Comments on: Garmin Nuvi 250W SatNav Review

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:35:51 +0000

Suddenly the audio on my unit is giving me conflicting instructions.For example on the screen it shows i have to turn in 1.2 kilometers.The audio says ”go straight turn right in 9 metres 60 kilometres ” What could be wrong?

By: algy

algy — Sun, 09 May 2010 06:10:45 +0000

Bez,

I suggest you do one of 2x things. Take the device to your local friendly German teacher at the nearest school or go to http://uk.babelfish.yahoo.com/ and insert the words and translate.

Good Luck

Algy

By: Bez

Bez — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:21:41 +0000

Hi just purchased the Garmin Nuvi 205 the language is in Germen. I can’t read German and am having difficulty trying to re-set it to english.
I have tried the spanner key at bottom of main screen but can’t read anything from there.
Thank you for your help
Looking forward to using it.

By: John

John — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:06:06 +0000

The garmin nuvi is one of the best range available, we stock all these models and more on our website.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:10:19 +0000

Thanks for your views Dean. We have bought a Nuvi 1300, which I’m told is the up to date version.

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:50:33 +0000

Jess, The Nuvi 250W is now discontinued. I would consider looking at the newer Nuvi 255W. You can read my review here.

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:06:35 +0000

I am looking to purchase my first satnav at the age of 67, something simple. This model seems to fit the bill, but I am concerned now that I’ve read it is obsolete. Would it be a mistake? Would it call for expensive updates?

By: Chris Keane

Chris Keane — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:10:55 +0000

why is it so hard to upate my gps nuvi 250w ???

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:32:17 +0000

Hi Rod,
The Garmin should serve you well for several years. There shouldn’t be any issues with reliability. The only possible area that might go wrong is that the battery may start to not hold a charge for as long after years of charging, although this is not a problem if you always have the Nuvi plugged into your car.

I have heard some people report issues updating the Nuvi 255WT where the newer European maps have become too big for the internal memory to hold the map data of all European countries. Not sure if anyone has hit this issue with the Nuvi 250W though. It’s only really an issue if you travel in Europe a lot as you can simply uninstall maps for those countries you never need.

You can see more comments on this issue on the Nuvi 255WT review if you read comment #76.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:13:19 +0000

Hi Dean,
I am happy with the 250w and I don’t mind buying the upgraded maps; it’s just that I have no idea how reliable sat nav devices can be over a long period of time. Is there a lot to go wrong with these items?

Being an oldie, I’m not really bothered about having the latest bit of technology, and if I knew that the odds were that the unit might last for say another 5 or 6 years, then I’ll happily buy the lifetime upgrades.

I know it’s a gamble I have to take – if it doesn’t fail it could get stolen etc etc.

Many thanks for your help, and congrats on an excellent web site that even I can understand!