Mio MOOV 310 4.3-Inch Touchscreen GPS Unit with Traffic and Text-to-Speech
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Turn-by-turn Spoken Street Name Voice Guidance. Never miss a turn with 3D indicators and auto-zoom views. Clear voice guidance lets you hear the directions so you can focus on the road. Stylish Design that fits easily in a pocket or purse makes it easy to take the Moov 310 with you. 1 Year FREE Real-time Traffic Alerts. Receive real-time traffic alerts as they happen! It helps you to avoid unexpected accidents, road blocks and traffic jams, getting you to your destination safely! Preloaded U.S. Map of All 50 States and Puerto Rico. No PC download or SD card required. Moov 310 is ready to navigate straight out of the box. Preloaded with Over 3.5 Million Points of Interest. The Moov 310 makes it easy to find restaurants, gas stations, emergency assistance, hotels and more. No More Waiting for GPS Signal with InstantFixII. Get fast and accurate GPS signal reception every time. No extra fees and PC connection required. 4.3¿ Touchscreen Interface. The bright, anti-glare touchscreen makes it easy to type in your destination and easy to see while you¿re on the road SD / MMC Slot for easy additional map loading.
Features
- 4.3 TFT 480×272 Resolution Display with Touchscreen, Landscape Orientation
- Samsung 2443 400MHz CPU, 1GB RAM
- 1-Year FREE Real-time Traffic Alerts
- Preloaded with Over 3.5 Million Points of Interest
- GPS Chipset 20-channel SiRF StarIII with InstantFixII
- Dimensions (W x H x L): 0 x 0 x 0 inches
- Weight: 2 pounds
C520 and C320 is MUCH MUCH better than this.
If I never tried C520 before, I might give MOOV a 3 star. However as newer version product, MIO did not try to fix the minor short comings of C230/C520, it makes a MAJOR change, brings a much worse UI than C520 instead.
C230,C220,C320,C520 stand MIO out of crowded GPS market, and made unnamed MIO a famous company, they should continue to fix minor bugs to make it perfect.
However MIO made a stupid MAJOR version change to a total difference UI, all the masterpiece functions on MIO C220/C230/C520 have been thrown into garbage can. Now the most wonderful dragging map and setting to go function has been replaced with clumsy drag which is useless, and touch screen is so insensitive. The auto switching of view approaching the intersection disappeared (At least it could not be called as view changes). What a stupid new design!
C230/C220/C520 has only minor problems, which is very acceptable compared with its powerful functions.
Besides most complains are from some people who lack basic tech skills, some complained menu is complicated. Well, if menu is complicated, just used the simplest function, C320 C520 still could beat so-called top brand.
The occasional restarting and inaccurate of map is happenning on all brand of GPSs.
What MIO should do is to fix bugs and add some useful functions.
MIO used a stupid new version to replace its most excellent product. The latest MIO MOOV M401 has lane assistance which is nice to have, HOWEVER, even if it has lane assistance, it is still far less easy to identify lane than the MIO C520/C220’s auto view changing when approaching intersection. The messed display street lable across the screen made M401 even more difficult to see route.
I tried to persudue myself this is newer model and should be better than C520, C230 etc. Despite how hard I tried, it proved MOOV is far behind C220, C230, C520. If C seris got 4 star, it should only get 1 star.The person who decided to replace C seris should be fired.
GOOD PRODUCT BUT NOT TO LATIN AMERICA
I liked it very much but unfortunately it is blocked. It can’t read maps from Latin American countries.
Almost all you need in a GPS
The only feature on this GPS that is a hassle is the extra cord that is used to grab the signal for the traffic report. However, this is an easy to use flawless GPS.
Not in any terms as good as GARMIN
I owned a Garmin NuVi 360. But unfortunately I broke it due to my carelessness. I wanted to buy a good GPS to replace the GARMIN. I read the reviews about the Mio Moov 310 and since most of them were positive I bought it. BAD MOVE!! I didn’t like the interface at all. Maybe I am used to the simplicity of GARMIN interface. Unlike Garmin it doesnot let me “name/label” my stored locations. The intuitive T9 feature is irritating. I am not new to technology and devices. But a bad interface is what I dislike. And the worse part was that the device never detected GPS signal. The MIO support asked me to send the unit for repair and told me it would take 10 working days. I opted to return the Mio Moov 310 back to Amazon and ordered a New GARMIN NuVi 360 again. Nothing beats GARMIN!
