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DiscountDelight - TomTom Navigator 5 Bluetooth Wireless GPS System for Pocket PC, Palm, and Other PDAs
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List Price: $299.99
Our Price: $258.88
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Manufacturer: TomTom
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: TomTom
Connectivity: Bluetooth
EAN: 0636926009676
Feature: Bluetooth wireless-enabled GPS system turns your PDA into a touch-screen GPS navigator
Label: TomTom
Manufacturer: TomTom
Model: 1H50.082
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: TomTom
Special Features: nv:Type^Receiver|Acquisition Time Cold^<1 minute|Acquisition Time Warm^<30 seconds|Update Rate^1Hz|Battery Type^1200mAh Lithium Ion Built-in Cell|Battery Life^10 Hours|Antenna^Built-In Omnidirectional Antenna|Special Features^Bluetooth|Length^3.3"|Width^1.69"|Depth^0.6"
Studio: TomTom
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Features
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Bluetooth wireless-enabled GPS system turns your PDA into a touch-screen GPS navigator
Integrated TomTom software delivers clear and accurate spoken instructions and 3D maps
Millions of points of interest (POI), including parking lots, gas stations, hotels, restaurants, and more
Male or female voice instructions in more than 30 languages; dynamic status bar and onscreen tips
High-capacity battery lasts 5 hours per charge; 1.69 x 3.35 x 0.59 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Useless after 7 months
Comment: This is a great idea, with pretty good software, delivered by a truly awful company.
If you should, like me, happen to switch smart phones twice while you own it, your Navigator 5 really does become a paperweight. You can't activate the software on that third device.
You can write the company about this using the form at their web site, but they don't respond. You can call them (if you can find the phone number), but nobody answers the phone. There isn't even a way to leave a vmail message - the autoattendant gives you a choice between dead silence (if you select customer support) or ringing forever (if you don't). When these methods don't work, the company invites you, via their web site, to send a written letter of complaint - to Amsterdam.
This all sounds so unbelievably bad that I ignored similar comments posted elsewhere on the 'net, figuring that no company could really be that bad and still be in business. I was wrong.
Don't buy the TomTom. For a similar experience, take three hundred-dollar bills, stand in your yard, and light them on fire.
One more point for those who are willing to take a chance on the thing anyway. Consider that there is absolutely no vehicle by which TomTom will EVER update it's maps. What you get in the box is already outdated, and there well never be an update.
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Summary: NOT WORTH THE MONEY
Comment: IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GPS ALREADY IN YOUR PALM PILOT THIS SOFTWARE WON'T DO ANYTHING BUT GIVE YOU A HEADACHE. HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE A GPS I THINK IT WOULD BE OK. I ENDED UP SENDING IT BACK AND GOT THE ACTUAL TOM TOM NAVIGATOR. IT IS AWESOME! I WOULD RECOMMEND THE ACTUAL NAVIGATOR EQUIPMENT
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Summary: A Rocky Start
Comment: I received the Nav 5 and attempted to activate it via TomTom's ttcode.com. After entering the product code, I was informed that my package had already been activated, meaning that Amazon had sold me a "used" package. Since TT has a policy about not allowing a device change for 6 months after the original activation, I knew I was going to have to return it to Amazon for a new box. At Amazon's direction however, I called TT at their US number. With all the nightmares I had heard about dealing with TT, I was ready for the worse. However, they were VERY accomodating, and had me up and running in no time. Thanks to TomTom for the excellent customer service!
Now, on to the Nav 5 capabilities: I had used Nextel's navigation system for 2 or three years, and found it very useful, and mostly accurate. While I haven't used TT long enough to gauge total accuracy, it has been dead on to this point. I can say that it has been all that I had hoped for, and I would highly recommend it.
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Summary: Technically fine, but too many addresses missing
Comment: I've used TomTom for about a year now. Installation was fine on my Axim X50. Yes, it's a little confusing to install at first, but after the codes are applied, adding additional maps is easy.
When it has the address, the GPS signal and directions have been solid 99% of the time, and it quickly recovers and re-routes. I love the map interface. It does have the problem of being a several hundred yards off, but knowing this, you adjust, and I'm not sure if this problem is unique only to TomTom.
My biggest complaint is that as a business traveler, there are too many addresses missing of places that are populated and have been there for years. Because of this, I'm going to start looking at other GPS devices. If they would have more addresses, I would stick with them for sure. I've rented Avis Assist and it has always had the addresses, so this makes me believe TomTom can do better. I'll give TomTom one more chance when the 2006 maps come out. Hopefully they're listening.
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Summary: Can they even do the installation process right on Palm?
Comment: I recently purchased a Treo 650 on Amazon for my wife and was looking for a good navigation system for Palm OS. I already have a Dell x50v (Microsoft Pocket PC) based Bluetooth GPS with Navteq maps, which is so good that it performs exactly the same as the $2500 in-car GPS system. So I see a TomTom package in local Fry's store and I have heard good things about TomTom. Guess what? Huge disappointments and a big waste of my time!
(1) Can someone in TomTom write some better installation notes?
By better notes, I means something more than just "put the installtion CD in your CD drive and install it". On one page of the manual it says I have to install the software on the SD card. But guess what? The installation process does not give you option to install it on the SD card! It just went to the internal memory. When I click on the application, the screen said "armcode not allocated". Goggle this phrase and you will see a lot of people are having this problem and nobody has any solution! I guess they all gave up and return the package.
