Garmin External Microphone for StreetPilot C550 (010-10804-00)
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The Garmin 010-10804-00 External Microphone for the C550 is for use with your StreetPilot C550.
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Use this mic anywhere in your vehicle for hands-free calling when your Garmin GPS with Bluetooth wireless is paired with a compatible phone.
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Works as it should. No noise cancellation means it can get a little noisy but it’s better than my phone’s speakerphone option. Personally I find the nuvi’s built-in mic too lousy to use, as all my callers will complain that they can’t hear me. I also left myself messages in my voicemail to test the quality and my conclusion is that the External Microphone offers the best quality vs using my phone’s or the Nuvi’s built-in mic.
Also comes with two mounting options - a non-adhesive one that will clip to your visor, and another with an adhesive mounting strip which you can stick to the side pillar or somewhere close to your mouth. :)
Hope this helps!
I purchased this external microphone hoping for an drastically improved quality to my Garmin Nuvi 360’s speakerphone capability. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the slight improvement this accessory made wasn’t worth the additional cost and wiring running around my car. I initially tried the microphone out by calling my wife (who always complains that she can’t understand me with just the speakerphone). She stated that the sound quality was slightly better than before. Next, I tried calling my office voicemail several times with and without the external microphone (in different positions). I could not notice a significant improvement in call quality except when holding the microphone very close to my mouth.
Some users may find that mounting the microphone as a lapel mic may drastically improve quality, but that wasn’t a practical option for me. The relatively low cost may justify trying this unit out, but don’t expect a huge jump in sound quality.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not all it’s cracked up to be….
Not sure if it is this product or the bluetooth implementation on my 765T gps, but not much help here !!!!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Makes hands free work
This mic makes the difference between hands free phone use being functional or not. Before I had it people would complain they could barely hear me and there was a lot of…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Does the Job
I just purchased this to go with my nuvi 885t. Callers were telling me that they heard an echo while talking to me through my Garmin.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad product
I bought this microphone to use with a nuvi 680. When using the Bluetooth feature it gave an abnormal amount of reverb and was too annoying to use.
Installed the Nuvi 760 (Bluetooth). From the dashboard position, the Mike was a little far away. I installed the external mike and got the results I was looking for! Was able to do away with my Motorola Bluetooth car kit and go strictly to the Nuvi. With an FM preset on the car stereo, and the built-in fm transmitter in the Nuvi and the remote mike, I now have superb audio on my phone calls. I’d recommend this to anyone with a bluetooth phone and a bluetooth Nuvi rcvr.
5.0 out of 5 stars
works ok
I bought this product due to my Garmin Nuvi 765T having a lot of echoing when using the internal microphone.
4.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT mic!
i purchased this for our nuvi navigator. since my husband is in the military, he cant use celfones while driving unless its handsfree.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than the built in mic, but not dramatically so
I bought this external mic for my Nuvi 760. Initially I clipped it on the driver’s side visor, and people said it sounded too loud and a little distorted, and actually sounded…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works as advertised
I have the Nuvi 760 and callers always complained that I sounded like I was in a tunnel when listening to me through the Nuvi’s internal microphone.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great
It works really well and I have it clipped to my visor. People hear me really well, as if I’m talking on the phone it self.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Didn’t work in my vehicle
This mic works but almost everyone I talked to said it sounded worse than using the built in mic.