iPhone TomTom Car kit.

[Bibbs]

These are filtering out now, anyone got one?

Would like to know if my iPod touch would work on it (via the kits GPS chip).

[AyBee]

Don't think it supports the ipod touch yet, think they are going to develop it for the touch though. Seems a bit over-priced for me though once you factor in the £100 for the unit and £60 for the software, cheaper to buy a stand alone and leave it in the car the whole time....!

[Bibbs]

Well I've got TomTom on my N95 - but it needs an external GPS unit.

I've already got the TomTom software for iPod/iPhone, but it only updates now and then on my touch (must be using known WiFi points).

[Bibbs]

I see that this now works on ver 1.2 of the software.

Anyone using it yet?

[frosted]

I have the tomtom app on my 3gs , well would have asked for my money back is I would have paid for it . Think the battery lasts about 2 hours and its pretty poor as a whole

[Kaelic]

I got a griffing mount which powers my 3gs and also acts as an fm tranny so I can listen to what is running on the iphone, does everything the tomtom cradle does and it was only 40 quid.

Like one of these http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip... but it allows landscape orientation also

much better value than the tomtom one

[Tiggsy]

Kaelic said:

I got a griffing mount which powers my 3gs and also acts as an fm tranny so I can listen to what is running on the iphone, does everything the tomtom cradle does and it was only 40 quid.

Like one of these http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip... but it allows landscape orientation also

much better value than the tomtom one

Does it boost the GPS signal...as thats the best part of the tomtom unit i'd have thought?

[malaccamax]

Auto Express has a mini review of it this week (couple of days to go before it's replaced on the shelves). Does work with Touch and has a more powerful GPS. They liked it, but concluded it was expensive

[Kaelic]

Tiggsy said:

Kaelic said:

I got a griffing mount which powers my 3gs and also acts as an fm tranny so I can listen to what is running on the iphone, does everything the tomtom cradle does and it was only 40 quid.

Like one of these http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip... but it allows landscape orientation also

much better value than the tomtom one

Does it boost the GPS signal...as thats the best part of the tomtom unit i'd have thought?

Hi mate I honestly havent had signal issues with gps to be honest, maybe I am blessed or just the goverment is tracking me with them too

[Bibbs]

Kaelic said:

Tiggsy said:

Kaelic said:

I got a griffing mount which powers my 3gs and also acts as an fm tranny so I can listen to what is running on the iphone, does everything the tomtom cradle does and it was only 40 quid.

Like one of these http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip... but it allows landscape orientation also

much better value than the tomtom one

Does it boost the GPS signal...as thats the best part of the tomtom unit i'd have thought?

Hi mate I honestly havent had signal issues with gps to be honest, maybe I am blessed or just the goverment is tracking me with them too

The problem is the iPod doesn't have a GPS chip, so needs one in the cradle.

[JagPJ]

I've got the tomtom dock for iphone, and I have to say it is pretty good (if a smidge over priced). It definitely improves the GPS reception, fixes in a few seconds rather than minutes as I use to find.

Also it's bluetooth handsfree for the phone as well, charges the phone and also has audio out to plug into the car stereo for music.

Really easy to use and put the iphone into and take out. I use it when not even using tomtom to charge it and for handsfree.

So in summary, a little expensive but I would say definitely worth it.

Edited by JagPJ on Tuesday 19th January 09:50

[AB]

I use the Griffin set up and find GPS works fine.

[Bibbs]

AB said:

I use the Griffin set up and find GPS works fine.

No GPS chip though.

[AB]

Yeah sorry, I did read the OP but carried on reading the thread and forgot you mentioned the iPod Touch - which makes what I said pretty irrelevant.

Would be very interesting should it work on the iPod as I have a pretty much redundant Touch since I got my iPhone, would be interesting to use it just as sat nav as I already have the app.

Let me know how you get on if you decide to go for it.

[UncappedTag]

No but I use the app, hooked upto my own generic mount, headphone socket direct to HU and power.

Works very well IMO

[JagPJ]

they do now do a version of the tomtom mount for ipod touch rather than iphone, not sure what the price difference is though. Saw it at the apple store in Brighton when I was picking mine up.

[Bibbs]

JagPJ said:

they do now do a version of the tomtom mount for ipod touch rather than iphone, not sure what the price difference is though. Saw it at the apple store in Brighton when I was picking mine up.

It's a few quid cheaper (£10 i think) and doesn't have the mic/hands free options.