TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
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Customer Review: Best Review Possible
Summary: 3 Stars
Pros
* Handsome -- best looking GPS I've tested to date
* New windshield mount is an improvement over previous TomToms
* Hardware feels solid and well engineered
* Text-to-speech voices sound natural
* Tons of configurable options
* Fast power-on time (boots up quickly)
* Timesaving address entry features, such as displaying recently used city and street names
* Strong FM Transmitter works well. So strong it can even broadcast over another radio station without issue
* New (Tele Atlas) maps are excellent
* Ability to customize which POI categories are displayed on the map
* Supports multi-destination routing (although not route optimization)
* Broad language support
* Lots of routing options to choose from (fastest time, shortest distance, bicycle, pedestrian, etc.)
* Ability to download and install additional voices
Cons
* Poor documentation (important items are either briefly explained, or not covered at all. Manual is also UK-specific)
* Manual makes reference to features that the GO 720 doesn't actually have, such as voice recognition (European version has this feature, US version does not (but the manual doesn't explain that))
* Cluttered user interface
* Slow to accept missed turns: the GO 720 either insisted I make a u-turn, or went nuts and showed me driving off road
* Can't search across all States, only within a specified State
* Important functions are hidden by default, and must be manually enabled (for example, the ability to cancel a route)
* When entering an address into the GO 720, you must choose the State, even if you're using a zip code (sort of defeats the purpose of allowing the use of Zip codes here in the United States)
* Major GPS Drift when stationary (GPS position "drifts" around in circles)
* Poor GPS signal reception (as of this writing, using version 7.0.0) compared to other SiRF enabled GPS units
* "Night" mode only changes the color scheme on the map, not the other menu screens
* Multi-destination (itinerary) route planning is cumbersome
* TomTom PLUS services require the use of a compatible Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
* Short list of compatible cell phones (for Bluetooth enabled hands-free calling and TomTom's PLUS services) means most cell phone owners in the US will be unable to use TomTom's PLUS services
* Automatic screen dimming feature is too sensitive. When enabled, the GPS switches in and out of night mode constantly if you drive anything other than a convertible in the California sun
* Routing engine not as good as Garmin or Magellan
* MapShare doesn't let you see which specific roads were updated -- it just tells you that "updates were applied"
* Some menus return you to the previous page, others dump you back to the map view for no apparent reason
* Screen not as bright as other GPS units
* When announcing highway names, the GPS says "highway six-hundred-and-eighty-four" instead of "six-eighty-four"
* Fingerprint prone exterior case
Conclusion: 65/100
I really wanted to love the TomTom GO 720. With enough features to make a grown man drool, the exceedingly elegant GO 720 is one good looking piece of hardware that lets you customize just about every aspect of the interface. I was especially fond of the powerful built-in FM transmitter, the ability to broadcast music and spoken navigation instructions over different sources (i.e. music via the FM transmitter and instructions via the built-in speaker), and the ability to make map corrections on the fly. I also appreciated the ability to easily create custom POIs and POI categories, and TomTom's unique time-saving address entry features.
The GO 720 has excellent text-to-speech that sounds natural, and can announce actual street names instead of generic maneuvers (although for some odd reason this feature is disabled by default). I also loved the ability to enter a preferred arrival time, and have the GPS report exactly how early or late I would arrive at my destination.
The GO 720 ships with TomTom's software version 7.0 installed (also known as NavCore 7). A significant update to previous GO software, version 7 is literally busting at the seams with new features. Nearly every aspect of the GO 720 can be customized, from compass preferences to custom vehicle icons and voices, to TomTom's much-touted MapShare -- a unique set of features that allow the user to make map corrections and POI corrections/updates directly on the device.
Unfortunately, the TomTom GO 720 suffers from many of the same drawbacks that have plagued TomTom's products for years.
Despite being equipped with SiRF's high performance GPS receiver, the GO 720 had a hard time maintaining reception, and occasionally thought I was driving off the road altogether. The GO 720 also had a hard time dealing with missed turns, frequently asking me to make U-turns and double back instead of re-routing based on the new course. The GO 720 also exhibited some of the most severe GPS 'drift' I've ever seen (a condition that causes the GPS to think it's moving even though it's not).
