RE: Re: [OT] Anyone got one of the new TomTom's yet?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I just bought the Go 700 and drove home comparing it to the Go
classic (whilst watching the road carefully obviously!!!)

The hands free Bluetooth phone option is really good - the mic is built
into the attachment device and also allows you to plug in an additional mic
if required. Incoming calls show the number and caller if you loaded them
into the TomTom from the phone. Limited testing shows that the mic is ok
although I've not heard the results for myself.

Setting up the additional features and internet connection etc was really
easy and only took a couple of minutes whilst sitting in Staples car park!

Route planning seems a bit quicker over the classic and map updates are
quite a bit smoother when on the go.

Overall, I'm really impressed - especially that I now finally have a
Bluetooth hands free kit with the massive advantage of on-screen phonebook,
caller display etc.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Ward, David
> Sent: 15 July 2005 17:13
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Anyone got one of the new TomTom's yet?
>
> Rob - have a look at www.pocketgps.com  they have some instructions
for
> adding your own sounds
>
> Dave
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Rob Dobson [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> >Sent: 15 July 2005 16:56
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Anyone got one of the new TomTom's yet?
> >
> >
> >I've got a copy of TomTom 5 PDA with the new bluetooth device. So
> >far my thoughts are:
> >
> >- not very impressed with the POI warning, you have to use the
> >sounds forced on you by TomTom, you can't select your own. It also
> >only warns you once at a predefined distance - CheckPOInt is much
> >better here, it allows 2 warnings at a set amount of time before,
> >much better as this compensates for speed, it also allows you to
set
> >your own sound - however there is no CheckPOInt for TomTom 5 PDA
yet
> >- like the postcode feature, its very good - infact its better
than
> >multimap, i put the same postcode into them and TomTom showed the
> >place i wanted to go to and multimap showed a street round the
> >corner where i didnt want to go
> >- i have a 1 month trial of the traffic feature and am still not
> >sure, last week it directed me into a 5 mile tail back on the M25,
> >once in that it then wanted to direct me into a 3 mile tail back
on
> >the M4, i directed myself in teh end and got round the traffic.
That
> >said it is only as good as the data provided and trafficnet on the
> >vauxhall website didnt show it either. It has also directed me
> >around traffic on the M40 so I'm still in 2 minds about it, i
would
> >like to give it a bit more of a test, however i will probably by
the
> >full subscription in the end, its not hugely expensive
> >- the route planning is much better, you can also plan walking,
> >cycling, shortest, fastest, avioding motorways and limited speed
> >routes
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> >All in all i think TomTom 5 is a great improvment - i would just
> >like to see a version of CheckPOInt for it.
> >
> >Rob
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