Customer Reviews

GPS Navigation For Dummies FD-420 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator

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For a product aimed at 'Dummies', this one is on target. We purchased this for a family member who is about as tech-savvy as a potato. The interface is very straight-forward, entering a destination is keenly intuitive, and guidance through the route is accurate and timely for upcoming turns. For the price of this GPS (solidly under $100), this was definitely a good buy.

As for the shipment, tracking was easy, and the shipment arrived when promised.

Great product! Great price! Easy to use? I had 0 experience with gps units. My learning curve with utilizing this product wasn't very long. I purchased it a week before a trip and had plenty of time to learn how to use the important features that would help me on my trip. I am very critical of electronics and I would highly recommend this product.

I bought this for my mother, who is directionally and techology challenged. I had no trouble inputting info, but the route the GPS wanted to take from her house to mine was an extremely long, out-of-the-way route. I was able to change it to a more direct route, but could not save the route. I tried sending an email and calling the 800 number for the company, but no one ever responded, so I returned it.

This is just what I wanted for my husband. He loves gadgets but usually leaves it to me to read the manual and figure out how to work them. I didn't really have to with this. It is simple and mostly self-explanatory. I'm sure that I will have to figure out what I can get it to do when connected to the internet, because he can't work a computer.

We bought one of these about eight months ago. It works well when it is new but when the time comes that there is a need to update maps or whatever, you are completely in the dark. The Maylong website that is supposed to support these dummie gps is not at all helpful. We sent four e-mails and got no response. Their telephone gives you instructions to leave a message and your phone number and they will get back to you. I tried three times over a period of a few days and never got a call back. Be very wary of items from this company. I feel like a dummie for buying this dummie product.

This GPS is easy to use. It has good grafics if you can see them. When mount'ed on the windsheld if any sunlight shines on it you can not see the screen but the voice commands are clear. Maps were up to date. Just wish I could see it in the sun.