Garmin nüvi 765/765T 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
- Bright, 4.3-inch diagonal color WQVGA TFT touchscreen with 480 x 272 pixels and white backlight
- Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
- Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling
- High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception
- NOTE: Model number on the box is 765T because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 765 as the “T” in 765T refers to the additional component
Product Description
Have you lost your sense of direction? Let Garmin nuvi 765t 4.3″ GPS be your guiding system to take you hither and yonder. It opens United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico for visual exploration. You’ll get the knowledge of a native where and when ever you choose to go. It’s the surefire tool for any traveler even for those with no sense of direction. The Garmin nuvi 765t is fully equipped to help you get where you’re going. The nuvi 765T offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The preloaded map data features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. It features 3D buildings, lane assist and lifetime traffic alerts from NAVTEQ. Take advantage of Garmin’s first premium traffic service without subscription fees. 3D navigation with lane assist provides drivers a clear picture of what … More >>
Garmin nüvi 765/765T 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic
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5 comments
Nancy Amidio on November 29, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Very unsatisfied with this purchase. It wasn’t the GPS it was the merchant xtreme navigation. DON’T do business with them. I purchased a refurbished GPS. The first one they sent me the battery didn’t charge. I returned it they sent me another one this time not only didn’t the battery stay charged for more than 1 hour but after one use the maps n longer loaded. Returned again 3rd time never fails WRONG. They sent me the same one I returned to them the first time Battery still didn’t charge and the software in it was different! I spent $35 in returning this item to them now I am waiting for them to give me a FULL refund – their policy says 20% restocking for returned items, but since the item is consistantly faulty I better not get charged – and yes I did ask for a new one they told me they didn’t have any. Will never buy from them again
Price Watcher on November 29, 2009 at 9:15 pm
As soon as I bought my Garmin 765T from CarToys for $329 + shipping…within few weeks Amazon was selling it for $279 + free shipping
Ronald F. Panning on November 29, 2009 at 11:47 pm
The unit is one of Garmin’s high units with many features. Garmin’s website suggests the price is $599.99 not the $649.99 suggested by Amazon. I bought mine from Meijer for $438.77 with tax and shipping included.
thomas anderson314 on November 30, 2009 at 12:28 am
Garmin software dept says that the additional maps offered for the 765T will NOT have lane assist and 3D mapping no earlier than end of 2009! So if you need a gps now and want to use it in other places besides the pre-loaded maps, forget the 765T till next year; instead, save your money and buy the 760. Same unit without the added functionality won’t be useful till later anyway.
AMENDMENT 20OCT2008: Let me clarify to all- I BOUGHT THE 765T UNIT AND THE AUSTRALIA ADD-ON MAP ON SD; FOUND OUT THIS MAP DOES NOT PROVIDE LANE ASSIST AND 3-D BUILDING REFERENCES; AFTER CHASING DOWN 4 TECH REPS WHO GAVE CONFLICTING INFO OR “I DUNNO”, FINALLY CONFIRMED W/ GARMIN NONE OF THE ADD-ON COUNTRY MAPS HAVE THE LANE ASSIST OR 3-D BUILDING REFERENCES & AUSTRALIA WILL “LIKELY BE UPDATED AT END OF 2009.”
As for the rating: 1) The product does not do what the literature says it would do (and more importantly its limitations); 2) I recently moved to Sydney and paid the premium for the 765T specifically for added functionality, eg., lane assist. 3) I had to really beg Garmin just to confirm what I was experiencing after paying full retail for this item- poor form, Garmin; hence the 1-star.
That said, I’m not sour on the company or the 765T. Garmin makes good units and their nav engine is one of the most accurate and quickest. I would’ve appreciated clearer marketing and specifications material, though, thus saving 5.75hrs of my life trying to troubleshoot and talking to tech support.
I’m going back to the 760, which is the original unit I researched, but chose to forgo to try the 765T. I need a gps that works now, not “likely at end of 2009″. It’s too bad I had to find out the hard way the added functionality doesn’t work there for now. My mistake hopefully is your gain.
21OCT2008: And another thing- Garmin also admitted these added functionality features – lane assist and 3-D buildings refs – “may not work on all roads” with the pre-loaded USA map and even less so on the 775T European map. When I pressed him, he said, “In fact, the vast majority of roads won’t have the lane assist layered into the pre-loaded maps; only the major ones. But, I can’t tell you for sure. It’s a new technology and none of us here have a working device to try.” Ooookay, then… mov’n on… Well at least I got to talk to a US citizen…
Take what you can from this and a dude who bought it and went thru the pain of “tech” support.
L. Sullivan on November 30, 2009 at 12:41 am
Just paid a 10% restocking fee, plus return shipping on this device, it is that bad.
This map display looks like it is 15 years old. Not impressive at all. OK it’s ugly.
Pros:
It does pair nicely with an iPhone and uploads the address book. You can add more than one phone and choose the one you want to use with a few clicks.
Great spoken voice choices. I like the Aussie female.
Complaints:
Must hit AGREE every time before using.
You cannot display both the distance remaining and time remaining at the same time. Same for elevation, direction, only one display at a time.
My biggest complaint, is searching for a destination. Very slow. Ten seconds for a restaurant in a city near here.
And the way cities are listed is maddening. You might think it would allow you to choose the biggest city or the closet city but no, you get them all in “alphabetical” order. Although the following list is right off of the device and does not make any sense.
Here is what a search for Boston displays
Boston, AR
Boston, KY
Boston, KY
Boston, KY
Boston, KY
Boston, KY
Boston, LA
Boston, MI
Boston, MO
Boston, NY
Boston, OH
Boston, OH
Boston, OH
Boston, PA
Boston, TN
Boston, TX
Boston, VA
Boston, VA
Boston, VA
Boston, MA
Four screens later I get to the biggest city and the nearest one. Not a typo by the way, it really list Boston, KY five times. Not sure how Boston, MA is listed after Boston, VA.
So I tried searching Boston, MA. No results found. So no workaround
Worse yet, some towns are listed as a Township. So for example, I wanted to go to Andover, Ma. Should be easy enough but Andover, Ma isn’t listed. I had to scroll down 6 pages to get past all the Andovers, plus all the Andover Estates, etc to get to Andover Twn, MA.
I called and complained to Garmin that they should allow me to list them alphabetically OR choose to list them by proximity.
It was like talking to a brick wall, he couldn’t grasp what I was telling him.
He said make a map error report on their website. I mentioned that would take a year or two and I would have to pay for the update.
I said you could easily fix it with a software update that allowed for listing by proximity.
I am probably going to eat the 10% restocking fee and mail this dog back.