. In fact I have already and she bought one on eBay also. Keep up the good work.

This item the battery did not last like it was advertised. Seller wanted me to jump through hoops. The warranty did not cover battery did not say until after purchase. Also, the unit was returned due to malfunction. This purchase was the biggest mistake I ever made. They wanted me to pay for shipping to return due to there broke item. I think this is wrong. Also, sending back for another due to that malfunction and they want me to trust them and I have no unit for weeks when they have my $350. They should of sent a replacement immediately. They know these are remanufactured and have issue. I read about this after the purchase. I should be able to get a complete refund. Please stand behind your product and sale and give complete refund. Thank you.

THE ITEM THAT I HAVE PURCHASED HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN GOOD COSMETIC SHAPE BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE SELLER DID NOT KEEP ITS OWN LISTING POLICY. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. ABSOLUTELY NO RESPOND TO EMAILS. I WISH I DID NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER. UNTIL NOW I DID NOT RECEIVED MY REFUND OR REPLACEMENT UNIT. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT MONTH AND HALF SINCE I HAVE PURCHASE THE UNIT NOW PAY-PAL NEEDS ANOTHER 30 DAYS. THE INVESTIGATION TAKES TOO LONG. I THINK EBAY AND PAY-PAL SHOULD TRY TO MAKE ALL EFFORT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

This product is easy to use even if you are not good with gadgets. This GPS looked like it had everything I wanted.

After having had the 800 for about 9 months, I'm still glad I got it. The features are, for the most part, user friendly and readily accessible from the menu screen. The price was reasonable, and the system performance has been nearly perfect.

On the downside, I've been a little frustrated on a couple of occasions when the unit locked up with the map fixed on one position. After a few minutes, the only thing that I could do was turn it off and start over. No fix for this posted on Magellan's website. On the "Night" screen (which sometimes works automatically, sometimes not, possibly a light sensor issue), the illumination intensity of the buttons does not decrease with the screen illumination, so you still have a lot of light projected at you.

The maps overall are pretty good, but I did run in to few situations in Kansas where the street numbers were a block off (was in the 400 block, and unit stated I was in the 300 block, etc.). The unit I purchased was a refurb unit, but had the latest maps and OS when I checked it on Magellan's website. Even with this, the maps were at least 2 years old, as I live in a new subdivision that is 3 (not in system) and many of the roads around the Austin area have been completed within the last couple of years. This wreaks havoc with the routing function, but if you press on, it will automatically re-route once you get back on an older road.

Map updates are not free, so this would be a huge impediment to me purchasing another Magellan product, when I was otherwise satisfied with this unit.

this unit is by far the easiest to use right out of the box! I simply turned it on and there i went, with over 6 million points of intrests and easy to navigate menus, this is the GPS for everyone!

I purchased this GPS system because it appeared most like the Hertz NeverLost system, and it turned out to be even better. One must get use to the verbal directions for example, when they say approaching right turn, it doesn't mean take that immediate turn. It is also helpful to view the map as it provides street names. I strongly suggest this model for the GPS capabilities, but if you also wanted the MP3 capability, note you can't listen to MP3 songs and use the navigational tool at same time. Also, should improve so it plays on car speakers vs Magellans mini speaker.

909-494-7777 12/03/06
ATT: LAURA
Regarding # 33165* (part#98082*)
As instructed, the GPS plus the windshield mount was sent back to TX for repair.
But only the GPS was sent back to me, so I’m still missing a the windshield mount.
I was told that this will resolve the problem.
There is a 90 day warranty.
Sincerely yours.
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To whom it may concern. 11/02/06
R/A 12222**
This unit never worked properly out of the box.
1) This GPS is unable to acquire any satellite information
2) Windshield mount will not lock in position (Part # 98082*)
The suction cup works fine but the treaded part stays loose and the unit drops
down, while the car is in motion.
3)When the ear attachment is inserted and again disconnected ,the sound will not
come on without a total shutdown of the unit.
4) While trying to program this GPS on several occasions this GPS will lock up.
5)This unit was advertised with a 20GB memory card, also not included.
It only shows a hard disc capability of 4.98GB.
I hope we can solve these issues, please feel free to contact me at any time
Sincerely yours
***** **********

This is a great GPS unit for economical reasons. It is the older version, however, not as up to date as newer units.

Stopped communicating with the satellites. They charged me $160.00 TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. plus POSTAGE!

the Magellan Roadmate 800 gps receiver is a great help when I travel anywhere outside my local area. My sense of direction is terrible. With the Magellan, all I have to do in put in the address of where I'm going and it guides me all the way. It tell me what street to turn right on left onto, with warnings 2 miles in advance, then again 1/2 mile in advance, the when mearing the turn I have to make. If I make a mistake, it will tell me how to correct the mistake. Aftyer you put in an address of where you waqnt to go, it gives you the choice of fastest time or shortest route. It has been a great help in traveling. I hightly recommend it to any one, especially if your sense of direction is a little off.