Part of the time, it just loses connection to the phone while other Bluetooth products also connected to the

While the device is starting up it might complain that you have a poor data connection

* "Bad Data Connection"

Would loose connection all the

The device will charge through car based USB ports as well, does not need the socket charger to work.[Update]There was an issue with iOS updates breaking the connection

Keeps displaying poor connection even when on wifi

great".The Garmin uses your phones wifi to work, the Garmin Speak app works with your Bluetooth®-enabled smartphone relying on a suitable cellular data connection; Use your phone’s Bluetooth or an AUX cable to hear audio through your car stereo , which is fine, but if I am going to use my phone anyway, I may as well use my phone's navigation as well which is far superior as it has a map to look at and seems to have better directions

Always giving me errors like poor data connection or app not open neither of which are true

n’t think it’s fair to ding the device based on a poor connection

Had nothing but problems connecting to phone, when connected says bad connection even on good coverage, 5 bars.volume always down, inaudibly baaaad connection to BT car.

Connection was solid with my t mobile service.

When you lose data connection (and you will), the GPS seems to still work if you have a route in

Even though I had 4 bars on my phone, I kept getting a message that I had poor or no data connection and my Amazon password was incorrect without giving me an option to change it

It sometimes tells me there's a "Poor Data Connection" when I ask questions while driving around.

your phone has poor data connection” constantly (I’ve got an iPhone X with the latest OS version)

For one, it's constantly losing the data connection, even if my phone shows full bars on LTE.

Too many connection issues

It's reliant on the Garmin Speak app (which kept crashing on my iPhone X) and requires a good data connection

my connection so the lag falls back on the speak

Now, this could be the fault of my 2015 car, or my iPhone, but the fact that this product is dependent on 2 other 'random' products, makes for a likelihood of "Not Smooth" connections

Still, connections can be a little tricky to get used to, especially in the beginning

This will cause the Garmin to say "Lost Data Connection” and cause long delays in waiting for Alexa's response

I have a very good 4G connection on my phone for almost my entire route

other reviews mention of low signal strength, but when driving away from home it delays connection because of phone switching from wifi to cell data.

She lost the connection a lot even when we had good cell service.

Like any device sometimes there is poor data connection but works when try again

Every now and then, the connection seems to lost itself where the Garmin Speak doesn’t connect to the

The App must be open, phone unlocked and a good Internet connection for this to work at all

Too many times you find yourself trying to talk to it only to be met with long pauses or an icon showing that the device does not have a strong internet connection

After the initial connection and when the Garmin Speak app wanted to connect Alexa, the device lost connection with my phone (iPhone 7Plus).

My phone had a perfect LTE connection at the time, so connectivity was not the issue

If I'm in my drive, my phone wants to connect to home wi-fi, causing "poor connection"

The Other Apps: You have to have the Garmin alexa app open at all times or the app WILL lose connection with the device

It is completely cloud based and seems to always be losing its connection or very slow to respond

Alexa is slow to respond and frequently loses its data connection.

While this works great at home with a nice wide, fast and stable broadband connection this fails with the realities of LTE in everyday use

That might be an iOS limitation, but it's still frustrating to lose connection when you just want to check a text or change a song.5

I will go to give it a command and an amber ring will light and it says "Bad data connection"

The only issue is a few times it has said phone had a poor data connection but would usually work on the next try

Alexa works as expected with maybe an extra second of delay with a good data connection and an extra 3-4 seconds on a poor data connection

Unless you have a strong connection on your phone 3 bars minimum, it will not work correctly.

the Speak would loose connection and unfortunately that happens often in rural Va. and Md

It reports poor data connection and is dead in the water.

Alexa works as expected with maybe an extra second of delay with a good data connection and an extra 3-4 seconds on a poor data connection

No alternative routes or avoide toll roads as option providedNo backup battery to save connection if you stop the engine even for a secondTecnical problem with steady connection, ones I passed the turn that was light up in green color for 15 min with 400 feet right turn sighn until I unplugged device and reboot itI love an idea, but Amazon don’t have to allow this products to be sold until this baby problems will be resolved

Con's: No internal battery, no right-angle usb connection

While the magnetic connection they use is quite nice, I'm a little disappointed that the little metal plate they supply for mounting is backed by a perma-stick adhesive pad

n’t give a house number.

The bad - I asked to navigate to an address and said I had to manually input it in the Speak app