Please help me choose a new TomTom

LTF · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 7

Having used the TomTom Navigator application on my HP iPAQ for many years, the time has come to upgrade to something more modern! And my significant other has agreed to buy me one for Christmas - yay!

I'm absolutely confused by the array of possible TomTom PNDs, many of which seem to have similar names and very similar features. I have one or two absolute "must haves", and would like some advice to help me choose. Price isn't (necessarily) an issue...

What I MUST have:
1) the ability to use custom POIs from the word go (no promises of additional features sometime next year!)

2) The ability to edit the custom POI from within the device.

The reason for 1) and 2) is I visit and revisit locations on a daily basis all over the UK, and have a very good database now (built up via TomTom Navigator on the iPAQ over several years as a custom POI file) which I need to transfer and use on a new device from the word go, and add to and modify. Obviously I use and value highly the PGPSW speed camera database too!

3) Itineraries, which I use daily. It would be nice to be able to export/import the ones I've got, but having to set new ones up wouldn't be a deal-breaker. But it must have this feature.

4) Europe maps included or available (good detail).

5) Bluetooth support for a mobile phone would be nice to have.

Anything else such as lane guidance, live traffic etc are all a bonus, given my current system is antiquated now.

What TomTom products fit this specification? Their website really doesn't provide the answers, and I can't easily find this information out from the Forums here in one easy-to-see answer. Thank you!

mikealder · Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject:

The Go-750 or a Go-750 Live if you want the HD traffic even though this does attract a monthly subscription, you could always let it lapse and the device will work quite happily. See Here It does support hands free and comes with a decent windscreen mount.

Don't go anywhere near the following units:

Go-1000 Live No way to add things to the device
Go-1005 Live No way to add things to the device
Go-VIA 120 Live No way to add things to the device
Go-VIA 125 Live No way to add things to the device
Ease/ Start limited menu options especially POI's
XL_2 no itinerary mode

- Mike

LTF · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 7

Thanks, I went for a brand new GO 750 Live. Just setting it up now. A little disconcerted that the first thing it needed to do was download a 30 minute (at approx 6 MB/s) map update Sad

mikealder · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:47 pm Post subject:

To be fair a map update is around 2,2GB of data, if you managed to get that little lot down in 30 minutes I think you did very well, others have reported 2 to 3 hours for a Western Europe download!
It all depends upon the load placed upon the server at TomTom, when they release a new map loads of people download it reducing the available bandwidth so all those downloading suffer until demand is reduced - Mike

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Thank you

LTF · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 7

Ah ... OK, I'll stop complaining then!

I steered clear of the 1000/1005 because I had read it was missing most of the important features, and that TomTom 'guarantees' of adding these in next year could be scotch mist.

Funny you mistakenly said I had a 950 because virtually the first page of my instruction manual refers to a feature (Enhanced positioning Technology) included with the GO 950. I had to check the box - I definitely have a 750!

DennisN · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:43 pm Post subject:

Did you get the latest map (v860) or a simply later one?
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LTF · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 7

I'm sorry Dennis I have no idea. It sort of took over and told me there was an update, so I followed the onscreen instructions.

As I said I was a bit annoyed it was having to do what I assumed was a major upgrade (given the size of the download) out of a factory-sealed box ... although I stand corrected now on what was behind that.

Well it's certainly a later map than the one I have been using on my iPAQ for the last *cough* years, so I should say I'm happy!

DennisN · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:50 pm Post subject:

OK, so I won't worry you. But if you did happen to tap the bottom right corner of the screen, then tap the version number there, you could worry yourself on my behalf. Very Happy

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LTF · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 7

v860.3102

We can all stop worrying!

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