Magellan RoadMate 700 - 3.8 in. Car GPS Receiver

pros: Worked out of the box in about a minute's time. Flawless directions. Instant re-routing.

cons: On one occasion the alert to change direction came a bit late, in our opinion.

Great GPS UNIT, Very Inexpensive.

I looked for a portable GPS for my better half this Christmas. Didn't have much to spend.I was... See Full Review

pros: Original maps provided great direction and the POI's were relevant

cons: Map upgrades are not worth the money and the Customer Service and Support is horrible.

Nonexistent Support for Map Upgrades and Units

Originally bought the Magellan RoadMate 700 in 2005. Worked great with no problems. Recently bought... See Full Review

pros: The unit we had could use European maps.

cons: The unit we were promised, but not likely to receive could only do North America.

nightmare repair

We sent in our Roadmate 700 in Sept 2007. They had a software glitch where they could not match owne... See Full Review

pros: Fine unit. Good directions.

cons: HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE customer service even when you're trying to throw money at them!

Product OK - Customer Service THE WORST

I own a Roadmate 700 which is fine (however, compared to my Garmin Nuvi, the Roadmate is below avera... See Full Review

pros: Very accurate, great turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance.

cons: Windshield mount is losing strength.

Great product, I take it everywhere!

I bought the Magellan 700 several years ago, and recently updated the firmware to the equivalent of... See Full Review

pros: We use it and wouldn't travel without one.

cons: The cost for the map update to show new roads

Magellan 700

We have owned this unit for five years and used it a considerable amount.We had a little problem acq... See Full Review

pros: Works good for the first year

cons: Lives fast, dies hard, leaves an expensive corpse

Burned up and died in the first year

It worked fine for almost exactly a year, then one day the screen went black and wouldn't turn back... See Full Review

pros: When it works it is very good

cons: No support from company and product does not function

Magellan 700

I bought this product almost a year ago because of some favorable reviews. My experience has been a... See Full Review

pros: Works Great, No Problems

cons: Having to upgrade the software package at a cost of $99

Should I Order the 5.0 software upgrade?

I purchased a refurbished 700 a year ago. I have a terrible time finding my way in traffic. I live i... See Full Review

pros: No pros

cons: Worst GPS and goes bad within the first month of buying.

GPS unit stalled after a month and never moved from that place again

I got this GPS refurbished and thought that it will work good. It did work good for about a month an... See Full Review