Comments on: Garmin Car Mount Review

By: dshot

dshot — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:52:42 +0000

i just love how the first thing it says when you open up this app is that you shouldn’t use it while driving and then helio goes and sells a car mount so that you can use the app while driving. sweet irony

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:26:14 +0000

I subscribed to Garmin Mobile for a few months, and found it reasonably useful. I just DIY’ed a velcro-to-dash solution with the soft-velcro on my Ocean’s battery. Works great.

I gave up on Garmin Mobile not because of failings with the app, but because the Ocean simply doesn’t multitask. I gave in, and got a Streetpilot c550 refurb for less than $200. Couldn’t be happier. I use it as an SD-card based mp3 player to my car’s aux-in, which pauses/resumes the music for direction changes or when I take speakerphone calls with the c550’s microphone. Can the Helio’s mp3 player do that? No.

I liked the notion of having a “do-it-all device” in my Ocean, but it simply failed to live up to that notion.

Now, with the combination of the c550 and the Ocean, I have exactly what I was looking for.

And I still velcro my Ocean to the dashboard. Makes for easy one-handed texting (at red lights, of course).

By: the origin0o goTti

the origin0o goTti — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:50:23 +0000

considerin’ i subscribe to garmin mobile monthly,this is great!ima cop 1 a.s.a.p!wiLl also be useful when im talkin’ via bluet0oth in my car.on a sidenote,i was debatin’ which is beTter,the garmin mobile on helio ocean or vz navigator from verizon!any opinions on that? -0n3-

By: S107

S107 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:31:24 +0000

LMAO Playful Lick. Im The Type To Squeeze Some Man Juice On It To Make It Stick.

Just Ordered One. This Would Save Me About 3oo Bucks That I Was Saving For Another Garmin. Thanks Again People! 8:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::D~~ ~ ~~

By: sed51329

sed51329 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:12:30 +0000

I haven’t had that problem at all.

By: PlusMinuS

PlusMinuS — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:06:52 +0000

I bought one of these and love it! holds great. But one thing you’ll wana keep in mind and it’s not the fault of the product but, if you leave your car parked in hot weather for long periods it will fall. so if you just got back to your car from work or whatever and it’s beyond hot in there, give it a tug or take it off and give it a playful lick. don’t molest it!! I’d hate too hear that one of you say “i got in my car sweatin bullets and rolled down the windows right after puttin my helio in the cradle, took a sharp right and bye bye went my helio.” I guess a good way to remember would be “lick it or loose it.”

By: Justin B.

Justin B. — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:47:54 +0000

It’s pretty strong. Check the review for more details, but it has a release, when you stick it to the window you tighten the release flap and it makes the suction like 10x stronger. It’s weird, but it works pretty well.

By: S107

S107 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:12:49 +0000

How Sturdy is The Suction Cup? I Ride A sportbike And This Would Be Perfect To Fix To The Windshield. Maybe Hard Mount It Somewhere, At 30 Bucks, You Cant beat The Price.

By: sed51329

sed51329 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:07:16 +0000

For Garmin, yes. For using the cradle…no.

It was intimidating to put together, but I figured it out.

For some reason, they sent it to me for free with my Ocean, along with a 2 GB memory card.

By: el chivomx744

el chivomx744 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:04:53 +0000

is there a subscription for this?