Customer Reviews

AMCOR 3900 3.5" PROTABLE GPS

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It's the first GPS I've owned, but I quite like it. Initial impression was nice. Route mapping seems to work very logically. I input some places I drive everyday, and the route it gave me was the exact route I take. Physically, it's very small, fitting perfectly in the palm of my hand (though my hands are a little big). It's very lightweight. The software side seems pretty straightforward, too. However, for anyone who's owned a GPS before, this unit is probably very similar. And, as a bonus, it does have the female British voice. I just completed a trip to NY and relied exclusively on the 3900 to get from point to point and have no complaints.

For a compact navigation unit it seems fairly well conceived and laid out. The stylus has an integrated hidey-hole and with a little practice can be flicked out with the finger quite easily, but it is secure enough not to fall out of its own accord. It's small enough that if you put it in, say, an Otter Box, you could easily use this unit outdoors or on the water (sailing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting).

As for the number of POI, that does leave a bit to be desired. For example, we have a super wal-mart right down the street from me, yet it's not in the POI database for this device. I read somewhere that you can add POI's through a piece of software, which I'm looking into now.

After doing some research about the 'net, it appears that this unit is comparable with the Mio Digiwalker c310, Navigon 2100 and probably a rebranded or cloned Jensen NVX225. The carrying "bag" that came with it is truly the cheese. It took longer to stuff the unit into the bag than it did to open the original package, get a charge in it and start navigating. Speaking of navigating... even inside my office it locked in quickly and correctly established my location. The SiRFstarIII chip in this unit provides accuracy similar to older units with WAAS enabled... 3-5 meters, generally. BTW, thats 9.8-16.4 feet, for those countries not yet using metric (namely, the United States).

With a little intuition and some patience, it appears that this unit is quite customizable and could even be used as a PDA. No map updates are currently available from Amcor.

I've owned this unit for about 4 months now. Unfortunately, I have to agree with the negative reviews here. This unit does have a very low battery life and is practically unusable without direct power plugin to your cigarette lighter connector. It is also unfortunate that AMCOR provides no map updates. Multiple times, I've been unable to find destination addresses on the unit, even for areas that have been around for more than 3 years. I would not buy this brand again.

The product is in ok. condition. I was not too happy with the purchase: it came without charger or plug. I had to spend 40 dollars extra in buying a cable in order to be able to use it at Radio Shack. Now, when i use it the power goes off constantly, or the GPS signal is lost most of the time. The mentioned store has new GPSs under 70 dollars. Unfortuantelly, i had thrown the receipt away , if not i would be happy to return it.

Thanks

I have owned this product for about 6 months. The maps are garbage, the navigation is garbage, the data and POI's are outdated, and the customer service from Amcor is garbage. Their toll free # is 877.577.8235 and my case # is 14893A044. It has been 15 weeks and they still have not acknowledges my issue, replied to it, or provided the data upgrade so the unit can be utilized properly. Simply put, don't buy an Amcor product.

I didn't buy this gps system from amazon but I want people on Amazon to know what they're getting themselves into.

Problem #1: This unit could never pick up a GPS unit. I went all over California and it couldn't pick up a single signal. Therefore, it was completely useless.

Problem #2: The battery couldn't hold its charge anymore. I would fully charge it and then, a couple hours later, it would be completely dead.

Problem #3: I started calling Amcor customer service. It sounded like everything was going to work out well. They gave my case to the corporate headquarters and said that they were going to replace the faulty unit. Then, I receive an email saying that if I wish to have my broken unit replaced I have to pay 80$. Are you kidding me? 60$ for just the act of replacing and 20$ for shipping. Now, I can easily get other brand new GPS units for around 80$. I couldn't believe this.

I'm not sure if a majority of these units are faulty or if I just got the rotten apple of the bunch. I just wanted to let you guys know that there were a few problems(kinda serious problems haha) with this device. Now I have to go out and buy a new one and it sure as hell isn't going to be an Amcor.

Easy to use, Clear instructions, very nice display, human voice, samll size, paly videos and music,for unbeleivable price. I highly recommend it.

I've owned this GPS for about 4 years now, and I have minimal complaints about it. I'll start with them first, and they're more-or-less nitpicky.
1. Battery Life... it's not the best, it works, but I just leave it plugged in anyways.
2. map updates... it's got common POI, but can't update.
3. routing decisions...and it's gotten me where I needed to go better than those TOMTOM's, but onetime it wanted me to drive out 95, just to loop back to Atlantic City.... I didn't listen and took my back way... after a handful of reroutes, it figured out the way I was going and it went fine.

The good things about it are
1. stupid-simple... it's easy to use, and has nice shortcut features to keep fiddling with it while driving at a low.
2. Night mode... it doesn't automatically sense if it's light or dark, but after 2 clicks you can change it to either setting you want (even can customize the colors)
3. Voice directions... I know all GPS's have these, but this one doesn't talk it's head off... it tells you when to turn, but doesn't repeat itself if you're staying on the same road for a long time. The british lady voice is a plus.
4. small size... it doesn't take up much room, the window mount isn't obtrusive, and again, it's simple, so you don't have to worry about juggling it while doing 70 down the highway.

All-in-all I say it's not worth over 100$ and it's definitely not top of the line, but it will save your butt more than a few times seeing as it is super simple and has no frills to foul you up.

If you want a GPS for security and an occasional save, but are pretty good with finding your way yourself, I'd say go for it... but if you're a second-guessing driver with an uneasy pedal foot while lost, get a Garmin.