DeanF

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I have read a few reviews, but undecided, They say the sound quality is poor compared to the other Tomtom range, Battery life also.
Who on here has one & how do you find it ??

Is it worth paying the extra & getting the Europe version or being a skinflint & just the Uk & then copying someone elses Europe Maps Etc ??

How much did you pay & where from

Thanks V Much

Dean

briforbes

I've got the TomTom One, and get on very well with it. I haven't heard any of the other models, but find the sound quality to be spot on, very loud if required so I can still hear the commands on the motorway with the stereo on, or quiet if just pottering about town.

Battery life has never been an issue either, longest journey has been about 4 hours, and the battery was fine. You get a car charger with it so you can have it plugged in while you're on the road.

For £159.99, I can't fault it at all.

DeanF

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Thanks for the info

Thats a cracking price . where was that from if you don't mind me asking

Cheers

Dean

TopBanana

Yes, very much so. Especially @ 159. Also interested where you found it that cheap as a colleague is after one

unclebuck

Several on Ebay for 160. - as long as you allow for a tenner postage on top.

Apparition

Fiver for a good map is a total bargain. No annoying voice telling you what to do either !
Yve

speedymonkey

I nearly bought one of these yesterday (a tomtom1 slimline) they were £189.99 for the europeon one (same price as the uk version) that was in Halfrauds.
They look the part, however i was told they cannot be updated to warn you of speedcameras, is this true or is it a big porky pie

It put me off a little so i left somewhat deflated and empty handed

Biggs

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Its true in a sense... you may need to erase sum other poi's form the memory so you can fit the gps speed cameras on. but there will be so many poi's that you wont use anyway

Dieseldog

I've resisted buying a sat nav unit 'cos 99% of my driving is work/Sainsburys/B&Q/friends & family, but now I'm about to start house hunting I thought it might be useful. Is the Tomtom One 'the one' or are any others worth a look (other Tomtoms and other makes). Save me a trawl on t'net. Cheers.

speedymonkey

So you mean that you can delete some of the stuff (poi's) to create space onthe tomtom, and then upload speed camera locations of the net onto it via a usb cable

Please excuse my ignorance as im new to these things

Biggs

iTrader: (14)

Yep but thats worst case sinario you may have enough memory on the chip that comes with the unit

speedymonkey

So you can it to warn you if there is a speed camera on the hoirzon, after the positions have been uploaded, bloody halfords staff, not what he told me

Cheers mate, think i'll go get one myself then, been after one for ages

STi-Frenchie

Bought one last summer before setting off for a drive across France to a city I'd never been to before and thought it was the mutts nuts. I got to my destination a lot less stressed than usual when taking a trip into unchartered waters (so to speak). I also downloaded an extra map and databases for speed cameras. All I had to do was use the software that came with it to delete the other non-english voices I would never use so as to free up room for the new map and speed camera databases (these are very small). Not sure how you'd go about copying someone else's maps onto your SD card as they need to be activated before use (a simple process). Recently I lent my TT One to a work colleague as he needed to make a trip into the unkown as well...he came back with it and 2 days later went out and bought his own. Nuff said. As for the battery life, mine is always plugged into the cigarette lighter so I have no complaints or issues with it. The only thing that I don't like about it is that once I've set the time, it doesn't keep it once the unit has been unplugged...only a small gripe though. Otherwise, it's an outstanding product for the price!

Edited: Got mine from Amazon.fr for about 180 quid with the map of France on it. I also bought the map of the Alps region as well which has served me just great but I'm thinking of buying the whole of Europe map so I can find my way to the Nurburgring

briforbes

Most places are selling them at that price now post-christmas - halfords, curry's etc.

penfold118

I Have the tomtom Europe V2 and I have speed cameras on there and didn't have to delete any POI..

I have found it great and my mate with a 710 prefers my V2 as it is less chunky...

Biggs

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Ive got a 700 at the minute which was the top of the range a year ago,but since then the 10 series has arrived,with the 910 being the top of the class now.. IIRC its around £350 for that unit now which id say is a bloody good price for the features it has.. Check the tom tom site for the fuul spec as i cant be assed to go looking myself..

Ill be selling my 700 soon in favour of the 910

CEL

iTrader: (1)

If you have a symbian phone or a PDA dont bother parting with your money, except to buy a decent wireless bluetooth receiver. The rest is available on the good old WWW

jfrf

quite impressed with my "one"
bought it recently from currys for 144 delivered (found a 10% off code on the net but have no idea what it was)

i would say just download the maps off the internet. i think you will have to buy a sd memory card which is about 8 quid.
if you know where to look you can download them for free.

the speed camera thing works quite well too

Smiler

I have the Europe version and have the gps camera bits which I sort of downloaded from somewhere Didn't have to delete anything

500

Very good VFM, very handy to have and easy to use.

Even directed me round the nurburgring.....

Right, it's strait for a bit, keep it nailed

speedymonkey

You and your corners Adam, you loopy toon
Im going to get mine from halfords tommorrow, as the europe one is the same price as the uk one at the mo
Looking forward to having a new toy to tinker with

pslewis

I bought a TT ONE - as everyone else says, they are £159 all over the place!!

I bought a NavMan F20 on Xmas Eve from Argos for £129 - didn't want to follow the crowd who bought TT ...... but it was faulty (didn't even power up!)

So, back it went and the TT ONE was purchased - I am VERY HAPPY with it

It is very loud if need be - the volume depends upon speed ... faster you go the louder the voice