I just bought the Nuvi 750 GPS unit for $509 and i think this is the next best thing since slice of bread!!!

Its amazing - easy to use and pretty spot on in accuracy! The unit exudes quality and screen display/plotting routes is top notch

The only thing i have noticed is that when you turn on the unit it may take few minutes before getting the satellite signal but subsequent startups are pretty fast.

Also when approaching a turn, the distance to turn is a rough esitmate. As a general rule when it says turn in 90feet, you are pretty much at the 'turn'.

The features i love most are the multi destination route and the "where am i " feature. And the POI is awesome

Its only been a week of having this but i absulutely love this gadget.

As i use it more and discover any negatives or more positives - will post it here.

Highly recommend Nuvi 700 series to anybody deciding on buying a GPS unit

Fletch,
Thanks for the great review on the 760. Will definately buy one because of the abilitiy to put in multiple routes and sort them. Also agree that they need to do something with the FM transmitter. Can this be done with a software upgrade?

Hi Fletch!

Thank You for the excellent review. I am about to get one of these after local dealers can provide them.

The FM-transmitter in U.S. -version is lower powered compared to Euro-version. This is mentioned in owners manual page 52. So the problem is local laws, not Garmins ability to make sufficiently powered FM-tx or a software problem.

It is also worth mentioning that FM-tx is legal to be sold but illegal to be used in some European countries. It is also legal in some European countries if you get a license to use it. FM-tx is legal in most European countries, like in Finland.

Sami from Finland

Thank you, Fletch.
I have read your reviews for quite some time, but normally just lurk and do not respond.
I don't know how many readers have realized it yet, but your reviews are better instructions for using these units than most manufacturers' manuals. (The manufacturers should pay you!)
I received my 750 from MegaGPS yesterday and took it out of the box after my young trick or treating daughter went to bed.
So, a couple of comments.
When you go to Garmin's website to register your 7xx unit, the website hasn't been updated to show where the unit's serial number is located. It's located on the bottom edge of the unit, alongside the mounting connector. The trick to finding it is to first get a magnifying glass.
You compared your 760's routing with other manufacturers' units, one comparison of which started in San Jose and ended in San Francisco. The Tom Tom's route is WAY, WAY WORSE than you indicated. It's route takes you north on the EAST SIDE of the San Francisco bay, then routes you west on I80 to San Francisco.
In order to reach the west side of the San Francisco bay by going west on I80 involves crossing the San Francisco Bay bridge. YOU GOTTA PAY A TOLL, both monetarily and time-wise, especially if you attempt to cross in any commute period.
A small nit: Under Figure 1, in the first line of the paragraph beginning with "Except", change the 250W to 760.
A really small nit: "heal" should be "heel". (I don't remember exactly where this is located.)
Thanks for excellent manual/review.
Steve

WOW!!!
Something I missed on page 2, Figure 26: Trip Information Screen:
Garmin let's us reset JUST the max speed, rather than all the trip info.
(I cross the Sierras frequently and let the motorhome coast downhill when I can see the next uphill. I've reached a max speed of uhhh, nevermind.)
Steve

Hi Fletch,

Nice review on the 760 - I notice you have made an effort to address the fact that units don't always perform consistently in different places ie:(my previous examples last spring of a Nuvi 660 that performed horribly next to an older Magellan Roadmate 800 both in routing failures as well as missing many POI's that the Magellan had no problem with).

One thing I didn't see in the review that I think you ought to test for is a GPS's ability to re-route effectively when you purposely diverge from the original route. You may recall that here in the midwest there is a particular route I travel (Minneapolis to the Chicago area) that has a choice of two different interstates with only a 2-4 mile difference in distance. The shorter route takes you through many more tolls than the slightly longer one, but when I headed down the "truly" better route the Magellan adapted almost instantly while the Nuvi 660 tried for almost forty miles to take me back the other way). I would be very curious to see whether the new 760 has conquered this sort of routing glitch. Magellan solved the problem many years back by including a "Most use of freeways" option, and if only Garmin would provide a similar choice when setting up routes I'm certain that this sort of problem would cease to be an issue on the Nuvis.

I noticed you made mention that the Magellan Maestro 4050 announced the side of the street verbally while the Nuvi noted it in the written instructions. I always liked the fact that it was spoken to me on the Roadmate series, and they always announced which side of the street the destination was on. It would be cool if the Nuvi also announced which side the destination was on.

Overall a nice review. I may yet give the new Garmins another chance, but it's hard to willingly give up the "most use of freeways" option, since that is the type of GPS use that I think most people have in mind when they buy a GPS. Certainly they are valuable for local use, but the majority of people tend to know their local area so I imagine that GPS's get used by most people when traveling, and that means highways and byways...

Regards,
Steve

What I noticed from your review is that switching from automobile to bike to pedestrian has alot less options. I drive a commercial vehicle for work everyday and would like the multi-destination routing, but the 660 has the option to select car, motorcycle, or truck. When I select truck, it keeps me routed away from parkways that don't allow commercial vehicles. It appears the 760 left that out and it's a huge feature for all commercial drivers out there.

Also, fyi... the 660 does it so I assume the 760 does as well... when you have a cell phone linked to the unit via bluetooth and recieve text messages, the gps actually reads the text message to you with the text-to-speech.l Thats awesome so you dont have to read while driving. Now if it could just send a text message by hearing your voice....

The nuvi DOES announce which side of the street your dest. is on

I bought the NUVI 750 to replace my NUVI 660 and I also notice that the NUVI's are not as sensitive as the older NUVI models. I also noticed that if I use 3D view the car on the screen takes longer to catch up to live mode.
I do wish that they add the ability to avoid certain roads on a pre-determined route instead on a plain detour. This feature was available on the StreetPilot 2820.
Even with the missing items Garmin does have the best navigational units.

Fletch,
I've been watching for this review ever since you mentioned that the 700 series would allow multipoint routing. Great review!
One comment though - In the US and Canada almost all FM receivers will only receive on the odd number frequencies. 88.1, 88.3, 88.5, etc. So, allowing the Nuvi to broadcast on the even numbers as you suggest would not help anything at all. Your radio wouldn't be able to tune to the frequency, so it wouldn't hear the transmission.
Really enjoy your postings!

nuvi 7xx series does *not* use SiRF Star III chipset. It is Bravo (same as the later issued nuvi 2xx).

For all you Garmin NUVI Fans:
You can buy the NUVI 750 at SAMSCLUB for $497.00.
You can also buy the NUVI 760 at BEST BUY ONLINE for $719.00.

Garmin must have provided you a special hand picked unit for the review. The screen stinks when compared to the 680. The receiver is terrible and has poor sensitivity. Speaker is lousy and the aquisition time is slow. The 680 is a far far better unit IMHO. Clearly there are some nicer software features but these things are not as good.

AC - I specifically asked Garmin if the nuvi 760 uses SiRF and they said it does. What makes you think it's using something else?

Regarding chipset used--
Lack of SiRF branding/ logo in Garmin's literature (eg, website & manual). Check the splash screen copyright notices on startup. Check the Version Information/ Inventory using the battery icon trick.

Fletch,

Thanks for the great review. I've been using a c550 for the last year and a half, and while it's been great, I've really been looking forward to the new features in the nuvi 760. The only problem I ever had with the c550 was the connection for the charger/FM receiver cable on the back. I never leave my c550 in the car, so I’m constantly connecting and disconnecting the cable. After nearly one year of this, the connector on the c550 developed a short, and the cable would no longer supply power to the unit unless I applied constant pressure on the connector. Garmin replaced the unit at no charge, but if I kept the new unit for any length of time, I’m sure the same thing would happen all over again. That’s why I think the nuvi mount is so great. With the cable plugging into the mount and not the unit itself, this won’t be a problem anymore.

Despite the fact that your writer “Tyler” seems to think I’m an idiot for owning an iPhone (different strokes for different folks, Tyler, remember?), I’m glad to see in your review that the Bluetooth on the 760 works with the iPhone. On behalf of all us "idiots", thanks, Fletch, for pointing that out.

My 760 just arrived and I can't wait to try it out. Great review, Fletch, as always. Keep up the great work.

Fletch and others;

I tend to believe (like many others) that the 700 series is NOT as good as the 600 series.
I also don't believe that the 700 series has the SIRF chipset. Acquisition is lousy and my NUVI 750 has lost the signal severeal times during the last week. My 660 never lost signal.
Why does the Garmin website NOT post the SIRF chipset on their website under the FEATURES tab? It has the SIRF chipset posted for the 660.
The new features are better than before but the signal is not as good.

I looked at Garmin's 760 web page today an noticed the SiRF icon at the bottom of the screen is not there. It is for the 660. I remember going to Garmin's web page for the 760 shortly after it was announced and I swear it had a SiRF icon there. I am wondering if Garmin changed there minds about including SiRF on the 760.

It does have the SIRF chip. Someone on the GPSpassion forum tested theirs.

The nuvi 760 definitely does use SiRF. Garmin has confirmed it, and looking at my own 760, it says it uses SiRF:

760 looks nice, but I hope that there comes some bigger updates to Garmin GPS. At the moment those little changes just dont feel big enought update from Streetpilot C550. Its shame course 760 looks so nice :)

Is it possible choise what information is transferred by FM trans? MP3s and driving instructions are ok, but I would not like that someone could listen my bluetooth calls at trafic lights etc..

I stand corrected.

P.S. Fletch, as Forum Moderator please modify original post to indicate correction follows. Thanks.

You state you cannot sort alphabetically in favorites. If you notice at the bottom once you get to the list there is an icon that says "spell" If you push it it brings up the keyboard and you can search names by typing letters..very quick....

wow - this site's reviews are top notch. I feel like I own and have used this device (and many others) already.

BLUETOOTH ISSUES/QUESTIONS
1) I'm glad to read that your iphone connects flawlessly. This gives me hope for my Sony Ericksson 810i. Both the iphone and 810i on www.garmin.com DON'T LIST the 760 as a compatible device.

2) Anyone have an answer to to the question a few posts above...can others at a traffic light listen in via FM or bluetooth to your phone call when using a Nuvi to broadcast your call over the car stereo?

Thanks!

Regarding the chipset that is being used. I really wonder if the SiRF Star III is used since Garmin had struck that deal with MicroTronics (?sp) a few months back. Maybe they have finally used up all of the Star III chips that are left in their inventory and have switched to the new chipset.

Gosh, it would be nice if they can make that multirouting software available as a download/software upgrade for other nuvi's. That shouldn't be difficult to do, right? Maybe...

the device got new very good features and became better in quality.

butfor me lots of information are still missing -> trip duration which is a basic information, traffice icon on the first screen.

the trip computer still is not modyfied. what is "max speed" for? sensless feature.field in the trip computer should be able to change.

it´s a pitty that the premium device seems to be slower compared to the recent devices. i´ll wait.

thanks for the very good review.

Page 8, number 24, Where did I park.

In my 760 it is also placed in Where to? >Favorits >Last Position

Does anybody know if the 760 has any "hidden" screens, like for diagnostics, re-calibrating the touch screen, a satellite reception display, etc? I thought I read where the nuvi 600 series had things like this. Just wondering if the 760 has as well. Thanks.

Liked the review. Use a Mag Crossover and major disappointment is the routing engine and trip planner, but does the job. Would suggest as a torture test for routing a trip from Grand Rapids, MN to say Ashland WI, through Duluth/Superior. There are so many alternatives through those two cities, all of them snakes breakfasts, it keeps the "Make a legal U-turn" phrase almost never-ending, as you disregard the recalculated routes. Seriously, it's where a text to voice GPS is extremely helpful, even if you have driven the route before. Try it on a Garmin, someone please. I'd like to know what you find out

Hold your thumb on the battery icon for a about 8 seconds and the diagnostics come up

Fletch:
The nuvi 760 definitely does use SiRF. Garmin has confirmed it, and looking at my own 760, it says it uses SiRF:
Where do you read out this information?

I can see at the splash screen during startup, that SIRF is mentioned, but without any information what kind of SIRF.

Does anyone know if you can bring up the sattalite status of the Nuvi 760 like Altitutde, Latitude, Longitude, etc... I haven't been able to get it to work at the displays in Best Buy and Circuit City. I know I have to press the bars on the very upmost left top screen, so are these in-store units modified a bit or does the Nuvi 760 really still have this feature like the Nuvi 6XX series?

Not sure if this the place to post this but here goes. Looking to buy my first GPS unit. Which Garmin is the one to buy? I don't care about phone calls, I do like the ability to find lowest gas prices. Does that option work? I like the ability to find lowest gas prices.Please let me know how accurate this is.do you know if the new 700's are good or is the 680 the way to go. Thanks, Terry

I received my Garmin Nuvi 750, last week. $459.00 from TVNAV.com. They have since insreased the price by $20.00. I am really impressed with the features and the accuracy of the device. As to the problem with it being slow to acquire, I find that the unit is much faster if I leave the power cord connected. Even if not charging. I can usually acquire in 30 sec. to 1 minute in my house. That seems pretty good to me. Overall I have had no problems with the unit. Thanks for the great review, it was very informative.

To access the satellite menu: Hold down the satellite signal bar for 4 seconds.

All the Garmin Nuvi 760 needs is the option to have most use of Highways or freeways. This way you won't be routed onto the highway and then it will tell you to get off the highway later in the route and then get back on again. Magellan has this feature it gives the user a choice and beleive me we need that, why can't Garmin have this feature on the editors choice nuvi 760. Anyone have any ideas. Thanks Lew

All the Garmin Nuvi 760 needs is the option to have most use of Highways or freeways. With all of this units wonderful features this one should be the most important. This way you won't be routed onto the highway and then it will tell you to get off the highway, later in the route and then get back on again. Magellan has this feature it gives the user a choice and beleive me we need that, why can't Garmin have this feature on the editors choice nuvi 760. Anyone have any ideas. Thanks Lew

Had my 760 a few days and first observations
1. My screen is really bright and I like it.No problem seeing it even at night. Seems brighter than the 680 probably because of the black cover.
2.Signal is great! Mine picks up in no less than 45 seconds after I turn it on and sometimes sooner.It is between 13-17 feet accuracy so far.
3.Love to be able to sort routes, That is what I bought it for and it works great so far.
4.The voices are good but the speaker is smaller than the 680 so they are not quite as loud but still very good.
5.Re-routes quickly when you go offtrack.
6.Really like it being thinner than the 680. Put them side-by-side in Best Buy tonight and you could really tell. Fits in my pocket better.Best Buys 760 unit was Solid Glossy Black, Mine I like better it is Matt Black nice finish with a silver stripe in the middle

Really glad so far that I updated from the 680. Traffic works fine with the cable provided but I miss my MSN so I ordered a cable and am going to probably end up selling the GTM 20 on ebay sometime. Also I emailed Garmin about a Mapsource CD and they emailed back "it's on the way to you free". Great service.Will write more as I use the unit more.

I really believe the 650 and 680 acquire satellites much quicker than the new 700 series. Because of this I also do not think the 700's have the SIRF chip. My 650 was on line much,much quicker than the new 700 series. If you don't need all the new destination programs and can remember where you parked your car I thing the 600 series are much better units.

By the way Jerry the 680 weighs 1 oz more and is only .1 of an inch wider...

The newer 650 and 680 come with the new 2008 map also.

Fletch, AC is right, Garmin does not use the SiRF III chip in the Nuvi 770. After inquiring about whether or not the Nuvi 770 had the SiRF III chip, I received this reply from Product Support Specialist:
"The Nuvi 770 does have a similar high sensitivity GPS receiver built in, however, instead of the SiRF III chip, we are using a new GPS chip of our own design.

