So I went ahead and bought a garmin etrex30 about a year and a half ago to use while I was overseas. I'm used to using Android and Iphone smartphones but didnt' care to get charged the big bucks for data roaming while overseas. My first impression of the unit was that it sucked but I stuck it out thinking that it wasn't fair to make an impression so early and thought perhaps it was just me being an idiot with a new piece of technology. After a year and a half of using the device I have only come to believe more strongly that the device sucks. Garmin's maps, user interface, software, website, hardware, etc are all really poorly designed. They are not user-friendly at all and are not intuitive. Every time I want to do something new with the unit I have to go online and search through forums on various sites. That is pathetic. I have big time buyer's remorse. I think I'm going to throw my unit into the next lake I see and start buying pre-paid sim cards when I'm overseas instead. I wish someone had told me this before I spent the money to buy a Garmin product.
