Comments on: TomTom ONE 130, 130S, XL 330, 330S

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:21:17 +0000

Map quality varies by region, and even neighborhood to neighborhood. If one device doesn’t have your street mapped well it might do a better job at mapping a different street. Due to address interpolation (see that link for more info) a particular address might be within 50 feet of where it should be– or sometimes it could be a thousand feet from where it should be.

As far as route quality, assuming you are using a recent map and don’t have any crazy avoidances set it is hard to beat the IQ Routes (see link) that TomTom offers on that model. It is using the actual measured drive times from other drivers on the same road. So even when it doesn’t pick the route you might like best, it shouldn’t be too far off. Many people find that when they start timing routes that the GPS was correct all along.

The “easiest” way, the “shortest” way and the “fastest” way will produce very different routes. Generally the “fastest” is what most people want. But check your routing types and avoidances you might have set.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:55:24 +0000

Just got the Tom Tom XL340S. After much research was told it was easy and accurate. Now I see on different sites that the Tom Tom maps are not the most accurate – they say Garmin is better. Is that true?

Also, asked the gps to go home, and it said I reached my destination before I actually reached it. Does this happen often?

Also, tried a simple route I knew, and it did not take me the easiest way. I have it programmed to find the fastest route…is shortest route better?

In general having buyers remorse – is Garmin more acurate? Garmin did not have the features the Tom Tom has for the price, but if it does not get me where I need to go accurately it is useless.

Help!

Nicole

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:19:50 +0000

Actually, contrary to the above report, it turns out this new ONE CLASSIC I’ve bought, does in fact have a POI database and an A to B advance planner so I’m atually quite satisfied. So many models and variations. Thanks for your comment though.

By: Christian Logay

Christian Logay — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:59:54 +0000

Sorry to hear about your loss. There is an Upside however. The wonderful thing about most electronics retailers is that they have a policy that says if you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, bring it back and they will exchange it for something that is satisfactory. Im sure with a recipt of your last purchase and a small financial investment you can upgrade to a more “option-packed” TomTom. One that Utilizes the Itinerary planning options and the POI databases you require. Let me know how it turns out.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:08:50 +0000

Just bought this to replace a stolen tomtom One new edition (3rd edition) and very dissapointed to find tomtom no longer provide itineray planning nor custom POI database items in this replacement model. Two features I used ofen. Typical.

By: Marcel Béluse

Marcel Béluse — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:32:01 +0000

Thank you so much. You have solved my problem. Keep up the good work, it’s appreciated.

By: Christian Logay

Christian Logay — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:18:45 +0000

Listed below is a link to the tom tom website where you will find the Download link for the HOME program. This program Downloads to your computer and allows you to get operating system updates for your device as well as new maps and other support realted features. Depending on your Comuters operating system will determine your choice of either WIndows, or MAC.

Here is the link: http://bit.ly/tFYph

If this does not help you in your search, please contact TOMTOM directly.

By: Marcel Béluse

Marcel Béluse — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:22:38 +0000

I wrote to you on Sept. 17th regarding the download of the Home program. I did not yet get an answer on this but I tried to do it anyway and it did not work. I tried on 2 different sites and nothing heppened. Could you please help me?

By: Marcel Béluse

Marcel Béluse — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:03:27 +0000

Thank you very much for your info. I have another question. I was told to download the Home program to obtain the updates. Is there a step by step instruction sheet that I can go to? If not, is it very important to download this program. I do not have High speed internet. Thank you in advance for your help.York

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:37:06 +0000

Marcel, see our article on Text To Speech which describes the difference.