Adding to the frustration, for some inexplicable reason TomTom hides many important features on the GO 720. For example, by default there is no way to cancel a route. In order to cancel a route, you'll first need to enable the hidden menu, and even then it will take 4 screen taps to cancel the route (very annoying when driving). The Bluetooth integration is a nice feature to have, but so few cell phones are supported that the functionality is seriously limited. Speaking of which, in order to make use of any TomTom PLUS features, such as real-time traffic data, you must have a Bluetooth compatible cell phone (and accompanying data plan) paired to the GO 720. By contrast, both Garmin and Magellan provide traffic services via an included antenna and don't require any additional hardware.
Like previous TomTom products, things feel rushed with the GO 720; the included documentation is for the UK and references features not available in the North American version. TomTom's support website doesn't even list the GO 720 as a valid model, and TomTom's PLUS site has been "down for maintenance" for over 48 hours as of this writing. Trying to download the product manual for the GO 720 from TomTom's website results in an error message stating that no such manual exists yet. The interface feels cluttered, as TomTom's software engineers have packed the GO 720 to the gills with features and options that haven't improved the most basic requirement of getting you from point A to B.
The GO 720 has a long list of great features that just might keep you distracted long enough not to notice that the core functionality of the GPS doesn't work that well. TomTom's routing engine remains poor compared to Garmin or Magellan, and the GO 720 consistently chose the worst route in my testing.
If TomTom spent as much time on software development as they clearly spent on hardware design, the GO 720 would be a fantastic GPS indeed. Unfortunately the GO 720 still needs work, and I can't quite recommend it just yet.
The TomTom GO 720 is a beautiful GPS that will impress at first, but disappoints soon after the honeymoon wears off.
Customer Review: Best of the New GPS Offerings, But...
Summary: 4 Stars
I own and actually have used (each, during thousands of miles of auto travel) a Lowrance iWay 350, Garmin 60Csx handheld, Garmin Nuvi 200, Magellan Maestro 4040, a 2007 Chrysler OEM in-dash navigation unit, and now a TomTom 720.
The TomTom 720 is one cool unit. I just finished a 4000 mile cross-country test trip. It has features that stand out: Blazing fast satellite acquisition, as instant as the superb Garmin Nuvi 200; a status bar that is complete (with variables such as ETA, Distance to Destination, Time to Destination, Time of Arrival, current time, and current speed) and is customizable as to map screen location and data inclusion/exclusion. I consider the status bar an important feature of any auto GPS and never have understood why the Magellan and Garmin units lack key trip data displays on their map screens. Perhaps it is a design consideration by these makers in weighing Highway use versus City Driving use. I suspect most GPS units are bought and used by local-area drivers with little need for these trip data.
The TomTom720 graphics are as colorful and bright as the Gamin Nuvi series' with one additional feature: superb highway interchange and exit graphics that actually depict bridges (driving under overpasses!) and all surrounding ramps. The TomTom features the best highway ramp information and guidance of any unit I have used (above). The excellent 3D graphics' flow is smooth, and doesn't digitally blotch up going around curves. The graphics are simply superior. By the way, voice guidance is detailed, suitably anticipatory, and redundant, again superior to any of the other brands I have used.
TomTom routing was generally excellent. Only one time did the unit get confused about the location of a segment of Highway 80 in Wyoming, which did appear to recently have been resurfaced and perhaps relocated. The Garmin Nuvi 200 ranks absolutely last (of all my units) on routing, constantly recalculating a route that should have been and is a straight interstate highway shot. This to me indicates out-of-date maps. In the Garmin Nuvi 200 there is no way to stop the constant rerouting in these instances.
Finally, the menus and POI's. The TomTom 720 suffers from too many layers of menus for routine items (brightness of screen, for example). The menu items are somewhat confusing as well. The POI's are adequate, their listings complete. Although the POI's on the Magellan unit, whose database is tied to AAA information, was far superior; and in fact the entire POI feature set of the 4040 is superior to that of any unit listed here. Unfortunately, my Magellan Maestro 4040 crapped out after 10 hours use.
The TomTom unit has one of the fastest and easiest to use address-find systems. And, its calculation and routing computational feature is very quick and robust. Certainly, it is as quick as the Garmin Nuvi unit which is also lightning fast.
I do not and did not use or test any of the Bluetooth and MP3 features. To me, their inclusion is feature bloat.
