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With preloaded street maps and built-in Bluetooth wireless capability, Garmin's StreetPilot 2820 is the ideal road companion for your car or motorcycle. Featuring hands-free calling, real-time traffic capabilities, MP3 player, audio book player, and an extensive points-of-interest database - this deluxe navigator has it all.The StreetPilot 2820 integrates wireless technology with a microphone and speaker that lets you make hands-free calls on a compatible Bluetooth phone. Motorcyclists can connect a Bluetooth-enabled headset or helmet simultaneously with a Bluetooth phone to the StreetPilot 2820 to talk hands-free on the road or receive wireless navigation audio prompts to their destination.ln addition, easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone's call history log. Don't know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from the StreetPilot 2820's extensive points of interest database - including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions.The StreetPilot 2820's MP3 player, audio book player and optional XM Radio keep you entertained on the road. The MP3 player allows you to browse music by artist, album, and/or song.

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Garmin has long been a leader in automotive GPS technology. Now they're taking it to the next level with the StreetPilot 2820. All the powerful GPS goodness is here, plus a healthy dose of media storage for preloaded North American street maps all your MP3s, as well as Bluetooth wireless technology so you can make hands-free calls on a compatible phone. You also get XM radio compatibility, a massive points of interest (P0l) database, and an audiobook player. Simply put, if you want to get the most out of your time on the road, the 2820 is the answer.

The 3D map view, combined with turn-by-turn voice prompts, make it easy to see -- and hear -- where you're headed.

A simple user interface helps you get the information you need, fast. View larger.

The 2820 puts all the travel tools you need in one place. View larger.

The unit integrates seamlessly with your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone. View larger.

The embedded MP3 player lets you listen to your tunes wherever you roam. View larger.

Design
The 2820's front panel is dominated by a large, 3.8-inch automotive-grade, color, sunlight readable TFT display that features 454 x 240 pixel resolution. The display is touchscreen-enabled, and there's also an included wireless remote control. A built-in photo sensor adjusts the screen's brightness for light conditions automatically, so you always have the best view possible. A USB 2.0 interface makes uploading your MP3s to the 2820 a snap, and you can also send audio to the car stereo through the 3.5 mm stereo headphone/line-out plug.

With dimensions of 5.6 x 3.2 x 2.0 inches (W x H X D) and weight of just .91 pounds, the 2820 is small enough to take anywhere. lt's also a great choice for motorcycle users. Meanwhile, an integrated dash mounting system provides easy adjustment and quick release. The unit contains a built-in GPS patch antenna, but an MCX-type connector offers an optional external GPS antenna connection.

Hands-free Calling
The 2820 integrates wireless technology with a microphone and speaker that lets you make hands-free calls on a compatible Bluetooth phone. Motorcyclists can connect a Bluetooth-enabled headset or helmet simultaneously with a Bluetooth phone to the StreetPilot 2820 to talk hands-free on the road or receive wireless navigation audio prompts to their destination.

ln addition, you can easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone's call history log. Don't know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from the 2820's extensive points of interest database -- including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions.

Navigation
The 2820 comes ready to use out of the box with preloaded maps of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico (optional maps of Europe are available, too). Simply enter a destination, and you're automatically routed with turn-by-turn voice directions that speak street names. A fingertip touch screen interface, remote control, and 2D or 3D map perspective combined with the ability to arrange destinations to minimize trip distance make navigation easy. lt also accepts customized points of interest (P0ls) such as school zones, safety cameras, and LPG filling stations and includes proximity alerts to warn of upcoming P0ls.

Master your Commute
Monitor traffic tie-ups with the addition of an optional traffic receiver. ln select metro areas, with the addition of the GTM 10 or GTM 12 FM TMC traffic sensors* or the GXM 30 XM smart antenna**, the StreetPilot 2820 notifies you of accidents, road construction, and weather-related traffic delays on the road ahead, and then offers an alternate route. Simply touch the screen icon to calculate a new route. ln addition to valuable traffic information, the GXM 30 and a subscription to XM NavTraffic also provide basic weather information such as current conditions, forecasts, and Severe Weather Alerts.

XM radio, MP3s, and Audio Books
The 2820's MP3 player, audio book player and optional XM Radio keep you entertained on the road. The MP3 player allows you to browse music by artist, album, and/or song. Meanwhile, optional audio books may be purchased from audible.com, which features over 70,000 hours of audio programs. Lastly, a subscription to XM Radio along with the GXM 30 smart antenna provide over 150 plus channels of commercial-free music, sports, news, talk and entertainment programming.

* Traffic services available in select cities throughout the U.S. and Europe. Subscription required in the U.S. and Great Britain. Free public service in Continental Europe.
** Traffic information available only in select cities in the Continental U.S. where coverage exists and requires an XM NavTraffic subscription fee.

What's in the Box
StreetPilot 2820, preloaded City Navigator NT North America (full coverage), MapSource City Navigator NT DVD (full-unlock). alphanumeric remote control, external microphone, dash mount, portable non-skid mount, 12-volt power cable with external speaker, AC power adapter, USB interface cable, protective cover, owner's manual, and quick reference guide.


