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Having just spent time in Portugal and Spain this was very helpful to translate words and convert currency. It is easy to use and a real value when you look at the number of languages.
Carrying around my GPS was bulky, but it did impress my collegues at dinner. I took the French translator on a business trip recently. :-)
Also there were not any operating instructions with the guide. For voice prompts to happen I had to revert to an earlier operating system. This itemsis great for practicing the inflection and vocabulary of the languages. It's only difficulty lies in the fact that one cannot use the current operating system of the Garmin 750. It was an inconvenience.
After the first few attempts of trying to obtain some utility out of the Language Guide we never used it again. The problem with the Garmin Language Guide is the listing of words was extremely limited and the phrases are not ones we found any use for. We familiarized ourselves with it before our trip and felt comfortable with its use and functionality. Perhaps if we were in a more rural area where fewer people understood English this tool would have been more useful. We purchased this product with hopes that it would help us on our trip to Paris. The product was easily installed and intuitive. I realized that my two years of very rusty high school French from 30 years ago and the ability of most everyone in Paris to speak at least a limited amount of English more than adequate for us to maneuver this large European city.
It comes with zero installation instructions. Technical support email link does not work.
Although not a particularly sophisticated device, it does work. Not wanting to use up cell phone minutes, I hung up.
Tried calling and the recording said there was a 32 minute wait. Will revert to my Franklin Spanish/English translator.
Garmin language guide was a BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. Inserted the chip into a Nuvi 660 and nothing happened.
Then I returned the product for a refund.
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