I am so surprised that the package I bought is specifically for Palm (Palm E2 + Bluetooth GPS + TomTom SW) and yet the software does not even install!
(2) What a confusing uninstall process!
So I said I gave up and let me uninstall this. Gues what? I can not figure out what to remove on my Treo 650! The application installed is called Navigator yet there is no such thing on the remove list? After look around for 30 min plus, I finally figure out I should uninstall something called "contact navigation". This is TomTom's program for navigating the contacts on Palm and deleting it would remove all TomTom software on Palm. Come on, can someone just spend 5 minutes and put a "Uninstalling TomTom" section in their manual?
If you think my nightmare just ended, think again. TomTom refuse to remove itself! After removing the application on Treo 650, sync to PC would bright the software right back! The only way to stop it is to disable the "TomTom map install" conduit on the custom menu of the sync program!
(3) Ignore TomTom support notes and the patch works!
After a few hours, I am totally running out of solutions. I either need to hard reset the Treo 650 or get the uninstall to work. I know there are some SW patch on TomTom's website, but the support note says it can be only applied for registered version. I have not even get to the activation screen yet. So I thought it can not be worse, right? The next step is to figure out which software I have. The CDs I have just say TomTom Navigator and does not say what version it is. After going through the website, I decided I probably have the latest SW, Navigator 5. So I installed it. And guess what? It works! Not only it installs the application on SD card, the application actually runs!
(4) But guess what? It is too late!!!
After almost four hours, I finally got TomTom to work on my Treo 650. All these nightmare can be easily resolved with better installation notes, such as "check our website for latest update before installation", and "Palm Treo 650 user needs to install Navigator 5.21 patch".
I am going to return this package and will not try any TomTom stuff. If TomTom does not even know how to give the first impression (the installation process), how can I trust rest of the SW? Sure enough, a simple google will reveal the TomTom's support is among the worst.
I am also transferring the activation headache to next guy who buys my returned package. He will not be able to activate the software as I have already it so! So there will be one more guy who hates TomTom after he figures out how to install the SW.
(5) My recommendation on PDA GPS
If you want good PDA based GPS, go for Microsoft platform instead of Palm! I have a Ambicom GPS with Navteq maps and it is so good that it performs exactly the same as those $2500 in-car GPS! BTW, Navteq is the map vendor for Yahoo Maps. Including bluetooth GPS, I paid $179 for the Ambicom package.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Turn your PDA into a wireless GPS navigator with the TomTom Navigator 5 Bluetooth wireless GPS system. The easy-to-use device, which boasts straightforward touch-screen operation and an intuitive interface, navigates directly from your PDA's address book by integrating TomTom's software into the PDA menu. Once installed, the unit delivers clear and accurate spoken instructions and 3D maps that lead you from point A to point B, with no wrong turns or questionable routes in between. To ensure that each calculated route meets your expectations, the TomTom Navigator 5 even lets you review and test the directions before you actually start driving--a good way to avoid notorious speed traps or rush hour traffic jams. The Navigator 5 gets things started by offering an extensive guided tour, which quickly demonstrates all the features and helps you maximize the GPS experience. Users will also appreciate the dynamic status bar, which they can customize to improve utility, and the useful onscreen tips that pop up when needed. And thanks to the millions of points of interest (POI), you'll be able to find parking lots, gas stations, hotels, restaurants, and more in virtually any city in the country. Plus, the device offers an automatic alert option that tells you when a certain POI is approaching. The receiver uses Bluetooth wireless technology to communicate with your PDA, eliminating the need for cumbersome connecting cables, while the high-performance GPS antenna ensures the best possible reception at all times. The receiver is particularly ideal in urban environments--whether driving or walking around city streets--as the antenna can pick up signals amongst skyscrapers and other traditional GPS impediments. Just as conveniently, the Navigator 5 is one of the smallest and lightest wireless GPS receivers in existence, fitting easily in your pocket, purse, or backpack. Additional features include multilingual voice instructions in more than 30 languages, with both male and female voices (the user interface offers 18 languages of its own); a compass mode that gives you even more orientation while driving or hiking; and a high-capacity battery that lasts up to five hours on a single charge. The device is also compatible with TomTom Plus services, which offers traffic and weather information, plus additional voices, points of interest, and more. The Navigator 5 works with the following PDAs: O2's XDAII, XDAIIi, and XDAIIS; PalmOne's Treo 650, Tungsten E2, Tungsten T3, Tungsten T5, and Zire 72; Dell's Axim X30, Axim X50, Axim X50I, and Axim X50V; HP's iPAQ H1940, iPAQ H1945, iPAQ H2210, iPAQ H2215, iPAQ H3870, iPAQ H3970, iPAQ H4150, iPAQ H4350, iPAQ H5450, iPAQ H5455, iPAQ H5550, iPAQ H5555, iPAQ H6340, IPAQ HX2110, IPAQ HX2410, IPAQ HX2750, and iPAQ HX4700; Qtek's 9090 and S100; and T-Mobile's MDA Compact and MDA III. The unit, which measures 1.69 by 3.35 by 0.59 inches (W x H x D) and weighs only 2.4 ounces, is backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box
TomTom Navigator 5 GPS, built-in battery, user's manual.
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