tomtom one car gps

I have a friend who uses a Tomtom One gps and sometimes it takes a while for it to find signal...but he also doesnt mount it on the dashboard, he holds it in his hand =/

But I know two other people with a Garmin gps, mounted on dashboard and it works great. Plus I've heard Garmin is the best.

So my question is, should I buy a Tomtom GPS for $100? It's on sale, usually $180. Or should I buy a Garmin (and maybe wait til it goes on sale).

Why one vs. the other? I want the most reliable one.

Thanks.

I have owned a Tom Tom One for a few years and just love it. My brother has a Garmin and he likes it as well but hasn't used my Tom Tom. What I like about the TomTom is the ability to change the maps when the roads change from construction or road name changes. You can change it on the unit and then send the change to the Head Office so that others can use the change as well. It's called Map Share. Tom Tom has official map updates every 3 months but you could download other peoples changes every week if you wanted to. (more than 33,000 at last count). When you get updates you also get the new positions of the satelites so that reduces the startup time alot.
I find that mine will get a signal and start up very quickly if I turn it on when the car starts. If I have it turned off and then travel a fair distance and then turn it on (once I'm lost) then it takes longer to find your position. Mine has no trouble if it mounted on the windshield or held in you hand, it has the same signal level. I even have a signal when I bring it in the house close to a window, when I update it.
Since I have owned my TomTom One they have made software improvements like Help Me which shows the location of where you are and how far to the nearest Hospital, Pharmacy, Police, Car Repair shop and so on...
My wife now uses our TomTom One and I have bought the model 720 with a larger screen. I has other features that I don't use like playing MP3, view JPEG pix and FM radio broadcast. I do use the voice spoken street names. I have also downloaded famous voices like Mr T and John Cleese. They are funny. I have also download Points of Interest list like my favorite gas station locations that even shows their symbol on the map when I am close to it.
I would say that $100 is a great price for One, if the wide screen XL One wasn't much more I would pick that one just from personal experience.

2008-11-23 08:49:06 by #1RRR

Purchase on ebay cgi.ebay.com The TomTom ONE XL-S is the high end of TomTom#39;s ONE line of basic portable gps navigators. It adds text-to ...

i wanted to purchase one from craigslist used but I wanted to know if you have to pay monthly or yearly for the service and how much does it normaly cost?

thanks
10 points

I got my from E bay, they are just mobile GPS's they tell you your position by reading the 18 satellites in orbit around the earth. They can plot a course to where you want to go buy knowing when you are. The can also point out points of interest, ETA, time by zones, current speed, nearest gas station, and direction of travel. E bay does offer some protection on what you get where Craig's list does not. I got a SONY and liked it so much I got two of my sisters one also.

2009-06-24 14:29:47 by Roy R

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Is the GPS TomTom XL 330 S a good, easy to use Car GPS? It's for my mom and I just want to know if its a good one. So any pro's and con's would be awesome!
thanks!

They are good.
While buying consider points like
-subscription
-voice commands
-how specific it is
-and about touch screen versions and keypad versions.

2009-12-08 10:38:48 by paintballgirl

Price: $9.99 $0.01

Length: 3.5 ft
Compact lightweight design
Charges the device while supplying power
LED indicator light and Auto shut-off when charging is complete
Compatitble with most electronics

I am looking for one with bluetooth and fm transmitter. Where can I get one for a cheap price?
what about Magellan Maestro or Navigon or TomTom or Garmin?

I'm not sure if the options you want are available, but if they are, Garmin is your best choice. We have two, both work great. Ours came from Wal*Mart, but Best Buy, or most any electronics store should have them for sale.

2008-12-05 09:39:35 by jrichmine_310

Hi I am about to purchase a gps car navigation unit, basically I am driving from MO to Orlando and back and think it would be better than mapquest. Of these two that I mentioned above, what would you recommend and what are the pros and cons if you have experienced any? The Magellan and Garmin are almost a hundred bucks cheaper but the Tomtom seem to have more features , I don't know! But these are the three cheapest models out there. Thanks people.

You can compare those three devices side-by-side here:

http://www.gpsreview.net/compare-gps/?gp s=603-990-962

Of those three, I would eliminate the StreetPilot i3 from your list. It has a very small screen, doesn't use a touch screen display, and doesn't include pre-installed maps. It is the oldest device of the three you have mentioned and wouldn't be the best pick.

Of the remaining two, here are the primary differences. The TomTom ONE includes maps of Canada while the RM 2000 only has the US 48 states. The TomTom ONE is also a smaller size and weight, yet retains the same size screen so it will be more portable.

The TomTom ONE also has more advanced routing features such as advanced planning and the ability to create itineraries and save them for future use.

Here is a review of the TomTom ONE:
http://www.gpsreview.net/tomtom-one/

And here is info on the RM 2000:
http://www.gpsreview.net/magellan-roadma te-2000/

2007-04-29 17:32:47 by happy&content