After I attached my unit to the internet and to TomTom Home, it automatically updated current software and MapShare information to my unit, although it is difficult to determine from the download what was actually corrected, if anything. MapShare is not a web site as you might think, but merely an upload process descriptor, and the user data are apparently treated and vetted by TomTom in some manner before actually being broadcast downloaded to all users who ask for the corrections (you can opt out or in a number of ways).
I found the speedometer readout on the map screen very useful, because on my return trip I had switched to snow tires that were 65R18 instead of the specified 60R18. This resulted in an erroneous odometer reading that was actually too high since the tire was rotating too many turns per mile for the car`s computer setting. As a result, I was driving too fast and not knowing it; I slowed down a couple of miles per hour from 75 to 73 (as indicated on my odometer) until the TomTom read 75. I would never have realized this problem without the speedometer readout on the TomTom. This feature probably saved me a speeding ticket or two.
Negatives: Compared to the Nuvi series, which I consider among the best of the units I own, diminished only by the constant and annoying rerouting during highway driving, the fonts on the map screen of the TomTom are small and wording can be somewhat hard to read, especially considering the short mount provided. (Buy an optional longer windshield mount to bring the unit closer.)
More troubling is the algorithm that computes Time to Arrival (therefore 4 stars). The TomTom 720 was consistently 15% higher on estimated Time to Arrival, compared to all of the units above, except the Magellan 4040, which was about 5% high. These numbers are based on a trip that is standard for me and whose distance and time I have verified many times with actual numbers. The TomTom's displayed Distance to Destination (miles) figure, however, was spot on with the actual distance traveled. It should be noted, that just like the Magellan 4040, the TomTom will shorten up its Time to Arrival as you approach your destination. So, at your destination both units will read accurately (that is, show no time remaining).
All in all, if you don't do a lot of long distance driving then the overstated times are of little concern. Then, the TomTom 720 should be among your top choices for a vehicle GPS unit. TomTom got it mostly right. Now if only it would automatically display the correct time for whatever time zone you are driving through. Still, the TomTom 720 is the very best of all of the GPS units I own or have used.
Update: Yesterday, December 24, 2007, I completed a 600 mile roundtrip to the Monterey, CA area, typically a five to five and a half hour trip one way (elapsed time, no stops added in). The 720 indicated this would be a 7 hour trip, an estimate 30%-40% high. It turned out to be a 5 hour 45 minute trip with a gas stop. At the midway point (150 miles) it was estimating three and a half hours. However, as we got closer to home, the time of arrival approached the actual time.
Perhaps I am too obsessive about trip computer data, but the other GPS units cited above seem to get it right and, frankly, it frustrates me on long drives.
Also, the 720 designed a route that called for traveling through the East Bay to get to US 101, and I usually take Interstate 280 and the Golden Gate Bridge. Unfortunately the 720 would not let change routes on the fly, and even though it recalculate routes very quickly it called for me to get off at every exit on 280 and head east, losing hours in the process. The 720 finally stopped reroute directions and calculations after I passed over the Golden Gate and was back on US101.
Customer Review: Want to install other maps? You're in for a suprise.
Summary: 1 Stars
Okay, you must be thinking... Wow, a one-star review for this new TomTom GO 720... why is that? Let me summarize first, then I will explain in more depth later.
Currently, you cannot install ANY additional maps (other than the factory-installed ones) onto a TomTom GO 720 device.
So, if you wanted to download some European maps from TomTom, copy them to your SD card and bring your new baby to Europe - that's not going to happen.
This is a major oversight by TomTom for two reasons; 1. Many people buy new portable GPS's only because they are planning a trip to an unknown country and 2. the European maps are already available for the TomTom GO 720 - they come preinstalled on the GO 720's sold in Europe (I've used them).
I purchased my GO 720 in Wash. DC before a recent move to Italy. My sales 'professional' at circuit city said that I could download all the European maps I needed from TomTom's website. Once I arrived in Italy and got high-speed internet, I tried buying additional maps from TomTom. Well, TomTom's US website does not sell downloadable maps (at this time) - I switched to the UK website, which had all the maps available. I purchased the maps from the UK site, downloaded them and tried to install them to my GO 720. The new TomTom Home software (v2) would allow me to purchase the maps, download them and transfer them to the device - but the final step, the activation of the maps, it would crash and give an application error. I know my way around computers, but this was a major issue. I phoned US customer service - they said that they would write a ticket for the event but offered no solutions. I then phoned UK customer service and after 20 minutes of juggling reps - I finally got the news bomb....
