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I am really struggling with buyers remorse, I bought the 780 for $199 but the lifetime traffic of the 265wt has me intrigued. Anyone care to fill in the gaps? I haven't rec'd it yet.
ellisd said:I am really struggling with buyers remorse, I bought the 780 for $199 but the lifetime traffic of the 265wt has me intrigued. Anyone care to fill in the gaps? I haven't rec'd it yet.
Just got mine ($222 Amazon, no case, but no tax). Traffic was pretty good. It detected 2 daily traffic trouble areas correctly, but also had a false positive on another area. All in all, the predicted arrival time with traffic was 5 minutes off on a 1 hour commute.
Not a knock on this deal, but if you get it with this $14 case also at Amazon, it will still be about $10 cheaper than the Costco's deal with tax.
Of course return policy isn't quite as good as Costco's, but for extreme bargain hunters this will be cheaper.
Don't underestimate the value of Costco's return policy here, it is still lifetime on GPS units. My Magellan which I bought from Costco 8 months ago died on me a couple weeks ago so I just returned it and pickup up this Garmin. Definitely worth the extra 20 or so bucks.
ellisd said:OK, I cancelled my 780 and bought the 265WT, I am in, I did go with Amazon to avoid the sales tax, but thanks OP.
I had both units and kept the 265WT. Not for the traffic - although it does work pretty goon in NJ, but the oler 7xx series takes FOREVER to lock in to a satellite signal and the newer 265 series is very quick. This was a world of difference for me.
Just got the new Costco coupon book and the 265WT is $20 off starting 6/15. Sadly, it ends 7/5, which is the day before I will be in Delaware (no sales tax) .
I was in Costco today looking at this and a manager for the Electronics department came over. I asked him which warranty applied: The 90 day or the one year. He quickly responded "one year."
That said, a few months ago I asked the same question about another Garmin GPS at the membership/return desk and was told 90 days. I do plan to buy this GPS, but if the return policy is an issue, you might want to try and nail someone down (and get their name).
dogmeat said:I was in Costco today looking at this and a manager for the Electronics department came over. I asked him which warranty applied: The 90 day or the one year. He quickly responded "one year.Return policy or warranty?? They are not the same.
I doubt if there is a hard and fast return policy in costco, It is all dependant on the assosiate you speak to. Usually Costco, WalMart & Staples have the best return policies ( I am more than happy if they dont charge restocking fee ). The problem with Amazon is that we have to pay for the return shipping and the hassle you have to undergo for getting RMA & etc compared to no questions asked return policy at costco.
I was at Costco again on Sunday. It looks like it is now $219 at my store. There is a $20 off coupon starting today also. Not sure if the in-store price is still $219, but that would make it $199.
j2eetechie said:I doubt if there is a hard and fast return policy in costco, It is all dependant on the assosiate you speak to.That is not correct. There is a posted return policy at Costco and they do honor it.
I picked one up today in central Washington state. $219.99-20 = $199.99 plus tax (which I'd have to pay if I bought it at ama-zon). Works very well. Fast pickup of satellites. Screen very responsive to touch. No traffic in my area, so I can't judge that.
I picked this up at Costco on Sunday since I was there, to see if I liked it (if I do, I'll return and rebuy while it's on sale). I already have the 780 which I got from Amazon for the same $199.99 and am also trying to decide what to do with. Does anyone know how to view the traffic information on this? On the 780 there's a separate screen in the MSN Direct section to view it. Here, if you don't see anything, it seems like you don't know if it doesn't have a signal or if it just doesn't have any traffic alerts on your route.
I am not happy with the window mount, it is really just a cheap piece of plastic. You have to plug the power into the back of the GPS (as opposed to it attaching to the mount), which is very inconvenient if you need to plug it in because of a low battery alert, and the mini-USB plug is much more difficult to plug in than a normal round plug. I guess that's how they save money on a low priced model.
On the other hand, the voice and speaker are better than on the 780. Loading POI seems very slow, especially for something like all shopping.
Hamsterman said:To see traffic when viewing the map, you press the green circle with the car in it. The display goes black & white, with colors for the traffic.So does that mean if there's no green circle, there is no traffic signal? I guess I should go find a GPS-specific board to ask these questions.
And macosx, please stop rating all of the posts red. That is not intended to be used as your personal bookmarking system.
Is there really lifetime traffic on the Costco version? At Costco the card says there is, but at Amazon the listing indicates there is an optional subscription: http://www.Amazon.com/Garmin-265WT-Bluetooth-Navigator-Integrated/dp/B001ELJ9QK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1245708572&sr=8-1#New_--_HotFix%3F_%3F_aka:_Satellite_Data_Pre
Product Description Garmin nüvi 265WT 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech, Bluetooth, and Free Traffic
What's in the Box? nüvi 265WT, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America (full coverage), Lifetime traffic, FM traffic receiver with vehicle power cable, Vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Quick start manual
But don't feel bad. You're not the first new person who has decided that after dozens of posts, they have found why the deal is broken. It's likely the MSN Direct service that you're seeing is optional.
With an optional receiver, you can get alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route.
So, MSN is optional, Clear Channel and an optional receiver are extra, so what's included?
(I had a bad experience with Amazon recently where I ordered a GPS where the description said US and Europe maps, but it only came with US maps. They offered a replacement, I said I didn't see how the replacement would be different, but they "assured" me that the replacement would have the European maps, which of course it didn't. All of my money was refunded, but it was a pain.)
Product Description Garmin nüvi 265WT 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech, Bluetooth, and Free Traffic
What's in the Box? nüvi 265WT, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America (full coverage), Lifetime traffic, FM traffic receiver with vehicle power cable, Vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Quick start manual
But don't feel bad. You're not the first new person who has decided that after dozens of posts, they have found why the deal is broken. It's likely the MSN Direct service that you're seeing is optional.
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