Garmin Good Service

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Brucesmith, Oct 21, 2020.

  1. Brucesmith

    Brucesmith Heavy Load Member

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    I have always used Garmin GPS. Had a 760 then upgraded to a 770. It always gave me problems. It was replaced when only a few weeks old. While on a trip 3 weeks ago it went dead. I was going into a few cities for PU and deliver. Needed something better than Google maps. I had a bunch of J points so bought the new 700OTR. I hate it. Does not calculate like the 770 Near impossible to load POI's. When I finished my trip I emailed Garmin about the 770. In less than 12 hours they responded with a UPS mailing label. I sent it back prepaid by Garmin. Today I received a refurb 770 that is actually brand new at no charge. Updated the maps and downloaded a few POI's. I am a happy boy!! Garmin has always had good support. They are very busy but you can leave a number and they do call back quickly. Not many electronic companies have that kind of l lifetime support . I would have bought the newre 780 but it is sold out. The larger OTR units like the 800 are supposed to be better. The 770 is bulky but I have a really good aftermarket suction cup that is extra long and sturdy. Sometimes older is better.
     
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  3. Timin770

    Timin770 Road Train Member

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    Yep Garmin is quick to help
     
  4. Trucking in Tennessee

    Trucking in Tennessee Road Train Member

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    They are and will always listen to map corrections and get them fixed.I have had them pull up the complaint on Google while we are talking so they understand completely what the complaint is.
     
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  5. Bumper

    Bumper Road Train Member

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    Lately I have been getting a lot of mis directions from my Garmin 770. And quite a few "Can not calculate route" warnings. I have pretty much given up on it and am using CoPilot on my Ipad mounted to my windshield. Much better directions and alot easier to see.....
     
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  6. Trucking in Tennessee

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    I have never in 5 years seen it say that. Do you do your updates like you are supposed to?
     
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  7. Bumper

    Bumper Road Train Member

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    Yep. And I have seen it now more in the last two months than I ever have. If I take it out of Truck mode and put it in Car mode it will find a route. I just cant trust it to be truck friendly. I have been home for two weeks between jobs. Start my new one on Monday. I did an update this week and even reloaded all of the maps and will see what happens next week.
     
  8. Brucesmith

    Brucesmith Heavy Load Member

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    You should do a factory reset and then load maps and re enter your profile.
     
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  9. Milkrun

    Milkrun Light Load Member

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    I just got an email notification there is a new map update. It's about 3 hours depending on computer speed. Must be a major revamp.
     
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  10. Bumper

    Bumper Road Train Member

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    Will be interested to see if it helps mine out or not. Thanks for the info.
     
  11. MOBee

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    I have a Deal 760 and it to was not routing correctly act. I took it into Garmin and was told that July 6th would be the start of huge updates and if you inserted a memory card it would give you ALL of North America as well. Huge improvement all the way around. You will need a laptop or a desktop for this update and at least 2 hours for the complete update. Well worth the time.
     
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