TomTom has not yet released downloadable maps for the GO 720 or 920. That's right, they released hardware (for 3 months now) but did not 'update their website' to allow purchases of additional maps. Even though these 'updated' maps come pre-installed on the GO 720's sold outside of North America... hmmm?
Be aware that none of this important information is available on TomTom's website - even a Google search turns up nothing. This is critical information to those who travel to Europe or any other part of the world.
Others have reported on this piece of hardware (with rave reviews), which I mostly agree with. However, the map software is currently another issue altogether.
UPDATE NOVEMBER 15, 2007:
TomTom has updated all of their websites except the US version to include the 720 compatible maps (v7.10 for Western Europe). I again, spent several hours attempting to install new maps, still to be met with consistent software restrictions and confusion. TomTom customer service, while polite, were completely incapable of providing any answers. I am a tech-literate consumer and I am not easily dissuaded, but I have reached my limit with this product and TomTom.
Please be aware that I am far from the only person to have experienced these types of issues with TomTom. Look elsewhere for your GPS Navi needs.
NEW UPDATE DECEMBER 6, 2007:
Alright. Finally after all these months, TomTom has released v10 of their Maps for download. And after several attempts at downloading and installing, I can now say that my GO 720 is no longer just another expensive toy collecting dust in my electronics cabinet.
So, the title of my review is no longer accurate - you CAN now install additional maps to this device - please be advised however, that you may only do this using TomTom's Home software and it must be updated to the latest version and because it's a 1.7 G download, you need a long time to complete the process.
I suggest you bring your patience and be thankful that you didn't suffer as I have.
Otherwise, all of the positive reviews about the hardware, mapping and routing are accurate. This is still a quality product and without the Map issue, I would have been a happy camper from the beginning.
NEW NEW UPDATE SEPTEMBER 22, 2008:
After nearly a ten month span of relatively trouble free and constant usage, another issue has arisen with my TT GO 720. But first, I will report a few other minor issues that occurred since my last update.
In the winter, while the unit was plugged in to the auxiliary port in my car (a Peugeot 308), the screen would go blank when the unit was touched. As you can imagine, when every time you touched the screen of a touchscreen device, it blacked out, this is a minor inconvenience. The only way to revive the unit was to a hard reset (using the little pin hole in the bottom). This method erased all our favorites and add ons and left us bummed out.
The screen black-out issue only happened when you touched the screen and did not happen when the unit was not plugged in while driving and it did not happen when it was plugged in on its base unit, powered by USB. The best we could determine was that unit receiving an electric shock from the power cord once we touched it, thus grounding it and closing the circuit. The problem was resolved when I sold the car and bought a different one. In the new car (Honda Jazz) and my wife's car (Volvo V40), the black-out issue has never resurfaced.
There have been some minor issues like varying times to lock into the satellite - one day it takes 60 seconds, the next 5 or more minutes - same exact route, same exact time of day... ?
It's also important to note that I have kept the device up to date using the TomTom Home software (which still is buggy and unpleasant).
Ok, now on to the current issue. Recently, the mini USB power cable (the end that plugs into the unit) has stopped working - or so I thought. Basically, the unit will not receive power from the power cable. So, I thought that the cable had gone bad and I tested plugging it into the USB base and it had the same problem - not receiving power. I tried a new TomTom power cable (from an electronics store), but still not getting power. So, it looks like the female end of the power in slot (on the bottom of the unit) has become defective. At this point, I have not received any positive response from TomTom - the unit is just a few weeks out of warranty (ironically) and I'll keep trying to find a solution.
I will update when there's more to report.
One last note: Some commentators have asked why I still show one star on my review, even though I would surely raise it now. Well, Amazon.com does not allow users to change their initial star ratings - so, until their policy changes; we'll be stuck with this issue as well.
Customer Review: Oldie, good GPS but some problems with other functions (handsfree, music)
Summary: 3 Stars
The GO 720 has been out for a couple of years, but the price has not come down that much as it ages, rare for an electronic gizmo. The reason is that it's one of only a few units out there that combine GPS, bluetooth hands-free phone/SMS and MP3 (aka "Jukebox") music playback in one unit. Later models by Tomtom and others seem to have moved away from this combination so it soldiers on, occupying a unique niche. I bought mine in 2009 from Amazon and paid about $200 for it.
