Magellan Maestro 4250 Review:
The Magellan Maestro 4250 GPS Navigation System features a large 4.3″ wide-format color touch screen and amazingly easy-to-use interface to add pleasure to your driving experience. It includes built-in maps of the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, 6 million pre-programmed Points of Interest, integrated AAA TourBook guide information, SayWhere text-to-speech, LIVE traffic report capability and more. Plus, make hands-free phone calls with your Bluetooth -enabled phone. Say a command to access the most used navigation functions with Voice Command and Control. Its QuickSpell feature intelligently searches and checks spelling while entering addresses and POIs, making it easy to find what you’re looking for with just few touches of the screen while the Interactive onscreen icons show nearby services. Touch an icon to see the address and phone number (when available) and get an instant route. It even lets you store locations in the Address Book for easy navigation on recurring trips. Set the Home button to your house or any location to easily find the most direct way back from wherever you are. You can even backup your personal data using your own SD cards. The integrated traffic receiver offers onscreen traffic incident reports in real-time.Your Magellan 4250 automatically recalculates your estimated time of arrival based on traffic conditions and prompts you to reroute when a quicker way is available. The SiRFstarIII GPS receiver and built-in high-sensitivity antenna provide the fastest position acquisition in the industry for reliable navigation. SmartDetour prompts you to route around sudden slow freeway traffic. The integrated rechargeable battery provides navigation for up to four hours when power is unavailable.

Aside from standard navigation functions, the Maestro 4250 also boasts Bluetooth hands-free functionality, text-to-speech technology, an in-built traffic receiver and quick access to roadside assistance. An integrated battery is able to run the device for up to four hours without AC power.

The Magellan Maestro 4250 uses a Centrality Atlas III GPS receiver, a multiplatform chip built on the popular SIRFStar III receiver used in many GPS devices. From a cold start, the device takes around 30sec to find a GPS signal; re-routing times are sufficiently fast for normal use.

Simplicity is the key with the Magellan 4250. The device’s user interface has a single-row menu with large icons that are easy to select. Touch-screen response times aren’t as quick as most other GPS devices. The first time you use the device, menu items take up to 10 seconds to load, though subsequent use is much faster.

The Magellan 4250’s map view options are its strongest feature. We liked the option to alternate between a 2-D and 3-D version of the map. The 3-D map resembles most current GPS software with a slightly skewed angle picture, while the 2D map offers a bird’s eye view. The Maestro also offers an option that inverts the map colours for driving at night.

Magellan Maestro 4250 Features:

Easy To Use Interface
The intuitive user interface makes the Maestro series incredibly easy to use. Use the big icons on the 4.3-inch widescreen touch screen to search for your destination by address, intersection, or any of 6 million points of interest (POIs), including restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more. You can even touch an onscreen icon for a nearby destination, see name and address, and get an instant route. Turn by turn visual and spoken directions guide you every step of the way.

Voice Command and Control
Voice Command further enables hands-free operation so you can keep your eyes on the road. Say a command to access the most used navigation functions. Find the nearest coffee, restaurant, gas and ATM or get an instant route home. Plus, you can ask for your location, the distance to your destination and quickly get details for the nearest roadside assistance and more, all with the sound of your voice.

AAA-enabled
With built-in AAA travel information, the Magellan Maestro 4250 gives you instant access to the most trusted source for trip planning, searchable AAA TourBook listings, Show Your Card & Save locations for member discounts, approved auto repair facilities, attractions, events, and more. The Magellan 4250 also provides AAA members roadside assistance details, with exact location and a toll-free number. Plus, the Magellan Maestro 4250 is Bluetooth-enabled so you can connect your Bluetooth cell phone directly to AAA for immediate help when you need it most.

Bluetooth for Hands-Free Calling
The Maestro 4250’s Bluetooth wireless technology lets you make hands-free phone calls with your Bluetooth-enabled phone. You can store or sync numbers and contact information through the easy-to-use touch screen, and even place calls directly through the Maestro 4250’s integrated microphone and speakers.

Integrated Real-Time Traffic
The integrated traffic receiver offers onscreen RDS-TMC traffic incident reports in real-time. A free 3-month traffic service subscription makes it easy to avoid accidents, slow downs, road closures, severe weather and more. Magellan Maestro 4250 automatically recalculates your estimated time of arrival based on traffic conditions and prompts you to reroute when a quicker way is available.

Take It Anywhere
The Magellan Maestro 4250 is super-thin, lightweight and fits easily into any pocket. The integrated rechargeable battery enables you to operate the Magellan 4250 away from your vehicle for up to three hours. The battery recharges while driving via the included vehicle power adapter.

Tons of Data
The Magellan Maestro 4250 comes pre-loaded with Navteq maps of the United States and Canada, and 6 million points of interest (POIs). POI data includes telephone numbers and addresses.

It also has an Address Book in which you can create and store POIs and addresses that you use frequently.

Flexible Routing
The Magellan Maestro 4250 provides a particularly large number of routing features relevant to its price point. Multi-destination routing lets you select up to 20 destinations and find the best route to get to all of them. SmartDetour prompts you to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic.Customizable route methods let you choose between several different routing methods, including “Fastest Time”, “Shortest Distance”, “Least or Most Use of Freeways”, and “Avoid Toll Roads”. Route exclusion lets you pick streets and freeways you want to avoid.

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