I be sure many have great review with this gp . however let I say that when it arrive , the first we notice that there be a scratch on the top of the GPS . open the box , we notice the bag be tear open , and then tape close . plus the one adapter be miss . plug it in and try it , there be no `` initial setup '' as the instruction state ! however the history and previous save location be all from a location in Southern California -lrb- I will not list the address of the residence , but it be on there -rrb- ! but the initial setup location be - set as HOME and be a address in southern California be on it -lrb- full address -rrb- !!! what I can positive say be that indoors it get full satellite signal ! and this be on the first floor of a two story house , not near a window but in the center of the room , or even lay on the bed -lrb- center of room far from a window and a full floor above plus attic -rrb- . one thing I do not care for be how the antenna must be open -lrb- flip up to get GPS signal -rrb- as it be just one more thing that can break off . and although there be a lot of pous -lrb- point of interest -rrb- -lrb- 6 million -rrb- keep in mind some of the hotel and such may be `` bottom line '' -lrb- that be one you would not want to take you children\/family to . one hotel that be in my town be `` bottom line '' -lrb- use for prostitution and druggie a lot and people arrest as read in the newspaper -rrb- and be list as a pous . also it list a homeless shelter as a `` hotel '' in the city ! so careful on those POI . 6 Million be a lot , but how good be the pous ? out of town people will not know local knowledge . so the AAA rate POI on Magellan be look better and better . the last thing I want after a long day trip be to settle down and have drunk howl through the hall all night long ! Amazon be very nice and will give a refund upon return ! we do a lot of business with amazon and we have never have something purchase as NEW , use like this . it make I think someone purchase it , use it for a trip and then send it back in for a refund ! look like one trip save be from CA to the midwest . I do not know if there be a reason why these Garmin 350 be so reduce -lrb- many be open or such -rrb- ? we be now go with the Magellan Maestro 3140 . and the unit be very small . it be good if you want to slip it into a pocket or such -lrb- and a small bag come with it to prevent scratch . but I can see it get lose easily if you put it in a large handbag . compare the side to two pack of baseball card . it do come with all the extra you would normally pay for . that be a home ac charger\/adapter , a dc car charger\/adapter -lrb- although the dc be now more standard with unit -rrb- , and a nice little bag to put it in and it slide in\/of the bag easily -lrb- not one of those bag that you push and pull stuff in and out of it , and the bag have a outside slot for something slim like a credit card or such . it be rate Number 2 in October 2007 `` Consumer Reports Magazine '' -lrb- or online you can read it at they site -rrb- for the best gp unit . Second only to the Garmin Nuvi 360 . if you be `` tech geek '' you 'll love the feature of touch the satellite bar in the upper LEFT corner and it 'll show you the satellite that be directly over you head , also where the current sun & moon -lrb- icon -rrb- be to you and they move east\/west -lrb- the sun\/moon -rrb- ! satellite be all number and it give you coordinate and how accurate you position be to the satellite ! say how strong each satellite signal be to you , and the elevation . this be all in the manual online in more detail . it may well indeed be that we get a bad -lrb- use -rrb- unit . but look at you hometown and you 'll see the good place and the `` seedy '' one , and understand the `` seedy '' one will be in the pous as well -lrb- make 6 million -rrb- . if you want that after a long day trip , then great , but I do not . I do want to give it a try -lrb- on battery as no cable be in the computer other than the usb ! so near we one bridge be close and you have to go around downtown to get around it all . no matter what I try , as in get a different route , detour , or even turn it on and off again it keep tell I to cross a bridge that be close work ! however we get the Magellan Maestro 3140 and hit Detour where we could not close and bang , it hit the right route in a matter of seconds . compare the Magellan Maestro 3140 and the Garmin Maestro 3140 : Garmin Nuvi 350 : - list church as pous - only fast and Closest Route Options . if a bridge\/tunnel , etc. be close , it will not give another route . Magellin Maestro 3140 : - Asks you for each route four different type -lrb- fastest , most use of highway , etc. -rrb- . and reroute fast ! - come on automatically each time you plug in the AC\/DC adapter . - Re-Routes much better and faster and allow you to reroute in advance -lrb- say you know a road be close up ahead -rrb- . my advice , make sure what you get be indeed new ! and watch the pous