I like my Nuvi 750 but I may return it because getting a satellite connection sometimes takes 10 min. and often over 5 minutes.
G

Robert Farris:
The may only be .1 inch but it is noticably thinner and also feels better constructed in the hand.If you haven't compared directly you wouldn't know

Roger:
Mine is a 760 and it says Sirf , so it is a Sirf chip it just doesn't distinguish which type of sirf. The 770 may have a different chip when it comes out.

Garett:
My 760 picks up in 15-20 seconds really quick. I would call Garmin on that problem, I am sure they would have a solution. If you are inside a building it may not pick up at all. My 680 was the same way.

Garett: Found the below posted in another forum. You may want to try it.

If your Nuvi is taking long time to acquire satellite, you can try the below:

Sometimes the almanac data that your nüvi stores for
satellite
acquisition becomes corrupted. This causes acquisition to
become slow.
To correct this we need to perform a master reset. This
procedure will
erase all user data.

With your nüvi powered off, press and hold the lower left
corner of the
screen. Next, turn the power on. Continue to hold the
screen until it
asks if you really want to enter maintenance mode. Next,
choose clear
user data. The screen will flicker a bit and then start up
like it did
when it was first turned on. Follow the directions to set
time and
location. You will have to reacquire satellites by turning
on your nüvi
with the antenna up outside in full view of the sky. This
one time
acquisition may take up to 30 minutes.

Jerry, I hope that you are correct, I don't know why the Garmin Product Support Specialist has sent me an email saying that the chip was one of their own design. There's certainly a lot of Web Site out there that list the chip in the Nuvi 7xx as a SiRF one. However you would think that Garmin should know. On their Web Site, the lack of the SiRF logo on the specification page of their Nuvi 7xx vs the opposite for the Nuvi 6xx would seem to indicate that the SiRF chip is not in the Nuvi 7xx. I already owned 6 Garmins, the 770 would be my first with the SiRF chip. I wonder why one of the reviewer has not already opened one of the 7xx Nuvi to physically check whether or not the SiRf chip is in it. Jerry where does it tell you on yours that it is has a SiRF chip in it.

Hi Roger,When it Powers on at the bottom of the screen it says 2007 Copyright SIRF Technology Inc.

When you go Tools-Settings-System-and hit the about button on the bottom of the screen Second line says
SIRF when you it it it says
Copyright 2007 Sirf Technology,Inc. All rights reserved.
Seems like Sirf to me Roger,What do you think?

Roger: Just pressed the battery image and went into the system says it has

SIRF GSC3f GPS MODULE
so there you go. Jerry

Roger: Just pressed the battery image and went into the system says it has

SIRF GSC3f GPS MODULE
so there you go. Jerry

In Europe the advertisements are clear.
Nuvi 760 = SIRF Star III.
See for example complete tech.info.on http://www.club-gps.com/fiche/garmin-nuvi-760.php

Jerry, Chris
Thank you very much for the replies. One must wonder why Garmin replied that it did not have the SiRF chip in their Nuvi 770 when in fact it does and why so many people out there insist that the GPS takes so much longer then the 600 series to acquire position?

i will wait for the hopefully improved device:

* i still can not understand way garmin did not relaunch the trip computer yet.
* max speed = what for???!! * most of the trip information are already in the car computers.
* no information about trip duration (not arrival time)
* trip computer should give you the possibility to choose the data fields
* big bug: the device can not difference between mainroads and highways.
*long telefonnumbers are not accepted in the HOME Call feature - no call possible.
* TMC seems to be improved with the latest update. * device gives you the message "no satellite" if you drive through a long tunnel, which was solved in the recent devices.etc.
* speaker to low

things should be improved in navigation than introducing features like slideshow, etc.

the device is in basic very good but to expensive for this.there are still to many things not going well for me.

chris

OK, to add to this (SiRF chip) string I contacted Garmin yesterday 11/13 & got this reply....

Thank you for contacting Garmin International,

We are now using a chip that is not manufactured by SirF but is the
exact same in terms of quality reception. The brand is proprietary
information but its still a high sensitivity receiver.

With Best Regards,

Amy Lu
Product Support Specialist - 2nd Shift

I just called Garmin today and was told that some of the 7XX series are made with the SiRF chip and others are made with proprietary chips. She said there is no way of knowing until you turn on the unit.

While I don't have this unit, I have the 660. I am switching back to a Magellan unit (the new 4250) as I am dissatisfied with this unit. It makes far too many errors in the Washington D.C. area and the POI feature is far too hard to use. The lack of ability to alphabetically list and quickly find a POI is a pain and the search feature is so s l o w. Trying to find a location that is not near is really hard. For example if I am in Tyson's Corner and I want to find a hotel in Alexandria it can be almost impossible.

You can't enter the names of government facilities like Bolling AFB or other similar locations like the Navy yard. It goes into search mode from which it never returns. Finally, the way to know when to turn is also poor compared to the Magellan that gives you an exploded view of the upcoming turn and two dings to know to turn now. Additionally, the use of tenths of a mile (Gee it matches my odometer) versus feet, let's see which of the upcoming two streets is the one 420 ft away?) makes more sense in the U.S.. I can't tell you how many times I have missed a turn, especially if it is not a normal 90 degree turn but something more complex. Of course this always happens at rush hour when you now spend another 30 minutes trying to recover from the mistake. The routing may be slightly better but it won't get you there faster once you make a few turn errors.

Last week it took me via a long and out of the way route when the freeway route would have gotten me there faster and easier. Thanks but no thanks. Its best feature is the windshield mount and bright screen. Forget the Bluetooth phone connection as the mic's noise cancellation is horrible and people will complain that they can't understand what you are saying, even when you aren't going very fast. My units speaker phone is far better (Blackberry 8310). A good Bluetooth headset will put it to shame.

I contacted Garmin 11/10/07 regarding the Nuvi 760 & questioned them about the SirF chip in that model. Here is their response....

Thank you for contacting Garmin International,

We are now using a chip that is not manufactured by SirF but is the
exact same in terms of quality reception. The brand is proprietary
information but its still a high sensitivity receiver.

With Best Regards,

Amy Lu
Product Support Specialist - 2nd Shift

Garmin International
913-397-8200
800-800-1020
913-397-8282 (fax) Att: Amy Lu
www.garmin.com

I am currently using a Pocket PC, Sysonchip GPS and ALK's Co-pilot software. One of the functions that I liked about Co-Pilot was it's ability to allow you to plan a trip on your PC via way points and then dowload the trip to your Pocket PC. Does the Nuvi 760 or any of the Garmin GPS's have this functionality.

Thanks

To all concerned:

Garmin told me this morning the 700 series DOES NOT HAVE the SIRFIII chip as we know it. They are now putting in their own chip which is SUPPOSE to be equal to the SIRFIII as a high sensitive receiver. It could be they are paying to use some of the technology and the name.

Just got really cool idea.. What IF Garmin would add Wi-fi and Skype to their GPS.. It would be really cool make Skype calls where you have wlan connection. :)

This is how to find what chip is in your 7xx GPS

Hold your finger on the battery icon until the diagnostics screen comes up. Hit the next button to the screen that Has Version information on the top. Should be the second screen. Hit the start test button, then hit the MOR button. Scroll down till you see your chip. Mine was the last item on the Inventory. Hope this helps. Mine says SIRF GSC3F GPS MODULE what does yours say?

I read some great reviews thank you. After having a problem with my 660, I got the 680. I wasnt sure about the 760, so I thought I would read the reviews before making my decision on the 760. I happen to love the 680. (Loved the 660 as well) The weather on the 680 is great, gas prices work great,(told it can change hourly or day to day) and the movies seem to work just fine. I was told by MSN I will have to update the unit from time to time if it stops receiving because of new updates. I havent had to yet, or lost any connections and the touch screen is great. I have 14 days to get the 760. I like the features on the 760, but would like to see more positive reviews before making the decision to purchase one. Has anybody had the 680 or compaired it to the 760?
Thank you

To Jerry:

I tried your test and I get to the audio tests and it just stops at Francals European Virginie. The checksup numbers come up but I cannot scroll down any farther. Any ideas on that one. I never see anything about chip.

John, It usually is at the bottom of the list but yours . When you hit test, then hit the MOR button you should be able to scroll down to it.

Hello, I am wondering if the new Garmin 750 has an external antenna port like the 660 does.

Thanks

Hello,

Is it possible to simultaneously pair a phone with both the Nuvi 760 and a separate bluetooth headset, and be able to use both devices for the same active call? I would like to be able to sync my phone's contact list with the Nuvi, be able to dial from the Nuvi, and see the incoming name/number on the Nuvi, all while hearing and speaking via the headset only. Can anyone test to see if this is possible? Much appreciated, thanks!

Ron - if you download the manual for the 750, at:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/manual.jsp?product=010-00657-20&cID=134&pID=10625

you'll see on page 2, there's a pic of the back of the unit, and a little spot on the bottom right of the pic, with the text "External antenna connector"

...

This sounds great for me as well, but I'm leary of the chipset issue... If I "luck out" and get one with the SirfIII it sounds like I'll be a lot better off than if I get one without - and it's just a gamble...? Ack!

I'd get a 6xx, but I don't like the flip-up antenna. :(

I like the look, the portability, spoken street names, and built-in antenna... but not sure what to do now! :(

Okay I am about to purchase my first GPS and I have read all of the reviews about the two or three I am interested in and I need to know which one would you finally recommend. Is it either the Garmin 660, 680 or 760?
Thanks for the advise

I don't recall the review mentioning the unit's excellent ability to follow a route create in mapsource.

I am an avid motorcyclist, and for me this is a very important feature.

Also, the unit creates a breadcrumb trail which you can later create into a route (by tracing over the track using the route tool in mapsource). The zumo supports this directly, but it also costs much more.

Does the 680 have a sirf III chip?

I am still waiting for my Nuvi 770, does anyone already have theirs, does it have the SiRF III chip in it? How does it perform as compared to the 760?

Can someone also tell me if we can listen to our favorite radio station while driving or does the GPS only have to be tuned in?

Yes and so does my 760

Jerry, are you responsding to my posting when you say yes? Are you confirming that the 770 is being shipped with the SiRF III chip? If so, thanks as it is great news.

Can anyone answer my second question about the radio?

Most of you guys complain about lover sensitivity of Nuvi 7xx GPS receiver. I would appreciate if somebody could compare (from the experience) Nuvi 700 series sensitivity to Legend C AND Legend HCx.

As for SIRF chipset, Garmin started putting SIRF III into 700 but during production switched for ‘in house’ proprietary chipset. Early adopters or if you come across old stock (first units delivered to the stores but not sold right away) may be lucky and get a unit with SIRF, others will get Garmin’s brand. End of story so please stop asking and comment about SIRF chipset.

REMEMBER: You live in capitalistic regime. Everything is about money and NOT your wellbeing. So if company determines that putting component X instead of component Y is better for her profit margin they will do it. Average Joe will buy it anyway. If not, there are Dick, Harry and Paul waiting in a line with a wad of dollars.

The proprietary chipset put in by GARMIN, may be as good or better than the original Sirf III. We can't say. I did check my 760 and it has the Sirf III chip inside. Do you ask the dealer what brand of brakes your original car has as long as it stops? Garmin has built a quality product and I do not believe they would sacrifice this for inferior chips. Just my opinion

Dragan, you seem to speak with authority and knowledge, when someone such as yourself post comments that are relevant to our questions, it is much appreciated and very helpful. My issue is not with whether or not the Nuvi 770 is sold with a SiRF III chip, but rather with its long delay to acquire satellites. Over the past few days I've read a number of comments regarding this matter and from what I read on these posts, this delay could be resolved if a SiRF III was installed in the GPS. I am not new to GPS, I had as many as eight and currently own six Garmins, however when it comes to GPS chips I only know what I read on these posts.

If I dont need the multi-destination option would I be better off buying the 680? Or is the current 7** devises still the way to go?

Lastly has anyone ever had any experience with purchasing a refurbished model for alot less, say off ebay?

thanks

Hi Roger, I am definitely not an authority for GPS but since money do not grow on trees I Always do very thorough research before I spend them. Reading messages on this and similar forums helps a lot and I appreciate every comment (good or bad) made by participants.
I talked with Garmin USA, Canada and Europe few times and I have a friend working for RIM in their GPS department who buy competition’s units, disassemble them and analyse what and why other did in order to improve their own toys. And everybody in industry does that… So G750 bought two weeks ago from store in Alberta has NO SIRF chipset.
And am definitely not interested what kind of chipset is inside G7xx as long as it does what it suppose to do. Right now I am concerned with the satellite acquisition time since manual says ‘

Has anyone had any problem with their nuvi 750 missing some of the POI icons? I select "Where to?" and then "Points of Interest" and there are no icons for Food, Lodging, Shopping, Bank/ATM, Parking, Community, Entertainment, and Auto Services. The Owner's Manual on page 5 shows Food, Lodging, Shopping, Bank/ATM, and Parking icons that don't appear on my screen.

I have tried asking Garmin Product Support about this, but so far their responses have been non-responsive...

Purchased Garmin 770. Browsed through the system info (where you check the checksum) and found that this device uses SiRF III chip.

Signal Testing Result: I live in Jersey City, NJ right across from NYC. In Jersey city, there are tall buildings but not too crowded. Garmin 770 had a fairly hard time grabbing the signal. (avg. 5-8 min) Once it grabbed the signal it didn't lose it wherever I went.

Signal Testing Result II: I took the device to NYC mid-town (30th - 55th street) where there are tall buildings everywhere literally. It was having the hardest time grabbing the signal. (avg. 30 min - 1 hour). Once it grabbed the signal it didn't lose it wherever I went.

This is my very first GPS device and I can't make other comparisons. But overall, it's not the best but would definitely help if I go somewhere totally unfamiliar or go somewhere country-side.

I am surprised by two things in your review: You talk about entering co-ordinates in the 760 as a new feature. I have the 660 and that feature is there. Also, my 660 has always announced the name of the saved location ("arriving at work/etc"), so it's not a new thing. I read your review of the 660 and I understand that the 660 is/was your primary GPS so I'm not sure how you can make those mistakes after using a 660 for so long.

Also, why not include a routing performance comparison between the 660 and the 760?

Hi, I have a couple questions regarding SD cards in the Nuvi 750...

1) What size SD cards are supported? Will the Nuvi 750 work with a 2GB or 4GB SD card or will it only support up to 1GB cards?

2) Does the SD card sit flush with the unit when fully inserted or does the card stick out from the side?

Thanks in advance.

Thx for the great reviews...I am new to GPS units and have been using vznavigator..we wont go there...the one feature I do like is listening to directions thru my bluetooth earpiece..I sometimes drive a limo and want to know if you can use an earpipece with the gps units so as not to disturb others in the car...can anyone help with this?

My inventory list, initially, did not show the SiRF data that my splash screen indicated. Once I updated the software to 2.30, the last item on the inventory list was:

SiRF 3.0 SiRF GSC3f GPS Module

I am looking at the Nuvi 760 as well as the TomTom GO 920T. It seems that the Nuvi 760 has superior routing functions and is overall the better unit. But I have heard the lag on the Nuvi 760 is terrible and sometimes you will have passed the turn before it tells you to turn. Is this true? What has all of your experiences been? Supposedly the TomTom has basically no lag and is spot on when telling you when to turn... THis seems like it could be a major issue for the Nuvi 760; I would hate to be missing turns because it lags so much.

No one answered the question...can someone in an adjacent car/building pick up your telephone conversation if using the Garmin 760 bluetooth?

Want to purchase for Christmas gift as this is a good feature, but only if conversations are private.

