TomTom ONE Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator by TomTom
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Digital camera reviews of TomTom ONE Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator
Digital camera Review: All one needs and the price is right
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want clear vocal instructions, simple to operate and the ability to look at the screen if you need to, and all for an affordable price, theh Tom Tom One will do the job.Digital camera Review: Almost Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
Based on Consumer Reports, we bought the Tom Tom One. Then we went on a ten day drive. It was amazing and fun to use. Obviously wrong a very few times. Don't throw away your maps and common sense.Digital camera Review: Amazing for Price
Summary: 4 Stars
I just got off a 25 city book tour and took the Tom Tom GPS along to help for a lot of the driving. It is almost better than my car's built-in GPS in some respects. The voice component helped my 66 year old mom when she drove and she is going to get one now, too. For the most part, it will get you where you're going and works as well as the really high-end GPS units.
3 problems I had (but understand that many portable GPS may have the same thing):
1. Unit doesn't power up easily. I had to repeatedly hit the power buttom and sometimes wait for 5 minutes to get it to work. I'm taking it in for this one.
2. Clock never worked correctly even after I set it repeatedly. A minor annoyance but you'd like to have the right time showing on it if it's going to have a clock.
3. Sometimes the directions are off, like most GPS's as changes in mapping and roads do happen. Unfortunately, this landed us in a snowstorm stuck in a snow bank for 3 hours when it erroneously took us down a secondary road that wasn't the right route for where we were going. This may be because the severe snow interrupted the satellite signal.
However, the GPS worked fine in snow in Boston, heavy rain in Seattle and overall got us to where we were going. I simply could not have taken this journey without the Tom Tom and so am very pleased with it. For the price, it is definitely worth it if you need to know where you are and where you're going or have heavy, complicated driving trips to take.
The kit contains all that you need to use it including cigarette lighter power cord and windshield mount. The interface is easy to use and I had both my 67 year old mom and 75 year old mother-in-law, who came with me for part of the trip, using it, putting in addresses and POI's in just a matter of minutes.
One thing about portable GPS as oppose to the built-in in your car -- it will not keep track of you when in tunnels or at the airport because it will lose the satellite signal. I'm sure this is true of all portable GPS where it's a tiny piece of technology receiving a signal as opposed to an entire car, which is the case with built-in GPS. So if you're landing in the airport and then, driving off, plan to stop about 5 miles from the airport to program the Tom-Tom once it has a signal. And have a basic idea of how you start out driving at first.
I highly recommend this product.
Digital camera Review: Amazing technology for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
Unless you drive the same path every day, you will find the TomTom One indispensible. Incredible resource for under $300. I did need to update my cell phone to a blue tooth capable unit, to provide live weather and traffic info. The installation, programming and portability couldn't be simpler.Digital camera Review: An everyday user review
Summary: 5 Stars
Great GPS unit that does what is supposed to do and flawlessly at that. Clear easy to read display and instructions. Menus and interface are self-intuitive to the degree that you just turn it on and start using it. No downloads, activations or learning required.
Satellite acquisition takes just a few seconds and recalculation when you miss a turn or instruction is equally fast. Accuracy is impressive with spot-on instructions and updated maps. Even small streets in rural areas are recognized and labeled.
After looking at the Garmin and Magellan units I thought this was the best unit for the price. It has the largest screen and the most features for this price range. A previous reviewer complained about the misrepresentation of Bluetooth capabilities to which I completely disagree. The fact the Bluetooth features are available at this price range is already impressive. Also unless you buy a much pricier unit none of them come with a dashboard stand. All manufacturers seem to sell them as options (Garmin included).