Comments on: Garmin Nuvi 780

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:32:05 +0000

I have been using a Garmin \Where2\ gps in my Avis rental car. It works great. I don’t see this model on the list of models available.

I would like to by a small self-contained untit (no external antenae or transmiter), just the cig lighter power cord. I travel a lot by plane and rental car.

Any suggestions?

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:43:31 +0000

Jeff, see our article “Garmin Discontinued Status“. It is still supported and map updates are still available, just no longer in production.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:52:40 +0000

What is the use of buying a product that Garmin has dicontinued? Does that mean the product is no longer supported by Garmin and map updates are not available? This product is available from Amazon for $200, but not sure if it is worth it if map updates are not available anymore or if the product is unsupported.

By: David

David — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:22:05 +0000

I believe you have to dismount it before turning it off….

By: David

David — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:18:50 +0000

780 can be found at Garmin site by clicking On The Road > Automotive and then on left side Discontinued. Also can search “780″ for various links.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:04:35 +0000

I’m researching to buy my first GPS. Is an MSN subscription a must in order to access the traffic feature? Thx!!!

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:22:32 +0000

I have just purchased the nuvi760 and made a believer out of my geography award winning husband after a trip to Hilton Head. This stated it comes with the MSN trial but I found out the receiver that comes with the unit, looks like a cigar, is not the receiver needed for MSN you need to purchase a GDB 50 that looks like a gun. the cigar type is a GTM20 and is traffic receiver. Also the dash/bean bag mount makes it very easy to hide the whole unit instead of the window mount for quick in and out of the car. A quick print out of the manual online is very helpful as a reference when you need to ask a question on the fourm.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:58:51 +0000

just ordered one. looking for experience

By: PG

PG — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:42:34 +0000

Bought a Nuvi 780 four months ago:

Things I like:
- Came with 3 months free MSN Direct
- Traffic feature is nice, it warns you about congestion (also provides time it takes to clear for the congestion to clear), desperately tries to re-route you before reach the congestion area – listen to it.
- Locator feature will only work if you remove unit from the cradle before shutting of the power.
- MSN service $50/yr or $130 one time charge, it also service may not be availabe after year 2014.
_ You can arrival time by default, touch arrival time on the screen it’ll dispaly lot of information about the trip including distance.
- Bluetooth feature works fine with both of our phones LG Vu and Shine, we use FM transmitter/car stereo to make phone calls and listen to built in MP3 player

Things I did not like:
Transmitter outside the unit (in car adaptor), if it goes bad will cost ~$120 to replace.
Looks like 780 is disconitnued, does not show up in Garmin site anymore
New features like Flight status/weather doppler are not avaialable in this unit.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:35:55 +0000

Yes, it is an easy system to setup. I don’t know why some sites would list it without MSN except that it comes with the hardware and a trial subscription. Perhaps they just mean the full subscription (yearly) doesn’t come with it.