Advantages: Light, comprehensive, easy to use Disadvantages: May occasionally send you up the garden path!
My partner already had a Tom Tom Go, but sometimes we both needed help. He travels all round the country and recently had to plan routes for a new car launch from many dealer locations in the South East, with a Tom Tom he was able to plan the routes to perfection, detailing mileage, junctions, even speed traps.
The Tom Tom One is very small and compact, and can even be used when walking, especially around large towns. A while ago, my exhaust fell ... ...I looked underneath my car there was the problem - detached exhaust! While I sounded really good, it didn't really go with a Renault Megane, I sounded more like a jet taking off! Anyhow, there I was in Tesco's car park having not a clue where the nearest exhaust fitter was, so I put 'exhaust fitters' into my Tom Tom and it showed me a list of the nearest. The garage I found wasn't far away, and they did a really good job.
This 'find' facility is ...
Ann1eS 04.11.2007
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Advantages: quick and easy to set up ,fast GPS pick up Disadvantages: breaks way too easily
On buying my Tomtom one i was very excited and also a little disapointed with the size of the box, i purchased a TomTom one v4 europe with traffic updates.
The set up was very simple no CD to mess about with and put in my "Man Draw" never to be seen again all the software for your pc is on the unit itself just plug the usb lead in and away you go.
The new easy mount part is truly rubbish you click the unit into it and unless you get this right ... ...and that i should ring TomTom i did this and was told by proberly the worst customer service assistant in the word that there is nothing they can do as this is physical damage bbut they would sell me a reconditioned unit for £20 morethan i brought the original one for.
Sorry TomTom its back to a map for me and i have a £150 paper weight now ...
pete01x 03.06.2009
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Advantages: So simple to use and amazingly accurate Disadvantages: Sometimes loses satellites
I have been using the Tom Tom One for over 12 months now, so do consider myself an expert on this particular piece of kit!
Why did I buy it in the first place - that bit is easy, I travel a lot in a new job and to towns I would have never heard of before - on top of that I had some fantastic inside information that I will share with you.
A friend of mine is in the car lease business - everything from Ford to Ferrari! Obviously most of the high ... ...delivers cars to their owners all over the country he has used them all, so he is the real expert. Guess what - he always carries his Tom Tom One with him He has become so frustrated with other systems unuserfriendliness (if that is a word) that he sticks with what he considers to be the best - the Tom Tom One.
His advice - unless you need the fancy features of the other models - leave them alone and buy this basic. Most of the upgrades of the high ...
dickyj 29.03.2007
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I have been using the Tom Tom One for over 16months now, so do consider myself an expert on this particular piece of kit!
Why did I buy it in the first place - that bit is easy, I travel a lot in a new job and to towns I would have never heard of before - on top of that I had some fantastic inside information that I will share with you. A friend of mine is in the car lease business - everything from Ford to Ferrari! Obviously most of the high end ... ...to their owners all over the country he has used them all, so he is the real expert. Guess what - he always carries his Tom Tom One with him He has become so frustrated with other systems unuserfriendliness (if that is a word) that he sticks with what he considers to be the best - the Tom Tom One.
His advice - unless you need the fancy features of the other models - leave them alone and buy this basic. Most of the upgrades of the high end models ...
GASHEAD110 26.10.2009
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Advantages: Easy to set up, easy to use Disadvantages: loss of signal, lack of POIs, marks many roads unknown
I recently tried to use this Sat Nav system whilst on holiday in the Algarve, Portugal. NOT ONCE did it find us where we wanted to go. Problems we had:
1. Most roads, even the main road between PT and spain where marked as unknown.
2. often drove us to the middle of a construction site and said there was a beach there.
3. continuously fell off the windscreen
4. Sometimes lost satellite signal at the most critical time for up to 10 minutes.
However, ... ...in the UK, this system works better but it is certainly a TERRIBLE system to use in Iberia.
There were a few good things to point out:
1. Easy to set up
2. Easy to use.
However, this only brings it up to a poor rating simply because it couldn't perform its basic function of finding us directions.
In conclusion, DON'T BUY this Sat Nav for Iberia. ...
scott1994 11.07.2008
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Advantages: Clear easy to use menus Disadvantages: Mapping sometimes inaccurate
I have owned my Tom Tom for nearly two years now, and use it most days for work. The system is really easy to use thanks to a touch screen menu system, using symbols as well as descriptions for the main menu options, and it is really easy to program and set up with your own details. For the most part, the mapping is accurate and gets you to where you want to be, but as with all sat nav's a degree of common sense is required, and you should never ... ...been dissapointed with recently was the performance of the system in Cornwall. No matter how you program it the Tom Tom will always lead you down narrow country lanes rather than the safer A or B roads, and very annoingly it was convinced that we were in the middle of a field when on some parts of the A30, despite updating the maps on a regular basis. I have also dowloaded the speed camera function, and this is a very worthwhile upgrade, but doesnt ...
spongebob32 16.07.2008
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Advantages: very easy and very fast to find destinations Disadvantages: --
The green preparation contains: -NAVIGATOR -CARD OF MEMORY PRERECORDED -HOLLOW OF NUTRITION USB -HOLLOW OF NUTRITION for TAKEN FROM CAR (that of the accendisigari to understand us)
-WINDY OF RUBBER WITH SUPPORT -BOOKLET OF EDUCATIONS -PROGRAM INSTALLATION OF CD FOR PC -CARD CODE TOM TOM EUROPES
The first one what to do is to be depicted it with the classic mailings: tongue, preferences... Besides, to be able use it immediately, it is necessary ... ...of plastic in the preparation. The code is unambiguous for I model, and is of 15 figures. A made time this, the Tom Tom is ready to to be used... It is not difficult, it is immediately ready to the use. For first thing I planned the base (my house) introducing first the town, then the address. in the turn of little seconds, after to have done the satellite search, the cursor was on the point of the map where was my house... Here, the first time that ...
lovefairy 28.07.2007
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Advantages: Piece of mind while travelling Disadvantages: Nothing.
