4 people have reviewed this model.
| About - Magellan Roadmate 1220 |
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The Roadmate 1220 is part of the GPS test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, GPS models like the Roadmate 1220 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
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| About This Brand |
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Magellan lays claim to developing the first commercially available handheld GPS receiver, the NAV 1000, introduced in 1989. The California company makes portable navigation systems for hikers in addition to automobiles, and it is the supplier of the NeverLost system used in Hertz rental cars. Magellan units have scored well in our testing, and we've been impressed with some of Magellan's newest models. The company is credited with introducing the first portable nav system that can respond to voice commands. But like other portables with that feature, we have seen mixed results in our testing. |
| Features & Specs - Magellan Roadmate 1220 | |
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Screen size (in.) |
3.5 |
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Bluetooth hands-free calling |
No |
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Spoken street names |
Yes |
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[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
good unit for the price and the Quickspell feature to enter an address is great. my only real problem is when I upgraded to the latest software off the magellan web site (v1.16), the unit Text-to-Speech (TTS) stopped working. I had to send it back for a repalcement. not knowing at the time that the software upgrade caused the problem I upgraded the 2nd unit and the same thing happed...no TTS.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
this unit would get 4 stars except I've had to Return 2 units because when you upgrade to the latest software, Ver 1.16, off the Magellan web site, the Text-to-Speech feature stops working. They seem to be aware of the problem but haven't taken down the software yet.
the Quick spell feature is great for entering an address..I found some of the features to be confusing but maybe just need to play with it a little more.
[4 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
I actually bought this for my husband last Christmas so we have owned this for nearly a year now. What a mistake it was to buy this piece of junk. We most recently used this again on a recent trip to Annapolis. I swear I wanted to throw this thing out the window. We firstly decided to test it in an area we knew well. We took an alternate route avoiding the interstate (I-95). When were already on our route I plugged in that we wanted to get to Annapolis by "Least use of Freeways". It kept telling us to Take U turns or go in circles & crazy stuff like that. It was trying to direct us back onto I-95. Apparently, it doesn't understand the concept of avoiding freeways(even though we were on a route that takes you directly into Annapolis). There have been multiple occasions where this GPS has had us more lost than we would get using mapquest prior to owning this contraption. I HATE it. Also it didn't have our hotel in it's system (it kept finding ones in D.C.) so I had to call the hotel & get another alternate address. A few months ago my husband went online because this thing had got us lost for like the umpteenth time & they hadn't updated the software in several years. (Isn't that great?) They don't update their software - they get us lost & we pay how much for a piece of junk that is no better than mapquest anyway. Do not buy this - it can talk to you - it can give you directions & yes you can follow them - but if it doesn't know where it is going - then what is the point? I hate Magellan & I can't wait to buy a different model - the sad thing is I actually came to CR and found the best inexpensive model I could because I really couldn't afford a big investment @ the time - I should've stuck with mapquest for a little while longer & saved up for a [$] model - so I could get a quality model that ACTUALLY works! I told my husband even though I never review products online I had to come back & review this one because people had to know that this product doesn't work & be warned against purchasing it. I'm just an everyday housewife who wanted to buy her husband a x-mas gift but obviously picked the wrong one! (BTW, I want to note that in all fairness I went to Magellan to make sure I wrote up the right model & I noted that they have just posted a software update YIPPEE! but they are charging [$]for it - oh great I bought this thing less than a year ago - it has never worked right & now you want me to invest another $50 what if the software still doesn't work - I don't think so - I'll take my [$]& invest it in a new GPS altogether - It's not like this mostly works & occasionally is missing an address or restaurant unless this hasn't been updated since the 90's this software couldn't be that good!)
