Help me choose a GPS for my Wife!

[Regk]

I am trying to find a good GPS unit for my wifes Christmas present. I am in need of a unit with bluetooth that can send and recieve both calls and text messages. I thought I foud such a unit in the Magellan Maestro 4350, however upon testing it in my local electronics shop I found that her phone is not compatablie with this model (Her phone is a samsung A523) However moy sony W810i worked flawlessley.

Does anyone have any recommendations on any units that can do this?

Thanks!

 

[ed21x]

i have a 2 year old Garmin Nuvi 760 that has bluetooth for calls/text, so it shouldn't be too hard to find in that line. Apparently the most recent iteration is the Nuvi 765T. Garmins are usually a bit more expensive, but the response is much faster than any other GPS's I've seen in terms of acquiring a signal.

 

[Regk]

and you can send/recieve text messages from that unit? that is awesome, I was reading online and was under the impression that the 760 and 780 could only do calls.

 

[ed21x]

you can send txt from the GPS, but it won't save onto the phone, which is quite strange. keep in mind that txting varies alot amongst phones, so I was somewhat lucky with a Samsung, but alot of phones are hit or miss on being able to txt via bluetooth.

 

[ed21x]

actually, this website will really help: http://www8.garmin.com/bluetooth/phones.jsp

 

[Regk]

thanks that definitely gives a few more options! so the 765 / 785 are the newest ones in the series?

 

[heat23]

I am not sure about compatibility with your phone, but I would personally get a Garmin! However, stay away from the 750 model.. I had lots of trouble with that one locating satellites no matter where I was..this thing was almost useless