Hi James:

I just bought a Nuvi 760 3 weeks ago and this is my first GPS. So far I've found no lag time at all in the response from the Nuvi with respect to upcoming turns.
Unless traveling @ extremely high speeds I've never experienced this issue. Even if I was warned a couple 100 feet ahead of the turn by the time I could react to the turn information it would be too late anyways.
All things being equal the response from the Nuvi is quite good.

I received my Nuvi 770 yesterday, this is what I have to say about it:
The satellites acquisition is very fast, no problems what so ever. Even indoor in the basement I am getting a very strong signal.
On start-up it displays the SiRF name however I could not find any specifics like a model number as mentioned on other posts.
The display is bright and very responsive.
It announces turns ahead with enough time that you could not miss them, and recalculates very quickly.
It is very quick to calculate routes, a 3000KM one in less then ten seconds.
The European Maps loaded are the latest version "City Navigator Europe NT 2008 Deluxe", when I registered the Nuvi it quickly gave me the unlock code for the DVD. I could not unlock the DVD because Garmin had sent me "City Navigator NT Europe version 9". I called them and they told me that the latest version loaded on the Nuvi was not yet available on DVD but would be in February.
My only disappointment so far is that the map does not stay still when stopped at intersections.

Competition among GPS manufacturers has increased significantly over the last couple of years. I am sure that Garmin will take notice if EVERYBODY who buys a 770 WITHOUT a SiRF III chipset RETURNS to the store for cerdit or exchange until they get one with a SiRF chipset. I have a 660 (and other) with SiRF sets and have NEVER had to wait 30 min (even in NYC), It is time we ALL start demanding performance in exchange for our preference for a product line (and our money).

Phuong:

I cannot find the SiRF information on my Nuvi 770, just the name SiRF. Where is the inventory list you mention in your post?

BELOW IS HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT CHIP IS IN YOUR NUVI 7XX

Hold your finger on the battery icon until the diagnostics screen comes up. Go to the screen that Has Version information on the top. Hit the start test button, then hit the MOR button. Scroll down till you see your chip. Mine was the last item on the Inventory. Hope this helps. Mine says 3.0 SIRF GSC3F GPS MODULE what does yours say?

Hi Fletch, Great review, I am in Australia, and just bought a 760 with the SiRF Star III chip [i checked] and works a treat satellite acquisition is great and locks it in. fm works well as long as you find the illusive quiet frequency. Interface a old Nokia 9500 and a 2 GIG SD chockers with MP3's and Bingo all good. Cant fault it. Its teaching me a few things as far as what I thought was a short cut.
Remember, nothing beats local knowledge. I have used several units including Navman, TomTom and crappy chinchong brands and the nuvi 760 out performed them by far. No more weading a street directory, I plan to start a BBQ with it on the weekend. Most happy little chappy. :)

Roger,

I had to do the Garmin update on my unit before I was able to get the SiRF information to show-up. You can get that from the Garmin website. After that, follow the instructions that were originally posted.

I just received my 760 four days ago and I love it! I even found a new added feature. I left my house yesterday morning, put my 760 in it cradle and shortly backed out of the drive and headed down the road. In a couple blocks it told me it lost connection with my bluetooth phone. I thought, "huh?" I reached for my phone, that was not on my belt. My 760 had just reminded me that I forgot to pickup my cell phone on the way out the door! I turned around and went back and got my phone, which made my day a whole lot better. Thank you for the tips on pressing and holding the battery and sat. signal display. I was wishing I could see sat. status like I can on my 76Cs. The one thing I wish I could do was change the data fields on the trip information page, like I can on my 76Cs. I mean who really cares about averages and maximums. I like to see TOD and ETA to next, among other things. One other thing, I don't understand why everybody is worrying about FM transmitting. I have an old enough vehicle to still have a cassette tape player. I use a cassette audio adapter, that I had for my mp3 player, and jack into audio out. Works perfect. Most new vehicles have and aux. audio jack that could be used also, with the right cable. I just can't use FM transmitter in city, to much bleed over. All in all I give the 760 full gold stars, I would definately recommend it to my friends.

Hi All, Great to see a really helpful review (top quality)! I will buy a Nuvi 760 over the next few weeks. One thing I did not like is reading the Nuvi 760 owners manual and it tells you the battery is non-replaceable which is a bummer if you ever want to swap out the battery for a more powerful one or if it fails out of warranty. I know the unit will stay in the car for most of the time but can see myself taking the unit out on foot and when the battery life degrades, I would like the option to replace the battery. Cheers all and Merry Christmas!

I just received my Nuvi 760 from an authorized Garmin online dealer for $579.95 much cheaper than the retail chains, even with their holiday discounts. I live in Jersey City, NJ and it picks up sats. in no time. Now since I picked the machine up online and not a retail store that moves their items faster, mine came with the SI chip. I have tried it out for two days now and will continue to test it. As of now, I see no issues except that I need to learn how to use the machine better. Is it worth it? So far so good.

Here is question for everybody. Has anybody found a very good case for the 760? The garmin case is not a good option since the the machine can come ouf of the case when tilted. There is nothing to stop it like a velcro strap or button strap etc. Nor can I place the carrying case on my belt.

I am looking for a case where I can attach to my belt and carry the NUVI 760 around. I know I can buy a camera case but I would have to buy a bigger camera case that is bulky. Any suggestions?

I have had an nuvi 750 for a few weeks. Sensitivity is definitely a disappointment as far as I'm concerned. I also have a GPS Map76cs and a GPS Map76csx. The csx has a SiRF chip while the cs does not. With all three units laying face up outside, the csx will receive strong signals from 9 satellites while the cs and the 750 will see 4 or 5 satellites, all with a lower relative signal level than the csx.

The 76csx only looses signal in tunnels. With the cs, satellite lock was frequently lost when in close proximity to tall buildings or in canyons. Although I've not tested the 750 near tall buildings nor canyons, I am concerned that ist will have the same issdues as the 76cs.

The diagnostic screen on the 750 indicates that it is a SiRF chip.

I'd be interested is seeing more comparisons between the 750 and other Garmin receivers that also have a SiRF chip.

Bob

I've had my 770 for few days now. In general I am very happy with it. However There are a few glitches I hope Garmin will look into and correct:

Any street ending with DR is pronounced "Doctor", Hwy is pronounce "H"- "W"- "Y". it sounds dumb. When I connect the GPS to the WebUpdater, the same updates are always suggested although they already have been uploaded to the device (This applies to "Voices").

Other then that, I find that the unit has very good and natural sounding voices, I am very impress.

Have been reading your web page for some time now and have learned a great deal about the different GPS's out there. Your reviews are often better than the owners manuals!

I am getting ready to make a purchase after the holidays (based on the information I learned from you) of either a Nuvi 750 or 760, and have a couple of questions that I have never seen addressed in any reviews of the Garmins.

Concerning the bluetooth feature, if both myself and my wife have cell phones with bluetooth, how will the 760 work with using two different phones/numbers. Can we set it up to recognize multiple phones since we will both share the unit between cars at various times? What happens if we are together in the car and we both have our cell phone on? Does anyone have any idea how this would work?

Also, is there ever any problem with GPS signal reception while driving in a bad snow or rain storm?

Thanks for the awesome reviews and articles!

Just recived my nuvie 760 and can't figure out how to input multiple addresses into a route after typing them up on my computer. The manual is very vague. Any hints?

Thanky you,

Tony

Bob and others,

I've owned both the NUVI 750 and the NUVI 760. As stated on many blogs; the 750 has a slower processor than the 760. When I used my 750 w/o inputting a destination the unit was tracking 1 block slower than my current position. In 3D mode the unit was VERY sluggish. I have not notice any of the sluggishness with the 760 and the 760 locks in to the satellites much faster.
Personally since I have owned both units I would HIGHLY recommend the 760 over the 750. It is defintely worth the extra $100 or so bucks

GPS history:
Street Pilot III
nuvi 670
nuvi 770
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Does anyone know about the track log feature in the 770? Specifically, when I was using my Street Pilot III in daily use for four years, the track log feature there stored only about one and a half days worth of data, whereas the nuvi 770 thus far seems to have stored at least a month's worth of data.

In the 770, do you have to clear out the old track logs, like I used to have to do with the Street Pilot III, or is it somehow deleted automatically?

Thanks.

Incidentally, in the very short time lag between the 670 and 770 (months) I spoke with Garmin here in the UK and they told me there were no plans to introduce multiple routing and track log recording (both features on the earlier Street Pilot) to the nuvi range at all. Lo and behold in November of this year, the 770 came out with these features which were trailed in the summer of 07. Thus, due to the product development cycle, they must have lied.

I am interested in the Garmin 870 or 880. The 880 is shown on Garmin's website but nothing yet on 870. The 670 and 770 have transatlantic maps preloaded. I assume an 870 will as well.

The additional/new features of the 8xx are dual internal speakers, speach recognition, removable battery, remote control, and microSD card capable instead of SD card.

Can someone tell me roughly how much the European maps cost to purchase if I buy the 880 now and load the maps myself?

Bob P: The 8xx Garmin series will probably not be available for purchase to mid or late March. They are just introducing the models now.

Pedestrian Mode is very important for me. Could the reviewers please include tests while walking through a city with tall buildings? Going down the wrong street in a car is not nearly as bad as going down a wrong street walking.
Thanks!

Hello everybody,

I've checked the chip in my new G750 by the recomended procedure. It says: SIRF GSC3F GPS MODULE. Does it mean that the unit has the SiRF III?

Also, I would like to back the unit software up and restore it when requires. Is there a procedure for that?

Thank you,
Oleg

I bought a new 760 last week at Fry's in Houston for $549 on sale.
I checked and it has the SIRF chip in it as well. So far it has bee very good but I did confuse it a time or 2 in San Antonio this weekend. The traffic receiver is interesting but don't have enough experience with it to know if it is worth paying the subscription yet.
I locks on to the satellites pretty quickly (30 to 60 sec) for me, even in my house. I would have no problem recommending it to a friend.

Had the 760 for a few weeks now and there's two things that bothere me ..One is that the spealer is too low even at 100 percent and tTwo is the Battery dosn't last very long at all. And I wish that if there's another software update that Garmin will give a choice of having the next turn called in the name of the street and not "Right or left turn at County road whatever number"

Hello Everybody,

About the batteries.

Drain the battery completely and charge it full WITHOUT interruption. When charge is completed leave it connected for another hour or so. After two or three full cycles like this the battery and the indicator will work properly. The recommended practice is always discharge lithium-ion batteries completely before charging. It's applicable to all rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in other devices such as cellphones, etc.

Regards,
Oleg

Mark T. and others

If your FM converter does not work very well,you can buy a different brand of FM
converter such as (for instance) an "I ROCK" FM converter or another brand from Circut City or Best Buy for about $30.00 and plug it in the audio out and it will solve the problem.It will also work if you dont have a cassette deck. Mark S.

Here is my experience with GPS. I am new to GPS and I want to start with the lower end. So I bough the Tomtom One 3rd and the LG LN740, after start using it I want more bell whistle so I try the Magellan Maestro 4250, and the more I dig into the review (this site and user forum) and talk to the seller, everyone said Garmin is the way to go so I pick the Nuvi 760. After using all of them and side by side, every one of them have something better than the other and if I have to chose one I'll miss the others what they offer me.

1. Routing engine, Tomtom is the best as far as it concern from where I live in Montreal, Canada.
2. Satelite reception, Magellan finish first, it pick the satelite very quick inside my house, Tomtom and Garmin is very closed
3. Navigation screen, Tomtom is the best as it show every information I need (Direction, speed, remaining time, remaining distance, arrival time, clock) and you can also customize it. And the street name is writing on the street itself, it help to avoid confusion if the street name is written between to streets.
4. Processing power, they are close when comparing side by side, excepting the Magellan is worse by far, the screen is freezing and I've already reache the next corner before the new route come up, this is where I eliminate the Magellan.
5. POI, as far as I concern, LG and Garmin have the information I need, I am a fan of POI and this is where I eliminate the Tomtom. If not I would have chose the Tomtom Go 920 over the Garmin 760.

This is five main criterias that I am looking for from a GPS (actually I discover them along the road) and the next criterias I look into the Bluetooth (which if only offering on the high end GPS) since it will not allow to use the cel phone in the car in my state soon so it is a good option to have and Garmin is the best in this area. I also want the FM Transmister which only Garmin offer it in the four mention above.
The LG is actually a very good GPS it offering a bit everything in my 5 criteria above but it is classed in the middle of everything and there is no update offer as far as I know.
One more thing, with the Garmin I didn't find on the navigation screen the street that I am on while driving, Am I missing thing? I think it is a valuable information to put in, I don't want to operate the GPS while driving to know where I am.

So here my final though. In my dream, I would like to have in one GPS
1. Navigation screen of Tomtom
2. Routing engine of the Tomtom, as far as I know, one brand maybe better in one region, so this is a give and take, but from where I live, I prefer Tomtom over the other.
3. POI of the Garmin 760
4. Bluetooth of the Garmin 760
5. FM transmitter of the Tomtom GO 920, I didn't test it but according on review on the net, this may be better with Tomtom.
6. AAA tourbook of the Magellan 4250
7. Exit POI of the Magellan 4250.
8. Voice recognization of the Magellan.

For now, I think I'll keep the Garmin 760 since it offer what I need most.

For all the people who are looking into the GPS, here is a recommendation, if it is posible, try all the brand that you can, it is good to buy from place where you can return policie (Costco, Bestbuy,..) and find one that match your need the most and decide which one is the keeper. Don't listen to the brand's fan boy, and Garmin is not the best neither, every brand have their own flaws and there is something they do best.

nice post ethan... i dont know if i should get a garmin 760 i would love to have it but im not sure if i should wait or just get it...

Hi fletch , great reviews . I have read them and think they are very instructive.

I just saw the nuvi 760 review and you give a routing test and declare garmin the winner in all 3 test . ??

( not!!) did you actually drive these routes or even look at a map to see them. I did! (map them that is ). and it only took me a couple minutes on the first test to see that magellan route is better. garmins route goes 2 miles in the wrong direction just to get to the interstate a min or 2 faster ? huh?? (check the map yourself if you dont believe it ) I cant believe you would actually drive the garmin route over magellans here.

test 2

magellan and garmin pick exact route yet you say garmins is faster??
(again , check the map)

test 3

magellan cleary picks the shorter route and the easiest to drive . look at the map! garmin goes up broadway which is out of way. ( for what reason? ) I cant believe this out of the way route is faster as you claim . Did you drive this ? didnt think so!!

also, all 3 test you give here weeds out magellans best routing features. like smart detour ( garmin doesnt have it) if you hit traffic with garmin then what ?

or the most or least use of freeways ( garmin only has fastest or shortest) .

lets see garmin against magellan when highways involved . where is this route test?

in the real world i think magellan is better. I have magellan 3140 and the unit was only 200 . the nuvi 760 $650 ? and it doesnt even have the sirf star 3 chip? 3140 does!

you wouldn't be biased toward garmin would you?

take from an unbiased consumer !

If you want a good gps that does everything garmin does plus more at half the cost . get the magellan 3140 for 200 at new egg. works just as well as nuvi 760 or better. and won't cost you $ 650 ?

end note ,

garmins purposeful lack of features is the biggest marketing scam ! dont fall for it or these biased reviews.

Is it true the 700 series don't offer truck/bus vehicle choices??? I ordered a 760 assuming it had these features, but a post says only 600 series had it. Did they really omit a feature on a newer model?? Thank you.

