GARMIN 010-00522-00 Streetpilot C550 GPS Receiver

Reviews

1. Buy a SmartPhone instead.

   by M. Steger

   Had this less than a year and it is very helpful when you go place’s you’ve never been to before. You can search for places to eat and see in an area your not familiar with. It seems to always get me to where I want to go. I like the built in speaker and antenna.
   
   Only thing I don’t like is that mine already needs updating after less than a year. When on a newer road My little truck icon is out in no mans land, and the unit keeps trying to get me back on a known road. The maps are updatable (not free) and not sure what “Extras” are but they can also be downloaded.
   
   Mine is set on “fastest route” and I know from testing on my home roads that it does not always know the fastet route. This makes me question it when I’m out of town.
   
   I’ll use my Android smart phone from now on. Smartphones have nearly made car GPS unit’s obsolete. Only thing is the GPS units work when the cell phones don’t have a signal.

2. Garmin C550

   by Richard Aviles

   Feel’s like I have to hide it from my wife!
   
   
   
   It’s great!!
   
   Easy to use. I keep finding more and more features everytime I use it, and I’ve had it over a month now. Nice big screen. I’ve never had a GPS before, and it’s very user friendly. Of course I could think of more it could do, like serve me coffee and such, but I’m satisfied, even with its limitations.

3. Garmin 550 Street Pilot, now discontinued

   by Kathleen L. Brown

   I loved this GPS as it has “Truck Routes” in it for us RV enthusiasts but it has now been discontinued by Garmin so I cannot get their lifetime Update program which disappoints me. I still use this most days but I don’t want to spend $70.00 to update it for one year now so we will probably buy a replacement in a few years with the lifetime update program. Otherwise it has been a wonderful piece of equipment and I would recommend Garmin and Amazon for the free shipping and no sales tax!

4. Love it!

   by My3Boys

   I ordered this model because my husband received the same one as a gift, and I loved his. Great price for great model.

5. NOT AS ADVERTISED

   by James R. Watson

   So far this unit works fairly well but I haven’t been able to figure out all of the features yet. It came with a flyer of quick instructions but no real instruction book. I just returned from a short trip 3 hours from home and it tried to take me on a path 45 minutes out of my way. I am sure this is because the settings are for scenic route, back roads only or something else but since there are no real instructions I will have to stumble around with the program until I figure it out. It was advertised to include an interface cable to the computer and a suction mount neither of which was in the box. I have tried to purchase a cable but since I live in a rural community the resources are skimpy. It appears to me that this was a repackaged item that was not checked to verify that everything was in the package.

6. Great…..buy refurbished and save big

   by Eric D. Wilson

   Never had a problem with this….gives great directions all the time but you need to keep the maps updated annually. I bought mine refurbished and it works just like a new one, never had any issues. I also bought a SquareTrade warranty for 3 years on it for fairly cheap. Buy it. It’s well worth your money

7. Not a fan

   by Karl P. Allen

   I bought this a year ago because of all the excellent reviews on Amazon. The unit itself works fine and does a lot of good things but there is one thing it does not do well: plot routes. I don’t know what it is about this unit but it seems to take the strangest routes. In the city it will take me through all kinds of small side streets when there is a major street right next to it that goes directly to my destination. And then to make it even more weird it does not always take the same route. I can start from the same location and going to the same destination and this unit will take me on two different routes.

   So maybe the newer Garmins are decent but I definitely cannot recommend this one.

8. Great GPS with only one minor weakness

   by M. Holdcraft

   I’ve owned the Garmin Street Pilot 550 now for 2 years and it is a great GPS. The only weakness I have found, and this is a minor one, is that the clock that computes arrival time does not automatically adjust for varying time zones. I live in the Eastern Time Zone (EST) but travel regularly to the CTZ (CST). As far as I know none of the Garmin GPS’s can adjust for the time zone switch automatically. My cell phone shifts time zones automatically, so why can’t the Garmin GPS? As I said, this is a minor irritant, but one it seems Garmin could and should easily correct. As far as I know they haven’t done so with the newer Garmin models.

