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TomTom ONE GPS Navigation System Review
This Is Reliable; I'm Very Happy
- Acquires Satellites Quickly
- Compact
- Easy Menus
- Easy to customize
- Easy To Read
- Easy To Set Up
- Simple Controls
- Sturdy Mount
Pros
- No battery use indicator
- Sometimes hit-or-miss map
Cons
- Finding Specific Address
- Urban Navigation
Best Uses
"I picked Tom Tom because it had the LEAST number of bad reviews, and I wanted to pay a little more to get above the cheapest models which gave users the poorest performance.
My standard had been Magellan, after first using it in a rental car back in the 1990s, but poor reviews have changed my mind about the Magellan models (at least for the lower end units).
I think you can't go wrong with this Tom Tom series. This model is well-made and easy to set up. I was using this literally right out of the box. I opened it in the parking lot and drove from Daytona Beach to Jacksonville (Florida) without any problems.
The maps are up-to-date and you get a year of free Tom Tom updates and probably forever use of the user-fixed maps, which you update by linking to your Internet-connected PC via the included USB cable.
You can customize voices, map colors, points-of-interest, etc.
I don't know how to tell where the battery indicator is, but I keep it plugged in to the cigarette lighter, so haven't had to worry about battery life yet.
I did notice a few communities where the map is missing entire streets, but the GPS was straight-on and accurate. I thought that was a strange disconnect, but that is probably the point of the useful user-input capability of the Tom Tom community: you can fix the maps and upload changes for others to benefit from. I imagine mapping is a tall order, considering the many changes (new streets, new neighborhoods, road renovations, etc.) that take place in the US daily. It also has a useful browse function to let you use the device the way you would use a paper map.
I recommend this unit. It doesn't do street-by-street announcements, but I decided I would find that pretty annoying after awhile, so didn't bother to look for that feature in my choices. The colors are bright (ans there's a great night-view feature, too), the sound is excellent (and you can set it to change volume with acceleration), and it reroutes you immediately if you take a wrong turn.
The screen is clear but smudges easily. I use the eraser end of a pencil tap the screen: that keeps it clean for me."
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