Ronald,

I am not recommend Nuvi 760, actually as NES said, Magellan is a better choix, only it take time for the route recalculation. I love the AAA Tourbook and the Bluetooth is not good, you have to re-pair your cell phone every time while Garmin automatically reconnect the phone as it in the range.
One more thing Garmin has the hardest way to enter an address among all the brand and not offer all the information on the Navigation screen, actually it is not showing you the street you are on while driving and sometime I cross a small street that doesn't show the street name that I passe, well it does show what's your next maneuvre and it does show you the information you need to get to the destination but after having used the other brand and get use to all other information I am a little disappoint with the Nuvi 760.
If you want to have hand free Bluetooth, Garmin is the best if not I would recommend the Tomtom Go 920, I didn't have a chance to try Bluetooth with the Tomtom maybe it is as good, and if you are a fan of POI then try to see if the Tomtom offer what you need, where I live it doesn't have what I need so I am not chosing it same as the Gagellan.

Just got my 750......according to the unit software....it does have Sirf and once it got its initial fix, it receives signals right away, including indoors...

First I want to clear up some misconceptions regarding the 760's lack of features. In this particular case I'll list features of the 760 that aren't available from TomTom's top-of the line 920.

The 760 has sirf Quickfix II for fast autonomous satellite fix, leaves "breadcrumb trails" to help you see where you've been, uses the newest MSN2 traffic services, offers true multi-stop route optimization, offers subcategories of POI's such as restaurants (ie, Italian, Seafood, etc) to help you find the type of food you're looking for, uses a single integrated cable for both traffic and power, offers "auto-tune" for assist in finding open FM broadcast channels, has superior screen antialiasing to renmder cleaner lines and easier to read text, offers visual scale of individual satellite reception bars, upwards of 12 showing, shows estimated position accuracy

First I want to clear up some misconceptions regarding the 760's lack of features. In this particular case I'll list features of the 760 that aren't available from TomTom's top-of the line 920.

The 760 has sirf Quickfix II for fast autonomous satellite fix, leaves "breadcrumb trails" to help you see where you've been, uses the newest MSN2 traffic services, offers true multi-stop route optimization, offers subcategories of POI's such as restaurants (ie, Italian, Seafood, etc) to help you find the type of food you're looking for, uses a single integrated cable for both traffic and power, offers "auto-tune" for assist in finding open FM broadcast channels, has superior screen antialiasing to render cleaner lines and easier to read text, offers visual scale of individual bars showing the signal strength of each individual satellite (up to 12), shows estimated position accuracy, has an included "screen-shot" function for easy sharing of map with your GPS-less friends, can navigate to ANY coordinates entered within the confines of the map, can load add'l topo maps, can load 10x the number of favorites, will display speed limit on many US highways on screen and warn if exceeding the posted speed. NONE of these functions are available from TomTom. Makes the 760 look fairly feature-rich!

I apologize that my "big fingers" accidently sent a partial post above. The 2nd is the post in it's entirety.

Fletch,

Thanks for the advice and kind words. I ordered my wife a Garmin 760 this evening. Got it for a steal at $498 off of www.shipdog.com

Keep up the great work!

Is it a good idea to buy the 760 instead of the 660?

$100 price difference.

Thanks,

jack k

760 includes sirf quickfixII, route optimization, on-screen map scale, acecesses the latest MSN2 services, includes 3 months of TMC traffic free, and can be bought for around $480. Why would you bother with the 660?

FYI--I've been in touch with Garmin's tech support regarding their chipset in the Nuvi 760. They inform me that the chipset is their "Type G". It is similar, but not the same as SiRF Star III, and is not WAAS enabled to conserve battery power.

Pretty much ignore anything you think they 'Might have said". Garmin policy is not to confirm ANY specific chipset. EVERY 700 PURCHASED THUSFAR HAS BEEN SIRFIII. All 700's benefit from the 2.6 update adding Sirf quickfixII. If it says sirf on the splash screen, it it Sirf. If Sirf quickfixII works on the 700's, it is Sirf. No other chip is used. WAAS is not disabled to conserve power, tho that is a side benefit. Auto GPS units are designed to show you on a road. In most nav instances (other than off-road mode) the routing function will "snap" you to the road. WAAS serves NO purpose in a typical automobile nav system.

What's the deal with Amazon? I was about to pull the trigger today, and the price is now $540 instead of $480 where it was yesterday. Anybody think they'll drop it again soon?

I understand the nuvi750 will be on sale at HSN tonight (Sat, Feb. 16) for $299 fyi

Yeah..you can get it for $299 at hsn.com right now, however I want the traffic receiver, plus I think the silver housing on the 750 looks cheap!

So buy the add't MSN cable for another $100. Not a problem

Well, Amazon has it back to $481...don't understand how their prices change back and forth so quickly....but it's ordered!

750 is 4 bills on hsn and sold out for that matter.

can i listen to my radio while driving with unit on,and do i have to use a sd card for mp3 files and if so will any sd card do

Can someone post what size SD card the 760 will take please...

I'e tested up to 4GB SD cards and they work fine.

dddddd

Comp-u-plus
660- $299
760- $419

at www.techondigital.com
Nuvi660- $255
Nuvi760-$355

I have read a lot of dialog lately about whether or not the nuvi 700 series have the SiRF high sensitivity receiver installed in them. I received my new nuvi 780 this week and can definitely affirm the one I have has the SiRFInstantFixII receiver installed. This is verified on boot up and also within the system information available within the unit’s menus. I get full scale satellite signal strength even if I am inside my home within a room with very little glass.

check resellerratings.com before you buy online from stores you've never heard of. techondigital has abysmal ratings for example.

I'm having an issue wish my 760. I read that it has great routing, usually the same as with google maps or yahoo. However, I try to map from my north east NJ location to brookly, and it keeps routing through NYC, Manhattan. Anyone in the tristate area knows that going into/out of Manhattan means heavy congestion and traffic and Google maps and Yahoo maps seem to take this into consideration. Infact, both those have maps that coincide with the way I've taken which is clearly faster than going through Manhattan. However, the Garmin is taking a completely different route from those sources. It's making me question it's suggestions and if I can't trust my gps, what's the point?

Any help? Can anyone suggest why this might be occuring when I've read in several writeups, including this one, that it's routing is the best, if not up there with the best, and matches the popular online map sites. Unfortunately I'm not seeing that :(

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through May 25, 2008.
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I've just purchased the nuvi 680 from Costco Canada for $349.99. Is it worth the upgrade to the 760?
Noticed that the 760 does not have MSN direct, how well does MSN direct work over FM traffic report? I live in Vancouver, Canada and frequent Seattle area.
Your commons are appreciated!

I just checked my 760 for the serf chip in the diagnostics mode, and it said "Mattel" is that good??

Does anybody with the 760 subscribing to the MSN services? The 780 shows these different services:
* Traffic Reports
* Send to GPS
* Gas Prices
* Weather Reports
* Movie Times
* Local Events
* Stock Quotes
* News Headlines
Does the 760 have these too? or are they just the basic Traffic, Gas prices. movie schedule? If it has the enhanced version I might go out and buy the MSN receiver.

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned or not but on page 8 of this review (Under point 24 - Where did I Park?) the reviewer said that you can find this feature by tapping Where to? >Recently Found >Last Position.

Well on my 760 that isn't true and Garmin's own manual doesn't exactly clear this up either.

On mine the Last Position appears under "Favourites" instead of "Recently Found". I have the latest firmware (2.9) on my unit which may explain the discrepancy.

I had some issues with my 760 the last couple of days, When i went to the recent found menu I scrolled down to the last one found and the GPS froze up when I pressed on the location, I had to turn it off then back on to get it working again, It started doing it again yesterday and today, Also there was a approx. five second delay when i pressed the screen and it went to the map. Then last night while I was playing around with it. on my recent visited screen it started to have Chinese symbols after the name of the places. Some of the names were half English and Chinese.. I called garmin and he had me go through a few steps and finally had me reset it by pressing the lower right screen and turning it on and resetting it. So far it fixed the problem and it also acquires the Satellites much faster now than before. Hopefully this has fixed it

If you are interested in a garmin 750 Sams club just reduced their from $398
down to $298 Sandusky Ohio.

Fletch: I bought a new 750 today and tried to register it tonight on the Garmin website, unsuccessfully. Couldn't get it to accept the plugin. Spent two hours trying to get it done. Also, very disappointed that the 750 didn't have an up to date map. The one it came withh is outdated. I hoped to get online and get a new map installed, but couldn't do so. Garmin doesn't show a number to call to get help. I'm thinking about taking it back and trying another brand. Unhappy experience for me. Very disappointed in this product after hearing such good things about Garnin.

Fletch: I bought a new 750 today and tried to register it tonight on the Garmin website, unsuccessfully. Couldn't get it to accept the plugin. Spent two hours trying to get it done. Also, very disappointed that the 750 didn't have an up to date map. The one it came withh is outdated. I hoped to get online and get a new map installed, but couldn't do so. Garmin doesn't show a number to call to get help. I'm thinking about taking it back and trying another brand. Unhappy experience for me. Very disappointed in this product after hearing such good things about Garnin.

I've just bought my first GPS - the Garmin 760T, largely on the strength of this review. As I'm in Ireland, my expectations for mapping were modest (I got it primarily for holidays in Europe) but I've been pleasantly surprised. It has worked perfectly, out of the box with absoutely no hassle whatsoever. It does exacly what is says on the can. Starts quickly - before I've left the road I live on, the routes it calculates are good (some are better than my normal routes) and the display, etc are excellent. One of the routes suggested is a little daft in practice (although it makes perfect sense on the map); in some areas where there is a lot of new road building, the maps are not quite current (which is understandable) and the pronunciation of some of the Irish place names is hilarious!
It is also very impressive at recalculating when the suggested route is missed. I've used it on main roads, obvious routes and cross country routes - it's handled them all with aplomb.
Ireland was one of the last countries on the planet (so it seems) to get digital mapping and the addresses can be frustrating. For example, I wanted to travel to a well known exhibition arena in Dublin, but couldn't find it as a point of interest, nor with its name and I couldn't remember the name of the road it was on. Eventually managed to point to it on a map, but that was awkward. Presumably in a country with post codes, zip codes or whatever, it is easier.
Anyway, I'm delighted with it already and thank you. Incidentally, your review is a million times better than the manual!

I have the 760 and ordered the MSN receiver from Amazon.com for $106.67 that includes 1 year of service. After that, it is $50 a year. With the lastest version of Nuvi software from Garmin, it shows Traffic, Weather, Gas Prices, Movies, News, Stocks, Local Events, and Web Favorites. Some things to be aware of.. The stock page can only do major stocks like GE. I have searched the web and it appears that a list of stocks you can enter are a national secret. The other thing to be aware of is pretty cool.. You can go to maps.live.com and find a address/store, ect. Then select send to GPS and it will be transmitted to your GPS over the MSN receiver about 5-10 minutes later and stored in your favorites. Pretty cool for planning a trip. As for the traffic, haven't really got a chance to try it out yet. The Gas feature is pretty nice as it is based on actual credit card sales for fleet vehicles. I have seen 10 - 15 cent differences just a block apart. Bottom line is I love the MSN receiver and don't regret coughing up the $106 for it..

Garfield, Thanks for the information on the MSN! I want to get the MSN receiver too but wasn't sure if I wanted to spend the extra cash just for the basic service. With your info I will now go ahead and get the MSN receiver.

I just got one of the nuvi 760. Great product. I was just wandering how long the nuvi 760 takes to fully charge. please reply @ my email. thanks

I have ordered this unit, but have not received it yet.
One thing I am looking for is the speed of your vehicle. I presently have a Mio GPS and one of the features is showing your present speed. I find this very helpful especially when driving in the US where the speed limit is in miles and my vehicle is in kilometers.
Does the 760 have a feature to show ones speed???

I am an Aussie and have just purchased the 760. I am very impressed with almost everything.
Very quick to pick up satellites.Very good for previewing saved routes,ie use your finger to manually move map thru route and zoom in to any point to see actual named streets thru towns, fantastic.
I would have preferred a more accurate compass reading ie every 10 deg. NOT N,NE,E etc.
One thing I would like to know is when viewing satellite info the outer circle
has a little red dot which moves around. What is that?

Bruce Go to page two in the review, it has the information that you are looking for, It looks like it has your current speed as well as a lot more.

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The satellite info screen always show North as strait up. The red dot on the outer circle shows your current heading in relation to due North.

Thanks for that info Garfield re current heading very interesting.
I lost all satellite info while driving thru central Brisbane today (high rise bldgs).
I had to switch off then on again to reset the GPS. It also sent me on a lot of back roads to exit Brisbane and totally missed LH turns (2) to enter the Motorway.I only had U turns & Toll roads to avoid.
I wonder why.

Does anyone knows how to check satellite info on 760? My old 680 gives me detail info when I press the satellite strength bar on the main menu but my new 760 doesn't. Do I have a problem with this unit?
Thanks!

Purchased 760 unit at BestBuy and used 1 week. my only draw back was with the FM transmitter and that is not Garmins fault. I returned the unit to Best Buy and they charged a 15% restocking fee. Make sure you read return policy of where you buy it.

Reply to Frank
You need to press the satellite bar for at least 4 to 6 seconds for satellite info.

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the tip.
I'm currently running comparison tests between 680 & 760. Just got both units on hand and trying to figure out which one suits better in terms of quality, feature etc. Care to share your thoughts?
Thanks!

Hi Frank.
This is the 2nd GPS I have owned, the previous was a Garmin Pilot111 (if I remember correctly)which I sold some years ago.
I posted on June 3rd the only negative comments so far.
I have set the voice commands to come thru car speakers. Very clear.
I particularly like the multiple routing function as I can pre plan route segments and hand pan thru each segment to see where it directs me and if I need to add or remove additional waypoints it is so easy on this m/c.
We do not yet have traffic updates thru GPS in Aussie but it does let me know where red light cameras are. Hope this is of some help. Yes I would recommend the 760.

As a newbie to GPS, I have a simple question -- Can you use the unit in Europe?

To Joe:

For Europe look at the nuvi 770 which also includes maps of Europe.

I am interested in purchasing this unit based on the generally great reviews.
I would like to be able to use it when I travel to Israel. I looked all over their website, but couldn't find any maps that included Israel at street level. Does anyone know if they exist and if so, are they available for this unit?

best buy : $350
circuit city: $360

both authorized sellers

Features that would make this great unit excellent:

1. Info on Time To Destination.

2. Ability to search for POI's within a certain distance from route. - Unit only searches for POI's AT the route, ignoring the fact that you might be willing to make a detour.

3. Ability to specify categories of POI's to be shown on map.

4. Proximity alert is only available for security cameras. Why no proximity alert for certain categories of POI's?

5. Ability to choose "Scenic Route" would be nice (the web-based "ViaMichelin" has this feature).

6. Hoping for integration with travel guides (info on attractions, reviews for hotels & restaurants etc). Garming tried this with Marco Polo some time ago. Current collaboration with Mad Maps is very interesting, but limited to certain routes in US. I'd like to be able to buy SD-card with complete country-guide from Frommer's / Fodor's / Lonely Planet or similar.

Admittedly, items 2-6 have more to do with trip-planning than routing. But I would think they'd be fairly easy to implement.

I'm looking at getting my first GPS unit. I don't travle that much, but I do take a few trips durring the summer. I'm looking at either the Garmin Nuvi 660 or the 670. Reading by the review the 670 is better but is it worth the cost or should I just go with the 660? -Thanks-

Got a Nuvi 760 from Costco online yesterday and took it back to Costco today. It would not accept my cell phone, Motorola W385. Checked the Garmin web site. They don't support the phone! No sense paying for something you can't use. I had a Magellan 4250 previously that worked well with the W385, but the on/off switch failed after about a month. Prefer the Garmin routing and directions, but not my much. Not sure of where I'm going now. Thinking separate GPS and Bluetooth devices.

