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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
Buy New: £89.99
New (7) Used (1) Refurbished (2) from £82.99
Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 73
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 6.8 x 3.5
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
MPN: 1N01.114
Model: 1N01.114
UPC: 636926017374
EAN: 0636926017374
ASIN: B000TXHDM6
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Showing reviews 26-30 of 62
 Pretty good April 3, 2008
Donkeyboy
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Does what it says on the tin, but has an unfortunate tendency to repeat itself ad nauseam. Worth a buy.
 Not infallible . . . but definitely invaluable March 31, 2008
T. Gore (Exeter, UK)
49 out of 50 found this review helpful
I've had the Tom Tom One (GB) now for about 6 months and having avoided buying one for so long I'm so glad I did. Even despite it's (small) flaws it has to be one of the best things I've ever bought. br / br /Probably like others, I'd avoided a SatNav as I thought it was just something else that marketeers were convincing us we needed when in truth 95% of the journeys we make are the ones we know like the backs of our hands anyway. This is all true but this is still a great purchase. For one, it does what it says it will - you can take it from it's box, put the sucker on your windscreen (which has so far never fallen off, unlike the larger XL I've heard), put the adaptor into your lighter socket, turn it on, type in an address or postcode and it will then take you there. If you go wrong, it will recalculate a route within a few seconds and start taking you there again. Sometimes, if you're as sad as I am, you'll deliberately go off track knowing that this thing will guide you back - Brilliant! You can also take it off your windscreen, jump into a friend's car and it will still do the same (though with only about 2 hours battery life when off the adaptor you won't want to go too far). The Tom Tom can also be set up to work if you are on foot - great if you are trying to navigate across a city somewhere. br / br /As well as doing exactly what it's intended for - i.e., getting you from A to B, the Tom Tom also has another big bonus - easing your stress and adding to your safety. You don't have to keep looking at a map or routeplan instructions as you go to an unfamiliar place, as the Tom Tom visually and verbally tells you what to do and when (it doesn't say anything when it doesn't need to and you can turn the sound off easily). And if you go wrong, it will guide you to your destination by another way - not easy with a map and impossible with routeplanning instructions. The other thing which eases stress is that it tells you when you are likely to get to a place - accurately I've found - which means if you can see you are in good time you won't get worked up thinking you'll be late. br / br /There's a couple of slight downsides. First the mapping isn't infallible and once or twice I've come to a set of bollards dividing two parts of the same road where the Tom Tom thinks I should be able to carry straight on. It's also taken me up someone's driveway where the house backed on to and shared the same postcode as the leisure centre I was going to! (so sometimes, it's best to find a place by the street, not the postcode). It's also sometimes difficult to know exactly which road you are supposed to take when for example there's two or three roads close together - the Tom Tom knows which one, but it's not always easy to interpret it quickly enough when you are trying to decide with a lorry up your backside. And as it's only accurate to a couple of metres, it can take the device a few seconds to tell you you've actually taken the wrong road. Doesn't sound like an issue until you've been there. This also leads on to a more subtle problem in that you start letting the SatNav take precedence over common sense - if you just looked at the roadsigns they would probably tell you exactly which road the Axxx is amongst the 3 choices in front of you even if it's not clear from the Tom Tom display. And if I let the Tom Tom literally guide me to my home I'd probably be sharing dinner with the neighbours most nights. br / br /So, not infallible but so, so useful.
Does What It Says March 26, 2008
wicket2005 (England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This product gets you from a to b with as little fuss and bother as possible. You can select if you want to go the fastest route or the shortest route and gives a good approximate of arrival time - this is reviewed as you travel. br / br /It can never be totally up to date with the roads as layouts can change. However, I have updated mine via the website which put in new roads for me. br / br /I also bought an add on card for the USA which is excellent for driving around Orlando. I think it costs about 70 a week or so to hire sat navs over there so it hasn't really taken long for the machine and card to pay for itself. br / br /I recommend it to you as being extremely user friendly and for doing the job it is designed for.
A Godsend when you're on your own March 13, 2008
Rob (London)
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
Being recently separated, I found it difficult driving to unfamiliar places using a road map with no-one else to give me the directions. This gadget was a real eye-opener, just key in the postcode or address of the place you want to go to, hit the done key and it plots out the best route for you to drive to, and gives you voice instructions with a clear, viewable map to guide where to go. And it works! Whats more it indicates speed cameras, alerting you if you go over the speed limit in speed camera areas, places to park, hospitals, you name it. Plug it into your computer with the supplied USB cable and it will update your maps and software. I run the updates as often as i can and this also works fine. br /The screen is quite small but very clear. I've had it since xmas and it hasn't sent me the wrong way once. If I take a wrong turning, it quickly alters the route and guides you safely on a revised route. The range of voices offered is good. I mostly use the "Jane" voice. I like the way she gives the instruction before roundabouts, and then just when you enter the roundabout to make sure you haven't forgotten. Bless her. Much better at giving me directions than my ex!
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