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Nextar Q3 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review from Jeanne Tassotto. Kind of like taking Mapquest along for the ride, I had been looking at various GPS units for some time for my wonderful, but directionally challenged husband but was put off by the price and the monthly fees required by some. When I found this unit was offered by a local department store at a deeply discounted price I decided to check it out. I was very pleased because:

1. There is no monthly fee involved.

2. The screen is large enough to read.

3. The unit gives directions as you go along, both written and verbal, including updates ‘in one mile turn….in 1/2 mile….in 500 ft etc’

4. When a turn has been missed the route is recalibrated, first prompting the driver to correct the error then ultimately selecting an alternate route.

5. There is a wealth of information, besides route ETA, speed (with the option to set a warning), altitude, local points of interest including restaurants, gas stations, etc.

We took this along on several trips since getting this, one of several hundred miles, others a bit closer, and were quite pleased for the most part. For the most part this was like having Mapquest in the car with you. It had some of the same problems as Mapquest (addresses might be slightly different, recent changes to route not noted etc) but had the advantage of being able to recalculate the route if you for any reason deviated from the plan, like to stop at a restaurant. There were a few minor problems some were caused by our reluctance to really read the manual, preferring to just push buttons and figure it out, others are inherent to this product.

First the on/off switch is in the back and must be operated with a pen/bent paperclip. Once started it did take a long time to locate the satellite and load. Another issue is that, like mapquest, local names are not always used and addresses may not appear exactly like they are used. In addition we discovered that a very small (pop 300) town we were looking for was not available on this unit. Most of these problems were minor inconveniences.

I highly recommend this product particularly for those who have not had a GPS before. It is quite user friendly and forgiving of operator error.

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