Just a reminder to everyone that we are discussing a GPS unit here. It does a great job of navigating from A to B. That's the reason to buy the nuvi 760; not for it's bluetooth. You wouldn't buy a bluetooth earpiece which had GPS built in and return it because the GPS functioned poorly would you?

Just a reminder to everyone that we are discussing a GPS unit here. It does a great job of navigating from A to B. That's the reason to buy the nuvi 760; not for it's bluetooth. You wouldn't buy a bluetooth earpiece which happened to have GPS built in and then return it because the GPS functioned poorly would you?

You should upgrade to the latest version of Bluetooth by connecting to web updater program of Garmin.
some batches of nuvi got shipped with older version of blue tooth.

Once you update with the new version, all blue tooth phones worked, What I mean is the phone which is not listed in their website are also worked

To Rob:

Thanks for the tips, I've finished my testings & is keeping the 760. Although the additional info from 680's MSN receiver is really handy sometimes, but it can't compare to 760's better screen, larger screen at turns & multi point routing function. However, at almost US $100 plus annual fee, it can wait.

Thanks again, cheers mate!

I'm mainly adding this note for my fellow Australians. I Finally bought a Nuvi 760 today - after discarding many other brands but being torn over this or the TomTom GO720 which my father has and loves.

I got my 760 for $573 in JB (Price matched Harveys published price and beat by $10).

Some notes:

1) I'll get this out of the way first - the diagnostics show it as using a SiRF 3 chipset.

2) Outside the Westfield centre in Bondi Junction with tall buildings all around, I stopped and powered on. I had strong signal in 20 seconds. I've used the unit all afternoon and have powered up maybe a dozen times. Getting signal has been consistently quick - just like the street pilot c510 I've used before. I seem to get 12 satellites everytime.

3) Bluetooth support was a feature I valued as I make many calls in the car but my Camry doesn't have the feature. The unit seemed to pair with my Blackberry 8110 but never stayed connected. After getting home, I ran Web Update which took me from v2.50 to v3.00. Without having to repair or anything, my phone now works, including phone book & voice dialing.

4) FM Transmission seems perfect. I turned it on, accepted the default frequency (88.7) and got crystal clear, warm toned directions from the car hifi. I can tell you I don't have as much luck with the iTrip on the iPod. I note in the menus that it's outputting at 115db - I read somewhere that our models output higher than US models.

As for the rest - I'm generally very happy. Bright screen. In mid day sunlight I still turned it to 50% as the 100% default was a bit distracting. The thing also boots very quickly.

Cabela's s selling a Nuvi "760W" for $600. I can't find anything that confirms the existance of a 760W or differences between it and the 760, including on the Garmin site. Is there such a thing as a 760W?

I have a nuvi760...
It does't speaks street names...
How can i do??...

BOB
Try SAM'S CLUB. Saw the 760 for $299.00 this afternoon.
6/19/08 Sounds like the best buy yet. Not that I really like SAM'S all that much! They did have a good price there though.

You can also go to best buy for 350.00. Then use the $50 off any Garmin coupon. Search slickdeals.net for the coupon.

Cheers

Best Buy 760 is $599 again, NOT $350... and Sam's $299 deal is for 750 NOT 760. Best current deal is 760 from Costco for $350. Even with the extra $50 over best ever $299 Best Buy deal, Costco is STILL better because you have extended warranty built-in. Zero hassle extended warranty. Before you post that I'm wrong... check... I am correct. GPS still has lifetime satisfaction with Costco. Deal ends Sunday.

Has anyone had problems with the charger?

Just got the 760 thru Costco. I already have a Magellan 4050 that I've used for a while. Personaly, the Magellan is a better GPS. I also cannot get the text to speech "speak street names" working and I thhink you have to set the FM transmitter to do it. There is nothing in the manual that states this that I can find. If this is the case this thing goes back tomorrow.

This is a horrible product. I heard so many good comments about it that one day I decided to buy one (Nuvi 760). Then the horrible experience began. It cannot pick up any signals when driving in NYC. Before the day I returned it, I wanted to give it another shot. It cannot pick up any signals in Parsippany as well.

Another weird problem I had with mine is that it will direct you to the local exit and then go back to the highway again. For example, when I was driving on I287 in queens, it kept asking me to take the nearest exit. And then if I took it, it will ask me to drive to go back to I 287 again!!

I got the 760 two weeks ago.

When driving on the main east west road on Long Island, the Long Island Expressway, it keeps telling me to get off and then back on at each exit.

I tried all different settings with no change in what it tells me to do.

Also, nearly every Long Island address I entered is either shown on the wrong side of the street and/or up to a few hundred feet from where it should be.

A Garmin rep. said these are all NavTeq caused problems.

Just got the Garmin 760
and the salesman talked me into buying an S.D. high speed card.
Question, do I really need it,
and if so why???
Also, is an S.D. card an S.D. card, or do I need a special one for the Garmin 760 G.P.S

Just got the Garmin 760
and the salesman talked me into buying an S.D. high speed card.

Question, do I really need it,
and if so why???

Also, is an S.D. card an S.D. card, or do I need a special one for the Garmin 760 G.P.S

Just received my new 760 from costco a week ago. my other 360 was stolen(broken window ) in my driveway two weeks ago.

So far so good. I bought the new 2009 maps on line from garmin. $ 10.00 dollars delivered to the door from fedex, I believe. They said shipping would be 6 to 8 weeks.
I received it it 4 business days.

ed

My wife and I have been using Garmin C320 GPS in each of our cars since 2005. It was time for an upgrade. I purchased the Garmin Nuvi 760 and we love it. Here is a little overview about how I decided what to get and some of the key features we had to have.

My “must haves” in the new GPS were “Text To Speech”, Traffic, Bluetooth, no flip out antenna, and a 4.3” screen.

I did a lot of research on Magellan, TomTom and Garmin models meeting my “must haves”. My conclusions were as follows: The Magellan incorporates AAA and that I feel is a really nice touch. The TomTom’s come pretty loaded but seem a bit more complex. The Garmin’s interface hasn’t changed form the C320 but Garmin has added a slew of additional features in comparison to my C320.

Since the new GPS wasn’t only for me but for my wife, I decided to keep the learning curve to a minimum and decided I would choose another Garmin model since we are both experienced with them. Now, which one? I looked at all Nuvi units. I narrowed my choices down to the 255W, 760, and 780. Each of these include 4.3” screens, “Text To Speech”, Bluetooth, no flip out antenna, and are Traffic ready. The 255W does not include either the FM TMC Traffic or the MSN Direct power adapter. The 760 includes the FM TMC Traffic power adapter while the 780 includes the MSN Direct power adapter.

When I started to check pricing I was noticing that the 255W is the same price as the 760 but did not include any Traffic power adapter. I also noticed the 255W power is connected directly to the unit. More on this in a moment. I decided it was off my short list and my choice was now between the 760 and the 780. I decided on the 760 since the price was more that 100 dollars cheaper then the 780. I can always ad the MSN Direct power adapter later and I will have the FM TMC Traffic power adapter as well.

Another reason I decided against the 255W is that the power is connected directly into the unit and not the mount. It is so much easier to remove the unit from the mount and not have to worry about disconnecting the power cord as well. Convenience is another key factor I should have mentioned.

The first thing I did once I got the 760 was register it at the Garmin web site. Once I did I was able to update the unit’s software and Maps. Garmin has a “Web Updater” software download on their web site. Connect the 760 via the supplied USB cable and run the Web Updater Software. The software will check for the latest version of system firmware/software and update the 760. That worked very well I might add.

The 760 came with 2008 Maps but the 2009 Map update is available via Garmin’s web site. If you buy the 760 now you can call to get the 2009 Maps free if it does not come with them. Garmin uses NAVTEQ Maps and from what I have read, are more accurate for the USA. The web site was telling me to buy them but I made a quick phone call to Garmin and verified my purchase via email with one of their support staff. A few minutes later I was able to either download or get a DVD with the 2009 Maps. The DVD is $10 and that is for shipping. I opted for the download. The 2009 Map file is large, around 2 Gigabytes so it took about 20 minutes to download via my cable modem. Once downloaded I ran the setup and it updated my 760 to the 2009 Maps. It was pretty easy but including the download it took about an hour. I also created a DVD with the 2009 Map file for safe keeping. The map is the Complete North America Maps. On the C320 the maps had to be uploaded and not all of the USA would fit. The 760 is fully loaded with the USA and Canada. Very nice!

While I was online I looked at the Garmin “Extras” available for download and decided to add a few new Vehicles. Pretty cool.

Once I finished updating the 760 I took it to my car and mounted it. The mount is just a couple of pieces and the 760 mounts securely in seconds. The power cable connects to the mount and not the unit so that the unit can be removed from the mount easily with no wires to disconnect. The mounting is excellent. I also purchased the optional “Portable Friction Mount” which sits on the dash. I highly recommend this so that you can easily hide the 760, mount and all, on the cars floor. Very easy as compared to the supplied suction cup mount and doesn’t leave that suction cup ring on the windshield. Seems thieves love to smash and grab navigation units so the Friction Mount is great as it leaves no evidence visible you have a 760 in the car.

I am amazed at how quickly the 760 acquires Satellites. When I did the software/firmware update it installed SiRF Star III Quick Fix. This allows the 760 to acquire satellites very quickly. So far every time the unit has been off to powered on it has acquired satellites as soon as it is booted up. Total time from off to “Ready to Navigate” is about 30 seconds.

The Nuvi 760 has a beautiful, bright, and crisp looking 4.3” display. The fonts have been updated and the graphics are much better than my C320. I really like the new Automatic Zoom in and out based on distance to the next turn and destination. You can see the destination Checkered Flag and Via Point Flags are Orange. A nice touch is that your Personal Addresses display on the Map.

The 760 speaks street names “Text To Speech”. Nice feature instead of turn right in 200 feet. There is no maneuver Ding like on the C320 but I’m not sure it is needed with the additional spoken information.

The 760 includes Bluetooth so I was able to pair the wife’s phone in about a minute. Really simple. The Phone Book from the Phone transfers to the 760 along with Recently Dialed, Recently Received, and Recent Missed calls. Very cool. Once you start populating the 760 with your “Favorite” destination addresses you can manually add Phone Numbers to your Favorite addresses if needed. This is very nice since you can touch the Favorite you want and touch the little phone icon and dial that number. You can talk “Hands Free” via your 760 and I was pretty happy with the voice quality. I read a few instances where people say it doesn’t work well or sound good. This isn’t the case for us as I find it to work very well and sound really good. A valuable and convenient feature. On our first trip together we needed a certain item and we were able to pull up stores we thought would have it and simply touched the phone icon and called them to see if they carried what we needed. Once we found the store that had what we needed we were able to easily navigate to it. Very convenient and easy to use. I recommend the 760 with Bluetooth. Very nice.

Searching for any of the included 6 million Points of Interests is easy and the POI Search displays Names and Addresses in the results. The additional address is a nice touch to see just how far away a result is if you know the town and how far away it is from you. The keyboard can be set to QWERTY and that makes typing so much easier if you are familiar with a PC keyboard. And who isn’t now a days. Another nice feature is there is a drop down that will allow you to access and insert recent Searches without having to retype them since they are remembered by the 760. Another nice feature.

Another very nice feature is you can create multiple destinations and have them automatically sorted for the optimal route. You can keep adding stops or via points and you can even remove them. You can manually reorder them to your liking or let the 760 automatically reorder the best route for you. Great if you need to run some errands at two or three different stores. The 760 will get you to each in the most efficient way.

The 760 has a “Where Am I” feature that is very nice. It will show you Hospitals, Fuel, and Police stations that are near to where you are at. It will also indicate the nearest Address and nearest Intersection. This is great to see just where you are and can be provided to law enforcement in an emergency or to tell someone exactly where you are in an unknown area. Your Elevation is also indicated.

As you drive there is an icon that will display the Speed Limit for the road you are on. A little reminder to check your speed and keep it safe.

Maybe on of the best features are the Real Time Traffic updates. The 760 comes with the FM Traffic power adapter. The Traffic adapter is in place of a regular power adapter so the only thing different is it is it has some LED’s and it is a little larger where it gets plugged into the car’s power. Of course you need to be in an area that is covered by FM Traffic. If you are in a covered area than it can take about 10 minutes to get traffic data. Once data is in the 760 it will display on the map and on a separate Traffic screen. One bad thing is once power is lost so is the traffic data. It may take another 10 minutes or so the acquire traffic data again. Traffic issues are displayed on the main map screen with different colors and an appropriate traffic icon on your route as you approach them. An icon in the lower right will also show you how much time traffic is causing your delay. This time is automatically added to your current route. If the traffic is deemed too much then the 760 will recalculate a new route almost seamlessly to divert you around the traffic. There is plenty of traffic related detail on a separate screen if you want to access it. You can also touch the “Avoid” or “Detour” to force the 760 to reroute around traffic. The included FM Traffic comes with a 3 Months free Trial then it is $60.00 per year. Worth it if you are on the road a lot and your travels are within the covered areas.

I think I am going to get the MSN Direct (separate power adapter) after the 3 month trial expires. The MSN Direct includes Traffic, Gasoline prices, and Weather alerts. There is more to MSN Direct but these features make it more worth it to me. Another nice thing about the MSN Direct is that you can opt for a one time lifetime payment and you’re done.

These are all the features for us that make the 760 a really nice GPS unit. There are many pluses and only a few drawbacks. Two drawbacks are; no House AC Adapter and no Carry Case for storage. But, if you have a USB cell phone then you can probably use your AC charger for the phone as I do.

I recommend the Garmin Portable Friction mount for the dash. Easy to put in place and hide on the cars floor. I also recommend getting the Garmin Carry Case.

I was able to shop the web and find the 760 for about $350.00. The Portable Friction Mount and the Carry Case were another $50.00. So for about $400.00 I got a very nice Navigation unit. For us the 760 is a wonderful GPS. It is beautiful and sleek. The features it includes are a valuable addition and make traveling even short distances easier and more enjoyable. I highly recommend the 760 to anyone looking for a new personal GPS unit.

I was on hold with Garmin support for about 15 minutes and then got disconnected. When I called back, I was told that the wait time was at least 30 minutes, so I gave up for now (probably their intent). Maybe someone can answer my 2 questions.

The first concerns the routes that my Nuvi 760 maps when I put in an address. I live in Atlanta where almost every place I go, the best way to get there involves getting on a freeway. Even when I know it's absolutely the best route, my Nuvi 760 NEVER sends me to a freeway. After I've gotten near the entrance and it yells at me by nastily saying "recalculating," then it puts me on the freeway. Is there something i'm missing in the set-up?

Second, one of the things I want to use the most, especially on my way home from work where I know the route, is the Bluetooth. With the speaker in the rear, I can hear callers perfectly, but they have a very hard time hearing me. They say (every time) that I sound muffled and garbled and it skips words. I'm at my wit's end because with my 660, which my husband now uses, I didn't have this problem at all. I thought I was improving my situation by upgrading to the 760, but now I'm not so sure. Why on earth would they put the speaker, that you have to talk into, in the rear?

Marcia - the nuvi 760's speaker is located in the rear, just as it was on the nuvi 660. The microphone is located on the front of the unit (also the same as on the 660). I would validate that you are using the same cell phone with the 760 that you were using with the 660. Also, make sure you've got the latest firmware version installed on your 760 by running Garmin's webupdater software. There have been several Bluetooth enhancements delivered via firmware fixes.

my nuvi 760 does not turn on

Nick D & Rob (both in Australia) - Does the 760 allow a choice of route based on toll roads or toll-free roads using the Australian maps? There are many comments here from our American friends on the inability to nominate a particular type of road/highway - is this the same issue as the question I have posed to you?

