ED norton(CT) said:
I have the new Garmin Zumo 550. The bluetooth is paired to my LG 8300 cell phone. I have it set up in my truck now in the auto cradle and when the MP3 player is on and there is an incoming phone call the Zumo says I have a phone call from such and such number...do I want to answer it and turns the music off. The same thing happens with the voice prompts from the GPS if I am playing the music, the music shuts off and I hear the voice prompts.
So far the Zumo is working great...it's different than my 2610 . They both have good and bad points but for the average user... the Zumo will be better because it is mush easier, faster, and is more user friendly (IMO).
Ed... :roll:
I'd better chime in here before the threatened people who don't own a Zumo hijack the thread specifically to tell you why it's a POS or how you could have done better with something else... (ha - you watch, "Zumo" is like a magnet!):
Because it is first and foremost a GPS device which allows 1 or 2-way communication, Garmin considers the spoken word intrinsically more important than music. Accordingly, for matters of safety, it is
specifically designed to pause your music without sound when there are navigation prompts. Music is then relegated to being secondary. Of course you can simply turn off the audible navigational prompts to erase this situation.
When you engage in or are given an option to make or receive a phone call, then that source even trumps the navigational prompts and temporarily shuts both that AND the music down. Presumably if you are interested enough in speaking telephonically on a motorcycle, Garmin assigns top priority to that and removes any extraneous interruption. Of course there is or won't be any work-around for this so long as you use Zumo as your telephone/Bluetooth interface. However, In both instances this temporary interruption of the music is logical, and makes sense. I'm gathering you'd rather hear your music, but personally I think it's pretty ingenious and kind of cool!
Thanks for that info too regarding your successful pairing of your LG phone. I'm trying to keep track of those cell phones that people have personally used that work, which don't appear on Garmin's website list, I will post them all on Razorbiker's new Zumo-only (all-bike) forum (which you are certainly invited to attend if your needs or inclination permit:
http://razorbiker.com/zumo/index.php)
Otherwise, congratulations on your purchase; as you've seen on this board (or could see on the VTXOA and Zumo boards) everybody who owns one universally likes and/or loves it. And as soon as I get mine on Tuesday, of course I'll be in the latter category. 
billwild said:
Good comments Ed. Do keep us updated. I [personally like a little bigger screen and was deciding between the new 2820 and the Zumo 550.
Bill
If you are considering one of those two and your decision might be predicated on the larger screen size then you should go with the Zumo which is very slightly bigger:
MODEL.................................W...........H..........Sq. Inches
Zumo...................................2.8.........2.1............5.88
26xx, 27xx, 28xx Series......3.3.........1.7............5.61
They are certainly both great GPSs, however, as you can easily discern from the below comparison chart of "Motorcycle GPSs" from the GPS Now website,
the Zumo additionally boasts carrying the
SiRF-III chipset/high-sensitivity receiver (making it as Ed says above, "faster"), the cool new
Garmin anti-lock feature (if you elect to engage, the unit won't turn on unless you put in your 4-digit security code), the
.jpg picture viewer to share photos at your destination, the
high-bright sunlight readable and UV-resistant screen, an
open SD card slot to expand storage of your music and other files, supplementally being able to run on a
rechargeable lithion-ium battery to provide power to your Zumo when the motorcycle is turned off, or in a hotel, restaurant on the road, or at home. Not mentioned but lastly, a Zumo
complete motorcycle mounting hardware (i.e., the RAM mount and hardwire power cable for your bike) is
included at no additional cost. Oh, and have I mentioned that the Zumo is NOT the size of a small brick...?
http://www.gpsnow.com/motorcycle_gps.htm
Regarding price, the GPS Now site shows that the Zumo and 2820 are selling (there) at the same price. Note that the 2730 listed to the left of the 2820 would be a worse deal since the price difference between it and the Zumo/2830 would be the same if you purchased the GXM-30 antenna/receiver for $200, which I did; and probably accounts for it's being discontinued as people recognized it as a sucker buy, especially because it doesn't even include Bluetooth at the same price as the Zumo/2820 -- what are we, idiots?).
So, considering the entire package of the Zumo, the choice for me was unequivocally easy.
