Mio DigiWalker C220 Automobile Navigator
Mio C220 Digi-Walker - Portable GPS System - 3.5" Touchscreen

I bought the device in November. In August during a trip, while driving, it stopped functioning. After reboot the screen would come up but the touchscreen would not respond. Sent it to MIO for Warranty Repair. Mio sent message "Out of Warranty". Since it is a one year warranty I knew it wasn't out of warranty. I called and left several messages at the California repair location and never received a return phone call. When I called to get clarification the answering service, located off shore, told me they don't know why it was rejected for Warranty service in California but there was nothing they could do about it. I wouldn't purchase another MIO device based on the poor quality of the device and the lack of ownership to service the device.
 
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I bought this unit for my wife for Christmas. 8 months later and I'm wondering why she isn't using it and always borrowing my Garmin. So, I ask her what's up and she tells me that it's too hard to use. So, last week I took the Garmin out of my car and replaced it with her Mio. I have to say I don't blame her for not using it. We live in NW Arkansas and the map coverage is really bad. We can't even set up our home address in a large neighborhood that was established 6 years ago. The touch screen controls are really tiny and there is a much longer learning curve to remember the right paths around the menus than the similarly priced Garmin unit I have and use. Battery life is very short. I estimate 4 to 5 hours at maximum. The unit also has opportunities with locking up that requires a complete reboot and loss of all your previously saved settings. This might be a solid unit for walking around in big cities, but it's not the right unit for a mix of city walking and suburb/country in car navigation. I did go on-line to the mio website to download the latest operating system and maps before my trial. I even contacted Mio about a map update and was told they have no future release date for a map update so we're now looking at replacing the unit with another brand (garmin) that has more updated maps. So, when I bought this based on the glowing reviews of others on this site I thought I was doing the right thing. Now you know the rest of the story. This unit doesn't even come close to the reviews posted here.
 
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really nice gps, very user friendly interface
 
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this unit was pretty good for the price, but the big flaw that has me looking for another unit is that the directions stink! when i am going somewhere that i know how to get to, i like to see where the unit will take me. it's almost NEVER in the same direction i'm going, even when i change the route settings (fastest, shortest, economical, etc). and if i keep going the way i know will get me there, it continuously wants me to turn around & go back, even if that means back-tracking almost 50 miles!! so, i just end up turning the stupid thing off because it aggravates me! it's a good thing i already knew where i was going, because this thing would have taken me on back roads & unpaved roads (even if i have that setting turned off). i would hate to see where it takes me if i'm really lost & don't know where i'm going.
 
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Voice is not loud enough. (I did check to see if while it was not in use it had gone back to defaults.) Is not as intuitive as I was lead to believe. Price was pretty good. And perhaps some of these things have been rectified.
 
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I was disappointed it did not include a map of Canada. It keeps losing satellite signal. Hard to add an address or POI.
 
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Once I figure out the options, and I'm pretty sure I have not found them all yet, it was pretty easy to use and VERY accurate. I would recommend this product to all novices as the more high tech ones are at a higher price tag. Great product for its price.
 
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Love this GPS! It is so easy to use and it is small, so you can bring it anywhere! It is great for traveling! Best part are the maps, they are very accurate. I love that I can just rely on the GPS to take me where I need to be!!
 
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I bought a C220 last spring to use on summer vacation. It was my first GPS, so I didn't really know what to expect. But I did notice and appreciate its accuracy and speed in calculating and recalculating routes. It is WAAS enabled and has a remarkably complete set of POIs built in, to include small hometown pizzerias. Fast forward to the present and I wanted to get a second GPS because they were so cheap during Black Friday sales. I tried the TomTom One 3rd Edition and returned it the next day because of primitive graphics, slow calculations, and weak POIs. I got the Magellan1200 as a replacement and returned it for much the same reasons. I even looked at the newer C230 and found it had a different (weaker) POI database from the C220. Now I am back to trying to find good deals on the C220. If you can find one of these, grab it!
 
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The product is easy to use. Sometimes it will tell you to turn left but on the map shows to turn right. This has happened about twice but it corrects itself automatically. The product is easy to use, do not need to read the manual. Only draw back is that there are no other voice options and the volume is not very loud.
 
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Great product. The only concern is the one well known with this unit. That is the sound is a little hard to hear over the road noise at high speeds. Other than that very good and I recommend.
 
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It take a million year for the device to detect GPS signal
 
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The MIO C220 is great for the first time user who has not had any experience with a GPS. Like some other reviews, the sound is not up to par, but it gets the job done. I too have had the GPS hang on me, but just reboot the GPS and your on your way again. Minor things are, the software or interface with user. You don't have other ways to find your destination or POI's as us do with other more costly GPS, but you get what you pay for. I too wish it had more POI's. This is my second GPS for the second car and I am happy with it. A basic GPS with a Great value.
 
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The points of interest are amazing 4 million or so. it shows the smallest little stores near my neiborhood. It talks and does everything most people need it for. unless you need it everyday (then get the expensive ones with extra features really good ones will cost about 500-600$). I bought as a gift and got to use it on several occasions i would reccomend this product to a friend.
 
