TomTom ONE 130-S 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Customer Review: What did it say???
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this TomTom based on an earlier model I borrowed from a friend and liked. Her TomTom was so loud it was jarring-could be heard over the radio and with the windows down. That's just what I wanted since I tend to drive around with the windows down and the radio up. I bought the 130S, named it Jane, and took her on a trip to Burlington, Massachusetts. As luck would have it, Jane was not anywhere near as loud as my friend's older model (Sheila). I notified Amazon and they sent me a replacement. While awaiting the arrival of the replacement I continued to use Jane, and as time passed she sounded worse and worse. Eventually she sounded like she'd had a tracheotomy and was speaking through a voice box. I was not aware that Jane smoked two packs of Pall Mall a day, but by the time we got to Burlington she was quietly croaking "turn left" to which I would shout, "what did it say?????". The new 130S arrived, I packed Jane up and sent her to whatever smoker's rehab Amazon provides (postage paid) and opened the new unit (this took 20 minutes because the packaging is so hard to open. I am not sure why so much plastic is necessary for an item that most stores keep in the back stockroom). I did not name the new one because just like in Platoon, I was not sure how long the new guy would last. This one sounded like a shy Tom Waits, who I like A LOT, but not in this context. It quietly rasped directions at me as I rolled up the windows, turned off the radio and said "WHAT???" After these 2 failed attempts to bond with a TomTom I sprung for a Magellan Maestro 4250. Although the novelty of choosing the voice is not available, at least I can hear the voice, whom I have named Madge. Madge is a non smoker with a pleasant enough tone, and she has always taken me safely to my destination. Sorry, Jane. I hope you get the help you need.Customer Review: Nice hardware; terrible setup problems.
Summary: 3 Stars
This is an excellent GPS navigator for the price. It is full-featured: gives clear directions, the screen is visible in sunlight, the sound perfectly adequate. If I had never attached it to a computer, I would rate it five stars. But that's not what I want to write about here.
The problems started when I installed the "TomTom Home" software on my computer. The GPS connects over USB and shows up as disk drive. The software is stored on the device, ready-to-install. First problem: It came with an old version which immediately crashed.
I downloaded the newest version of Home - which worked much better. It connected to the internet and said that it had found an update to the GPS software, I let it autoupdate to 8.010. New problem: the GPS now wouldn't restart in navigate mode (flashing X of death). The software update bricked my shiny new GPS, right out of the box.
The solution was to reformat the GPS and reinstall all software on it. There is no installation CD/DVD that will do a "factory reset", so you have to: use the Home software to take a copy of all the modules to your computer; reformat the drive using Explorer; download and install the latest app using Home (restart it a few times to make sure it upgrades to the latest version and cures the flashing X); restore the maps and any other modules using Home. Warning: TomTom will charge you $80 if you accidentally erase the maps and need to download them again - so be careful.
Eventually I got everything working - and it is a nice product. I'm happy with it as a GPS device - but based on my abysmal setup experience, I wouldn't recommend it without serious reservations.
Customer Review: its not better then my sisters garmin that has a old map
Summary: 3 Stars
i got the tomtom 130s for my bday present. it was what i picked out after looking around and hearing how the tomtom has the most personalization.
i had prior experience with a gps because my sister has a garmin 650(which is the 350, but widescreen). once i had the tomtom 130s i went to compare. the tomtom 130 does not have poi that my sisters garmin 650 had since last year. i felt that was a bit messed up.
they do have this make a correction feature, but why must i manually place my poi in the gps. also i noticed that the garmin made a more direct and faster route to places. when you plug the tomtom into ur computer it will download the drivers and download tomtom home.
tomtom home is the program in which u can download new maps, map share updates, voices and ect...
so i went to update and i get this connection error problem please try again pop up over and over nad over and over. so safe to say that tomtom home is messed up and doesnt work that well. overall im happy i have a gps, but there are certainly better choices, garmin for example.
btw, i forgot to mention that the suction cup thing is basically built onto the gps so it makes it easy to get up and go with the suction cup, and it hold well. also i read alot of complaints about the sound levels on the tomtom 130s. but the sound level is pretty loud. its not like it was the worst purchase ever but for the amount of money you paying, i would suggest to shop around.
or maybe even go with the tomtom 130, which is identical but $50 cheaper for the exception of text to speech.
Customer Review: not that good
Summary: 2 Stars
Pros: It will eventually get you where you want to go (especially if you already know how to get there.) The 130S version will read the street names out loud, which turns out to be a necessity. The 130 version will only say "Turn here" which is usually confusing.
Cons:
Streets built within the last 3 years are not on the map or map updates. (my own home street, for example, plus several MAJOR roads in my city).
Many streets that have not existed for up to 15 years ARE on the map. Several times I have been instructed to pull off into the ditch to an imaginary road.
Regional map updates cost $60. However, they are not true updates (see above comments) Customer service rep states there is NOT a way to preview a "new" map to see if it contains the updates you need. You have to spend $60 and hope for the best. Nationwide map updates cost $120.
MapShare feature is misleading. You CAN share map corrections regarding street names. You can NOT share corrections regarding the streets that are missing from the map or streets that do not exist in real life. Nor can you correct these on your own map.
For almost every trip, after the unit finds the "fastest" route, you then have to force the unit to re-route through a specific city or road that you know is faster. Then the unit will indicate that the estimated time of your route is actually FASTER than the "fastest" route. And it doesn't learn from it's mistakes.
The windshield suction cup will stop working in about 3 months. It will fall off your windshield over and over again.
Customer Review: Great product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had an old C320 Garmin GPS that I bought only 2 years ago and the touch screen was freezing up randomly for several months so I decided to get a new Garmin nuvi 200. I exchanged the Garmin nuvi 200 for the Tom Tom 130S mainly because the Garmin nuvi 200 did not have speech for street names. The Garmin nuvi 260 announces street names but was $250. The Tom Tom 130S was on sale for $199 so I decided to try it out although I was a little hesitant since I'm a big Garmin fan. I'm happy about my exchange. It's plusses surpass its minuses:
My favorite features:
-The mount is awesome, it's foldable and the Tom Tom snaps out easily.
It's also very lightweight and can be easily stored with the Tom Tom for
easy transportability
-You can easily connect to computer for instant upgrades and map changes.
-It's fun! You can download your favorite celebrity voices. I have Mr.
T and Yoda
-It's got separate emergency contacts such as roadside assistance,
hospitals, police
-Upload to satellite time is very quick
-The volume of the voice changes automatically with your driving speed
-You can preplan an itinerary with more than one stop (you can't do that with Garmin)
Some things that can be improved:
-battery lasts only 3 hours, my old Garmin can outlast that...but TomTom
130S has improved from its older ONE models
-Menu is more complicated than Garmin so if your not tech savvy you might not like this. However, it certainly has more features than the Garmin nuvi 200