This GPS worked well for me! I bought it for when I travel out of town and it was a total life saver for me. On my way back to Myrtle Beach, SC from rural South Carolina for a wedding, there was an accident that had shut down the road so I had to turn off. I immediately hit the detour button and the GPS calculated a brand new route for me to follow within seconds.

The text to voice feature is great, never have to take my eyes off the road to know when a turn is coming up.

The MSN Direct feature, not really sure how it works as Myrtle Beach is not one of the areas that has it.

I'm glad I bought, I dont know how I drove without it!

If you want to satisfy your curiosity and stay in a comfortable price
I recommend that you try any of these refurbished GPS units.
I have bought 5 four Garmin and 1 Navagon and am satisfied with all.

I'm pleased with the quality of this GPS unit. So glad I got the text-to-speech feature. They should all be like that. It's easy to use, and was well worth the purchase price when I used it for the first time and it got me out of an awful mess on the highway. Note to new users: the text-to-speech feature seems to work only when you choose a language option along with a name (e.g. English Jack). Otherwise, you get just turn-by-turn directions without street names. I also like the cute car icon (better than the original arrow). I now never worry about going anywhere unfamiliar, or taking an unexpected trip off the beaten path. I also don't worry about my kids getting where they need to go, as they have GPS units also! This one has more bells & whistles than I need, but these days it's hard to find just a basic GPS unit. I've not yet tried the bluetooth feature or any of the one-year freebies.

Love this GPS. Think it is to much better than the others. This is the second one I've gotten - one is a Christmas gift. BUY IT! Worth every penny! The price is right!

It doesnt do anything spectacular. But, it does exactly what I expected it to do and I believe it was worth the $150.