TomTom ONE XL Regional

I brought this as a gift for my mother last christmas as she doesn't often drive to far and, like me, is slightly geographically challenged

Purchase and Price
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I brought the tom tom from Tesco, at the time I had a voucher for £50 off voucher which made it only £99 in price, very reasonable I feel for a sat nav.

I did have quite a few problems with the ordering and collection ...
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The XL One comes in a pack with a small black pouch case, which is fastened by velcro, a mains charger, an in car charge (to be plugged into the lighter switch in the car) and the holder/stand that suctions the Sat Nav to the wind screen. Also Included in the price was a £10 online redeemable voucher, which can be used to purchase a different case or celebrity voice overs for those boring drives.

Installation
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I brought this as a gift for my mother last christmas as she doesn't often drive to far and, like me, is slightly geographically challenged

Purchase and Price
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I brought the tom tom from Tesco, at the time I had a voucher for £50 off voucher which made it only £99 in price, very reasonable I feel for a sat nav.

I did have quite a few problems with the ordering and collection of item, but thats a whole other Tesco review!

The XL One comes in a pack with a small black pouch case, which is fastened by velcro, a mains charger, an in car charge (to be plugged into the lighter switch in the car) and the holder/stand that suctions the Sat Nav to the wind screen. Also Included in the price was a £10 online redeemable voucher, which can be used to purchase a different case or celebrity voice overs for those boring drives.

Installation
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The installation was as simple as turning it on and picking a language. It comes fully loaded with all maps and software and a wide choice of voices already preprogrammed in.

I did accidentally choose Dutch as the language and when asked to confirm I somehow managed to press yes. (Think I was having one of my many blonde moments) This is very easily rectified, just a case of choosing languages again from the menu (its the one with the flags) and picking English.

Ease of Use and Display
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The navigation around the menu via touch screen is very easy. The display is clear and the fonts are easy to see. All options on the menu are also accompanied by a small diagram or picture, so in the case of those who are not great at reading (or us who change language by accident) It is easy to understand what you are pressing.

Being a Sat Nav its primary funcion is to get you safely from A to B without getting lost. Simply input the postcode and any additional preferences (no motorways etc) and your off. The voice guide is accurate and allows enough time to notice turns etc before telling you to turn. The display is large for those with less than great eyesight and all settings, Voice, display etc are changable. The map that shows you where you are on the road is clear and colorful and easy to glance up at while driving.

The battery life is extremely good and lasts if unplugged for a good 3-4 hours. But of course it does come with the in car charger, so can charge while you drive.

Updates
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They recommend when you buy a Tom Tom that you "update" it once a month, This involves plugging it into a computer and downloading any map updates. I would definately recommend this, I used the Sat Nav a few weeks ago trying to find a friends house, who had recently moved. After 20 minutes trying to navigate my way round Enfield town centre ignoring the Sat Nav telling me to turn right down a no right turn road I found another road and the Sat Nav recalculated and got me there.

Any new road layouts, new traffic light systems etc are all downloaded onto the Sat Nav and now it doesn't tell me to go that way, but picks the next best route.

Conclusion
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As a whole family, me, my sister and mother all use this one sat nav now as we all find it so simple. It does the job, as long as it is updated frequently and i've never had any problems with it.

Great Product! - 4 Stars 

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