beaver34
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| posted on 21/4/14 at 03:53 PM |
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sat nav
disabled my current tom tom via the gear knob after 3 years service
now need a new one, has anyone used the new go 400 and what are your thoughts if so?
thanks
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jacko
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| posted on 21/4/14 at 04:38 PM |
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Hi i have just bought a Garmin 52lm i was going for a tomtom but you have to pay for speed cam up dates but not with the garmin
+ free map updates
Jacko
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geoff shep
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| posted on 21/4/14 at 06:13 PM |
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Although I dislike their customer support, and the way you have to use one email address per device (or you did last time I had to use tomtom home), I
still find tomTom the best satnav. However, I now have the TomTom app on my iphone and use that in a bracket in the car. I also have a Parrot 9200
and they link well together with the directions coming out via the car stereo. The app gives free map upgrades for life for less than the price of an
annual map update for a standalone device. And it's useful to have it with me wherever I am - not just in my own car.
If you go for a new satnav try to get one with free lifetime map upgrades.
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beaver34
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| posted on 21/4/14 at 06:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by geoff shep
Although I dislike their customer support, and the way you have to use one email address per device (or you did last time I had to use tomtom home), I
still find tomTom the best satnav. However, I now have the TomTom app on my iphone and use that in a bracket in the car. I also have a Parrot 9200
and they link well together with the directions coming out via the car stereo. The app gives free map upgrades for life for less than the price of an
annual map update for a standalone device. And it's useful to have it with me wherever I am - not just in my own car.
If you go for a new satnav try to get one with free lifetime map upgrades.
the new 400 has and its europe too which i need,
i do have an iphone but the charge point is not great and my daily drive is an elise and there are not many great mount kits as far as i can see for
it
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geoff shep
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| posted on 22/4/14 at 08:11 AM |
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Yup, the phone needs to be plugged in or it will run down v quickly with TomTom running. TomTomWestern Europe is also available for iphone but
it's a large file - about 2 Gb I think, so it could take up more than it's fair share of storage space. An advantage of the app is that,
once purchased, it is available for all your ios devices. And thinking about the file size thing, you could purchase a particular area and use it
when required and then delete it. It would still be available to download later when needed.
Just looked at the TT Go 400 - I assume that you need a data signal on your phone for the traffic? If you want traffic, another option is one of
these http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/your-drive/accessories/most-popular/traffic-receiver-9UUC.002.00.2/ (available for about £23 on ebay) - not
compatible with the Go 400 I think but then you wouldn't need the smartphone connectivity so you go for a cheaper device.
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snakebelly
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| posted on 22/4/14 at 09:18 AM |
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another vote for Garmin, over the last 2 years both Tom Toms in my household have been changed for Garmins. Wouldn't go back to Tom Tom after a
shocking customer support fiasco that ended in me taking a hammer to my Tom Tom just to try and relieve the stress of dealing with Tom Tom technical
support :-)
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