Garmin StreetPilot i5 Portable GPS Navigator

Customer Reviews

Truly loved it for the 18 months it lived.

2008-06-08
I purchased two of these GPS units for Christmas when we first moved to Georgia from California and they proved invaluable since we couldn't find anything. But, now, after less than 18 months, one of them only is "searching for signals" and never gets us anywhere. My husband went on the Garmin's website and replaced the batteries and reset the unit and it worked one time after that. Today we had to use my cell phone to get us to a birthday party in Atlanta and home again. Over a 1 1/2 drive that should have been much easier on the driver - me. We had to use my cell phone to get us back from Chattanooga a couple of weeks ago. Why does my cell gets a satelite, but not my GPS? I feel like this was a lot of money to have to replace one of the units already. It certainly isn't going to be with another Garmin. I asked my daughter-in-law how her's was working and she said "okay" but does lose the signal frequently but comes back. It's like ours went out for lunch and got lost - and now we are getting lost too! I'd check around before settling on this unit. The extra money is probably worth it. This one won't route you around traffic problems, either - when it even works! I paid $280 each for mine.

CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT!!

2008-05-02
You will hear it a million times (or as many times as there are people who have GPS's) once you have one - especially if you travel often to unknown places (midwives, salesmen, weddings, vacation spots, etc), we don't want to travel without our GPS's! I have only used one - the Garmin - so I can't compare; but my daughter has a TomTom, and says she likes mine better than her touch screen GPS. I will tell you that this one being small is not a big help, because it's harder to read than the big ones (I mean while you're driving and need to keep your eyes on the road). It would be nice to have the voice state the name of the street, instead of just having to read it on the unit, but that's not been much of a hindrance. Also very important is the customer service you get with Garmin. Again, I don't know about the other brands, but the Garmin people are really there for you. I even got a free update ($60 value), when I called with a problem with wrong turns. And speaking of wrong turns, if you detect a glitch in Garmin's directions, there's a site you can go to and write a correction which (they say) they take into consideration when writing another update. Altogether, I LOVE (like alot) my GARMIN. I laugh at the commercial where the guy tells his that he loves "her"....!

after much research and debate

2008-04-18
this gps is absolutely worth the money. I vel-cro'd it to my motorcycle and have had no problems at all. It does everything I need it to and more at an inexpensive price.

small and suffice

2008-03-30
fit in the glove compartment, does the work of helping my wife get where she needs

Straight Up, I hate this product and here's why

2008-03-25
It worked fine in the start and then it couldn't stopped working. I checked the batteries and it still didn't do anything for me. I'm glad I brought this from a great company like Amazon though. I got my refund, so I feel good about that at least.

Very nice, easy to use

2008-03-18
Navigate your way to unfamiliar locations with this compact, affordable plug-and-play GPS system.

Features:

Affordable plug-and-play, WAAS-enabled, 12-parallel channel GPS system
Preloaded, City Navigator® street maps for the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
Nearly 6 million points of interest
Turn-by-turn automatic routing
Voice guidance
Bright, 2.2" TFT color display
3-D or 2-D map perspective
Built-in speaker and patch antenna
Convenient scrolling wheel with click-to-enter
Easy transfer between vehicles
Removable Transflash data storage for additional maps
Runs on two AA batteries or 12-volt adapter cable

Includes:

Compact windshield mount with suction cup
12-volt adapter cable
Dashboard disk
USB interface cable
1-year manufacturer's warranty

Get the benefits of a car navigation system without a major investment. This system can easily be transferred from one car to another as needed.

Street pilot I5

2008-02-25
I did not like the street pilot. Everything was done with the thumb wheel. If you have large hands or a hard time with your hands it is not for you. It was not really user friendly. We actually had one that was malfuntioning as well which made it that much harder to work with.The screen was really small as well.

As for Garmin products it would be nice to be able to program addresses into the navigator through the computer as well. This particular model would not even allow that to be done.

Garmini5 best bet

2008-02-09
I know I made a right decision in this purchase. I'm happy to say that It work's very good. I recommend this to all. Thank you again. Mommie1314

Excellent budget GPS system

2008-01-29
I bought this GPS unit in April 2006, and have used it consistently for road trips and business travel. In short, it is one of the best purchases that I have ever made. Though it lacks many of the functions of newer units (narrating street names, bluetooth connectivity, music playback, traffic updates, etc.), it just works!

Updating the map and firmware are also a breeze on the Garmin i5. I am a Mac user, and am satisfied in Garmin's commitment to support the Mac platform.

I highly recommend this unit for those looking for a budget GPS solution. There are many GPS units that fit this category, but none that I've seen that meet the quality and ease of use of Garmin units.

Garmin StreetPilot i5

2008-01-18
Good for directions, but does NOT announce the streets as they come up. You have to constantly look at the screen for the street name. It just says "turn right in 500 feet" which is OK unless there a number of roads at about that distance.

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