Great GPS for your car I upgraded my old StreetPilot c320 to the newest c580, I think it is definitely worth the upgrade.
Here are couple improvements from old streetpilot C300 series:
1. New SiRF high sensitivity chip that locks satellite really really fast, less than 20 seconds, my old C320 takes over a min to lock the satellites on a cold start. And the new chip is supposed to perform much better in downtown area as well, though I have not tried it.
2. Intergrated MSN Direct service...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review by Li Fan can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
|
| Reviewed by: | Li Fan | | Review Date: | 08/18/2007 | | User Location: | Texas | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (47 of 47) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
Garmin c580 I really have enjoyed using this device when it is working. It is very user friendly with its various functions, but it has failed to turn on on several occasions and I have had to return it today for repair by Garmin. I must admit that Garmin has been very responsive to my problems and so I am hopeful that I will be back on the air quickly. However, it is disconcerting since I have had this unit only 3 weeks.
I hope this is just a glitch. I really do like the 580. It has worked we...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review by wrcinny can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | wrcinny | | Review Date: | 10/17/2007 | | User Location: | Shoreham, New York USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
Garmin C580 - Great on vacation First GPS unit, and I really like the Garmin C580. Very fast route calculations, though not always the quickest route. I purchased before a recent trip from Ohio to North Carolina, one that we have made before but not in several years, so I was somewhat familiar with the trip. We went down a different way than we intended to come back for sight-seeing reasons, but on the way back, there were several times that the Garmin tried to take us on a route that was not the most direct. Once I starte...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/15/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
Great GPS at at a GREAT price I have the Garmin StreetPilot c580 in one car and the nuvi 760 in the other. The nuvi 760 has some advantages but you decide if the price differential is worth it. The 760 has a slightly bigger screen (although both are big enough). The graphics on the 760 are more sophisticated and less cartoonish. The 760 can handle multiple destinations simultaneously and it can do off road and bicycle and it can even lead you back to your car in the parking lot, assuming the lot is outside so it can rece...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review by Mitchell S. Davis "attackdog1" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | Mitchell S. Davis "attackdog1" | | Review Date: | 06/10/2008 | | User Location: | Irvine, CA United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
I'm a Los Angeles Limo driver who could not live without my Garmin I drive airport shuttle vans and Limo's in the Ventura & Los Angeles County, and the Garmin C580 is the best GPS I have ever owned. What I like most about the Garmin is that it is very user friendly, I have owned this unit for five months, and I have had to look at my Thomas guide only once. The bluetooth works great, and depending on which phone you have the garmin will download your entire phone book, "names & numbers". you can use the garmin to text message and it will read your text messages...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review by Kirk E. Pendergras can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | Kirk E. Pendergras | | Review Date: | 10/18/2007 | | User Location: | Ventura Ca | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
Great value Garmin c580 is a very good GPS and because it comes with MSN Direct receiver (with 1 year of service included) it has the best value among other GPS devices. It is a bit bulky but it's not huge. One benefit of a larger size is that you will have two speakers which should be more powerful than speakers in "flat" GPS.
It is an older device but you can install the newest maps on it for free once you get it(Map Update 2009 as of this writing). During the activation of MSN Direct account, you w...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/31/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
A GPS with all the bells and whistles The StreetPilot c580 is for the GPS navigation fan who wants it all. You get easy to use navigation, built-in Bluetooth, traffic alerts and MSN Direct displayed on your screen.
I previously owned a c530 with just the basic GPS features so I was really impressed that I could add all those features for about the same price I paid for the c530 just 9 months ago! The StreetPilot 500 series have a brighter screen and faster satellite connectivity than previous models.
The Blue...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review by Irvin M. Haas "dvdirv" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | Irvin M. Haas "dvdirv" | | Review Date: | 04/12/2007 | | User Location: | Indianapolis, IN USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (102 of 106) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
My first GPS This is the first GPS unit that I have bought and owned. Overall, I am very pleased with the unit. It is easy to setup and very easy to use. One thing that is nice is that all the maps are preloaded and you do not have to upload region maps if going to another area of the US. The point of interest are great. I can find anything I want and get easy directions to their location. I can add my favorites as well. The bluetooth is great, I can lookup a POI and the select to call that POI via ce...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review by J. Mahosky can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | J. Mahosky | | Review Date: | 03/29/2007 | | User Location: | Maryland | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
94% (69 of 73) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
good GPS but questionable software/durability This is my 3rd Garmin GPS device ... and I'm disappointed in both the reliability and the support. After 5 weeks, the Bluetooth feature worked only sporadically and then the unit just died. I called support and after close to 45 minutes on hold, talked to a rep. He finally agreed to have me return the unit via UPS overnight and that a new unit would be returned to me via UPS overnight. I sent it in and they received it on a Friday. I had to call again to determine when it would be returned ...
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/11/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (88 of 94) Users Found This Review Helpful |
| |
Takes the stress out of driving ... Very easy to set up and use. It's small enough to not block my view of the road, but the screen is large enough to make the maps very readable and the color-coded streets are very helpful. The screen has excellent resolution and is readable in the brightest sunlight. The Bluetooth connection to my cell phone was quick to set up and works beautifully. Directions are reliable if not always the most efficient, but it adjusts smoothly if I decide to take a different route or get detoured.
[Garmin StreetPilot c580 StreetPilotR c580 review by M. Macheret can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
|
| Reviewed by: | M. Macheret | | Review Date: | 07/30/2007 | | User Location: | LA, CA, USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (27 of 29) Users Found This Review Helpful |