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The compact, portable Lowrance iWay 350C GPS+WAAS navigator not only gets you where you need to go, but also lets you groove to your favorite tunes along the way. The system is structured around turn-by-turn GPS navigation, but also includes such multimedia extras as a stereo MP3 audio player, a wireless FM modulator, a picture viewer, and a built-in battery pack for portable power. As a result, the iWay 350C makes a great companion on everything from cross-country drives to wilderness hikes to city bus commutes.

3D display mode is easy to follow. View larger image.

Plays MP3 files through built-in FM transmitter. View larger image.

View JPEG digital photos on the 3.5-inch display. View larger image.

The Lowrance iWay 350C features a touchscreen, GPS navigation, MP3 player, photo viewer, and more in a single device.

Simply pick a destination via the easy-to-use touchscreen display and you're on your way. 0nce programmed, the iWay 350C automatically calculates the best route and delivers turn-by-turn directions with audio and visual cues. lt's more convenient than ever to view your route thanks to the three, selectable mapping displays--2D Track Up, 2D North Up, and Elevated 3D--and the sunlight-readable 3.5-inch TFT color display, whose 320 x 240 resolution is sharp and detailed. 0nce you approach your destination, the display's auto-zooming function kicks in to give you a more detailed look. And because the iWay 350C is WAAS-enabled, it's accurate to within 3 meters, giving you a leg up on your next lnternet-based scavenger hunt.

The device isn't restricted to basic navigation, however, with such add-ons as street address searching and auto-routing functions that help you choose the most efficient route. Want to avoid toll roads on a long trip and stick to the interstate? Would you like to avoid taking left turns against busy traffic? Simply tell the iWay 350C and it will create a route that meets your requests. The unit even automatically recalculates the directions should you miss a turn.

The iWay 350C is equipped with a rugged 4 GB hard drive for high-detail mapping, along with a preloaded Navteq database with street-level maps for the continental U.S. and Canada. The database also includes more than five million points of interest, including gas stations, hotels, malls, restaurants, amusement parks, and tons more. And should the maps prove slightly out of date, you can update them via PC using the included USB cord. The iWay even goes a step further by making sure you never have to compromise on-road safety. ln addition to its voice guidance function, the iWay 350C sports a Safety Passenger mode that allows a passenger to use the GPS features while the car is in motion.

The iWay 350C is also designed to help you enjoy your time on the road, even while you're in the midst of following directions. The unit accepts both MMC and SD digital memory cards, which can hold hundreds of compressed MP3 music files or JPEG photos. Even better, the iWay's built-in FM modulator plays the MP3s wirelessly through your car's stereo speakers, so you don't need to install an expensive new system to enjoy the tunes. Simply find an empty FM frequency on your radio dial and the iWay will wirelessly stream the music to the tuner. 0nce you're on the road, you can activate the browse, repeat, shuffle, or scan functions, or even adjust the equalizer for the best audio performance.

The iWay 350C, which runs for up to 15 hours per charge of the two internal lithium-ion batteries, comes with a 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter, a suction-cup mounting bracket, a USB cable, a protective cover, and a touchscreen cleaning cloth. The compact unit measures 4.52 by 3.54 by 2.55 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
iWay 350C, 12-volt cigarette lighter power cord, suction-cup mounting bracket, USB cable, protective cover, touchscreen cleaning cloth, user's manual.


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Buyer's feedback: - * Not as good as expected. ...
I have had this unit for three years. When going to an address it would do a good job of giving me the best route. When entering addresses, it was not at all intuitive. It could not seem to find many of the addresses I entered. While entering addresses, I would have to press a letter more than once to get it to register. This became worse with time. The unit's power button did not always work. I would have to unplug it from it's power source to shut it down. After 3 years of use now it will only turn on in power saver mode. I have retired the unit and purchased a Magellon. Overall I would say the routing software worked well, but the unit was glitchy. I would not recomend it. If you have the money to spend Lorance makes a top notch high end GPS but you will have to spend 900.00 for it. If you want a bare bones nav unit, forget this one and go with Garmin or Magellon.

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Buyer's feedback: - Horrible GPS will never buy from Lowrance again
I bought this GPS unit last June. My first unit I had took 2 days to try and locate a satalite and was never successful. I sent the unit back and they sent me a new one. I have had nothing with problems with the unit. It takes a long time to find your current location. My touch screen also locks up a lot. Finally the entire lower half of my screen went out after not even having it a year. HORRIBLE GPS. Would not recommend to ANYONE.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Not My Perfect GPS but a Useful Value ...
I agree with the reviewer who said the iWay is not without faults but a good GPS for the price.

