Garmin nüvi 1690 with nüLink! wins Which? best buy award
Garmin has received the accolade of ‘best of the best’ in the latest Which? sat nav tests for its nüvi 1690 with nüLink! web services. Garmin’s commitment to ensure best value for money already includes its nüLink! web services for the first 12 months with the subsequent renewal subscription now £44.99 per year. This is equivalent to less than £0.87 pence per week for the latest live travel information services.
The nüLink! price includes super fast EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Evolution) connection offering online features such as Google local search, premium traffic, Cyclops safety cameras, up-to-the minute weather forecasts, live fuel prices, live flight status, white page telephone listings and Ciao!, Garmin’s exclusive location-based social networking system that allows customers the option of sharing their whereabouts with friends and family.
Garmin’s Director of Product, Clive Taylor said, “When time is of the essence, and driving is a daily event, the nüvi 1690 with live nüLink! web services provides fast and incredibly accurate traffic alerts, it keeps you constantly up-to-date with the latest speed cameras and fuel prices on route, and enables you to use Google Local search to access the web and find points of interest along the way, even letting you know the weather forecasts at the end of your journey.”
The Garmin nüvi 1690 is also packed with premium Garmin navigation features including hands-free calling, Lane Assist with Junction View, park position recall and multi-point route planning. Because it’s connected you can also use online features to plan and send destinations to your sat nav remotely from the web, know where your friends are with ciao! Friend Finder and access a live international telephone directory, no wonder it was best of the best in the Which? sat nav test.
The nüvi 1690 has preloaded maps for Eastern and Western Europe including 12 months nüLink web services. Available online and in-store at retails partners such as Halfords, Amazon, Tesco and PC World etc. For more information, visit garmin.co.uk/1690 and garmin.com/nulink.