9. Good

   by Joseph R. Faulkner

   This product is the best. You must update the maps via web before you use it because the default does not have all the roads.

10. c550 gps receiver

    by Joseph L. Gram

    the product itself is great(i’ve owned one before).the only drawback is when one orders the item but is delivered a different receiver.i believe in the unit strongly enough however,to,after sendin’ it back to memory suppliers,to ask for them to send the correct one back to me;giving them a second opportunity to get it right(ha,or screw it up again).i do believe it was a mistake in the warehouse picking process(those personnel are highly underrated)which frankly i’m surprised doesn’t happen more often.it’s only been a mo. and a half since the original order went in,so what’s another mo. or so,right? go,ms,go!! i am very much lookin’ forward to getting it here sooner than later,as it was gifted for a birthday in early april.oh,before i forget;before your cs representative calls to confirm the items,be sure to ask for the one that actually purchased it…the one for whom it was intended intercepted that message instead of me(surprise bd gift was revealed to them and not much of a surprise after that).

11. good

    by Douglas R. Broadbent

    I like the product but the map update download is rediculously priced. Updates should be free or at least reasonable. $69? no – too much.

12. GPS

    by Mike J. Reese

    W HAT A GREAT PURCHASE. THIS PRODUCT CAME STRAGHT FROM THE GARMIN FACTORY. IT WAS BRAND NEW WITH ALL THE LATEST MAPS PRE-LOADED. WE HAVE ENJOYED THIS PURCHASE FROM THIS SELLER.

13. Mistake

    by J. Carlson

    This product was excellent for about three months until the sound went out. Prior to the sound going out, the major complaint was the sound quality. When travelling on the freeway you could hardly hear the navigation sound. When WA state set laws on cell phone use, we used this as our hands free device. To our disappointment, it only lasted three months before losing all sound.

    Second complaint, it sends us driving in circles at times because the satellite can’t catch up to the direction of the car soon enough.

    There has got to be better out there. Back when we bought it 1.5 years ago, this was the best one rated by consumer reports. Do your research ahead. Instead of research, talk to people that actually own the model you want to purchase.

14. waiting for a refund

    by Beth A. Beck

    i returned the product, and am still waiting for a refund, after further emails, I am now just getting notified that I am getting credited. Took over 2 months. If I did not have proof I would not have gotten the refund, in other words, If I did not save the receipt, I would have been screwed even though, he recieved the item, in return. Garmin nüvi 760 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator

    thank you
    
    beth ann beck

15. GARMIN C550

    by Cynthia P. Scheetz

    GARMIN 010-00522-00 Streetpilot C550 GPS
    
    I had given this to my fiance for Christmas. He loves it and had found many uses for it so far. The seller was great. It came in a timely manor with no complications. This unit (after research) is one of the best for the money. Very accurate indeed. The seller was honest and forthcoming about their product. I would recommend the product and seller.

16. Great little GPS

    by Daniel Edwards

    Got this and did’nt know a great deal about it. Just plugged it in and wow it was easy to navigate. My wife loves it due to the fact that you never have to stop and ask for directions again. It was inexpensive, has a large display and has audio cues as well.

17. Garmin C550 StreetPilot

    by Joaquin J. Llorens

    Very user friendly and easy to operate.
    
    Best of all My wife loves it.

18. Streetpilot 550

    by S. J. Ward

    I purchased A Streetpilot 550c primarily based on other reviews I had read as well as it having the features I was looking for. I like the portability because I transfer it between my truck and my patrol car. I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks and, so far, it performs as advertised. I an extremely happy with it. The price was right and the shipping was expedient.

19. Garmin Streetpilot C550 GPS

    by M. Viggiano

    I liked the Garmin Streetpilot C550 GPS so much I bought another for my wife.

20. Great Gadget

    by Cecilia M. Middleton

    I bought this for my husband for his birthday and he loved it! The unit is user friendly, yet has tremendous capability. We highly recommend it.