Unhappy with 910 ----am i the only one???

subseauk · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 2

Hi all, just received my new 910 from maplins later than promised!! Started setting it all up and could not get a lot of the stated features to work such as planning on the pc etc.
Now having trawled through the forums etc it seems that all the missing features are down to me using a brand new Mac laptop!!! No mention is made anywhere on the packaging or adverts etc that the 910 must be used inconjunction with a PC not a MAC especially when the TomTom Home program has been designed to run on a MAC.
I will be sending in a complaint to TomTom and possible considering returning the unit as it does not do what it states.

Any one else out there unhappy with their £460 brick????? Evil or Very Mad

westentertainer · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject:

no mines exelent

PatC

SpeedCam · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject:

No your not, but my 910 was returned after just severn days due to the new routing they have implemented.

Fraserp · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject:

Recd mine from Maplin on Monday 9th May. Advertised availability, on the web site, was 14th. So tick VG, Maplin!

SW installed with no issues, it is rubbish though, but no problems using it , just less than I expected.

The 910, does what it says on the wrapper, docks, syncs, works. BUT again the fly in the ointment is the damn mount! I've had no real problem so far, but early days and I can see where it will fall over. It's too light weight, prone to vibration and not that easy to remove and replace quickly. With the weight of the 910 I expect to get "mount droop" soon! Bring on a permanent Brodit solution!

Other dissapointment, but not life threatening, is the lack of availability of the Traffic receiver.

So close to being excellent, but now just good!

TTFN
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 1:30 am Post subject:

Please No!
This was the only forum of the four that I frequent, that didn't have a never-ending Mac vs. PC argument running. Evil or Very Mad

xda · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 4:49 am Post subject:

He's obviously a politician and follow his signature
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PatC · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:30 am Post subject:

chris_w · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject:

I was going to order one in a week or so........

Is the software really so bad It's worth sticking with my 700 for now?
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Fraserp · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject:

I feel the PC SW TomTom Home is nothing more than a selling tool linking you to TomTom.

It does show an image of the x10 kit on the screen but you dont get an expanded map view.

910 I have is fine, other than 1 reset that I had to do it works for me!

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steveJ · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject:

Nice to see someone liked my signature on the "MyTomTom GO" forum enough to copy it !! :D

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

Maybe I should start using it here as well. Laughing

Steve

yellowdog22 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 14, 2006 Posts: 3

I too am a Mac user who has bought a tomtom 910 only to find out that out version doesn't have the full functionality of the pc version. To be honest i think the software is a pile of dog poo. Obviously the first thing is the planning not being available, next the tomtom home app which is badly written and wuite ugly crashes whenever it tries to read my itunes library of iphoto library so i've had to copy them manually. I do think the mount is badly done and it took ages for the gps fix to lock in. Pluspoint is the bluetooth phone support which seems to work well. All in all for my first sat nav purchase i'm not too pleased. €700!!! At least dick whittington had the decency to wear a mask! Oh yeah i tried it on a pc but i couldnt plan either becuase allthough the rest of the program sees the tomtom the planning window constantly asked me to switch on the 910. Lastly, egg shell packaging for a €700 product, do me a favour tomtom and check out proper packaging like apple use. SOme figures for you. In 2005 tomtom had revenue of 720 million euros with a 143 net profit. I think they could have spent a bit more on mac developement and liitle more on packaging!

yellowdog22 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 14, 2006 Posts: 3

i mean when you open the box on a premium product u expect to find it all intact and well packaged not broken up because they used cheap and nasty egg shell

PatC · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:12 am Post subject: Re: i am unhappy

yellowdog22 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 14, 2006 Posts: 3

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