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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/prices/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver Recent reviews written about Magellan Roadmate 760 Navigation Unit GPS Receiver en-us 100 100 http://www.epinions.com/prices/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/100X100/00/01/88/93/8f/25727887.JPG http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_454935940740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mark502 - I have had this unit about 4 years now and has worked ok (Sometimes)  If you are thinking about getting the new update for it, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, BUY A NEW ONE!!!!!!!  I called the place I bought it from and they tell me that it depends on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454935940740 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:48:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_454935940740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_405183696516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jimni32308 - My 760 stopped working so I called for repair. They offered to upgrade to the Maestro 4040 so I sent the unit to Ft. Worth, Texas, and have been unable to get a straight answer since. I am unable to speak with India as they don't understand Me. I gave... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405183696516 Tue, 9 Oct 2007 18:06:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_405183696516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_404816760452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author roadmate2323 - After telling me that they could not repair with over the phone programing,and that I should send it in to them to repair for close to the cost of a new one. The customer service person (an insult to anyone else in that profession) then suggests that I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404816760452 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:50:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_404816760452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_404126666372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author blahblah10708 - Good screen, good directions. But, I am now on my second power cradle. I got it after spending about two hours on the phone and arguing until they agreed to send me one. You cannot buy one off of their web site. They are out of stock. My attempts to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404126666372 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:25:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_404126666372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_403895127684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author marysuehil - At first, I loved this GPS. It worked great. After about 6 months the problems started. The unit started freezing up. Couldn't power it off, had to pull the power to restart. Then it would take forever to start up again. Go a few miles then freeze again... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403895127684 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:17:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_403895127684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_402145054340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jodonho - After owning this one for over a year, I can definitely say that I made a huge mistake buying this unit. I bought it when I was moving from Connecticut to Florida. It worked great until I reached North Carolina when it lost track of the satellites. It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402145054340 Sat, 1 Sep 2007 03:42:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_402145054340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_400292941444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author freecell - We went back for more punishment after our Magellan RoadMate 700 burned up within the first year, and bought a 760 model (this time with insurance!!) The 760 worked fine for about 8 months, then started locking up in the middle of a trip. Sometimes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400292941444 Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:07:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_400292941444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_327512723076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kerton - By way of background, I'm an analyst in the Location industry that includes GPS units like this. I've personally owned about 9 now for the purposes of truly evaluating them in real life use. I have reviewed a few of the here at epinions, and am... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~327512723076 Sat, 3 Mar 2007 01:05:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_327512723076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_325961420420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author powerlock - Initially I really liked the Magellan Roadmate 760. The only problem was that the voice commands did not match the screen map directions. Sometimes the unit would get "confused" and re-calculate directions several times before getting it correct. That... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~325961420420 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:14:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_325961420420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_319259053700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dapman1 - Unit quit acquiring satellites after my warranty expired. Customer service is terrible! It took two months of phone calls and emails to get an answer from Magellan. One tech support request was never answered. Another was answered with helpful steps to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319259053700 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:29:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_319259053700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_310581038724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author justinsdaddy - My experience with this product has been more and more frustrating each time I plug it in. Not often will I be so upset with a product that I regret ever buying it! This one takes the prize!! Why did I buy it - Well I did like the clarity on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~310581038724 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:14:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_310581038724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_307082792580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author meredith999 - I had my 700 for just over a year (end of warranty!) and it started freezing whenever I attempted to calculate a route. Every effort to get assistance, through the website, email and finally through someone in India was completely frustrating. They kept... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~307082792580 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:38:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_307082792580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_303049969284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sondullah - I live in CT, which I haven't had any problems with the unit inside the state. The unit works for me with my job and personal use. So far So... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~303049969284 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:09:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_303049969284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_283877215876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author markman1 - I puchased a roadmate 760 which, after six months, suddenly stopped being able to locate the satellites...i.e., freezes in a given location. I looked on line and could not find a 800 customer support number. Even worse, to email tech support you have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~283877215876 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:19:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_283877215876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_267406904964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chippert-97 - I recently attempted to contact Magellan for repair or replacement of my Roadmate 760. I used the product about 10 times. It then began to boot up and display the message "temperature too low for unit to operate--turn on the heat". Right. Turn on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~267406904964 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:43:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_267406904964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_245720977028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mdsmith123 - I received this unit for Christmas 2005 and loved it. Unfortunately, in April I hit a bump in the road and the unit hasn't worked since. The unit froze after hitting the bump and now freezes everytime we turn it on. We contacted technical support in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245720977028 Tue, 1 Aug 2006 18:36:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_245720977028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_236658069124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author asadmalik - Received an e-mail by Magellan indicating that an update for my Roadmate 700 is available. After purchasing the software upgrade version 5 from Magellan and following the installation instructions it crashed the unit.Then started the cat and mouse game... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~236658069124 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:15:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_236658069124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_230922358404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author siryan - dealing with magellan was a very horrible experience i sent this item back to their service center because of the unit freezing and just showing a blank white screen and they sent me back the unit in exact same shape what a waste of time effort and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230922358404 Fri, 12 May 2006 13:11:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_230922358404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_229425057412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author alex_new_york - I bought Magellan 760 on Nov 2005 and it came to rely on it for navigating in any unfamiliar territory. Then in March the screen froze. All tech support is routed to India, you cannot speak to anyone in the US. After several calls was issued a RMA and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~229425057412 Wed, 3 May 2006 09:24:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_229425057412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_229012704900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DennisM - The world of consumer electronics seems to move like the speed of light! I remember seeing a great cartoon of a customer standing in an electronics store having just purchased a brand new Model 5X unit. While he is standing there, a delivery man comes in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~229012704900 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:22:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_229012704900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_225345244804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jbcn - We purchased to Magellan 760 Christmas of 2005 because we are retiring and taking trips. Fumbling with and reading maps on the road especially when we need fast directions or redirections was not something we wanted to do on road trips in unfamiliar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~225345244804 Tue, 4 Apr 2006 02:56:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_225345244804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_221536423556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nsomnac - I recieved one of these Magellan 760's for Christmas 2005 and have had almost a couple months to use it, so I thought I'd lend a review. This is the second GPS unit that I've owned, the other that I have is a handheld Garmin GPSMAP 76S. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221536423556 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:36:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_221536423556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_212862340740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rickinyorktown - I bought this unit because of my experience with the Hertz Neverlost system. I have been very happy using Neverlost with my many and various travels for business to new cities. It never let me down (well, once in Chicago but that is another story)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212862340740 Mon, 5 Dec 2005 14:56:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_212862340740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_212182994564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jdkullmann - This is our second high end GPS (first was Garmin StreetPilot III - see my older review) This is a FANTASTIC GPS. Built in high detail maps (on the interal disk) of the entire US and Canada. My wife had a business trip to Canada and drove. We bought... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212182994564 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:47:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_212182994564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_211961351812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cstiger - My once positive opinion has definitely changed for the worse. I would NOT recommend the Magellan to anyone, unless I want them to get lost. My Magellan experiences frequent crashes, reboots, and lock ups for no reason. My Magellan has been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211961351812 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:42:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Magellan_Roadmate_760_Navigation_Unit_GPS_Receiver/content_211961351812?linkin_id=8003929