Looking forward to more of your Australian posts.

Cheers

Just replaced my Magellin with the 760 and I am so impressed with the ease of operation as compared to the Road Mate. Have a question though, is there a truck route provision, paticularly routing to avoid low overhead clearances or restricted roads?

I am considering the Nuvi 760, and have a question. I had a Magellen 4050 for a while (bluetooth did not work right so I sent it back). One of the features of the 4050 was to show POIs at upcoming exits as you travel. Does the "Search near" feature provide this type of information along "my current route"? I am hoping that this will allow me to better plan my fuel stops, as I am driving.

Is there anyone familar with transfering POIs/Routes created on Mapquest or Google map onto the 760? Tried loading files with Garmin POI loader few times but still no luck. Help!

Frank, It is my understanding that POI's are added by creating CSV files, then using the POI Loader to move your POI files to the Garmin. I have done this with a friends 750...works great. Each POI "file" is denoted in the resulting EXTRAS file as a "catagory".

Adrian in the Uk.

Has anyone opened a Nuvi 350, if so how? Mine has a faulty power switch and Garmin want too much to repair it. If I cannot fix it I may well buy a 760T. All help appreciated.

Hi,

Is it possible to have your mp3's coming through the radio using the audio out but still have the directions and phone coming from the internal speaker.

I'm only wondering as I would like to wire the audio to my hifi but if I'm listening to a CD instead of AUX I would miss calls and directions.

Kind regards,

Mark

I have the NUVI 760. I like it a lot. My only criticism is with the very weak and flimsy power connection into the cradle. The 12 volt power source does not "clip" in firmly and the hanging weight of the unused coiled power cord actually strains the connection.

The 12v connection on the cradle of my unit has now worn out and no longer charges/runs the NUVI 760 after less than 3 months of use.

I was really ticked off on a recent road trip when driving through a large metropolitan city relying on NUVI to get me to the hotel to have the unit run out of power because the 12v cradle connection had failed and the battery exhausted itself.

With no hardcopy Mapquest directions, the only solution was to use the cell phone to call the hotel and write the directions down on a piece of paper.

Later, a quick visit to Staples, and I had in my hand what I was sure was going to be the solution to the lame cradle 12v power supply, a 12v USB connector.

This USB connector provides a very snug and tight fit for powering the unit. Much more robust than the flimsy and wobbly 12v cradle supply. I was very pleased with this!

However, what I discovered after setting the unit up in the car with its new USB 12v power supply left me dumbstruck.

Most annoyingly, once the 12v USB power source is connected the NUVI wont navigate when the USB port is occupied - NUVI simply shows a fuzzy image of a computer on the screen!!!

GADZOOKS!

I purchased Garmin Nuvi 760 after reading many reviews.

But, I am very dissatisfied with the unit.

It does not find many addresses, even the towns which you can locate on Google Maps and Map Quest. For Example, town of Wilmington, MA (Established in 1730, Population: 21,636) . Nuvi 760 does not even finds the town, forget about the street etc.

There are several other addresses I could not find using Nuvi 760. I even sent an email to Garmin. Of course, no reply from them.

I think I just wasted my $600 bucks.

Steve - I just tested this on my nuvi 760 and it finds Wilmington, MA just fine.

Make sure you're entering things in the right order: Main Menu > Where To? > Address > Spell State > Massachusetts > Spell City > W-I-L-M
You should see "Wilmington Twn, MA" appear on the screen.

Works for me.

I purchased a Nuvi 760 online from Broadway Photo.com. Total price $369. I got taken on the free shipping, though. There was a disclaimer in fine print that stated handling and insurance was extra. So how can that be "free" shipping?
Anyway, I like the unit alot and have been experimenting with it. I got it for the Bluetooth functionality. Although my cell phone, a Motorola ic902, wasn't listed as a compatible phone, I got it to pair and work just fine after some hassling and now I love it. I can't seem to get the unit to find the new vehicle that I downloaded, but I'll work on that.

I also called to ensure that I got the free 2009 map upgrade. Support was fantastic and I also upgraded the software. Please call to get your map upgrade!

I just purchased the Garmin 760 and I can't hear it.

I have the volume turned up to 100% and unless I'm holding it in front of me I can not hear it. I hope that someone can help me.

I purchased my 760 from Amazon about a month ago and the bloody Bluetooth stopped functioning. All i did was email Garmin and of course they said "pay to ship it here and we'll send you a brand new one!" GO GARMIN!!!

I absolutely love my 760 for the price of 380.00 or around that. You can't beat it. All the options work wonderful for me. The FM transmitter works well, as long as you find a completely static station and mount it on your dash not the windshield with the included disc. My CD player is broken in my car so my Nuvi when upgraded with a huge SD card is my almost endless CD!

I can't wait to get my new replacement in a few days. I sent mine out today, and driving my car just wasn't the same. BUY THE NUVI 760!

@Frank. Google and Mapquest use "send to" to transfer to your USB connected nuvi. Google will only transfer the waypoints for the nuvi to then compute the route. Mapquest will allow you to send the actual route you create (only to nuvi's that support routes, ie 7x0's, 8x0's and 5000). Go to "my data" on the nuvi to import/load your route.

@Mark. If your USB solution is supplying power at less than about 4.5v then the nuvi goes into "data" mode, assuming it is connected to your computer. There is a workaround. If you want to go to the forums and post your question I'll explain how. Additionally you might find that a quick call to Garmin may get you a new cradle. I've used mine every day since early November and still have a secure mount.

@Steve, I've found that typing just part of the name then touching done is sometimes a more reliable way of finding your destination. Avoid many of the misspellings. As far as the actual map is concerned, it is supplied by Navteq, who also supplies Magellan, Google and Mapquest among many, many others. Missing streets are due to the data missing from Navteq, not Garmin.

@Bob in Illinois. Yes, it will do a poi search along your route, even indicating with an arrow in which direction.

@Mark Hamill, unless you purchase and install Garmin's interface box to hardwire into your audio system, your only choices are all audio via FM Broadcast, via audio aux in, or via nuvi speakers. No way to mix the three options. All audio via only one method.

I've had my Nuvi 760 for about a week now and am very happy with it. Got it for $350 from Buydig ( no tax or shipping charges). The reviews and comments above were a big help so thanks to everyone who contributed. A few quick comments of my own.

I have had no problem hearing the instructions from the unit as some have complained about. I guess it might depend on your car's accoustics or your own hearing but it seems fine to me.

The unit seems to pick up satellites pretty quickly most of the time. I have even gotten some reception indoors. I did have a little trouble in the middle of Wash, DC last weekend, but we were between some tall buildings when I first turned it on and I think all units have some difficulty in this situation because of blocked and reflected signals. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that once the unit locked on it never lost a signal and even kept me on track when going through some long tunnels ( How does it do that? - I am assuming it is maybe extrapolating from my last position and speed?)

A comment about the blue tooth feature. I had no intention of using this since I had a bluetooth headset, but as chance would have it, I lost my headset this week and have had to use it. It actually works very well. I like having all the phone info on the big screen and not having to fumble around with my phone. I would strongly recommend getting the optional microphone for anyone who is going to use this feature. I found that callers had a very hard time hearing me without it.

I haven't used the FM transmitter but probably won't. The built in headphone jack does a great job of getting the sound into my sound system. The sound quality is excellent when connected to your stereo this way.

POints of interest worked well. I decided when traveling down a long highway at lunch time to leave the list of restaurants on the screen. The unit continually updated the position and distance to each eatery allowing us to see what was coming up and choose whether to get off at the next exit or not. The only thing that needs improvement is that the distance to the POI is clearly "as the crow flies" because when we tried to navigate to one restaurant that was supposed to be 1 mile away, we found out we would have to go 10 miles up to the next exit and then 10 miles back to get to it. The distance to the POI should be actual driving distance.

As far as the Traffic feature I think I will reserve jusdgement for now. The data and delay estimates do not seem very reliable. I am not sure where/how the data is collected and how the estimates are made, but the seemed to keep changing much faster than they possibly could in real life. At one point the device showed a 20 minute delay up ahead but when I clicked on the delay to look at the details it said it was a one minute delay. When I went back to the main screen the delay had decreased to 1 minute but seconds latere it said it was an 18 minute delay. Tough to make much use of such fluctuating data. I couldn't confidently program in a detour that might take me 7 minutes out of the way if I didn't know whether the delay was really 20 minutes or 1 minute.I think this feature needs a bit more refinement to be truly useful.

My one biggest complaint is the weak detour feature. It would be much more helpful if you could program the device to avoid a certain road if you know that road is a bad route to take. Even more useful would be if you could detour around the next 1 mile, 5 miles, or 10 miles of a given road in case there is an accident or traffic jam. Magellan has this feature but Garmin has does not offer it.

Overall this has been a great device. Very reliable and versatile and for $350 it has a lot of features. I think you would be hard pressed to beat it.

I too just purchased the Garmin nuvi 760. Therefore, I have not had an opportunity yet to explore all of the features of this unit. I have previously owned two other units, but this is my first Garmin GPS.

The screen detail is good and it is easy to input new addresses. However, I wish you could input the street name before the street number and that a choice of number ranges could be added. That is especially helpful when an exact street number is not known.

Also, one thing that is sadly lacking in the Garmin GPSs that I miss, is the couple "dings" or beeps that warn you just prior to your next turn. That is especially helpful when you are going to turn onto a street which does not have a street name sign displayed. The voice prompts you with the street name prior to the turn, but the "dings" or beeps sure are helpful to warn you just prior to the turn.

The speed which the GPS locates a satellite signal is good and the ability to choose either of two types of alphabet keyboard character arrangements is also nice.

The unit loads the route very fast after a destination address is inputted. In addition, you don't have to type in the complete street name, but only a few of the first characters. Than a list of possible street names is presented for you to choose from.

One of the weaker points that I have found is the included manual. It is only a quick-start one and is really not very helpful. It just briefly describes the unit's features, but really doesn't give you enough specific information to adequately know how to use the various features. There is a pdf file available for free downloading at garmin.com, but it isn't much better than the quick-start one provided with the unit.

My first impression of the Garmin 760 is that it is pretty user friendly and an excellent unit for the price. I would give it a 4 star out 5 rating.

I am looking to buy my first portable GPS unit. After reading tons of reviews it seems Garmin is the way to go, but I'm stuck between the 750 and the 760. Are there any other differences between the 750 and the 760 besides the lack of bluetooth and traffic on the 750. I don't really need bluetooth functionality because I don't like talking on the phone when I'm driving anyway unless its an emergency and I don't care about getting live traffic information either. So, with that said can someone please inform me if there any other differences besides the two mentioned above. If there aren't any I'm going for the 750 because its $100 less.

I am looking to buy my first portable GPS unit. After reading tons of reviews it seems Garmin is the way to go, but I'm stuck between the 750 and the 760. Are there any other differences between the 750 and the 760 besides the lack of bluetooth and traffic on the 750. I don't really need bluetooth functionality because I don't like talking on the phone when I'm driving anyway unless its an emergency and I don't care about getting live traffic information either. So, with that said can someone please inform me if there any other differences besides the two mentioned above. If there aren't any I'm going for the 750 because its $100 less.

One more question. If I buy the 750, will I also be eligible for the free update to the 2009 maps when I register the device?

I just purchased a 760 from techondigital because they had the lowest price at 299.99. I called them up after I ordered to change the shipping and the support person informs me that it is a 2007 unit and requires a memory card in order to upload the newer maps. I canceled my order. How can I know if I am getting a 2007,2008, or 2009 unit?

I have just returned from a trip to Outback Queensland using my Nuvi 760 purchased in June.
(We went out to Longreach by train but drove home to Brisbane.)
I found using OFF ROAD function really good on the train, I switched it on at some of our stops and monitored it for some minutes as we travelled on checking direction (satellite map function) also speed and altitude.
We also used it on a boat cruise along the Thompson River.
In both cases it tracked exactly where we were going, ie on the rail line and on the river.

I am very happy with the multi Route planner as we were able to pre-plan our return legs (some days nearly 600km).
It is the best navigation device I have ever used.
Rob

Dale, TechonDigital is a "scam" site IMO. Very similar to the infamous New York camera sites. They offer a cheap price, call you back within a day to tell you about the grat deal they have on some add-on accessory that you really need. If you refuse the way over-priced or unneeded accessory, they are suddenly "out-of-stock". Do yourself a favor and deal with legitimate, well-regarded sites like Amazon, GPSNow, or discount "box stores" like Costco or Sam's Club. No 760 was shipped with CN2007 maps. If your purchase has CN2008 maps, Garmin will update your maps to CN2009 at no charge after registering. May require a call to Garmin sometimes, but you will get it for free.

I've used the Tomtom Go 730 and Garmin Nuvi 760. I have to say I am very disappointed with the Garmin one. After reading those reviews that give Garmin high grades I purchased a Garmin 760. But I found this unit's GPS tracking function is very poor. It often lags and sometimes map will freeze for a few seconds. That creates some problem of often getting us missed exits or turns. The Go 730, on the other hand, always shows your exact location very accurately and most importantly, no lag! The Garmin Nuvi 760 interface is better. However to me the most important function of a GPS is to track your location accurately and timely. Which to me the Tomtom 730 provides much faster position reception and better accuracy. Also the Go 730 performs much better than Nuvi 760 when calculation new routes after missing turns. The Nuvi 760 always shout out "Recalculating" after missing the turn, which is very annoying. The time to calculate new route is faster on Tomtom Go 730.

I've changed my 760 "recalculating" to a simple "oopsie". Now it doesn't bother me too much. I do like that I get SOME verbal notice that I've deviated from the calculated route. Sometimes a little confusing to suddenly see new routing without notice.

My 760 takes several minutes to access satellites, which is necessary before it will map any route. I find this unacceptable. I'm seriously considering returning my unit for this reason.

just got a nuvi 760 -- anybody remember if their 760 was wrapped in a bag like all the other items in the box? Mine wasn't which made me suspicious...then i realized its missing the cradle...interestingly, the cradle isn't listed as an included item on the box, only the suction cup is. Is it or isn't the cradle included with the 760?

this was a supposed new unit.

thanks, John.

Cradle? Are you referring to the active mount? Yes it should be in the box. If not, you likely rec'd a return and the seller didn't check to see everything was there. Take it back for an exchange.

I've had my Nuvi 760 for about a month now. This GPS is awesome. I'm a field serv-tech. I picked it up for Multi-destinations...works as advertised, takes alot of stress off my day. Also used it on a trip to Minnesota and it was incredible. Made my trip much more enjoyable, more sight-seeing and knocked some time off our trip.

Bought the 760 to replace my myguide. I should have kept my myguide as screen resolution much better, shows horizon, shows more street names, better routing and directions. Myguide uses CE opertating system so graphics much better and shows horizon in distance with major streets popping up above horizon. Myguide was missing some main streets for navigation that Garmin had. Garmin point of interest is poor also. I wanted to find nearest gas station and it said it was 15 miles away when in fact I came up to one in 4 miles. Navigation is not as direct as myguide and takes you the long way around although distance wise may be the shortest. Traffic receiver ok but should be free instead of $60 year. Garmin does not state street names like it claims most of the time. I was on freeway and all it says is "get off in 1/2 mile, take off ramp" Doesn't say "get off at Jones Blvd. etc." Most of time in city, it just says turn right or left at next exit or in quater mile. It does speak the street name sometimes though. Zooming in and out is poor and takes many touching of screen to zoom out or in which is dangerous while driving. I paid $350 and my $150 Myguide is much better even without the text to speech feature. Also, the voice is crackle with the Garmin compared to Myguide and can't understand sometimes because of too much noise and distortion. Blue tooth phone works ok. Has multiple languages for menus but only a few for voice directions. Mount it comes with is bad and constantly moves when you touch the screen so have to keep on repositioning the gps which is dangerous while driving. They use ball mount so rolls around like a ball, don't know what they were thinking. At least they should provide a lock to lock the gps on the ball. For that amount of money it should have come with a case and 2 mounts.