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Buyer's feedback: - * An excellent product - and just in case - also excellent service ...
Until a week ago I owned the 2720. Unfortunately a map update failed and I had to send the unit to Garmin. The service folks from Garmin just sent me their latest streetpilot 2820 (free upgrade, just great). So, from being unhappy due to the failed update, I am now quite happy. Also, that took place within 4! work days. Dropped it off at the post office on Friday, got it back on Thursday moring the week after. Really quick.
It is a great unit, just like the predecessor 2720, but now also has bluetooth and an audio book reader and MP3 Player (things I will likely not use). Bluetooth is great, though, for mobile phones in cars even though you will need to connect a speaker and micro.
The unit does what it needs to do - get me where I want to go. Especially on a motorcycle. Waterprrof, with enough room to save half of the US and CAN (mine is a european unit).
I used the previous version for 3 years and never has it failed to get me where I wanted to go. It is fast, has excellent routing, is VERY easy to use, the screen is large and very easy to read even under unfavorable lighting conditions and as I said - support is great and is located in the US or Europe, exactly where you are. No call centers in inner Mongolia or other such nonsense. Whoever had to contact a call center other than in your own country knows what I am talking about. But you will likely not need tech support, since it just works reliably and every day.
If you need to have a unit for an MC this is the unit I would recommend. Even more so, since you can use it your car and on business trips, ...
It does not come with a picture viewer, but that is useless from my point of view to begin with. The only drawback is the somewhat flacky reception of the GPS signal in difficult areas - namely skycrapers all over the place and narrow roads for example in Spain. Still I always arrived with minimum stress. Far better than what you would get built into cars at a far better price.

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Buyer's feedback: - Excellent motorcycle GPS
After spending a few days researching GPS receivers that were good candidates for motorcycles I narrowed my list to the Garmin Zumo 550, Garmin StreetPilot 2820, and TomTom Rider.

Although the Zumo 550 seems to be the more popular choice lately, I decided upon the StreetPilot 2820 because it has more features (ex: multiple via points on a route and a higher resolution screen).

It is an excellent choice for a motorcycle --it can easily be operated with gloves on, it's waterproof, it's easy to read, and it can pair to two Bluetooth devices (in my case a Bluetooth helmet and my Blackberry).

The maps that come with this unit are outstanding --I can fairly reliably tell the difference between paved and unpaved roads (something you can't do with Google Maps, for instance).

I have found one bug with the device: If you're using the music player and attempt to voice dial a phone number, the Bluetooth connection gets flaky and I need to reboot the unit --I'm hoping a future firmware update will fix this issue. At least I've found a work around to this annoyance --if I manually pause the music and then make (and complete) the call and then unpause the music everything seems to work okay.

Garmin technical support while I was trying to diagnose this issue was outstanding.

I highly recommend this unit.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Great for Motorcycle Touring... Loaded with features.. But a bit big ...
Going on my third season with the 2820, I can't imagine touring without it. Easy to use with gloves, big enough to see without reading glasses, accurate guide, and more. The connectivity can't be beat either, plus it is a very rough and tumble sturdy unit. I was very happy with the XM radio, and in the car I plug it into my auxiliary jack. I'm happy to report that there has not been one glitch or problem over 8,000 mile of bumpy twisties and harsh riding through the elements on my motorcycle. I had the Garmin Quest before upgrading to this unit. There is no comparison. The Quest was way too cumbersome in controls and directions and screen display to be very useful on while moving fast on the road, espically if you wanted to make changes to it on the fly. My only wish with this 2820 unit is that it wasn't so big. You don't want to leave an expensive unit like this on the bike when you stop, and, although it does fit in my jacket pocket, it's very bulky. Overall, I have been very happy with this unit and highly recommend.

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Buyer's feedback: - Garmin 2820 Works well with Bluetooth
I bought this item several months ago and recently took it on a motorcycle trip to New England and Canada. I managed to hook it up with Bluetooth with my helmet and my cell phone which hung on my belt. Amazingly, it worked for cell phone calls going down the road in Toronto. The only drawback is that one needs to do a "reality check" for routes it may decide on. Some routes were out of the way or no longer in existence. A bonus was looking up the weather on areas I was planning to go to.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Garmin 2820 GPS ...
My wife and I just returned home from a 5,351 mile trip on our motorcycle. The trip went from California into Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. This GPS worked amazingly well throughout the trip. It provided lodging information and fueling information as well as complete directions for our entire trip, which I had pre-loaded before departure. Any changes we made enroute were easily entered while on the road.

Addresses were easily found by typing the address into the 2820 and then punching "Go to". We never failed to find any address so entered. This came in handy for finding laundries and other places which weren't listed in the Garmin database.

My wife carried a back-up map. On a couple of occasions early on, she doubted the GPS and we went a different way than where the GPS wanted us to go. In the end, we found that the GPS really knew best most of the time. As our confidence in the GPS built, we used it almost exclusively.

The Bluetooth feature worked well with our cell phone allowing us to make and answer calls while riding the bike. We also had the XM Radio as well as MP3 tunes loaded on the unit. When tall mountains and trees blocked our XM signal, we simply switched to the MP3, which gave us ongoing tunes to listen to while traveling.

All in all, this is a great product!