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This GPS unit has worked great. I used it while on vacation and didn't have any problems. What I really like is you can ad way points just by touching the map on the screen. This becomes really useful when you want to alter the directions that the unit has calculated. The only thing I didn't like about this unit is the map data is not always accurate. I tried to type in my home address and it said that my street didn't exist in my town. I later found out it classifies my street under a different town. Other than that small thing this is a great inexpensive GPS unit.
 
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Only complaint I have is that the audio is a little low. Often at highway speeds you can not hear the audio.
 
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I bought one of these at Staples being attracted by the features and price as compared to a TomTom One. It's would have been a good deal only if it worked. I played around a bit with it and found I could get it to crash with a suspiciously Windows 95/98-like "faulting application" error message just by tapping around randomly on the screen. Thought it was just a defective unit until I tried the same on the in-store model and found the same behavior. Thanks but no thanks. When you're in your car driving to an unknown destination the last thing you want to have is a flaky GPS unit. I bought a TomTom One and have been very pleased with it. As a matter of fact, I bought two additional units as Christmas gifts for family members.
 
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I travel as part of my job and this little GPS is great. I program my destination on the plane and when I get to the rental car, I just plug it in and go. It gets me to my hotel and then my destination and back again almost flawlessly. It has only let me down twice so far. It took me into the wrong side of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport (the maintenance entrance). Another time it directed me to a seafood restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky that had gone out of business. Other than those, rather minor inconveniences, it has served me well. I like it better then the "Neverlost" system the rental company charges me extra for.
 
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I bought the Mio C220 just before going on a trip for our annversary. It worked right out of the box and easily planned the route for our trip to our destination. I like everything about the unit except the volume is a bit low in some situations. It quickly recalculates the route to get back on your intended track if you make a wrong turn or make a side trip to find food or services along the way. I've been using Garmin handheld GPS's for over 4 years and found this unit to have much better GPS reception than my 2 Garmin units.
 
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First off, I'd like to say that Mio is a very good company, it's just that this particular unit is not very user friendly compared to their other units. I (like many others) purchased the Mio C310x and love it (even got the map updates, but do not notice much of a difference...whole other story) and another family member purchased the widescreen Mio C520 which works very well as well. The main problem with the C220 is this... psss psss psss... I CAN'T HEAR A DARN THING!!! The volume is so low on this unit, you can't make it out if you have any kind of sound in the car (be it wind or radio). The unit's display is not as bright as the other two GPS units as well. There is also no external volume control (which is a bit annoying). The plus side is that this unit is cheap. Where can you get a GPS for less than $170??? If you can spend a few more dollars, buy the C520. You won't regret it.
 
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This is a great GPS. I already have a Garmin, but wanted a smaller, thinner unit, and this one fits the bill. The only reason I did not give it a 5 in performance is that I use it in a convertible and in full sunlight, it is a little hard to see. However, with the top up, there is enough shade so that is not a problem at all. The price of this unit makes it an outstanding buy, and the size makes it perfect for someone who travels and wants to take a GPS along to use in rental cars, etc.
 
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I am a field tech with a well known Computer consulting company and have to find addresses and get to them without problems. This unit has done the trick and is very easy to use. It took very little setup out of the box and the only short coming is that some of the maps are slightly out of date. I am in an area that has grown rather rapidly in the last year or so.
 
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The Mio is a very nice product. The battery life is about four hours. It is a very feature rich product. The touch screen is sensitive. Now, it is a GPS so, it doesn't always provide the best possible routes for long distance driving and the volume is a bit low if your window is down. Those would really be my only complaints. The 2 gig memory stick comes included which is very cool. I like the record mode which records your trip and gives data regarding it. It also reports altitude which is cool. I highly recommend this product.
 
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Awesome functions for the price. Unbeatable deal and great service from buy.com!
 
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Hmm, for a GPS device that is supposed to get you where you want to go, I am still somewhat lost in trying to figure it out. Sometimes the screen appears black and blue, other times it is bright and multi-colored, sometimes it is showing me where I am and where I want to go, other times it is showing me a previous location with no directions or positioning of my current location. It is not very intuitive at all and maybe I need to read the CD manual more carefully, but the basic instructions that come with it are quite insufficient! I often have to fiddle with the buttons, reboot it, etc. to get it to show me where I am. It is the 1st GPS device I have ever owned but I am fairly technology-commpetent. This puzzle of a device is ALMOST good!
 
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I found the MIO all I expected and more. Most of the negative items contained in other reviews I had read were not a problem in my unit. Perhaps the product has been improved. This has been a great product for me.
 
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Great product, does what you need right out of the box. Easy to use and value priced. Very happy with purchase. I have a blue-tooth & MP3 Player already so why would I want to use a GPS to do something I already have? Hope I get a couple years service from this MIO 220. Would like to have a couple more options for voices... Only one in American English.
 
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