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I bought my TomTom GO 730T about 2 weeks ago. But I have been living in my neighborhood for 3 years, and when I apply my address in, it doesn't have it in the map.(And that time I have already upgraded my maps on the computer). It works very well and it's easy to work with. The TomTom Go 730T has alot of features and they are very useful for me. So, I don't know why it doesn't have my address, but it has all the other new neighborhoods addresses. Yet, the TomTom Go 730T works extremely well and very useful.
I bought this unit a few months ago as an upgrade from an older Garmin GPS that was 3-years ago. Looking back, I would have saved my money and went from the 730 without the traffic reciever. - Bluetooth phone support - the GPS supports very few models of phones so you can use it as a hands free device.
the Arri vial Time is gives me is usually dead on. -Traffic Receiver - the traffic receiver works well, and this isn't TomTom's fault, but there is very little coverage of accidents in my area. Pros:- IQ Routes - it's amazing that it can reroute you depending on time of day and historical traffic data.
It didn't matter much to me, but if it's important to you, check the website for list of compatable phones. - Great reception - I turned on the unit inside my house, and it still picked up 3 satellites almost instantly. - Nice customization and able to hookup to your computer to download extrasCons:- Not as user friendly as Garmin's - while I was able to figure it out, I wouldn't suggest this product for those get easily confused or frustrated by technology.
It looks like only main interstates are supported by ClearChannel traffic. Overall it's a very solid device and I'm very satisfied with my purchase.
It's a wash. TomToms do.I drive 30,000 miles a year, mostly for work, and decided it was time to get a GPS. But if you need the GPS to go beyond the basic - give you directions from point A to point B - and want to fully utilize the pre-installed POIs you are looking at a steep learning curve. However, I could not program the Garmin to link proximity alerts with those preexisting POIs. To put it bluntly, Garmins do not work right out of the box in this regard.
I received this from Garmin customer service:"This can only be done with Custom POI's. I have used it for several months now without a problem. It has generally given me great directions. And truthfully, Garmin's are very nice.
The TomTom might not be as elegant as the Garmin, but it does the job and it didn't require me to jump through hoops to customize the Points of Interest (POIs).I first bought the Garmin 755T because of all the great reviews and because the interface looked pretty nice. Both sometimes gave perfect directions, both sometimes gave slightly bad. I am sorry it is not possibleto do this with the POI's currently in the unit." I could not find the custom POIs I needed and that was that. I saw no difference between the TomTom and the Garmin I tested. Everything I need is right there. Their interface is generally easier and the screen colors just better to look at.
I wish the TomTom had the Garmin's interface and would connect with satellites faster. He didn't say which brand he used and I assumed that was a basic feature. ProsSuperior POI handling, especially in comparison to GarminAlmost perfect self adjusting arrival time estimates NeutralIt gives directions. You can seta distance for the POI within the CSV file. You would just need to finda database of xxxxx in a CSV format.
And why should I have to find them when Garmin already had the POIs I wanted already installed.So I ditched the Garmin and bought the TomTom 730T.
It's not.
It takes up to 2 mins versus only about 30 seconds for the Garmin.
Have still not been able to test the traffic function (nor was I ever able to on the Garmin 7x5 series)ConsInterface not as nice as GarminVery slow to lock with satellite compared to Garmin Lacks a fully integrated system for dash mounting which the Garmins haveI started with the Garmin 755T and quickly switched to the TomTom 730T because the Garmin didn't do what it should have been able to right out of the box.
But these are annoyances compared to the central task - give me directions and tell me where the POIs are.
Source after source pointed to the Garmin and specifically the new Garmin 7x5 series.Another person who's in the same line of business as me told me how he receives proximity alerts for specific POIs.
These POIs are already programmed in the TomTom and the Garmin.
It's POI alert system has been a stupendous addition to my work capability.
The TomTom 730T does this and does it far better than Garmin.
but that's generally good for around town. All and all it seems to do a pretty good job although it doesn't get anywhere near the supposed 5 hours battery life.
However if I had to pay full price I'd look for something else. Since I got it for a very good deal with Amazon Christmas sale it was a good choice but with all things being equal I would think you'd be better off with a Garmin.
Not a bad GPS, has alot of features. Support line closes too early.The software that comes with it which says you can send map info from Google maps doesn't work and many of the advanced features just plain don't work from my Mac, that's a bit disappointing.
I bought an SD card to give me more space to store MP3's and it doesn't work correctly. It won't play and it lists the songs as being there twice (which they are not), so who knows what's up with that.
more like 2.5 hours at best. The pluses are it is very customizable so you can put your own car on there as your icon if you like and it has the traffic feature and you can talk hands-free w/ your cell although people tell me it's hard to hear me.all in all it's ok but not great but from what I read almost none of these different GPS's are perfect.so I'm giving it 3 stars.enjoy it if you get one.
First thing that went wrong was the language that came up was not English. Finally, through lots of trial an error, we were able to change the language to English. Then through more trial an error, and lots of challenges, we discovered that our unit was defective. We returned it and then purchased the Garmin nuvi 880 and have been so please with it.
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