Rating  - A useful tool, but don't rely solely on this.
I have been using the Navman 635 for about a week now and have found that it has lots of thoughtful features, but I have a mild concern about the maps.
Probably the one real concern that I have with this is that the maps are a little out of date. I live in the Boston area and can accept the fact that with the Big Dig, many of the highway access roads and traffic patterns are changing on an almost daily basis. However, the maps that came with the unit aren't recognizing roads that have been around for at least 4+ years. Every time I drive over a particular bridge it wants me to turn right -- off the bridge and into the water!! It also can't seem to tell the difference between two roads that run fairly close and parallel. (For those of you who know Boston -- Beacon Street and Storrow Drive) It also tried to get me to turn down a one way street, the wrong way.
The good about the 635:
If you get off the calculated route, it quickly recalculates your route.
I have had success getting a signal in most areas of Boston. I have not tested this around the "skyscrapers" in the financial district.
The favorites menu and the trip planner have made my life easier as I program different destinations while inside the house and just turn it on in the car and go.
I think the remote control will be helpful if I ever remember to put it in the car.
The maps are easy to load onto and unload from the unit. I have done both. It does take a little time, but it is simple.
I am using a 512MB card and the maps seem to load, although it takes a while. Having said that, I haven't actually had to drive in the areas on that card so I don't know how smoothly it accesses them.
I learned the hard way to follow the directions about staying put while the GPS finds an initial lock. It took getting lost without a clue where I was to get me to pay attention to that direction.
The voice is clear and understandable. The directions are also clearly written on the screen.
The 3D view is great. Being someone who is directionally challenged, I like the fact that you can set the map view to always be from your perspective.
UPDATED:
PLease remember to remove this item from view when you aren't using it. They have become targets for thieves. My car was broken into and it was stolen.
Rating - Way better than built in navigation
This puppy rocks. I ordered my new car with a navigation system that NEVER worked. Every time it got out of whack, I had to either do without GPS or do without my car because it had to go to the dealership all the time. That is a major bummer especially when you just got your first brand new car. Needless to say, I gave up, (still fighting w/the dealership and the car manufacturer) and bought the NAVMAN. A friend of mine is from overseas and was familiar with the company and some of their other products so I ended up going with NAVMAN instead of the more mainstream brands. I saved a bucket of money too! If you don't have one, get one as fast as you can!
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