Great GPS
This was one of the first things I bought on Amazon–sorry, I’m a Luddite when it comes to shopping online–and I’m really quite happy with it. A couple comments noted the lack of instructions and having to sort of find your way to get it set up, but it isn’t all that difficult, particularly if you have a clever teenager who can help you through some of it. I’ve had it about 3 months now and I love it. There have been a couple of routing choices I’ve scratched my head over, but the end result is that it always gets you there. For the price, you can’t beat it. I looked at several other brands with the speech feature and they were just too expensive for my budget.
Good for the price
This is the first GPS I bught, and I must say it was easy to use right out of the box. The tracking tends to be a little slow, but it gets the job done. Takes no time powering up and no time finding the location you are looking for. Slim and a nice design. I have priced others that are 50 to 100 dollars more and this one does the samething for less. I am happy with it.
Clunky Interface, Bad directions
I can understand when a GPS makes mistakes in a city. Roads change and stores move. These changes are not something a GPS can keep track of every day.
A GPS should not, however, give poor directions between two established (been around for a while) cities. I was recently traveling from Indianapolis, IN to South Bend, IN. South Bend is about 120 miles north of Indianapolis and there is a highway (31N) that connects the two. This is THE road to take if you want to get from Indianapolis to South Bend or vice versa. This is the route Google maps suggested.
For whatever reason, this GPS decided that I had to stick to the Interstates. The route it plotted was an extra 70 miles. It recommended taking 65N (goes north-west towards Chicago) and then 80E to get to South Bend. Had I not known about 31N I would have spent at least an extra hour on the road.
While I was in South Bend (looking for restaurants, book stores, other attractions) the GPS repeatedly gave me directions that would take me on a toll road even though there were plenty of non-toll roads that ran parallel to the toll road.
Beyond that, the interface is very clunky. It’s not particularly intuitive and it requires a lot of clicks.
I had borrowed this from somebody so I pointed out these problems to him. He said he had tried to go into the configuration to fix it but the GPS kept giving him these poor directions.
I would give it 1 star, but it has a fairly good database of shops and locations and it does get you from point A to point B, even if it does it poorly.
Great GPS!
We love this GPS. It is accurate and easy to use. We chose Karen, the Australian, and she is so polite — not like the voices on other brands we have heard. We did a lot of research before choosing the Moov and don’t believe we could have found a better GPS in this price range.
Works Great
Product is Great works good , Instructions could be alot better. Once i found s video guide for it on line things went easy. Also like the larger screen makes it easy to see ….
Mio Moov 310: Skip this one
I’ve used a lot of different GPS units, Tomtom, Garmin, and the prior Mio units. Got the Mio Moov, and returned in a couple days. Too slow, none of POI’s compared to the previous C520 and C310 series. I personally don’t like the new map design and interface, the C520 series had very good onscreen info. The Moov has it too, but you have to keep pressing the green button on the right corner to see details. The thing also takes too long to “think” and search for POI’s or just to get to the next step when entering addresses.
I don’t get what’s wrong with these companies. You spend thousands on R&D and come up with a product that’s worse off…
Purchased for Traffic…switched from Navigon GPS…
I purchased the MOOV 310 to use as a “commuting” GPS to help with traffic. It was a big step up from the Navigon 5100 that I returned to the store after a few days. I basically have two ways I can traverse the 45 miles into Boston; the highways or back roads. The MOOV 310 allows you to put up a map of a large region that shows traffic issues in addition to the normal 3D/2D maps. It works pretty well, not perfect, but accurate enough to offer some guidance. What’s nice is you do not have to be in a route in order to see traffic. If you are on a route, then it will show you traffic alerts that are only on your route (if you chose). When you are on the “traffic” screen, you can drill into individual traffic alerts to see a closer map of the area or read text on the problem (slow traffic, accident, road work, etc.) One thing you cannot get by just looking at the map is the direction of the problem (ie. eastbound or westbound), so you must look at the text. Device comes with a year of free traffic and you can sign up for a free map upgrade slated for spring ‘09.
Some gadgets fit your eye and others don’t. The Navigon 5100 device had a more washed out screen to me, the text and detail was too small, traffic didn’t come up on it’s own screen, took 8 seconds to turn on everyday by holding the “on” button, etc. That’s just me, other people rave about them and I’m sure they are right, it works great for them. As a GPS, the MOOV 310 works fine. Routing is great, screen is great, usability is great, POI’s are very good, speed is fine – no real complaints. It does what I bought it to do and I can see the next generation by Mio being even better.
