Tomtom Go 910

[markmullen]

TotalPDA has these for £100 +VAT, wondering about upgrading from my Navman S90i, has anyone any views?

It seems cheap for full UK Europe, US and Canada maps. I know it is an older model but have enquired as to how up to date the supplied maps are.

[unavailable]

Mark,

Just looking to buy another as mine was stolen at the 'Ring. I asked a mate who is quite up on these things and he has a 910 and he says it crashes constantly. The 700 series is the better bet apparently.

Shall we see if they want to do a deal on two?

J

[huckster6]

I've had a Go910 for three years now and think it's pretty good. Only drawback is the shape, because you can't stick it in your pocket.
I've asked for support on two occasions with nagging problems. TomTom have been really fantastic. On one occasion they actually phoned me (twice, in the end) to talk me through especially tricky problems. I rate them as having the BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT I've ever encountered, from any business.
I've bought camera updates and the map quarterly updates service when they've been on special offer. I was so pleased with my experiences with TomTom that I've also bought a (wildly over-priced) Rider 2 for my bike. The 910 automatically gets the GPS Quick Fix download but Rider 2 doesn't, if I remember right. This updates the device with locations of satellites, as positions change over weeks and months.
I've driven through France to northern Italy twice using my Go. It's been absolutely invaluable, especially when looking for addresses at your destination. Sometimes you need to use intelligence to override the instructions because they don't seem to make sense.
I always tend to think that more recent TomTom innovations only make commercial sense if you are a business traveller.

Incidently, I was reading in Thursday's Guardian that TomTom shares dropped this week following announcements from Nokia that they had decided to supply navigation software for free on their X6 and 5800 GPS phones. I suspect, though, that a dedicated single purpose device will offer better performance.

Hope that little script might help.

I've also got an older Navman 570 and the TomTom is a huge improvement. It fixes on satellite signals with vastly superior speed.

They have something called Latest Map Guarantee. I've always assumed that's exactly what it means. You register and download the latest maps when connecting a brand new device for the first time.

Edited by huckster6 on Saturday 23 January 07:45

[edited for spelling,HT.]

Edited by huckster6 on Saturday 23 January 07:46

[mmm-five]

The 710 is the same as the 910 except for the map coverage (as is the 510).

The way the numbers worked used to be:
3xx = UK
5xx = Europe
7xx = Europe, US, Canada

Now it's more like:
One/Ease/XL = varies as you can get each of these in different regions, but they tend to be the older models rebranded.
5xx = UK
7xx = Europe
9xx = Europe, US, Canada

The x10 is about 3 years old, so will not have the latest software/hardware anyway - the current model is the x50 range (i.e. 550, 750, 950).

I've had TomToms for about 6 years - started with a Go700, and now got a 730T. I tend to upgrade them about every 3 years and buy the outgoing model with latest map guarantee for about £200 each time.

[markmullen]

mmm-five said:

I've had TomToms for about 6 years - started with a Go700, and now got a 730T. I tend to upgrade them about every 3 years and buy the outgoing model with latest map guarantee for about £200 each time.

That's exactly what I have done, Halfords had the TT740 for £180, I got the last one in Scarborough, it seems very good although missing some of the cooler functions that my Navman S90i had such as trip computer, journey logging etc.

[mmm-five]

I didn't want a sat nav that could be used against me in the event of an accident ;-)

Although I did install some logging software on the TomTom once so that I could drive a specific route and make an easy itinerary out of it to share - unfortunately it kept crashing the TomTom so I removed it.