I have debate on if it be worth pay more to basically get a voice activate feature . I do not know why I wait . it have be wonderful to be able to talk to the gp and get direction right away . there be a few issue with it recognize certain word , but overall , I can do about 90 % of the thing I want through this feature and then just type the few that I can not . I also love the traffic feature . I live in a metropolitan area that be often bog down by traffic or accident and it warn I in plenty of time to be able to travel a different route if I so choose to .