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| Brand: TomTom
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 7.1 x 3.5
nv:Condition: Refurbished
Type: Automotive
Waypoints: Yes
Display: LCD
Screen Size: 4.3"
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Battery Type: Internal Lithium-Ion battery
Battery Life: 3 hours
Antenna: High sensitivity GPS chipset
Special Features: Traffic Ready
Maps Included: United States
Maps Included: Canada
MPN: ONE
Model: ONE
UPC: 636926023238
EAN: 0636926023238
ASIN: B001OAQYO6
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 2 days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Better units out there for the money-Don't use in DT chicago July 12, 2010
JMP (Ohio)
This unit was used to replace a garmin I bought at Costco a few years ago. I wish I would have stuck with garmin.
This unit can be time consuming to program. I hate the POI names don't have the address just the distance. With my Garmin if I knew for example I wanted AVIS on a certain street and typed in avis it would show the street name in the list and would pull up the phone number. With the tom tom I have to estimate the distance and select it before I can get the street address to make sure I have the right location.
Sometimes the unit takes a long time to reset and find a signal. I was in LA 2 weeks ago and when I left the hotel to return the rental car I was ready to throw the unit out. I had the above mentioned problem of finding the correct avis location in the POI list. Once I did I couldn't get a signal between my hotel and the AVIS location. Luckilly I have been in LA several times on that route and rememberred how to get there or that trip would have been a real nightmare.
I also would avoid this unit if you drive in downtown chicago. In may, I was staying in the loop and some of the streets are on two levels and the GPS couldn't tell which level I was on, and it took me over 20 minutes (I had to finally ask someone directions) to make what would have been a 3 minute trip if the GPS could have told my elevation.
Also this unit doesn't have lane assist and is a real pain if you need to do a detour.
I would buy another brand GPS. There are better brands ou there for the same amount of $.
 Tom-Tom great July 11, 2010
Sue Scott-Armstrong (Phoenix, Az United States)
Received the Tom Tom travelede from Phoenix, Az to New York. Not one thing went wrong,alldirections were correct and a greatinvestment.
 Please ask for map update! July 2, 2010
Jigar H. Patel (Plano, TX United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As everyone else said, just ask TomTom customer support for a free map update. Tell them you get a message that unit is out of "1 month map guarantee" but you bought it just few days ago. CS rep will talk to supervisor and ask for the receipt. Send them a receipt and they should give you free map update. Understand that TomTom is doing you a favor because refurb units do not have map guarantee so be polite and considerate.
Other that that, this GPS has everything I want for $75. Good user interface, Text-to-speech, offline route planning.
Good but not the best July 1, 2010
koushik
Well, if you are looking for a GPS with basic features, to ensure that you want to navigate from A to B. Go for the refurb price of amazon, it is the best.
If you are already a GPS user and want to upgrade , please stay away.
Now let me tell you the good points about it :
1. Best price from amazon(refurb)
2. Navigation is OK and it will give perfect route no issue
3. Easy to use
4. Touch screen features are good and easy 2 use menu
5. having whole lot of POIs packed.
6. Alarm system of Speed exceed, nearby schools,traffic cameras are excellent(though calculation of schools are not correct)
7. Rerouting is good.
8. It has text 2 speech , very easy 2 understand.
Now the -ve points.
1. Latest Map Gurantee : Firstly as you will be buying a refurb one, have 2 spend couple of times calling the call center of TomTom asking them 2 update the latest map in your system.
As per policy Tom Tom will not provide you LMG for the Refurb materials, but call several times and tell that you have purchased it from amazon, they will need the receipt, fax it or send by mail. you will get the latest map.
2. Poor screen navigation - Once you were planning some route and you wanted to navigate to other screen all gone, restart.
3. To and From address entry is prinitive in nature. Even if you know the street name and number you have 2 enter the City first, so say if you know the cross street even, if you dont know the exact ity you are gone.
4. No option for avoidance of FREEWAY,SURFACE etc.
5. If you are very familiar with google map, you will have a tough time .
6. Screen navigations are poor
7. Rerouting is slow.
But above all if you want it for basic purpose , this is the best value for your money.
Excellent value for the money June 24, 2010
L. Liu (NC, USA)
The unit is pretty much ready for use right out of the box. However, to get it to do exactly what you want, you will need to fully understand some important features it has. For instance, before we learned about "travel via" feature, we took the unit to Shenandoah National Park (from Apex, NC), the unit mapped a route via Richmond, VA - a much longer route than we thought. So, we tried to figure out how we could find a short route and came upon "travel via", which worked just as we expected. You do the following:
--- Use "navigate to" YOUR DESTINATION, then
--- Select "find alternative" and use "travel via" to the next CITY CENTER you want your trip to pass through
--- When you get near the CITY CENTER, you can enter a CITY CENTER after that
You can use this approach for as long as you want, but we found once you do this for a couple of times, you should be on your intended route with no trouble. When you initially map your route (if your default setting is on "fastest route"), the unit apparently chooses "interstate freeway" first, then when it couldn't find interestate freeway, it chooses major "state route". Alternatively, you can set your unit to "shortest route", but it doesn't always choose the same route you have in mind. In this case, the "travel via" becomes very handy.
The instruction that came with the unit is too simple and doesn't offer what I explained above. You will have to figure it out yourself. Once you are familiar with its many functionalities, it is very good unit for the little money we paid for.
I highly recommend it to anyone who is willing to spend a little bit time to learn how to use it.
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