Very Unhappy With this Unit
This was to be my first GPS. Right from the box…after charging…I experienced frustration. Addresses that I typed in were not found. POIs gave limited choices in my home area when I know that many more places existed than shown. This unit was also very sluggish at startup. I was uncertain whether the problems were my inexperience with GPS technology or the unit so I ordered a Garmin 650 to compare with. It arrived yesterday. My initial intention was to use both side by side for 1 week then decide which unit to keep and which to return. However, the Garmin WOWED me right off. Found addresses that the Mio didn’t. It’s much easier to use…keypad on the Mio is either too light or too hard…not sure which but I was constantly hitting double letters. This unit did give very accurate directions while moving…once you got your addresses into the system…and I did like that it didn’t announce that it was re-calculating when you turned from it’s path…it just did it quickly and gave new directions. However, great directions are only good if you can get your destinations into the unit to begin with. Mio needs to get better maps and more POIs if they want to compete with Garmin…especially since the price is coming down on the Garmins. My Garmin 650 was only $20.00 more than the Mio 350 and well worth it. This unit is going back.
excellent gps
easy to use, recomended for beginers, and for the people who have an old navi. this is a good upgrade.
Beware of navigation problems
I heard good things about this GPS and after reading a number of reviews decided to try it. My assumption was that if the Mio mapping software doesn’t pan out I will be able to unlock the unit and install iGO.
As it turned out the Mio mapping software is crap.
I discovered several major problems:
1. I live in Las Vegas where gated communities are abundant. The 310 thinks that some of these are roads that require a permit and will not route to an address in some of the communities. It tells me to change the route selection settings. The problem is that I already selected all roads as accessible (it doesn’t have a specific setting for Permit roads). So I can’t go to some of the gated communities even though it finds the address. It just refuse to route there.
2. Mio advertises this unit as having maps of “North America”. Apparently this does not include Canada. I was surprised that not only were maps of Canada absent, but it refuses to route from the lower 48 to Alaska – obviously it can’t as the maps are isolated. This is, as far as I am concerned, fraud.
I emailed Mio with the above problems. They promise a response by the second business day. It was a week and I am still waiting
On the other hand the hardware is good (at least for the price) and it was easy to unlock and install iGO – which is an excellent mapping program. So now I am mostly using the iGO program.
I have to add that this GPS replaced and old Garmin StreetPilot and it is better than the Garmin, unless you need to go to an address where it refuses to navigate.
I would recommend it only to people who are not afraid to unlock it and use an alternative software package.
It’s just OK
I had to buy a GPS for work. I am an EMT. This product is not very accurate. It will tell you to take a left but the left could be a one way. If my intentions of buying this GPS was for personal use I’d give it three stars. The screen however is perfect size. Its big enough to read yet small enough not to compromise driving safely. I had to buy another GPS for work and went with a tom tom. I keep the mio for my personal vehicle, and the tom tom for my ambulance. I would not recommend this if you are buying for an ambulance,firetruck or police car. As for personal use if you do purchase this item be prepared to make tons of U-turns. And have a map as back up.
All in all pretty good
This product arrived on time and in perfect order. It’s a pretty good device, although it doesn’t recognize every address I get which is annoying.
I would buy it again
I bought it about 3 months ago when I moved. It is especially reliable when negotiating small residential roads. The POI is more than sufficient. It has directed me to the exact location 99.99% of the time, which I think is satisfactory.
Cons: My husband owns a Magellan and I agree that MIO 310 powers up slower initially, maybe 15 secs slower, when locating the start-up location. The power cord could be longer and the battery-life is shorter compared to the Magellan. Either leave it plugged in all the time or charge it up with the USB cord on your laptop or computer.
Overall, it’s a thumbs-up for me.
Great Product
Very good product. It works very well, fast to find signal, large screen. It is perfect on United States. In South America, for instance, you do not have maps for while. In this case you will have to use an older version of Miomap.
GPS
Pro: very satisfied with this product. Initial startup went well over the internet setting it up. Scrren is large and clear, voice is clear and on the money with directions so far.
Price purchased at was good. Recommend
con: initial startup when being used to locate signal seems a little slow
MOOV to a Garmin unit if you want GPS
The Mio MOOV unit was compact, with a bright screen and would be easy for travel. Unfortunately, that’s where it left off. The touch screen cannot be calibrated and on the unit I had it required me to touch to the left and below the icon I needed. Try spelling when you can’t tap the key properly! Once I did enter anything, it took quite a while to calculate the route, although it seemed accurate once it did. The response time after clicking an icon was very long, so I clicked multiple times on the icon, but the system thought I had clicked on subsequent screens and took me there so I could never figure out where I was in the menu. Garmin’s NUVI unit is more resposive overall and is what I’m sticking with.