It does GPS comparable to other quality units and no matter what else happens with the unit, the GPS function just keeps working, but the handsfree and MP3 player functions are buggy and quirky (the reason I gave it 3 stars). I bought it for the handsfree and MP3 functions, and I also bought the bluetooth remote control. I have it more or less permanently mounted, and have an aux-in jack on my car radio so I am not interested in the FM transmission function. But I tried the FM thing out for awhile and found that, in general here on the U.S. East Coast there's not a lot of quiet space in the FM spectrum and bleedover from adjacent radio stations tends to kill the signal quality pretty easily.
Good points: Audible voice directions: Accurate and bulletproof GPS function
See below for bad points.
Firmware: One thing I discovered through experience is that the latest firmware (v8.351 in Nov 2010) has introduced a bug. The latest fix was intended to improve FM transmission, but what it also did is add a bug that kills the Jukebox and Bluetooth remote control every 3 days or so, requiring a "pin reset" (poking a paperclip into a hole in the bottom of the unit to trigger a reboot). Some TT forums advise you to keep the paperclip next to the unit on a string, it's so bad. Since I don't care about the FM transmitter, I "downgraded" the unit to a previous firmware version (8.302) and have found that this fixes the problem. Since this unit has been around for years and the focus has gone towards Tomtom's newer units, I would be surprised if they were proactive enough to fix the bug.
The unit can be programmed to shut down automatically when you shut off the car if it's plugged into the cigarette lighter and senses that there's no more power. It WILL NOT power-on automatically when you start the car, an omission that makes things just a little more tedious for the driver.
Jukebox: It's barebones, quirky and obviously an afterthought. Minimal controls and display, no album graphics, unstable file cataloging software. If you add an SDHC memory card to store your MP3 files on, make sure it is Class 6 or higher or the 720 will have problems reading the music files. The 720 can accept up to a 32GB SDHC card, but if you have lots and lots of music, it may not accept the whole 32GB and will crash when it has to read and catalog that much music. MP3 is the only file format it will accept, and if other non-mp3 files are present in the directory with the music, it will cause the unit to crash.
Handsfree: Works well with my Samsung Impression, but newer phones will probably have problems syncing with the 720 (the wife's iPhone will not work with it). Again, minimum functionality, looks like it was added as an afterthought without a lot of thought into the design. Some points:
1. It will copy your contact list from the phone, but it's probably easier and safer (if you're driving and calling at the same time) if you voice-dial the phone and then let the 720 handle the phone audio. The unit has no voice-dialling functionality but once the synced phone makes or receives a call, it will take over the audio. Once the call connects, the phone conversation audio output is ONLY via a small speaker in the back of the unit; it cannot be auxed-into your car radio, although the unit is at least smart enough to kill any music auxed-into your radio for the duration of the phone call.
2. If your phone has a data plan, you MAY be able to sync with the 720 and download things like gas prices, voices, traffic and weather from the Internet while you're driving. My experience is that it's easier to get the 720 to bluetooth for handsfree than it is to get it to sync with your data connection. Most newer phones will probably be out of luck with data since Tomtom doesn't tend to update its phone-compatibility capabilities with its other updates. Also, since the data sync is different from the handsfree sync, you do one or the other but not both simultaneously and push some buttons to switch between them. It's not the sort of thing you want to fumble around with if you're the driver.
3. The handsfree function will not Bluetooth-sync with more than one phone at a time. If two phones are present in the car and both can be recognized by the 720, the unit will find one (hopefully the one you want but there's no way to firm this up) sync with it, and will not sync with the second phone.
4. The microphone is on the unit, there's no option to run a remote mike, so placement of the unit is key to a quality handsfree call. Too far away and you'll have to yell to get the mike to pick up your voice.
iPod Control: Although the unit is touted as having the functionality to control an iPod, it too is barebones and not well thought out. The unit's Bluetooth will not work with an iPod - you have to buy an additional cord to plug in the iPod, and depending on your setup it's probably one more cord draped around your dash that you can do without. The unit will not charge the iPod while it's controlling it, a big detraction IMO.