Your 760 behaves oddly compared to others. Are you sure you have a TTS voice selected? To zoom in or out quickly, hold the zoom buttons rather than tapping them. You might also check to see how you've set your routing preferences, whether for "shortest" or "fastest" and what avoidances you're selected. Your mount also sounds as if it may be defective, in which case a simple call to Garmin may get you a replacement.

Does Steve work for Magellan?

I bought the 760 instead of the 750 because of the bluetooth capability and I can't use it. I have an aftermarket XM Satellite radio which is professionally installed. The XM goes to the AUX input of my car radio (no cassete player). I connect the audio out of the 760 to a splitter which then feeds into the AUX of the radio. The problem is when the Nuvi is connected to the splitter, the sound volume of the XM radio is markedly diminished. So my choice is a hands free cell phone or XM but not both. Unless someone has a solution, I choose the XM.

My 90-day trial subscription to the FM TMC traffic service here in the Kansas City area has just ended and have to say I am very disappointed in the service and do not intend to renew. During the entire time, I never noticed a change in the severity color code on any of the routes I take regardless of the time of day. I could understand an interstate being red during rush hour but it and other routes that are heavily traveled during the day stay red even at 5:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning when there's not another car to be seen. It doesn't appear that the color code is ever changed to reflect true traffic conditions. And I've found what alerts I do receive are not reliable. I would get the same alert every day about traffic being heavy in five miles and it never seemed to matter if, in fact, traffic was not bad at that time. I'm sure it depends on the reliability of the source providing the traffic information in your area but in the Kansas City metropolitan area (home of GARMIN) I've not found it reliable enough to be worth a $60 annual subscription.

I Puchased Nuvi 760 on Fri 12 Sept and it would suddenly turn off on Mon 15 it turned off and would not come back on I Had it replaced on Tue 16 Sept and this one shut down when you tried to save a location and on Saturday 20 Sept it would not turn on Is there a known fault with the 760 I am going back on Monday to have it changed again I think the 760 is great when it works the last time I had used it the battery was fully charged I tryed it on the charger and on the usb still not comming on any ideas please

I've had this Nuvi for about 5 months now. It's durable - I dropped it on pavement and it's ok. It's 90% reliable at picking up a strong signal fast. It's easily portable in my purse to reduce theft. We got the "bean bag" type of dashboard mount and we love it. It stays solid even on my husband's rather steep sloped dashboard. This Nuvi is typical of all Garmins - easy to operate and read. More features and lighter than the Streetpilot. The only thing I don't like is this Nuvi takes some very roundabout ways to get you to your destination, even with fastest route setting. However, I think this is typical of ALL GPS systems, regardless of brand. We also had some difficulty with restaurants and other points of interest not being current. We knew the places were there, but it didn't show on the Nuvi. Again, this is a problem typical of ALL GPS systems. I have to say the Nuvi Garmin seems far superior in picture quality, features and very easy to use. I like how you can use it anywhere, not just in the car and I've experienced great battery life. All in all, I believe this model is the best value for the money, features and durability. I used Amazon and got it fast at a very low price compared to bricks and mortar store.

Techon-digital Is A Scam!!!! Stay away from this company. They are pushy and Lie about the unit needing a memory card that they will sell for "only $149" when you can get the same card for like $15. When you refuse to buy the over priced memory card they send you an email a few days later saying the item is out of stock. Total sham of a buisness, I wonder how they sleep at night! Pathetic!

Low ball pricers on GPS such as TECHondigital & 86th st photo & video are con artists. They will not ship at the low ball prices unless you add on overpriced accessories. Defenetily hard sell & no bargins. Stay away. If it is to good to be true, well, you know the rest

Low ball pricers on GPS such as TECHondigital & 86th st photo & video are con artists. They will not ship at the low ball prices unless you add on overpriced accessories. Defenetily hard sell & no bargins. Stay away. If it is to good to be true, well, you know the rest

Great review helped me a lot. Is there a chance to give us more information on how you resolved the issue with the poor FM transmitter performance?

Thank you all for your time

I just bought a Nuvi 760
It does not have an AC charger.
However, if you plug it into a USB port of a computer using the USB cable, the battery will charge fairly quickly.

I just bought a Nuvi 760
It does not have an AC charger.
However, if you plug it into a USB port of a computer using the USB cable, the battery will charge fairly quickly.

I just bought a Nuvi 760
It does not have an AC charger.
However, if you plug it into a USB port of a computer using the USB cable, the battery will charge fairly quickly.

I had this interchange with Garmin yesterday --

My note to Garmin:

I am considering buying a Nuvi 770 from Amazon, and they said the unit comes with 2008 maps of the US and Europe. Can I get a free update for those maps?

Garmin's (very quick) reply:

Thank you for contacting Garmin International.

I'll be happy to help you with this. You will be eligible for a free update for both the North American and European mapping. Have a great evening!

With Best Regards,

Rick W
Product Support Specialist
2nd Shift Automotive Team

Please i need help.
I just got the Garmin nuvi 750 today and it works gorgeously for my 1st GPS. The voice is so clean and loud, the functions are easy to manipulate and alter, and the tools and settings were designed brilliantly. However, I'm from Maryland and today I decided to put in an address from Alexandria, VA to add it as a favorite. The address i put in was changed completely and the zip code wasn't the same...also my own address doesn't come up on my map. (example: i put in 552 maple ct, Alexandria VA 22311 and 3900 cook st, Alexandria, VA 22314 came up) any solutions?

i heard also that if i updated my 750 to the 4.20 Maps it would make the 3D navigation slower (like telling me to turn when it's too late) any help?

Hi,

I'm thinking of getting the 760. My current cell phone, Moto Z6c (from Verizon) is not on Garmin's compatible phones list. I've read others having success with certain phones not on the list. Does anyone know if the Z6c will pair/work with the Garmin 760? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hello. I've narrowed down the search for my first car GPS unit (Garmin Nuvi 760). Now I'm researching for the best price. I've always thought Costco had fair to low prices. They sell the 760 for $350. There is a photo business on line that sells the 760 for $231 (free shipping)and it's not a refurbished, as they list their refurbished units for $217. Amazon.com sells for $249.99 (free shipping).......My question: Could Costco's significantly higher price mean that their 760 comes with something extra that the other two dont include? Is that even possible?
Thanks for any insight. KD

If you plan to buy from a "photo" business, do your research very carefully. $217 is NOT a legitimate price, merely a way to atempt to sell you overpriced SD cards (probably $90 range from other posts) or a "necessary map update they will load for you" at over $100. If you decline, you soon receive an "out-of-stock" email. Amazon on the other hand is nearly always safe. Costco's upside is their liberal return policy.

How can I tell if my nuvi 760 has the 2009 maps. My chipset if Mediatek so I assume this is not the SiRF chipset that everyone has been talking about being so superior. Should I return it and if so what would I replace it with? I only paid $249 and then will get $30 back for signing up for an Amazon credit card.

There is a deal going on at BUY.com for $ 249 for 760 now.I am not sure if it's having a Sirf III chipset for which I asked them and now waiting for their reply.
It really does not matter to much about chipset. But if you care about fast processing, it's a matter of 4-7 sec difference. Sirf III Chipset is better than MTK or Bravo but it's like AMD 2.2 GHz vs Intel core II duo 2 GHz. Please do not make this example as an standard. It's just for give you an idea about Sirf III vs MTK or Bravo.
Good luck.
Rocky

Does anyone know how to tell if the Nuvi 760 has the 2009 Maps? Also, my Nuvi has a Mediatek receiver and not the SiRF. Is this something I should be concerned about? Got a great deal at Amazon. $249 with a $30 credit for taking out an Amazon credit card.

Mediatek supplies a great chip. No worries there. For the map question, go to Tools>Settings>maps, then at the bottom of theat screen touch Map Info.

Is the 760 better than the 265? they are about the same price

I've had my 760 for a couple of months now and overall I'm happy with it. I like that it will give me traffic information, as well as restaurants, gas stations, etc. It has some features that are available that I don't really use such as bluetooth, mp3 player and it also allows you to get the voice to play thru your car speakers via an unused FM station frequency.

My biggest gripe with it is the routing. Even though I know my way around Houston pretty well, I use my GPS to get me around heavy traffic to and from work. There are times where it tries to send me on very odd routes or it will frequently tell me to exit off the main freeway to an access road and back up to the freeway for no apparent reason. I have changed the settings from fastest to shortest in the navigation options but that doesn't help.

I am about to go on a long road trip from Houston to Orlando and I think it will come in real handy but when it comes to city driving, I don't put a whole lot of faith in it, unfortunately.

Does the leather case come with the 760, if not Garmin are getting stingy.

No Ac charger and case. whats next.

Best and most detailed review of a GPS unit.

Thanks!

I have had my Garmin 760 for about a year, and have had no problems with it whatsoever. It finds the satellites quickly, and have used it extensively in out of town areas where I was looking for a particular business, residence, etc. It has performed flawlessly, and the price on this unit has dropped quite a bit since I purchased mine. I give the unit AAA+++. Although the FM transmitter is weak, the internal speaker is strong and concise. I especially like the text to speech. It will tell you to turn first, in about 2/10 of a mile, remind you again within about 1/10 of a mile, and remind you the third time when you are within a stones throw of the street. The graphics are large and easy to understand. Don't think you will be disappointed with the 760!

Does anyone know from experience if the bluetooth is compatible with a Palm Centro phone? It is not listed on the compatible list, but other Palm based phones are.

Thanks,
S

Does anyone know from experience if the bluetooth is compatible with a Palm Centro phone? It is not listed on the compatible list, but other Palm based phones are.

Thanks,
S

I'd just like to point out that I just got the Nuvi 760 on Amazon for just under $250. I can tell you that at least on my unit, the case has been upgraded. The front is the same front as on the 765, just without the rubberized feel and it has two microphone holes, one on each side. Also, the back is the back that's on the 765, with the word Garmin spelled out in white lettering, not in black. The center portion where the connection piece is still is gray. It also comes with the 2009 maps. As far as the body is concerned, the current crop of 760s is just about the same as the 765. It does seem odd though. Does this mean they'll be keeping it around a while longer? Why would they update the design when the 765 is already out?

I don't like the 760, for what i paid for it the thing should drive the car. It tells you to turn after you have passed the turn, it take me to place that do not exsist, if you take it off the docking station it loses all setting, i bought this unit at best buy in june of this year and they have the gall to want 80.00 to up grade the maps. If you can buy this thing for a 150.00 do it, otherwise research some other units. By the way, the people at Garmin don.t give a rat's ass about the problems i have been having

I am considering the Nuvi 760 for a Christmas present; however, here I see a complaint about it not having Trip Duration feature. I cannot imagine purchasing a GPS without that. Is this correct?

It certainly will tell you your time of arrival (map screen), as well as the total trip time.

Thank you for the information. I went to Orlando last week, and was informed by my neighbor to take his Garmin 750 as it will save your marriage... I jumped on the idea and not only did it save our marriage, it enhanced my driving skills and gave me so much great information that I am ready to fork out the $360 or so for the new 760 which Costco.ca is about to stock up with them. Yes, all your roadsters... give yourself a break and let the voice of reason direct you and not depend on your wife or husband or backseater ... Too bad Moses didn't have one and he would not have wandered the desert for 40 years looking for the Promised Land! Peace and joy and may your roads be straigh...sailing! Liam

I didn't read through all of the comments, so I don't know if anyone else has discovered this, or not -- but I found a cool way to have much better sound than using the FM tuner (which has only marginal sound). If you have a newer car with an aux audio outlet, simply go to Walmart and spend about $7 on a cord that has the same 3.5 mm plugin on both ends. Plug one end into the headphone jack of the Nuvi, and plug the other end into your car's audio aux outlet, and tune your car audio system to the "AUX" setting. You hear your Nuvi navigator voice, your blue tooth phone calls, and/or your Nuvi's MP3 player in perfect, static-free stereo from your car's sound system. It works the same as using the FM tuner, except you don't have to worry about getting a channel and keeping it, and you don't have the radio static! I love it!

I live in Humble, and work in Houston's Med Center. My normnal route is 59 Eastex to 288, and on to the Med Center. Today after work, while driving home, I was on 288, and it alerted me about a 16 minute delay. Just for fun, I pressed the "Avoid" button to see where it would guide me. I could see it was wanting me to take 45 North around downtown, and I grimaced at that thought. HOWEVER, I decided to go with it and see what happened. Even though it took me ALL THE WAY AROUND downtown, it dumped me back out on 10 East, and then to 59 North again. It saved me the 15 minutes I would have lost had I stayed in the stop and go traffic on 288 headed for 59 North. I'm sold on it's navigational intelligence. Even though the route "looked" like it would be more awkward and long, it was actually faster for me. So, don't be too quick to ignore it's advice, even if it "seems" like bad advice.

great review, just purchased the 760 at walmart for my son as a christmas present, was on sale for 240 dollars. just as your review says, the speaker is not that great, actually have a garmin 205w and at 50 percent max volume setting it equals the 760 at 100 percent. also, the fm is not that great, but was something my son wanted. ( actually, still able to return it and wondering if anyone on here has a bluetooth with fm gps that they hight recommend).
Was wondering if there is a way to plug a external speaker into the audio out connector on the back of the 760. I saw a small plug in speaker that is designed for mp3/ipods that looks like it would work that uses a small battery and would amplify the output.
Was also wondering if you could give a little more detail on how you used the cassette adapter. all of our cars have a cd player in the

I just received a Garmin Nuvi 770 for Christmas. I was very excited up until I exhausted every possible effort trying to get the unit initialized and connected to a satellite. I spent 2 hours outside in the middle of a clear filed watching the little green bar creep up a 1/4" and then creep down to nothing over and over again without avail! I got so desperate I went out and bought an external antenna and sat in the middle of the Target parking lot for 2 1/2 hours watching that annoying little bar. I just e-mailed Garmin before sending this thing back. I am very frustrated, I've updated the software, reset the unit, checked all of the diagnostic screens. I was hoping I could get an antenna signal strength but couldn't seem to find it anywhere. I also noticed the clock was way off but there seems to be no way of setting it. I just want it to be easy...Is that so wrong!

I just bought the 760 as a Christmas present for my wife. Paid 249 at Amazon. It has the upgraded form factor with the two mic holes on the front like others have posted recently and came with 2009 maps on it (can't remember offhand exactly where to verify this for those that have asked, but it's in tools - settings - map data I think). I have been extremely pleased with this unit...fast satellite acquisition time, good sound quality on the bluetooth, both for me and the person called, FM transmitter is spotty but I think it's more of a function of 1)how many open channels you have in the area where you live and 2) where your radio antenna is located on your vehicle. We have an expedition and i believe that the antenna is located in the back tailgate glass. It works much better in my Camry where the antenna is located on the front windshield glass. Bluetooth setup with the new Razr was quick and easy. Everything worked as advertised. My only gripe would be the points of interest as many of the businesses I've searched for don't come up in the search although i know they're there. This is common to all gps units though from what i hear so is really not a knock on the 760. I have a blackberry with telenav gps navigator on it and it is awesome in that arena. It goes out online to search rather than searching a preloaded database and as a result is much more current. Drawback with telenav is that i lose all navigation capability when i get into an area with no AT&T EDGE coverage. All in all, I recommend the 760 as well worth the money and it's so easy, a caveman could use it!

