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Brand: TomTom EAN: 0636926017084 Feature: GPS navigation system for Western Europe with a 4.3 inch touch screen, spoken instructions, plus ser Item Dimensions: Label: TomTom Manufacturer: TomTom Model: 1N00760 MPN: 1N00760 Publisher: TomTom Release Date: June 11, 2007 Studio: TomTom Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: TomTom, the worlds largest navigation solutions provider announced the introduction of TomTom Map Share on the TomTom GO 720. This unique new map improvement technology allows TomTom users to easily improve their maps as soon as they spot changes in the roads with a few touches on the screen of their device. Via TomTom HOME, TomTom Map Share users also receive all map improvements made by others, making their maps as dynamic as the world they live in. Roads are continually changing. This feature gives TomT... Average Rating:
 Rating:  - first satnavI bought this tomtom for my daughter who moved to spain. (her words) "we'd have been lost without it dad"! seems to be versatile and eliminates 'map stress' I like the clear speech and the easy programming Rating:  - Very clear and easy to use Sat navI was looking for an easy to use and accurate sat nav device and this TomTom fulfils the criteria. User interfaces are very easy to use and the lag between where the TomTom thinks you are and reality is minimal. Probably don't use all the flashy features but basic stuff like setting favourite addresses, speed cameras and changing the speaking voice are great. Nice big screen as well which made me choose over the more budget models. Items that stop a score 5 are 1) the battery is rubbish, barely an hour or two and as a result now never use without the car charger plugged in in case battery dies whilst driving at a key turning, and 2) can take a little while to find the signal when you first fire up (but not as bad as some friend's Sony sat navs though that take ages!) Rating:  - Total Rubbish - Unit unreliable - updates mess up unitThis is the worst piece of electronic kit I have ever purchased. I have has it a year now and the unit had now died with a flashing white cross and disk drive - no help from the website and Windows cannot access the drive inside the TomTom - Updates off Tomtom from internet constantly messed up the unit - I had a computer voice go missing a couple of times and the unit also failed to start (lucky I did a backup) - Tomtom have sometimes released buggy updates - Customer Service Eh? 2 weeks for a response - Speed cameras from Tomtom are useless - there are no audible alerts - I had to get ones from PocketGPSWorld (and pay again) and set it up manually The unit is basically unreliable and the software is buggy - the internet updates via Tomtom Home constatnly mess the unit up I have spent more time fixing the unit than actually using it. When it did work it was actually very good - Tomtom need to sort out their QA testing - they shouldn't sell units like this that are so unreliable The only use for it now is an ugly paperweight I gone and bought a Garmin now for £114 A waste of £320 - can't even sell it on ebay as its totally non-functional now Rating:  - Good for navigation but let down by add-onsThe navigation is excellent, made better by updates shared by other users (Mapshare). It is very easy to use. However - The battery life is nowhere near 3 to 5 hours (as TomTom claims). 2 hours 30 mins is nearer the mark. The hands- free telephone operation is not good; it is very difficult to hear the person on the other end Voice recognition, for destination entry, simply doesn't work. Rating:  - Pros and Cons not sure its really worth the money.Firstly some of the extras that really are not much use - The jukebox beams the signal OK but you do keep getting interference, to be honest you are better off without it on. The handsfree for the phone is excellent for the text messages and you can here the caller no problem, however the microphone is really poor and they can rarely hear you on the other end. The main purpose of the machine is to get you from AtoB its not that clever at picking up City Centre locations from Post codes you often reach a destination about 400 yards from where it actually is. Notwithstanding this its pretty slick at getting you around and recalculates quickly if you take a wrong turn. The updates that you send in and receive make little difference I guess the sheer agro of stopping and updating the map puts most of us off from doing it. My biggest gripe with Tom Tom is that their maps are so aged. I bought this from Amazon a couple of months ago but its had me driving in fields for bypasses built two to three years ago. I have tackled them over this very fact and why I should have to pay another £74 to update the maps. Bear in mind all existing stocks of these things will have old maps it may be worth waiting a year or so to make sure you have the up to date ones. Without the map issue its somewhere between a 3 and a 4 you are paying for some extras that are not worth it, in hindsight I would have got a cheaper version and bought the new maps it would make much more sense.  Try searching the Internet for "TomTom GO 720" or Ebay for "TomTom GO 720". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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