Customer Review: Is it the best? You decide. I love it.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using my tomtom 720 for like 2 months by now. So here is what i think is good and bad.
- The map -I have the latest map version(7.15v) and i feel the 720 has a pretty detailed map (atleast in my area- Chicago). There are some recent developments which obviously has not been updated in their maps, but which i hope will be added as they roll out with new maps.
- Routing - If you choose in the preferences to ask every time which type of route to plan, it will always ask about the options for routing like fastest, shortest, avoid highways, bicycle route, walking routes and limited speed. If you choose the fastest route, it will come with a route that it thinks is the fastest. Now here is the thing - sometimes, the fastest route might get you at a place 1 minute earlier than an alternate route which might cut short the distance by 5 miles. So you have to be careful here. Once you put in the fastest route, tap on the bottom right corner and go to find alternative - then choose fastest route again - now it will come with the route that is 1 min longer, but 5 miles shorter! And the good thing is, you can compare how much time you loose and how much distance you cut short in that screen itself - It will say the original route was this miles long and this minutes duration in that screen itself!!! So, before accusing the machine of bad routing , put a little thought into the widely customizable routing engine it has and use some of your brain!
Walking routes are handy as they also use oneways to reach you at a place through walking - cool! Also, you can customize your route by viewing the details of the route in text or block by block or whole map and then choose which road to avoid, which road to go through by just tapping on those roads!
All these that i have talked about also brings in light about one bad thing about tomtom - It is more user friendly for a little tech inclined person. For a grand pa or grandma, i think garmin would be best. But it is not to say that the basic routing techniques can be used by anyone not very tech inclined.
- Poi database - lots and lots. Initially, I was not impressed by the number of poi in tomtom 720. But now I actually use the bigger tomtom poi database that does not come standard with 720;) If you do a little research in the net, you will get it;). I have never came across a shop or place that is not in the tomtom list so far. The smallest little shop that i thought might not be in tomtom came up in the poi database. that really surprised me. Well, anyway, you can download so many pois for free from so many places. But, i have not yet used any pois other than the tomtom official ones! But I should say that the ones that come standard with tomtom 720 is not much at all!
- Blue tooth- very very handy. It downloads all your contacts from the phone! It shows all your contacts on the screen and you can call straight from the gps. The audio clarity - better than my blue tooth headphones!
- FM transmitter - poor. The loudness has been recently increased after firmware update to 7.481. But the signal is weak. I think it has something to do with the power cable. When i move it around, it changes. If i disconnect the cable, you will still get it. But it is very unpredictable. In general, 90% of the time, i have had good signals. When I'm in downtown it goes down to 50%. The audio quality is horrible. When it is clear, it is clear; but I think the device mix down stereo tracks to mono and then transmits it as stereo. Hence the fm receiver will say that it is receiving stereo signal, but the actual output will be a dull mono which greatly degrades the audio quality of a song when you hear it through the fm transmitter. I would think, the audio quality should be much better with the cables connected to your car audio. But my car audio does not have a line in jack. You might think that a gps does not have to be a master of all trades, but hey, almost all the gps gives you these kind of features at this money. So why not get it all when you pay this much. It is so convenient to have all the songs in the gps itself rather can carry something else for that purpose (I use an 8 GB Sandisk Extreme 3 card in addition to the 2GB inbuilt memory)
- 3rd party apps - lots and lots. That is one reason why i choose the tomtom. I already have a small calculator, a flashlight tool, a mileage calculator with detailed graphical views, an event logger(tracks your gps anywhere you go and keeps that info in the sd card), a video player - So many thanks to the developers. I dont think any other gps has this many 3rd party apps.
- Mapshare technology- It is a very useful concept. You see a small error in the map - you mark that location for correction - once you get the time, correct the error - save it - share it with all the other tomtoms! At this point, I have 16,000 errors mapshare corrections! Whoa - so many errors on the map? They may not be huge errors, it might be something like a poi is 100m away from its actual location or something like a road has been blocked for traffic or something like that. But useful, anyway. No other gps has this . But Dash is coming out with some revolutionary ideas.
- Traffic - Never used this feature( I dont have a data plan with my cell phone, nor do i have an rds-tmc receiver). I dont know how updated or how useful this feature is.
- Value for money - I would say it is a good value."