TomTom ONE 130 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Manufacturer: TomTomBrand: TomTom
Edition: Electronics
Format: CD
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 with you from car to car
- Effortless navigation from A to B--enter the address on the touchscreen or use voice address entry and start driving
- Preloaded with millions of points of interest to enhance your traveling experience--easily find your favorite gas stations, hotels
- With TomTom Map Share technology, you can instantly modify street names, street direction, POIs, road speeds
- Help Me! menu provides added safety features so you can easily access local emergency providers, such as police, fire stations
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Customer Review: Lost in the ozone again
Summary: 4 Stars
After living in the Boston area for years (and spending a great deal of time being lost) and now being equally lost in the twisty hills near Philadelphia, I broke down and ADMITTED that sometimes, a GPS device would be just dandy to get me to an unfamiliar location.
I chose the Tomtom based on some good reviews--here, thank you, and a great price point (also here, thanks Amazon.) For $149, you can get a reasonably fully-featured car GPS with simple-to-use features and user-updates for free plus extras.
1. The out-of-box experience.
Here is where the one star comes off a five-star rating. The anti-theft extra thick, sealed plastic bubble pack required a laser cutter and a nuclear detonator to open. Lacking these household tools, I had to carefully cut the plastic open with sharp scissors and a hunting knife, risking cutting myself. I understand that stores want to display these on a rack, and that some not-very-nice people try to slip their larcenous little hands in to steal the loot, but this package resisted me for a solid half an hour. How about packaging ones for direct shipment in a box?
The instruction book is slim and is mostly in iconic (picture) format. I realize people can't or won't read; but puzzling out someone's idea of what I am seeing is actually slower than moving my lips when I read.
The unit has a nice map-like piece of paper protecting the screen, nice touch. The screen is plastic. The mount is a sticky suction cup, and there is a left-handed option. There is also a speaker mount because the voice is very faint. I chose "Mandy" (one of the free voices) and she whispered her directions to me, over the sound of my engine. Not great. Will be trying the speaker. The Brit voice option, male or female, was absolutely annoying. How about a Cockney or Aussie option? Or a really bossy German-accented English? That'd be cool.
The real issue was the start-up. I decided I wanted to see it in home first rather than in the auto, so I fired up the USB attachment. The menus were so-so, first, actually, you have to update all kinds of options and you aren't even SURE if you want them but what the hell? I took them. This took about 30 minutes.
Then I fired up the unit and holy hell, it was totally in Finnish. Yes, I realize the Finns are without a doubt the world's finest creators of cell phones and GPS devices, but if my unit had defaulted to ENGLISH when initially turned on, about 3 billion more people could have understood the initial unit instructions. I puzzled my way through to find the options menu to change language and finally got English. Setting "English" in the software for the at-home function had NO effect on the unit which persisted in spitting umlauts, diacritical marks and a lot of double "a's" and "u's" at me until I learned Elementary Finnish (Foreign Service Level 1) in a hot hurry and got it to quit that stuff and get back to English. I'm not a language-o-phobe by any means, being tri-lingual but I draw the line at Finnish.
So one star is off for out-of-box, kind of rocky start.
2. Into the car
I plugged the unit into the cigarette lighter and it fired up, (and having then finally changed it into English), it was very easy to set up directions to my office. Yes, yes, I know the way to my office, but it was a CRITICAL test because Garmin and other units seem to think my office is way across town, in a similarly-named center. The Tomtom, with the updated maps and user-corrections, recognized my office complex right away. Bravo! No more sad calls from confused visitors looking at the wrong office center, and late appointments to my place if you are using the latest version of this GPS.
The voice was rather dim, telling me where to turn (like I didn't know) and I can see I will need the speaker if I intend to use this in my forays to parts unknown. Having the radio on is really tough; if it's yapping at you, you will miss critical information. The screen display is nice--shows the route, your speed and the suggestions by the state (lower...) and the miles left to your destination.
There are options for traffic reports, for fuel stops, alluring shopping possibilities (this should be interesting) and other attractions, assuming you are in a place with attractions. Here, the attractions are a large statue that looks like one of the Fantastic Four crushing a car (The Monster Mile at the Dover Downs Speedway), The Wye Oak, a large tree that blew down and doesn't exist anymore and the Mason-Dixon Line marker. That's about it.
The unit did take me to parts unknown "north of the canal" (the fearful divider between North and South Delaware.) It adapted to several wrong turns I deliberately (hah! right!) made and directed me, even through back streets, to my destination. On the way home, however, it made some peculiar choices in ways to get there--roads I never would think to take. Next time, I'm going to try the suggestions, but I think some of the observations that the routes chosen are rather wonky is probably CORRECT. Also, I put in a favorite restaurant, and drove there from work, and it missed the correct intersection to turn in, taking me one more and farther away than would be optimal, though do-able. In short, not perfect. But I love the feeling of being able to go to parts unknown and have some probably expectation of getting there without being entirely lost.
3. Summary
I like this unit a lot--it's portable, reasonably full-featured and has a three hour battery. The instructions could be better. The voice could be louder, but over all, I'd recommend this one as very user-friendly ONCE you get past the box opening stage.
Description of TomTom ONE 130 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
TomTom guides you door-to-door with turn-by-turn spoken instructions. And 3D graphics help guide you to your destination. 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.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
What's in the Box
ONE 130 GPS device, EasyPort mount, USB cable, Adhesive Disk, car charger, and user guideAbout 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.
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