Brand New Real Time Mini GMS/GPS/GPRS Car Tracker
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Manufacturer: TomTomBrand: TomTom
Edition: Electronics
Model: ONE 130
Publisher: TomTom
Studio: TomTom
Music Label: TomTom
Product features:
- 3.5-inch touchscreen with award-winning Fold & Go EasyPort mount that folds flat against the device, making it easy to take it with you
- Effortless navigation from A to B--enter the address on the touchscreen or use voice address entry and start driving anywhere
- Preloaded with millions of points of interest to enhance your traveling experience-easily find your favorite gas stations, hotels, and more
- With TomTom Map Share technology, you can instantly modify street names, street direction, POIs, road speeds, and turn restrictions on your own device
- Help Me! menu provides added safety features so you can easily access local emergency providers, such as police, fire stations, and hospitals
- Speck Products Tough Skin Rubberized GPS Case for TomTom 3.5-inch GPS Devices(Black)
- TomTom 2009 U.S. and Canada Map Update for GO, XL, and ONE GPS Navigators
- Speck SCR-TCLN-SML CrispView Screen Cleaner
- Speck Products Universal GPS Flyer Travel Case for Portable GPS and Accessories (Black)
- InstallerNet Navigation System eInstallCard (Delivered via Email)
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Customer Review: Cute toy, annoying little device
Summary: 2 Stars
I am mystified by how this device has managed to garner 3 1/2 stars when it only deserves a solid 2. Evidently, the " cute factor" must have a value of at least one star.
Certainly, if you are looking for a navigation device where Burt Reynolds, Homer Simpson or even a Cylon Centurion will give you verbal directions and time and distance traveled are of little consequence then this is the device for you.
When you first get the device out of the box you will need to immediately hook it up to your computer where, if you're lucky, it will begin to automatically download the Tom Tom Home Software. In my case, I had to visit the website and manually download the program myself. Once installed, the synchronization between the device and the program are seamless.
I encountered an error during the initial update but after disconnecting the device, rebooting my computer and reconnecting the device the update completed successfully. As far as I can tell, the device has suffered no ill effects from the error.
The Tom Tom Home program is evidently a generic program designed to work with all models as many of the options for this particular device are " grayed out". And of those that are available some are subscription based. If you want additional maps for your device (such as Canada or Mexico) plan on dropping 70 bucks. There's also a fee schedule for keeping your default maps updated. The subscription service just to keep the maps that came with your device updated includes four quarterly releases "for the equivalent of only $9.95 per map".
If you're interested in traffic and fuel prices then you, as any savvy shopper would, have already noticed that innocuous little word "optional". To obtain U.S. fuel prices your download costs $19.95. For real time traffic updates you must purchase a separate accessory available for the low, low price of $99.95.
But enough about the add ons. Let's talk about the functionality of the device itself. I haven't had any experience with a standalone GPS device prior to this one. My personal experience extends to the VZ Navigator application on my phone. This, then, is my benchmark for rating this device.
In the interest of perspective I would describe a five star rating as a device that could study my driving habits and learn from simple observation that I do not use freeways. A device whose functions border on the supernatural. As Arthur C. Clarke said "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". Obviously, it would require a price slightly outside my range to get a five star rating.
A four star rating would be a device whose basic navigational functions would be truly impressive. The type of device that has you constantly making statements such as " Wow, I didn't know it could do that!".
The three star rating would be a device that matches the functionality of my phone application, whereas a two star is a device that is inferior to my phone and a one star isn't worth the box it was shipped in.
I gave this unit a two star rating prior to the latest update to my VZ Navigator software. Obviously, as per my description, I consider this device to be inferior to the application on my phone. The reasons are fairly straightforward. On the Tom Tom, you have the option of selecting the shortest route, the fastest route or avoiding freeways. There are other options available as well, but they apply to situations other than traveling in an automobile such as walking or riding a bicycle.
The main and most confounding issue that I have with this device is that you are forced to choose one of the three options. On my phone, I can select the fastest, shortest or simplest route AND choose two exclude highways. With the Tom Tom, if you choose to avoid highways it's almost as though the device wants to punish you for doing so because the route that it plots is not the shortest, not the fastest nor even the simplest.
There are several places that I go to on a regular basis and I am quite well aware of what the fastest and the simplest routes are. When I choose to avoid highways the route always, without exception, attempts to take me to a state route even if in doing so, it takes me miles out of my way. Each "alternate route" that I select takes me farther and farther out of my way.
Today, for example, while traveling on a county road I directed the Tom Tom to navigate a course home. The road that I was on was of equal distance between two state routes and instead of plotting a course in my current direction of travel then turning south and continuing on to the southern state route, upon which I live, then directing me home, the route that was actually plotted just boggled my mind. The device instructed me to turn around, go back in the opposite direction for just less than 5 miles, turn north and proceed 4 miles until I reached the northern state route, turn west and proceed 17 miles to yet another different state route, turn south and proceed 7 miles into the center of town where I would intersect the southern state route and follow it back east out of town until I reached my home.
