Comments on: Hands-on With The Garmin Nuvifone: It Has A Killer UI

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:16:05 +0000

This is a awesome cell phone, but when or how long will it take for people to get use to the word “FONE”.
I can see stand alone GPS going the same way as news papers. Gone! Everything will be on our phones.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:30:12 +0000

I am looking into getting a new cell phone and I would really like a Sidekick II or III. On eBay there are a few unlocked Sidekicks. My plan is with Cingular, but if I bought an unlocked phone, could I still use it with my Cingular SIM card?

By: abcyesn

abcyesn — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:40:36 +0000

It’s a good phone, no doubt about it, all the new cell phone are getting navigation built-in, you cannot blame on Garmin going for the mobile industry simply because their cakes are getting eaten. I personally think this phone has its potentials if it’s priced right. Not for $500 dollars though. There’s a forum that discuss about the Nuvifone at http://www.Garmin-Nuvifone.org

By: Bosh

Bosh — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:05:12 +0000

@Ronald: Map NT 2008 is not bad. I have no poblems with that map.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:53:27 +0000

Why buy it? It looks like it has not a Symbian or Window OS. So you are stucked again there with applications. Second the phone looks new but the map material NT 2008 in Europe is one of the baddest on the planet. I use Garmin for years 2610 and now 2820 which is my worst GPS ever. All nice functions are gone that where implemented in the 2610 (full charts display, readeble scaling, transparent windows, and more. The CF card which is missing in the 2820 is the biggest mistake. And the speed is worse then the 2610. No guys, for me Garmin is over. It is all about money and not about customer safisfaction. For which I will gladly pay a little more. I’m hoping someday there is this one GPS that is the right one. Don’t care about the brand.

By: Digdug

Digdug — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:16:38 +0000

I an extremely interested in this phone. I have a Garmin Zumo for my MV Agusta and love the unit – so I was excited to hear of a Garmin phone. I will pay full price cash for it upon release *IF* it is made available on T-mobile. I have had no issues with TM in many years and will not switch to AT&T for any phone. I hope Garmin sells it on TM or as an unlocked phone. Frankly I dont understand the business logic behind releasing the Nuviphone exclusively on ATT where the iPhone also has exclusivity – obviously ATT and Apple are going to ‘push’ the iPhone more than any competitor, so why should Garmin cut its own market-share throat? Sell it as unlocked so an ATT or TM customer can purchase and use! Please Garmin I am grovelling, don’t weigh the Nuviphone down with an ATT-exclusive anchor!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:36:48 +0000

I think this phone looks very promising. After the disappointing announcement of the new features to the much hyped iPhone 2, I think many people are going to be looking for a more feature laden touch screen phone. The more I read about this particular phone the more excited about it I become. My only point of contingence would be the price out of pocket and the carrier they choose to market it with. Also I have a question for the poster on here Mike. Do you know for sure that the added features you listed in your post, such as the Cut & Paste, Flash support, A2DP Bluetooth, and Exchange support, will actually be on the phone? And also, where did you read/get this information? Thank you very much for the information in advance if you can help me with that. Anyway, overall so far, I think this phone will be a MAJOR competitor for the iPhone and many of the other touch screen phones that are starting to come out more and more.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:52:18 +0000

I agree with Steve…tired of apple…ready for this one to come out…looks like it will be well worth the money!

By: Dingsda

Dingsda — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:13:32 +0000

Does anybody know if it will be possible to use the nueviphone for geocaching? Or is it just for the navigation on roads?

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:54:04 +0000

The Garmin Nuvifone looks promising. It has all of the features of the iPhone 3G, including the features the iPhone 3G should have, like MMS, video capturing, and a full-function GPS. Granted it includes Exchange support, A2DP Bluetooth, Flash support, and a ‘Copy & Paste’ feature, it will easily surpass the iPhone 3G. Now if only they can bring the price down or subsidize through a carrier, I’d be willing to wait until it releases over purchasing the Nokia E71.