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Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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The Garmin Garmin zumo 550 Motorcycle Navigator GPS is the first fully-featured, no compromises GPS navigator designed exclusively for motorcyclists with glove-friendly, left-handed controls. Specific features of the new zumo 550 include Bluetooth wireless technology. This feature allows users to place hands-free mobile phone calls when paired with a compatible phone that has Bluetooth wireless technology. Incoming calls are answered by simply tapping the zūmo’s screen and speaking through the helmet mic or optional external mic. A user can also make a call from zūmo’s huge points of interest database – which includes hotels, restaurants, stores, and much more. Customers will also wirelessly receive navigation audio prompts when using a compatible helmet. By connecting to the wired stereo audio jack, users can also listen to MP3s and optional Satellite Radio (subscription required). zūmo 550 comes preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT maps containing detailed road maps throughout the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Map data for the zūmo 550 is provided by NAVTEQ the world leader in premium-quality mapping. This industry leading navigation database allows the user to look up nearly six million points of interest such as restaurants, hotels, transportation hubs, and banks.

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Product Details

Product Length:	3.31 inches
Product Width:	2.17 inches
Product Height:	4.57 inches
Product Weight:	0.66 pounds
Package Length:	11.7 inches
Package Width:	8.4 inches
Package Height:	5.3 inches
Package Weight:	3.85 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 196 reviews

Features

3.5-Inch Screen
High-Sensitivity GPS Receiver
10,000 Point Tracking
Bluetooth-Enabled For Hands Free Calling & For Sending Audio To Compatible Helmets
High Bright Display For Sunlight Readability & Uv Resistant

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.5

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None Better for use on a motorcycle Sep 01, 2010
Just used this unit to plan an ride a 2400 mile trip all over Oregon and California. Found it to very accurate and easy to use both on and off the bike. Love the tracking feature - I'll be using that alot to save new ride routes. Now I can map using Google maps/Earth too! I am very please with the fit and finish of the unit and it comes will all the extra hadware that use need to mount on your bike or in your car. Yes, it's not the cheapest BUT the user interface and rich feature set put it heads and shoulders above other units I've owned or tried.

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Not a good deal Aug 08, 2010
Having bought this in Jan. 2010, I hooked it up to my computer to make sure the software and maps were up to date. So what do you get for a list price of $600? One update. After that, you have to pay $70 to update your map to the newest version. They also have an option for lifetime updates at another ridiculous price. I'm sorry, but this is pure greed. Not only are you paying an ultra-premium price on their GPS, but then you have to keep on paying just to keep the maps up to date. Mine came installed with the 2009 north america city navigator. I got one update to the 2009 only to discover there was now a 2011 version. Can I get that one? Nope. They want more money. I will never recommend this product to anyone based on this disgusting abuse of company greed.

And make no mistake, this is not an easy product to use. You can't look up a city by zip code, so you're stuck spelling it out, and the settings go on forever. Trying to find places to eat I uploaded was painful since they were not in a place you would think they are. All in all, for something to get you from A to B, this product falls far short of a $600 price tag. Garmin may not think so, but that is a lot of money. And then to request more money just to get the latest map? Pure greed.

Please note Memory Limit Aug 03, 2010
No need to repeat all the details from prior reviews.

Please note-- You can no longer load the complete map set on the device (official response from Garmin tech support) due to memory limits inherent in the device. You will have to choose which areas you want to load on the device, e.g. you can't load Canada and the U.S. Very limiting if you plan on using the device during an extensive trip.

Nuvis 550 Jul 30, 2010
Have never owned a GPS before, have borrowed a few. Needed one that could handle the severe vibrations of my Harley all cammed up and all that it is. Read other reviews and decided on this. I opted for the H.D. Fairing mount over the handle bar mount that came with it, however if it'd been clear in description that it came with the handlebar mount I might have at least tried it before drilling holes in the fairing. Am happy with it though, minimun vibration and very secure. Anyway, only beef w/550 is the lane change technology could be better. It works very well, and only had an address off location a couple of times. But even then close enough to see visually. Very happy and would recommend to any serious traveler!

Zumo 550 GPSR Jun 29, 2010
I got what I ordered quickly & everything needed to install it in a car or a motorcycle was supplied. I just wish that Ram Mounts made a conversion for the suction cup to a old style Garmin 2610 Street pilot dashboard mount. I hate the suction cup to the windshield idea, & there are two States that forbid that mounting. In my full sized truck it isn't too bad, but in my Wife's VW Jetta it really blocks the view!

So here is what I have gathered in the month that I have owned this:

My 2610 had more features than the Zumo 550 like in tell you what the address # is while you are just driving in map mode.

I could also change the information bars to just about anything I wanted, like see at what altitude I was at in real time.

This unit came with 2009 maps installed internally, & the only way you could get the newest maps upgrade for free on the Garmin site, was to install a 2Gb SD card & install that map there & then do the install from the SD flash card. Instructions were vague, & it took me some time to figure it out. It all got done in a few days of grief including new "MapSource" software. So, why couldn't Garmin install these for Amazon to sell? I guess this is the reason why the price is reduced...

For the people that are looking for a Motorcycle GPSR, yup, this one is OK, I wish they didn't split the MP3 & microphone outputs/inputs on the mount for the motorcycle, it really makes it tough to be able to tie in a way to hear the navigation voice prompts plus be able to tie in a way to speak for the phone. I have a Blue-tooth headset, so I could get both Nav & phone, but you can't hear anything over 35 MPH & I have a quiet stock Muffler on my motorcycle.

I have a Motorola flexible boom mike/ear phone with a 2.5 mm connector,it won't tie into the motorcycle mounting outputs/inputs & no adapter are available.

The good points of the Zumo 550 are that you really don't need the amplified remote antenna for it, it does just fine without one.

Display is great ( but doesn't compensate for the ambient light) like the 2610 did.

So far the mount has held the Zumo 550 in place on the motorcycle, not like the 2610 mount from Garmin that snapped out the holding piece on the case.

I have to rate this as a 4 star due to missing features I had really expected in a product that was $300.00 more than my 2610 plus a lack of mounting it on the dashboard with a 2610 adapter. The sticky that came with it will cost you over $10.00 plus shipping for each car you want to install it to, get my drift?