I've used the iWay 350C in my car for over a year now. I purchased it after briefly using the in-dash nav system in a loaner car while mine was being serviced. I've also recently compared the iWay with a cell-phone navigation option (TeleNav version 3.6 on a Motorola cell phone). Prior to these I used maps generated by Yahoo! or similar web services with directions printed out for my trips. There is no one perfect navigation system, in my estimation.

The iWay 350C is a good value for the price. For those drivers without .mp3 options in their vehicles, the music player is a nice feature. Unfortunately, the music function does seem to impact on the iWay's navigation, however.

My unit was returned once, just under a year of use, when the battery refused to hold a charge and the unit would not start up. On return, it functioned perfectly until a month later when the touch screen calibration began to fail. I'm preparing to return the unit to Lowrance again, hoping this can be corrected. Touch screen problems make the unit essentially useless since you need to select destinations, start music play, even acknowledge pop-up messages using the touch screen.

On a recent trip from Maryland to Pennsylvania, after our family "discovered" the .mp3 player function, the iWay was not able to generate a route (it claimed there was not sufficient memory) until after we drove part of the route; it again had difficulty with memory on the return trip. It seemed that stopping music player function improved the routing capacity. By comparison, the phone-based navigation generated the route both ways, but dropped its connection with the satellites numerous times, and was slow to prompt for turns (this version of the TeleNav service only provides voice prompt and turn icons, not maps).

Even with these upsetting problems, for the price and flexibility, the iWay 350C has served well as a navigation system for many other trips, and works well for finding directions in denser areas where I travel. I've looked at the Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom units and have not seen one that I thought offered the functionality for the money that the Lowrance does. Though I would prefer never to need to interact with product support I've found Lowrance's support to be very capable.

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Buyer's feedback: - Not for Motorcycles
Nice unit for a car, but it won't work on a bike. A little slow, but not bad especially for that price. I bought one for my motorcycle, but it shut itself off within 15 minutes. I called Lowrance and they thought it was a battery problem, so I sent it back (Amazon was amazingly cooperative; Great Customer service!!!). I tested the new one in my truck and it worked great, but 10 minutes in the motorcycle mount and it shut down again. I tested it in several other vehicles and it work everywhere but on a motorcycle. Lowrance and Amazon were good about taking it back, but Lowrance had no idea it wouldn't work on a bike.

I just bought a Garmin Zumo 550 (made specifically for a bike) and I love it, although it's more than twice the price.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Get one! ...
Received our iWay 350 on Saturday. Took it out to the car to charge it and to see how long it took to find our location; it took about 45 seconds. The preloaded version was 1.3 and V1.4 is available on the Lowrance web (I installed the update after charging the 350 about an hour). If you want to save a LOT of time, download the update to your PC, follow the manual to connect the iWay (USB) and execute the update from your PC. Downloading it directly to you memory card is painfully slow. I also loaded a new "skin", but the default is easiest to see.

Sunday noon we went to lunch and to the driving range (golf that is) and tested the 350. Our favorite restaurant was in the POI data base and I did a search for the golf course and added them both to the address book. I also entered our home. I have never used a GPS unit before and I can't believe how simple it is to use. I uploaded a CD (MP3's) to the SD disk and we headed out to lunch. We tuned in an empty FM station (you can select any you want) and turned on the FM player. The sound quality was fantastic. We were even amazed how good it sounded right from the 350. The (female) voice could not have been any clearer.

The directions were almost perfect, when we pulled into the restaurant parking lot the 350 showed that we still had 66 feet to the destination (I suppose that was to our table). We continued to the golf course and then home purposely taking wrong turns a few times. The 350 recalculated our route every time in less than one minute without a glitch. The Gauge page is pretty sharp. It tracked our vehicle speed to within 5 mph consistantly and gave us an accurate ETA to each location. I wish it also showed our altitude on the Gauge page, you have to go to the satellites page to see that. By the way, our three trips totaled about 45 miles, most of it on lovely Oklahoma country roads (did I say lovely?).

I realize that we have only had the 350 for one day, but we are already sold on the unit. My concern that I should have bought the Garmin instead is history. I prefer the fact that I have so much more control of the display and options with the 350. iWay 350 and Version 1.4 software.. outstanding.