TomTom GPS receiver

Advantages: good design and function
Disadvantages: a bit expensive

...the bikers: resistant and waterproof, TomTom RIDER comes with the hardware mount RAM that can be adapted to almost every bike, and a wireless headset Cardo scala-rider ® to receive high-quality voice instructions on the inside of his helmet . The TomTom Rider is also easy to use: the award-winning software simple operation, fast selection of destination. You only need to connect it, turn it on and marrrrrrrrrrcha! Lives a great experience on two ...
...Europe with 3D graphics very clear and very easy to navigate through the maps. He is also strong and safe: simplified instructions on how conduction and touch screen that can be used wearing gloves. Enjoy also extras and intelligent services: planning your route on the computer, get the positions of radar traffic and scenic routes designed for motorists, manténte in touch with friends while motorists on the road and much more. ... Read review

Advantages compact easy to use
Disadvantages have to wait a while for sattelite coverage sometimes

...I bought this a couple of months ago and I used it to travel from Italy to England. At the beginning its great having some one tell you where yto go but it does get annoying after a while. However the great thing is you can change the voice of the speaker, tom tom has installed different male and female voices to choose from. The graphics are excellent and are eay to follow. Tom Tom helped us travel easily . I recommend buyers to update maps frequently as roads can change often, especially into one way streets!!! Overall an excellent little gadget that makes driving easy and pleasurable. In my opinion its well worth the price. Just make sure you have your charger with you at all timesto avoid getting stuck!!!... Read review

Advantages No more map reading in the dark
Disadvantages Can sometimes take a while to pick up a signal

...The Tom Tom is compact and easy to use. You can search by address or by postcode which is helpful if you only have a part address. It allows you to zoom in and to view part or all of your journey beforehand. You can search for nearby hotels, restaraunts and petrol stations handy when you are in an unfamiliar area. The display shows your approx. speed distance and travel time. It does sometimes make mistakes though so you do still need an awareness of where you are. You can choose different map views and there are a number of different voices. You can save favourites and scroll down your last 20 journeys - useful for planning a number of different journeys beforehand, and when you are ready to go home just press the home button and follow it's instructions. Cost approx. £260-00 well worth every penny if you do alot of driving... Read review

Advantages Bluetooth links in a flash, GPS links to satellite in a few seconds.
Disadvantages Its a separate unit so there's two things to carry about.

...I dont have a 20 channel receiver however I do have a 12 channel receiver which came in the box with my Tom Tom Navigator 5 for PDA, whichi I use in my Treo 680 Smart Phone. The whole thing works perfectly and I couldn't ask for more as Sat Nav goes. The GPS receiver looks identical to the 20 channel one shown here and if this one works as well as mine does then you can't go wrong. It has a matt cover which makes it stay put where ever you place it on the dashboard and in use I've found that it picks up a signal very quickly and once linked to the PDA by bluetooth it keeps the signal so long as it can see just a tiny bit of sky. Once linked I take the unit off the dash and place it on the floor of the car in between the seats and it keeps the signal through motorway tunnels and even during a traffice halt under a bridge! It does link... Read review

Advantages: Graphical interface is flawless
Disadvantages: None

...I have owned my TomTom GPS receiver for nearly a month now and I now wonder how I ever survived without it. The interface is so clearly laid out that I genuinely feel absolutely any body could use this without any problems. I have never had any problems with roads not being found or not being able to detect which road I am currently on as I have with various other brands of GPS receivers. With the job I am in I travel all over the country to a different places and this is without doubt the most reliable I have seen. I have rarely used the traffic warning facility on this due to my normal commuting times being in the early hours of the morning and never having much need to avoid busy highways. I would recommend that every home has 1 of these and if I had to choose between my TomTom and my mobile phone, it would the the TomTom... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Sintetización and advanced voice recognition
Disadvantages: That does not bring to power charger

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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: good value, good product, and easy to use
Disadvantages: i've experienced serious technical problems

...Very accurate driving directions-havn't done me wrong yet by following this thing, even for long distance trips. I like the interface and the speach system. Personally I think the interface is nicer than Garmin's but that's probably a matter of personal tastes. Everything is fairly intuitive and easy to understand right out of the box. I would rate this a 5 star except that I've had problems with the system randomly rebooting on me: I would input a destination and often times the system would just restart. This is quite frustrating as you can imagine. I don't know if there's a similar problem with other systems since this is my first GPS system. Unfortunately, it seems to happen fairly often to me, maybe 1 out of every 3 address that I input.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful