Customer Rating: 
Summary: Excellent navigator in US and Europe
Comment: I've used TT in both western Europe and across the US. In Europe the model I used was built into my rental and it was exceptional. In the US I use it on my Palm LifeDrive, and after some difficulty (1/2 hour or so) with installation, it works like a charm.
Earlier this year I used Hertz' Magellon in a rental in Ireland, and it truly was horrendous. In a country with probably only a total of 200 miles of interstate quality highways, it did not know half of them existed. Using the Magellan there was miserable. I would have used the TT there, too, but they had not released the Ireland maps for purchase. A week before i went they did so, but I decided to go with my rental rather than purchase it. BIG mistake.
I have to agree that their software installation was not easy. Indeed, I purchased a John Cleese voice pack for my unit and downloaded it. $10 wasted, as I could NEVER figure out how to get it installed.
But the maps are good, and they will offer you updated maps every 12 to 18 months. I just got my offer with about 400,000 new roads included on it for $50.
The only roads I haven't found on it in the US are just screwed up streets. Recently it didn't have a street on it in a nearby town. I called my son and had him check Mapquest and Yahoo maps. Not there, either. The local phonebook? Not there. And not a new street, at least two years or three years old. All of them had half of the subdivision, but not the other half. I can't tell you if Garmin or Magellan had the street, but my guess would be they did not.
Use is easy. The touch screen on the Palm works great. It is a good way to calibrate your speedometer, as it will tell you exactly how fast you are traveling. And while you can't zoom ahead, as mentioned in another review, you can expand your map, which accomplishes much the same thing.
I especially love the info it gives you, such as how many miles until you will have to do something, such as bear right or exit, as well as which side of the highway you will want to be on at that point. You don't have to concentrate on that if it says 15.2 miles, for instance, and it will give you a couple of miles warning so you can get to the appropriate lane.
This is an incredibly good buy if you already have a LifeDrive or a Treo.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Works well with HP 2210 Pocket PC
Comment: 4 stars only because they can improve on the software side. I have to exit the application before switching off my PPC (HP 2210) or else next time when I start, it does not find the GPS signal. Now that I have made it a habit, I have no issues with it. Software is really easy to use and maps are pretty good. I live and use it in DC area.
Customer Rating:
Summary: TomTom Palm
Comment: Awesome
awesome
awesome
I travel a lot and never need to rent a Hertz Neverlost system ( at 20 bucks a day ) because I have this.. very portable
Customer Rating:
Summary: TomTom
Comment: It is a cool thing. The product was delivered in timely fashion. There was some initial trouble loading the software, but that may have been a function of our particular PDA. The only complaint was that the instruction manual was not very helpful.
Once loaded, the device works like a charm.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beta software
Comment: This software should be labeled a beta software until the company works out all its problems, it should be never compared to Garmin or Magellan, I owned both and it does not even come close.
I will start with the pros since it will take the least time to mention.
Pros: Convenience of having a GPS loaded on your phone, the GPS receiver can be left in the vehicle except when you are hiking for example.
Cons:
Inaccurate Maps (we are talking miles not feet!), Difficult of use, cumbersome menus, lack of POI's, Wrong POI locations, crashes often and the list goes on....
Maps:
The inaccuracy of the Maps are incredible and can lead you to a wrong place or miss a free way exit.
Maps are out dated, it did not show streets that have been updated on all map search engines 18 month prior.
You can not click and pan the maps to see the route ahead.
Crashes often, about once every 2~3 days.
POI (Points of Interest):
Again incomplete, inaccurate and difficult to use. For example if you are looking for a certain store and the search returns 6 and let us say the first 3 are approximately 3mi from where you are, you will not be able to select each one to further know more info - all you can do is pick one to get the directions to.
Customer Service:
Not very helpful, not knowledgeable about their products or offers and take long time to answer questions or concerns.
I am disappointed at the product which could have been an incredible for the convenience, I hope that the people involved in making decisions for the company go out and buy some different GPS units and see how they can improve their product, until then it should be, and I say it again, labeled a BETA software.
Thanks for your time reading my review!
Summary: Excellent navigator in US and Europe
Comment: I've used TT in both western Europe and across the US. In Europe the model I used was built into my rental and it was exceptional. In the US I use it on my Palm LifeDrive, and after some difficulty (1/2 hour or so) with installation, it works like a charm.
Earlier this year I used Hertz' Magellon in a rental in Ireland, and it truly was horrendous. In a country with probably only a total of 200 miles of interstate quality highways, it did not know half of them existed. Using the Magellan there was miserable. I would have used the TT there, too, but they had not released the Ireland maps for purchase. A week before i went they did so, but I decided to go with my rental rather than purchase it. BIG mistake.
I have to agree that their software installation was not easy. Indeed, I purchased a John Cleese voice pack for my unit and downloaded it. $10 wasted, as I could NEVER figure out how to get it installed.
But the maps are good, and they will offer you updated maps every 12 to 18 months. I just got my offer with about 400,000 new roads included on it for $50.
The only roads I haven't found on it in the US are just screwed up streets. Recently it didn't have a street on it in a nearby town. I called my son and had him check Mapquest and Yahoo maps. Not there, either. The local phonebook? Not there. And not a new street, at least two years or three years old. All of them had half of the subdivision, but not the other half. I can't tell you if Garmin or Magellan had the street, but my guess would be they did not.
Use is easy. The touch screen on the Palm works great. It is a good way to calibrate your speedometer, as it will tell you exactly how fast you are traveling. And while you can't zoom ahead, as mentioned in another review, you can expand your map, which accomplishes much the same thing.
I especially love the info it gives you, such as how many miles until you will have to do something, such as bear right or exit, as well as which side of the highway you will want to be on at that point. You don't have to concentrate on that if it says 15.2 miles, for instance, and it will give you a couple of miles warning so you can get to the appropriate lane.
This is an incredibly good buy if you already have a LifeDrive or a Treo.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Works well with HP 2210 Pocket PC
Comment: 4 stars only because they can improve on the software side. I have to exit the application before switching off my PPC (HP 2210) or else next time when I start, it does not find the GPS signal. Now that I have made it a habit, I have no issues with it. Software is really easy to use and maps are pretty good. I live and use it in DC area.
Customer Rating:
Summary: TomTom Palm
Comment: Awesome
awesome
awesome
I travel a lot and never need to rent a Hertz Neverlost system ( at 20 bucks a day ) because I have this.. very portable
Customer Rating:
Summary: TomTom
Comment: It is a cool thing. The product was delivered in timely fashion. There was some initial trouble loading the software, but that may have been a function of our particular PDA. The only complaint was that the instruction manual was not very helpful.
Once loaded, the device works like a charm.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beta software
Comment: This software should be labeled a beta software until the company works out all its problems, it should be never compared to Garmin or Magellan, I owned both and it does not even come close.
I will start with the pros since it will take the least time to mention.
Pros: Convenience of having a GPS loaded on your phone, the GPS receiver can be left in the vehicle except when you are hiking for example.
Cons:
Inaccurate Maps (we are talking miles not feet!), Difficult of use, cumbersome menus, lack of POI's, Wrong POI locations, crashes often and the list goes on....
Maps:
The inaccuracy of the Maps are incredible and can lead you to a wrong place or miss a free way exit.
Maps are out dated, it did not show streets that have been updated on all map search engines 18 month prior.
You can not click and pan the maps to see the route ahead.
Crashes often, about once every 2~3 days.
POI (Points of Interest):
Again incomplete, inaccurate and difficult to use. For example if you are looking for a certain store and the search returns 6 and let us say the first 3 are approximately 3mi from where you are, you will not be able to select each one to further know more info - all you can do is pick one to get the directions to.
Customer Service:
Not very helpful, not knowledgeable about their products or offers and take long time to answer questions or concerns.
I am disappointed at the product which could have been an incredible for the convenience, I hope that the people involved in making decisions for the company go out and buy some different GPS units and see how they can improve their product, until then it should be, and I say it again, labeled a BETA software.
Thanks for your time reading my review!
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