...all really. Obviously the TomTom devices varied from £199 to £400, however knowing from past experience most of the devices got similar features. Without hesitating, I purchased the device from Comets that had a discount on the product at that time. Once I returned to the car, I set the device up promptly without looking twice at the manual, it was quick and easy setup without any confusion! GPS device just simple clicked on to a "holder" that had ... ...having that gut wrenching feeling that you would sometime become lost, and get disorientated. However, GPS takes away that worry. I now travel all the time, even to long distances where I would of never dreamt going... It's a worthwhile investment, and the TomTom One is my recommendation for you! ...
DvDaf 02.06.2007
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Quick review of TomTom ONE Europe
Slightly better than the ONE XL and GO but again full of useless features, Please tomtom get back to basics. Learn from the Germans, try a Grundig nav 100 for a few days and you would remember why the sat nav was invented. Its to take you to your destination 100% of the time, not to play your movies, MP3 and so on and on.....
I like the size of this unit, had it for 3 weeks and took me to the wrong destination twice!! that just is not good enough when you're business involves a great deal of driving around. ...
DavidKing 29.09.2007
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Advantages: Easy to use touch screen, ready to use straight from the box. Disadvantages: Directions could be worded slightly better
I purchased the TomTom ONE Europe as a gift to my partner before Christmas. We decided to go for the Europe version as I have friends in Italy and we like to go to France so we wanted to be able to take it with us. I decided to go for the TomTom as I had borrowed my sisters and liked the way it was very easy to use. As soon as we got it out of the box all we had to do is plug it in and we were up and running. It has a touch screen that is very easy ... ...to look at the screen. Whereas the TomTom will say keep left when on a motor-way and in the corner of the screen it will show you the road you have to follow. For the money I would say it is worth every penny and I don't re-great the purchase. ...
B2B-2008 02.05.2007
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Advantages: easy to use, tuch screen,strong volume Disadvantages: none
the Best sat nav ever made!! i bought 2 of them (the first got stolen) and its the simplest and easiest to use, find every spot you need to find, you just need to practice on how to search. when i came to london (almost 2 years ago) i coulden't find anything and i had to take my wife with me everywhere (she was born here). than i got the tom tom one.
its simple to operate, and even for a complete stranger like me it took 10 minuets to understand. ... ...so many roads and places but i still use it to get anywhere in the quickest
way possible (and avoid speed cams on the way there). once i got stoped by police for entering a closed road. i told the pc that i trusted my sat nav and it took me the wrong way. he put his head inside and said: " are you trying to fool me ?", he said : "you've got the best navigator in the world, it does't make mistakes..." ...
talconstruction 02.11.2008 (18.11.2008)
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Advantages: Easy to programme and use Disadvantages: Wont stay stuck on the windscreen!
I received this little gadget as a present and have only just got round to using it as I dont realy drive all that much. I believe it was about £200 although Ive seen them cheaper. It plugs into the car cigarette lighter, and switches on with a press ona button. It seems to take a while to actually "come on" and at first I was worried but now Ive got used to waiting about a minute for things to kick into action!
The screen is colured and just 7X5 ... ...a bracket with a rotating ball whihc makes it easy to adjust BUT..the suction cup on the end of the bracket proved very difficult to stay in place, I tried wetting it, leaving it dry, pressing it firmly on to the windscreen and dashboard..but whatever I tried it fell off after a few minutes!
This is a real disadvatage as its distracting..although the unit carried on directing me from where it had fallen!
Its easy to programme by tapping the screen ...
natashalou 01.02.2008
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Advantages: Very user friendly Disadvantages: Slight struggle to get it mounted on the screen
I had brought the TomTom One for my fathers birthday as he is no good at reading maps and also like to travels alot.The TomTom ONE Europe is very easy to use, it is totally user friendly even my 10 year old sister knows how to use it. The maps are in good detail and the online dsiplay is very accurate. It is much smaller than the previous models making it ideal to carry in your pocket. I am definetely buying one of these for myself as it will help ...
fiazzzy2 19.08.2009
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Advantages: Stylish, Inexpensive, Accurate, Loads of features, Easy to install, even for me! Disadvantages: Suction mount fell of windscreen when kids slammed the door, Nickable!
After a few months of pondering and searching and trying all sorts of models, 2 speeding tickets in a fortnight clinched it.
I bought my unit over the counter at Halfords, £194 and I downloaded the speed cameras for I think about £22.
Being a bit clumsy and not at all technical I was really pleased at how easy it was to install.
I've been using the machine for 3 weeks now and have asked various friends, colleagues and satnav anoraks what they ... ...for money'
Loads of POIs (Points of Interest) but you don't need to have them all clogging up the screen, just the ones you choose.
Best bit of advice I got was to turn the unit off and remove it from the windscreen a couple of miles from home. Many people you don't know in that couple of miles before you get home will recognise your car and if the unit is on view it could potentially become a target for an opportunist thief. They're so good they ...
brendan998 19.10.2006
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Advantages: Easy to Use Disadvantages: Not the best sat nav in the market
...back to basics with its TomTom One. The One does navigation, and that's about it. It's perfect for first-time buyers or drivers who just need a simple solution for getting from A to B. Still, if you're looking for your first in-car GPS device or a no-frills sat-nav system, the TomTom One fits the bill.
In my opinion this is an excellent product to get if you are just looking for a simple product to get you anywhere you want, stress free. ...
boky2405 16.01.2009
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