Nextar Q3

Pros: Fast route recalculation. EZ to use. NO MONTHLY FEE. Portable

Cons: infrequent right left glitch. single nag voice

The Bottom Line: Unit does the trick- navigates. Not perfect. Not expensive to buy or use. Model Q3-13 earlier pre 2007 models suck. map updates available every 24 months.

Review: The Q-3 I have was Made in 5-07.. important to know as pre- 2007 models did suck. This one was bought from Carsten Pirie Scott(Carstens) on sale for 200 bucks. Item is new.. I read the instructions and PROPERLY set up unit which DEMANDED a ...

Pros: Quick to set up, easy to operate, value.

Cons: Updated maps and occasionally instructed to turn wrong way on exit ramps.

Review: Easy to program and operate. Regardless to what they say maps are not up to date. I would purchase again, however. I wasn't concerned about MP3 ...

Pros: Good price, small, easy to use.

Cons: No map update available so far.

Review: It was easy to set up and does what it needs to. Even got sattelite coverage in the house. Love the case and mount that came with it. It fully charged much quicker than 5 hours. I hope that updated maps will be available in the future. Wish that it ...

Pros: GPS works okay with only minor glitches when signal lost.

Cons: Some routes are wrong, e-way entrances on right vs left etc.

Review: I picked this unit as it doubles as an mp3 player with an sd memory card (optional)slot and usb cable. The hardware manual indicates a nextar website to download a driver. No driverprogram exists and tech support insists the Q3 was not intended to be a ...

Pros: Works good after a hard restart. Spoken directions are clear and loud enough with exception.

Cons: Locks up frequently. No map updates. Has anyone talked about any legal action for fraud?

Review: The GPS works faily well after it aquires a signal. Too often I need to shut it off with the switch on the back because it locks up but while it is tracking it seems to work good. The voice for the directions is clear enough except she does not know how ...

Pros: Good value in mid 2007. Works great when you have power- gets you there.

Cons: TERRIBLE ccustomer service. As of 1/08 Better GPS units available for same $

The Bottom Line: In its day (mid 2007), was a really good value and unit does work pretty well when it has power. Since then- bad customer service. Shop elsewhere.

Review: For a few years now, the only GPS I have used was courtesy of my laptop, and an external usb-based GPS receiver. I tried several programs, something from Deluo, Microsoft Streets and Trips, and my favorite- iGuidance from iNav. I avoided AIO ...

Pros: Does navigate reasonably well. Did not test MP3 player.

Cons: All in the review - quite a few, unfortunately.

The Bottom Line: Could not recommend with so many defective features.

Review: This was on sale for $250 so I thought I would try it on a trip. I found out there were at least eight major functions not working or that I could not get to work. This is after I have tested other models from rental car places like a Garmin model. ...

Pros: Comes with many accessories. Great collection of points of interest.

Cons: Slow. Freezes. A headache.

The Bottom Line: If free, this unit is great. But if you are buying it, I would reconsider and buy a different unit.

Review: The Good The unit is nice and compact. It comes with all the accessories you will need including a wall charger, cigarette lighter charger, remote control, storage case, and the necessary hardware to mount it temporarily to you windshield. It has ...

Pros: A cheap gps that works fairly well on a battery. Easily to program and use.

Cons: No customer service should you have problems. The accessories are cheap in quality.

Review: Bought gps because the price was low. Right out of the box the dc auto cord didn't work. Called customer service they promised to sent a new cord in 7 to 10 days. That was three calls and 82 days ago and still no cord. Spend a few dollars more and buy ...

Pros: Cheap

Cons: May not be of any use in your area of the world.

Review: We purchased the Q3-A last year. For Coastal Maine, it's all but worthless, because the map data is so poor. The map data is missing for most state and local roads, it does not have municipal addresses, has no data for whole areas of our town in ...