As annoying as that was to read, you can imagine what it's like to be given directions from this vaunted device that absolutely flies in the face of reason. The estimated time of arrival of the Tom Tom's directions was 58 minutes. When I entered the same directive into my phone I was provided with a much more reasonable route with an estimated time of arrival of 32 minutes. As I said before, instructing this device to avoid highways can result in a route that is not fast, not short, and most certainly not simple.
If you're lost in the middle of an unfamiliar city and you have the misfortune of not owning a map, then this device will eventually get you home. But it will not do so in any manner that could be considered efficient. My intention is to throw this in the trunk in case I need to find my way in an unfamiliar location when I have forgotten to bring my phone. On a side note, my phone provides me with fuel prices as well as real time traffic updates. For free.
In the rare event that I find myself with some spare change lying around, I might just buy a Garmin just to see if the company that manufactures aircraft avionics can do a better job. Right now, however, Verizon has just taken a great step forward towards keeping me as a customer. Interestingly enough, it's not even because of their phone service although I certainly have no complaints there, either.
The only reason this thing doesn't get one star is because it is an actual, functioning GPS device. My advice is to spend the extra and get the real deal... You'll be happier in the long run.
Description of Brand New Real Time Mini GMS/GPS/GPRS Car Tracker
The TomTom ONE 130 is easy-to-use personal navigation. TomTom's award-winning software means effortless navigation from point A to point B. Switch on and go right out of the box. Just enter the address on the touchscreen and start driving anywhere in the United States or Canada. TomTom guides you door-to-door with turn-by-turn spoken instructions. And 3D graphics help guide you to your destination, worry free. Easy-to-use widescreen navigation. Click to enlarge. |
 TomTom's award-winning software means effortless navigation from point A to point B. Click to enlarge. |
The ONE 130 is preloaded with millions of points of interest to enhance your traveling experience--easily find your favorite gas stations, hotels, restaurants, and more. TomTom has the most accurate maps, and with TomTom Map Share technology, you instantly can modify street names, street direction, points of interest, and more on your own device.
And with the "Help Me!" menu, added safety features enable you to easily access local emergency providers, such as police, fire stations, and hospitals. The "Where am I?" feature pinpoints your exact location to give to emergency providers.
Award-winning Fold & Go EasyPort mount folds flat against the device, making it easy to take it with you from car to car.
No activation, no monthly fees.
Go confidently.
ONE 130 Features
- Maps of United States and Canada with TomTom Map Share
- Fold & Go EasyPort Mount
- Spoken Instructions
All TomToms Feature
Plug & Go--Works right out of the box.
Preloaded Points of Interest--Easily find millions of gas stations, restaurants, hotels, and more on your route.
30-Day Latest Map Guarantee--Up to date, off the shelf.
TomTom Map Share--Modify your own map and benefit from others' verified changes with TomTom Map Share.
Help Me! Emergency Menu--Easily access local emergency providers, such as police, fire stations, and hospitals.
TomTom HOME--Always up to date.
Traffic Ready--Optional RDS-TMC traffic receiver accessory keeps you up-to-date on traffic events to minimize potential delays.
Fuel Price Service (optional)--Know more, pay less.
Why TomTom?
TomTom believes that personal navigation should be as easy and safe as possible. TomTom develops smart technology that gives you straightforward solutions, innovations to make life easy.
Easy to Use
- Award-winning navigation software
- Plug & go
Best Maps
- 30-Day Latest Map Guarantee
- Modify your own map and benefit from others' verified changes with TomTom Map Share
Best Routing
- QuickGPSfix
- Traffic ready
Leader in Safety
- Help Me! emergency resources menu
- Safety preferences menu
About TomTom
Founded in Amsterdam in 1991, TomTom has established itself as a global leader in navigation by being an innovative company with a strong brand, clear customer focus, and high-quality products and services.TomTom is a leading navigation solutions provider with navigation products sold in 30 countries and in over 20 languages. To further its commitment to car navigation, TomTom acquired Tele Atlas maps in 2008 so that the company can continually provide the most up-to-date maps and intelligent routing.
TomTom has its own mapping company!
Did you know that every year, roads change by up to 40% in high-growth areas? Tele Atlas manages this by using the world's most comprehensive systems to identify and incorporate these changes into our maps with unprecedented levels of speed and accuracy. All TomTom devices benefit from the Tele Atlas advantage--more coverage, more points of interest, and more freshness and accuracy.
What's in the Box
ONE 130 device, Easyport mount, USB Car Charger and USB cable, documentationDigital Cameras & Photo Categories
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