Customer Reviews

Nextar Q4 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

This unit is ok but it's lack of built in POIs makes it not as usable as others. This brand of GPS cannot download POIs from usual internet sources like Tom Tom and Garmin can, so you are stuck with just what is already loaded, which isn't much. I was in the central valley of California looking for a Wal-Mart and the nearest one it showed me was in San Diego. I contacted the company and was told that downloading POI's from other sources would ruin the unit and void the warrenty. I was also told that the company has no real plans to offer it's own POI upgrade packages. I would spend the extra and get one that has more POI's.

I just bought a Q4 from Nextar a couple of weeks ago from Kmart. It is much cheaper than those GPS from other famous brand. To me, it is very user-friendly. The UI is very simple for me to understand and the navigator gives pretty clear instruction while I am driving, specially on the freeway. When it comes to POI issue,as a person who always checks out the info about the place I want to go online before actually moving out, Q4's 1.6 millions of POIs is enough to fit my emergency needs. Honestly, it is not as great as some of the high class GPS from Garmin or TomTom. But it always takes me to where I wanna be. It is really a fair product with such a low price.

Stopped working on first trip, no GPS signal. Only went a few blocks and it quit working and no matter what I do, reset and power off and on, has no GPS signal. I would not recommend the Nextar GPS at all. Useless after just a few blocks during first trip. Two thumbs down.

i travel quite regularly, frequently 1k miles or more a week with my job. i received a Nextar GPS for Christmas last year. i left it in my car (go figure) and within three days the product would not start up... i had a black screen. So, i was able to return it, and opted for this larger version of the GPS system. Firstly, the web site is incredibly slow and i could not access the information on the site, but that was hardly enough reason to hate the product. Then, i noticed that while the GPS will update itself if you miss a turn, there is absolutely no way to add a detour. So, the stupid thing will have you traveling in circles if you happen to find yourself in a situation where you have to take a detour as it is determined to put you back on the road you were on. i travel in many rural areas; frequently the GPS will tell me i have arrived at my location when there is nothing there... On numerous occasions the GPS has told me i have reached my destination when my real destination was more than a mile away... a real pain when you have no clue where you are, resulting in me having to fiddle with my phone to call someone for directions! i finally had it with this product when i was traveling through snow (having just passed a 40 car pile up on the other side of a 4 lane highway) when the thing gave me an "out of memory" message 33 miles from my destination right as i was supposed to take an exit! It reset itself, and the only way to get the destination back was to type in the location again... Then, there is the time it told me that i had arrived at my location, which was an open field in the middle of nowhere... my actual destination was about a mile and a half down the road. On another occasion, this piece of crap had me travel about 25 miles down the interstate only to have me get off at an exit and get back on the interstate going in the opposite direction to reach my destination! On multiple occasions it will just totally wig out and start telling me to take every single exit or turn that i am coming upon! No kidding! Need i mention the constant updating that it will do while you are driving? This is a sweet feature, especially when you are on the freeway and knew that you were fastly approaching your turn and it is updating from the satellite! What should one expect from a product made in China anyway? If you have just simple navigation and time to fiddle, and like wasting money on unreliable products, go ahead and take the dive. Otherwise, avoid this product. This thing is generic, cheap, unreliable, and can be dangerous to a driver who doesn't know the territory and is depending on this crappy thing to help you arrive to your destination quick and safely. Mine is in the trash, and i'm getting a Garmen Nuvi! This thing is not inexpensive, especially when you can get a far more reliable system for the same or cheaper. This thing can barely get your around the block, much less safely to your destination on a four hour trip or more! Have i said i hate it? i hate it. It is everything that is bad about chinese "technology" all wrapped up into one horrendous and dangerous piece of hardware.

I bought two of these and I have to tell you that they both work great. I really don't know what the others are talking about, perhaps they don't know how to use them.

I had a Garmin that broke and saw this one for so much less I had to buy it. It works as good as my old one and as to the POI complaint I saw above, it is nonsense. It has always found what I was looking for. If not I was always able to enter the POI address and find what I needed.

As to upgrades, I was told by Nextar's 800# that not only will there be a map upgrade program available but you will be able to purchase millions more POI's and other items on there web site in July.

This Nextar piece really gives me peace of mind for me and my wife and wouldn't trade it for the world.

This is easy to use, and is fine for the first year. Then the cost of upgrading the maps exceeds the cost of the unti. Buy one of the more expensive uints with free map upgrades, it'll be cheaper in the long run.

Bought this GPS NexTar Q4 at OfficeMax (do not buy electronics there either you will not get customer support at all). In 3 months had to change 2 units. With OfficeMAx extra warranty cannot exchange to 3 unit. Manufacture has funky process. You have to register on site and then you will get customer ID in 24-48 hours(do not know why). Only then you can call them an ask for any assistance. This manufacturer will not cover shipping. You will have to ship it yourself and they require include $25 certified check or money order. So total replacement will cost you around $40 - $50 (depends how cheaply you can ship GPS to them and hopefully you can get money order for free). Never buy anything from Nextar unless you like bad product and bad support. Just go Garmin or TomTom.

After 15 days I bought, GPS is not working. I tried to fix it but Nextar charge $25 for shipping and handling.
I'm not going to buy this product anymore.

This GPS has got to be the worst designed unit I have ever gotten. This unit is the epitome of lack of details on the package that would turn away every buyer.

Cons:
1. Battery is also the GPS receiver, so if it is not charged fully the unit doesn't work.
2. You CANNOT run the unit off of the adapter, it is purely there for charging the unit.
3. The unit has to be in the off position in order to charge.
4. When the unit does work...your speed is not displayed if you are driving on a pre-calculated route. It only displays your speed when you just have it on.

Pros:
None.

I am not even going to try to sell this unit to someone else, I am not that cruel.

Got as a gift as did another family member. Mine quit working within a month. After much run around got them to send me a new one after I paid $25. fee plus shipping. Family members quit working after 6 months and Nextar refuses to fix or replace even though within the 1 yr warranty because no receipt as proof of purchase. It was a gift! Do not buy. Many other comments about it quits working after a few months and Nextar is unhelpful will not stand behind their product. It also has roads named incorrectly.