I just bought the 760 from ebay for $280 and for some reason my GPS doesn't talk. Can anyone plz tell me how to fix the voice feature?? I'm a new driver and having a voice to direct me while driving would be so helpful.

Go to Tools>Settings>Language, then tap voice. Choose one with (TTS) after the name.

This review is a better users manual than the one from Garmin and answers more questions than their FAQ.

Does anyone know how to link up to a bluetooth head set to the Garmin 760 without a phone? Just head set to the garmin. When I try and do this, the garmin ask for a password of 1234, but the head set has no buttons to enter this information.

Does anyone know how big are the Europe Maps, as in would it fit in a 4gb SD card. And also will that affect the processing speed of the GPS. I am contemplating between the 760 and 770(which has the europe maps preloaded)

760 is over 100 dollars cheaper than 770, hence the question.

Thank you.

Does anyone know how i can download or use Asia Maps (South East Asia) for garmin nuvi 760?

this gps unit is the best i recomend it to any one looking for a good gps worth the money it is a advanced unit and the garmin is the best

I just wanted to thank you for your great review of the Garmin Nuvi 760. It is much more comprehensive than the Manual, and has answered numerous questions for me making my Garmin a delight. I somehow broke the screen on my 760 and found it was more expensive to have it replaced than to buy a new 750 so I bought the 750 and still have the special traffic charger with a dashboard mount and window mount that I can use in my other car. I now bought a hard case for my new Nuvi, and would recommend that for anyone
Thank you again.

How big of a plug-in SD card can be used?
How much internal memory does the 760 have?

Just bought a used 760 Nuvi and like the unit but have found a few problems. One, the batt. only lasts about 1/2 hour after charging all night (owner said he only used it a couple of times). I know it is not user changible, but is there anything to be done.
Also, when the unit tells you to turn it does not use the street name, just says to turn right or left. Is there a setting to change this.

I agree, this site has been more helpful than the Garmin manual or site.
Thanks

Just bought a used 760 Nuvi and like the unit but have found a few problems. One, the batt. only lasts about 1/2 hour after charging all night (owner said he only used it a couple of times). I know it is not user changible, but is there anything to be done.
Also, when the unit tells you to turn it does not use the street name, just says to turn right or left. Is there a setting to change this.

I agree, this site has been more helpful than the Garmin manual or site.
Thanks

I have done something wrong and cannot seem to resume the text to speech. I know of two different places where you can turn mute on/off - but neither effects this. On the opening screen, up by where the satellite green bars are located, my "red lips" are x-d out. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated - ASAP - because I will be on the road and really need to hear what is being said as opposed to having to read the directions.

Thank you.

After a couple of more weeks of testing, I found the unit will sometimes give bizarre directions. Examples:
Having me exit the interstate onto crowded suburban streets 20 miles before the correct exit.

Sending me along a route with a lower speed limit and more traffic lights which was 1/2 mile past my intended address.

Ignoring an obvious shorter route to send me off in a direction that made no sense. I'm sure I would have gotten home, just a longer way.

Most house numbers are off, just like Google maps.

Don't get me wrong, I still love it. It's probably the mapping software. It's right on 90% of the time.

Vicki, make sure the FM transmitter set to OFF, or you won't get any sound out of the Garmin itself.

California DMV changed windshield stick on mount to lower Left or Lower right of windshield

Center of windshield IS NOT LEGAL

Thank you so much for all the info. I never have a GPS so I spent all day reading all review and comments. I found nuvi 760 very interesting and really consider buying one. I saw some comment about updating a map to the 2009 version for free. Does anyone know if I can still do so as this G760 is already discontinued? Thank you

I personally made a mistake buying Garmin 760 or would have made a mistake buying any other Garmin. I have been using 760 for 6 months. Several times it did confuse me by missing turns or giving me wrong direction. The voice sucks as it is computer generated voice. FM transmitter is ABSOLUTELY USELESS. I get a lot of static noise when trying to transmit sound to the speakers. So, if you are paying extra money just to get this feature and few others compared to 260 models it would be complete waste of money.

Now the interesting part. After borrowing Magellan from my the friend of mine I found out that Magellan is MUCH BETTER than Garmin and I will tell you why:

1. Magellan has a feature that allows you to choose from four different route options: 1. Shortest Distance, 2. Fastest Time, 3. Most use of Freeways and 4. Avoid Toll Roads. In Magellan user is given these choices right after finding the address on the unit and before pushing the button "GO". Garmin models, including my 760 in its turn allows you only to choose these options in a static way i.e you need to go the settings of the unit. Given the fact that your each route is different, where in one you may approximately know way to a destination, but want to take freeway, while in another trip you may want to choose the shortest distance. This is the major CONS of the Garmin as it makes you to change the settings every time before you start your trip.

2. The voice commands. Compared to Magellan's Garmin has a most irritating computer generated voice, which sometimes could be hard to understand. My friend's Magellan did not have this problem

3. Magellan allows you to search cities also by typing ZIP code, so it eliminates the need to type more than 5 letter/digits and then it allows you to choose right city from the list if there is more than one in a zip code.

4. In Magellan if you find a point of interest such as a restaurant, store etc it brings up also a telephone number. Which I find very useful. Garmin does not have it

5. Magellan rings a chime a few yards to remind you before you need to make a turn

While there are more than five major differences that makes Magellan a better choice, I think the listed above would help a potential buyer to understand better.

The only thing I found in Garmin better than Magellan is a little better resolution screen.

Hi does it show the remaining distance by kilo or mile.For example I'm 5 miles away from arriving my destination, will it show me that and when i approach my destination it shall go down to 4miles until it reaches 0 which means i arrived?

Every Garmin I've ever used failed. A couple of years ago, the unit in a rental car couldn't find satellites. A month ago, I bought a 760 from Amazon ($225). It worked for about two hours, then the voice failed, then it couldn't find satellites. Amazon promptly replaced it. The second unit's voice would start choking after running for a half-hour. Instead of saying "In point two miles, turn left on Cascade", it would choke out "In p oin t tw o mil es, tu rn l eft o n Ca sca de". And some languages don't say street names.

Hi, does anyone know where i can download Philippines map for my garmin?

My Garmin 760 initially had the voice stuttering problem - for several months as I faithfully did the Garmin updates and tried several user-suggested fixes . . . nothing worked UNTIL Garmin released Update to Version 4.80. BANG! Garmin finally got it right. Even with the audio stutter I liked the unit, now that it works flawlessly I can't figure out why Garmin dropped this model from its line up. It is just about everything I ever wanted a GPS unit to do . . . each trip brings pleasant surprises.

THE REST OF THE STORY
It's in the SN#.
Look at the 5th and 6th digit, if they are 00 you will probably have problems with the unit wanting to reboot when you enter an address after the upgrade. If it's 01 or 02 you should be OK. Id you call Magellan, they will RMA it and send you a new unit after they receive yours. To their credit I received a prepaid FedEX shipping label within 15 min. of my phone call. Total time will be about two weeks for turn around.
I just purchased the unit yesterday so I think I will return it and fin something else.
Dave
I hope this of some help to someone

Went from Tomtom too Garmin then immediately back too Tomtom.

I THOUGHT Navteq maps were supposed to be better, apparently that used to be true but isnt any longer. Navteq is missing roads that have been around for 4+ years. Tomtom's Teleatlas has roads that are 3 months old some roads that havent been paved yet in new neighborhoods. TeleAtlas also updates their maps 4 times a year, Navteq updates once...

IQrouting with Tomtom is better then Garmins routes. This isnt arguable either. Tomtom uses data collected from other users of how fast the road is actually traveled and times. So if its busy at a certain time Tomtom will avoid it.

You can edit a map error yourself. So if a street name is wrong you can change it. Then you upload the corrections for the rest of the Tomtom community...

There was a few other things that I cant remember off the top of my head right now. And its not like I was disappointed with the 760, it was just very basic for the price. I seriously felt like I was paying more for less. So I returned it....

Perhaps you perceive TA mapping to be better where you are. If you were to post where you're located, I'm sure someone could quickly point out roads 5 years old or more that haven't made it into the TA map, and other roads that no longer exist or in a few cases nver did. Just the opposite for me in Florida. Tho the two mappers differences are fewer than in the past, my TeleAtlas maps are more likely to report a divided multi-lane highway as divided by a median, even tho it's not. That creates some odd routing from devices using TA mapping (TomTom, Mio) on occasion when your destination is on the left. TA is also more prone to show non-existent roads, or list private driveways as routable roads. TomTom also won't deal with an off-road location. If you punch in coordinates only slightly off a mapped road, for instance in a park, or try to mark your location in a large industrial complex for a return trip, the TomTom will fail to create a route.

Painting all devices using Navteq maps with the same brush is erroneous. I have a Navigon 7200 in addition to my Garmin. It's unbelieveable how much detail is available in Navteq maps that for one reason or another the vendor decides not to use. Take a look at a Navteq map on a higher-end Navigon compared to your TomTom TeleAtlas map, paying particular attention to local divided highways or intersections. TomTom can't match that detail. Even the speed limits thru school zones is properly noted and timed, and reduced speed notifications on curves appear in time with the actual sign. Speed limits are much more complete on navteq maps with even local residential areas included for nearly all areas. And while TeleAtlas has IQRoutes data, Navteq too is in the process of offering their version with historic travel speeds from real user data. TA has no lock on that tech, just the first to roll it out. In actuality I see little difference in the routes offered, nor the estimated travel time, for most comparative routes here in Central Florida. What IQR has done for TomTom is take them from being one of the least reliable in terms of travel estimates to one of the best. I no longer have ridiculously over-estimated travel times and can pretty much rely on what time my TomTom says I will arrive. But in some areas, they're still off the mark. When computing travel times over lightly traveled roads in more rural areas, my Garmin will still be MUCH more accurate than either of my Tomtom's much of the time. That can probably be chalked up to Garmin's "learning" algorithm, something TomTom lacks. In big city drives, the TomTom's will generally be more dependable and it's there I'll most likely to see a difference in recommended routes between TomTom/Teleatlas and Garmin/Navteq, particularly early morning/late afternoon rush hours, or very late evening.

One of TomTom's strength's, the ability to make minor corrections of maps errors on your existing map, can also be one of their biggest weaknesses. Roads are sometimes blocked by users in error, or intended to be short-term to avoid construction and never changed, or perhaps just to cut down on traffic going thru their neighborhoods. Roads are renamed "just for fun" sometimes. And I don't know any long-time regular submitters who've reported road changes that haven't seen some of their legitimate corrections go uncorrected thru several map updates. (to be fair, Navteq is the same slowpoke when it comes to some map corrections) If you accept all user-submitted mapshare changes, you're also accepting their mistakes and intentional misrepresentations. I've read many posts from users complaining of odd routing, only to find out that an incorrect mapshare change has put a road off-limits.

I have the Garmin Nuvi 760 which I got from Future Shop in Montreal, Canada. I was really enjoying it until it stopped talking. I have tried everything and nothing...any suggestions???

Thank you, Anna

I just bought a Garmin 760 from Amazon.(Super low price compared to Best-Buy and Walmart). I put it in my truck and drove 25 miles out of town in a direction that had several alternate ways back to my residance. I programed it for shortest distance. It took all of the shortcuts I have came to use over the years. (Even a couple of dirt roads) Everything worked as advertised. It made me look like a 'Techie'. I accidentaly programed it right when I took my unit from the box. The Bluetooth & FM features worked as advertised w/o effort on my part. Even My wife was able to use the unit by following the screen info. (She has never been much of a map reader...) The voice prompts were clear and understandable. I did not find much to complain about. I could have purchased a more expensive unit, but the 760 does everything I needed and more

I just bought a Garmin 760 from Amazon.(Super low price compared to Best-Buy and Walmart). I put it in my truck and drove 25 miles out of town in a direction that had several alternate ways back to my residance. I programed it for shortest distance. It took all of the shortcuts I have came to use over the years. (Even a couple of dirt roads) Everything worked as advertised. It made me look like a 'Techie'. I accidentaly programed it right when I took my unit from the box. The Bluetooth & FM features worked as advertised w/o effort on my part. Even My wife was able to use the unit by following the screen info. (She has never been much of a map reader...) The voice prompts were clear and understandable. I did not find much to complain about. I could have purchased a more expensive unit, but the 760 does everything I needed and more

I bought the nuvi 760 3 months ago after the built in system in my Lexus died. Until I got the Lexus unit replaced, the nuvi served adequately. Bluetooth worked OK with cell phone.

I downloaded 3 books into it and tried it out on a 7 hour drive. The reading of the books was OK as long as I used the internal speaker. The FM option is not of much use because of background noise and stations that come and go on a given frequency as you travel.

To finish the book we unplugged the unit from the car and brought it into the house to run off of the rechargeable battery. In this case I used the FM option as our condo doesn't receive FM signals very well from outside because of the inherent shielding provided by its construction materials. This worked well through one of our surround sound receivers.

Ultimately the battery discharged. Since then I have not been able to get the thing to operate reliably. When I plug it into the portable power supply in the car, the unit sometimes turns on and sometimes doesn't. Sometimes, when it turns on it displays "searching for satellites" and never completes. After hours charging in the car, when I try to operate the unit on internal battery, it runs briefly and then displays "low battery" and shuts off. Apparently, the battery did not survive the first discharge cycle. Now what?

I have the garmin nuvi 760 and decided to update the software using webupdater, ever since i have done this my fm transmitter will only transmit for about a minute to the radio unless i use the mp3. Has anybody one else experience this problem???

When I save a location, the save page displays the co-ordinates and the altitude of the location. I would like to view this info afterwards but am unable to access it.

How do I recover this information?

Anton Crossley

Wen I save a location, the save page displays the co-ordinates and the altitude. I would like to view this information at a later stage, but am unable to access it.

How do I do this?

I love my Nuvi 760. And Fletch has it wrong: There is a way to make the Nuvi avoid a certain freeway. All you have to do is select a destination and hit Go. Then, if the mapper has you taking the freeway you want to avoid, just touch another freeway and add it as a Via Point. If the navigator has you going back to the bad freeway after the Via Point, add another Via Point that takes you further from the bad freeway until Nuvi automatically sets up another route altogether which takes you along another route. I've done this a couple times, and it works great!

I love my Nuvi 760. And Fletch has it wrong: There is a way to make the Nuvi avoid a certain freeway. All you have to do is select a destination and hit Go. Then, if the mapper has you taking the freeway you want to avoid, just touch another freeway and add it as a Via Point. If the navigator has you going back to the bad freeway after the Via Point, add another Via Point that takes you further from the bad freeway until Nuvi automatically sets up another route altogether which takes you along another route. I've done this a couple times, and it works great!

I want to register my nuvi 760. Where do I find the serial number?

IIRC, its on the bottom near the connector for the mounting bracket... It was TINY though! Also there was sheet (yellow maybe?) that had it too.

Thanks! Got it registered now, and thanks to all the great comments, ordered the friction mount which everyone seems to like and updated my firmware.

Elaine

my 760 nuvi is the best thing that ever happened to me thanks garmin your the best

Hi,

I'd like to use this unit in Argentina. In the Garmin site they have maps for only Brazil in South America. For everywhere else the only product they have is a Mapsource Worldmap, of which I read horrible reviews. Does anybody know of other maps that can be purchased for the 760 in Argentina?

Thank you
Daniel