Customer Reviews
Great ! 
2008-07-04
Excellant product.. very reliable. will definately take u to the destination even if u r lost somewhere. can trust it completely.Recalculates preet fast.
Drawbacks: Volumne is low. If u are listening to music or windows are open; u can barely hear what GPS says. It doesn't speak out street name where u wanna take turn or exit, so in the beginning things might be difficult. It discharges preety fast, hence need to keep it charging while driving.
Comes up short 2008-06-03
This is a nicely made unit and works fairly well. I found that it was not very intuitive to use. It also did not follow deviations from the route very well. At times instead of recalculating the route it just keeps trying to get you back to where you left the route. I had to turn it over to my 10 year old granddaughter to figure it out. She caught on fairly quick but Grandpa was a bit slow to pick it up.
very convenient but not perfect 
2008-05-13
I bought my Mio about 6 months ago. It's a great little gps overall. My only complaint is that it can take FOREVER to find a satellite signal. By forever, I mean, on a bad day, 3 to 5 minutes. On a good day, less than a minute. I'm not sure what causes the delay - doesn't seem to be weather, terrain, or buildings. I love that there is no service to purchase but once you have the map, it's not going to get updated on its own. Since San Antonio is growing at an unbelievable pace, I have had quite a few unknown addresses pop up on me but I'm a Realtor so I guess I'll probably have that problem more than average. As far as how user friendly it is - it's great. Very easy to program, and it's got a lot of different options on how to view your map. Best of all, it's portable which means if you find yourself in a strange city, you can carry it around with you. (If you do this, keep in mind that it only works when you're moving - so if you stop, it's going to lose you! This also applies to geocaching for those of you who know what that is.) It also came in handy when we went to Puerto Rico last fall!
Overall this is a great gps and I would recommend it.
Most Flexible 
2008-04-10
This GPS is not the flashiest but it will do what you need. I uploaded software from GPS club website and now have windows media player, word pad, mp3 player and other neat software on this 130 dollar GPS. It came with 1GB of US maps, I wiped out all but 3 maps for my area of America and then loaded up some songs and an AVI movie that i "got" off the internet or use it as a 1 gb storage device. I can watch movies or listen to music or find my way. not too many units will do this for 130 bucks.
Nice hardware, but Mio won't sell you maps of other countries 
2008-03-19
I have grown to like this little unit quite a bit, but I have discovered that I made a bad assumption when I bought it. When I saw that the maps were on SD cards, I figured I would just be able to buy maps for other regions when I needed them. Not so, it turns out. I actually called Mio tech support to see where I could buy a map of Canada for my next trip to Toronto, and I was told that "foreign" maps won't work in the US units. The telephone rep had been pretty polite up to that point, but when I said I certainly wouldn't by a a Mio in the future, because they aren't much use to folks who need to travel to Canada, she got kind of snippy. She said "Well, that's your choice," and then added "You can buy a separate Mio Canadian unit."
Yeah... or I could just buy a GPS that lets me install new maps.
Steer clear of this one folks. It's not worth the "savings."
Mio C220 3.5 inch portable GPS 2008-03-17
The C220 is a stylish and easy-to-use car navigation system with a vivid display. It provides clear instructions while you drive and makes navigation as simple as ABC.
Support/Warranty Horrible 
2008-03-10
Mio C220 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
Got the system for holiday present, thought initially it was affordable and had most of the features I wanted. HOWEVER, the touch screen was not responding and I pushed the section of the screen a little harder and the whole face of the screen cracked. I am on with tech support who may charge me to replace or fix the unit. Completely NOT what the warranty read. Great, cheap unit but they don't back it up if normal customer use presents a problem. Another $130 dollars out the window!
Don't throw away your paper maps! 2008-03-01
I bought this in July 2007 for a trip from Wisconsin west to Yellowstone and Glacier. It failed to do its primary job - consistently getting us to where we wanted to go. Sometimes it did and sometimes it didn't. There were times when we chose a listed POI, saw signs to it, and followed the signs instead of the Mio, which was telling us to go somewhere else. When we got to the POI, the Mio still didn't know it, and kept telling us to go elsewhere. This was not an isolated incident, and I've had similar problems in Wisconsin. I haven't tried to use it for the past few months. I can understand it taking you on a less efficient route occasionally, but if you can't be sure you'll really end up where you want to go, what good is it?
good, but not excellent 2008-02-22
I bought this item several weeks ago and now I think I can write some reviews for others.
First, this is a good GPS. Usually it can receive nine to ten satellites' signals. The maximum inaccuracy is usually within ten feet. The point of interest(POI) includes many places you may be interest in.
Second, it's as excellent as you may expect. That's because the system is easily down. Once every ten days, I think.
It is worth the price; however, if you are looking for a better one, go to Garmin, I think.
Takes You There 2008-02-11
Delivery was slow. Prompts slow sometimes (some directions are given right where you are supposed to turn and when you're driving the speed limit or busy traffic, you'll miss your turn or exit). But it recalculates and takes you back there after wasting 15 minutes at least. I would suggest to review the map before going to that destination and give yourself an extra 15 minutes more than what the gps calculates.
