for those who are buying one for the first time.....lifetime maps are a MUST!
savitre
Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 8:15a
Thanks OP. Was looking for a basic GPS - in for one. Would have been great if this also included a dashboard mount.
bigt4000
Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 9:21a
Thanks op
arribasn
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 9:50a
savitre said: Thanks OP. Was looking for a basic GPS - in for one. Would have been great if this also included a dashboard mount. I think most TomToms these days have the easyport built-in (for windshield placement)
smalldeal
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 9:54a
I paid $10 more couple of weeks ago. May be I should buy this and return with my old receipt.
fwiw, shipping to your home in less than a weeks time from WalMart is still quite cheap at less than $3. Just sayin' - might be worth saving the gas unless you're going there already.
osuuma
Shopaholic Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 11:23a
Is anyone familiar enough with this GPS to answer this question? I imagine it has a charging port, a power button, and maybe a speaker grille, but are there any other openings in the case? Like audio jacks, SD card slot, etc? I am thinking of putting this on a motorcycle, and want to know the extent of water resisting I will have to do. Thanks
osuuma said: Is anyone familiar enough with this GPS to answer this question? I imagine it has a charging port, a power button, and maybe a speaker grille, but are there any other openings in the case? Like audio jacks, SD card slot, etc? I am thinking of putting this on a motorcycle, and want to know the extent of water resisting I will have to do. Thanks
Audio out is a good feature, it allows you to put the sound where you want. My Garmin does, this one, who knows. I used a little powered speaker.
giselmey
Frivolous Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 1:53p
osuuma said: Is anyone familiar enough with this GPS to answer this question? I imagine it has a charging port, a power button, and maybe a speaker grille, but are there any other openings in the case? Like audio jacks, SD card slot, etc? I am thinking of putting this on a motorcycle, and want to know the extent of water resisting I will have to do. Thanks
I use a different TomTom on my bike behind the fairing. It did get sprinkled on a few times with no problems, but in heavy rain I prefer to stow it in the tankbag for a while. FWIW.
BTW, if you are looking for a mount: I went with RAM mounts. Great flexibility to tailor your own layout, and incredibly sturdy. Well worth the money!
correct .....the 5 inch screen looks like a laptop sitting on my dashboard
smalldeal
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 6:03p
neverl8 said: I want to use this on my boat as build in speedometers are notoriously inaccurate. Will this display the speed in a large easy to read format?
It's big enough for me. The speedometer is displayed on the lower left corner.
docjoo said: Why not just your smartphone? It's free from Google.
A GPS is a much better tool. Some of us don't compromise.
JonnyRock
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 7:46p
slickdeal45 said: docjoo said: Why not just your smartphone? It's free from Google.
A GPS is a much better tool. Some of us don't compromise. I have found a GPS to be much better than a smart phone. Sometimes I am in a bad coverage area and the GPS does much better Also you might want to use your phone wile driving
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posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 7:50p
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LetsGoMets1
Cranky Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 7:52p
Real good deal. Thanks
babalu
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 8:48p
this is basically a rebranded 550 xxl - no sd slot, no audio out
I like the lifetime traffic feature but it looks like this one has been around since March 2010 which is almost 3 years old. Can someone chime in what feature(s)may be missing compared to newer models? I could live with the smaller screen.
billrubin
OH NOOOOOOOOOOO!!
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 10:39p
JonnyRock said: slickdeal45 said: docjoo said: Why not just your smartphone? It's free from Google. A GPS is a much better tool. Some of us don't compromise. I have found a GPS to be much better than a smart phone. Sometimes I am in a bad coverage area and the GPS does much better Also you might want to use your phone wile drivingI don't want to be in a dead wireless signal area when I go off route and my phone decides it has to recalculate. With my GPS, it's got the maps built-in.
Jes1
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 10:53p
IMO: A gps is a thing of the past. We have 4 units in our family. Free traffic and maps. Since getting our Samsung galaxy S3's and using either Navigon or Sygic gps app, we never use our GPS any more. The programs I mention above store the maps on your phone. Therefore all you need is a GPS on your phone to use. No data usage.
It's just not the same. Using a phone is a kludge. I do it when I have to. A good GPS unit can't be beat by a phone. And who wants to tie up their phone like that, anyway?
If you're a college kid with the money, I get it. Otherwise? It's an undesirable compromise.
correct .....the 5 inch screen looks like a laptop sitting on my dashboard
You must be seeing something I'm not ... The 5" OP's dimensions: 7.0 x 7.0 x 1.8 The 4.3" dimensions: 8.4 x 9.0 x 2.0
Wouldn't logic dictate that the 5" (OP's) be a smaller unit, with a larger screen? Logic would suggest they are giving you the dimensions of the box, not the GPS.
Just wanted to verify that it DOES actually have lifetime maps...
The description of the one the OP posted says it in the description very clearly: "For the life of your the TomTom GPS With Lifetime Map Updates you can download four or more full map updates on your device every year."
In the description for the smaller unit however, it says "In addition, it also has the on-demand Map Share feature that keeps you updated with the latest maps every time"
This sounds pretty close, but doesn't actually say lifetime maps.
Thanks.
(Larger unit seems to have slightly better reviews, but I do agree that a 5" screen is a bit big for my little car. I really like the smaller ~4" units.)
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dealsearch
Happy Member
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 12:58p
Appelski said: knickdigger said: Not everyone wants/needs a smartphone, or more specifically, the monthly bill for the data plan required to do any "smart" things with the phone. Sure, you could possibly load maps onto your SD card & use it for free, but then you still don't get traffic or the better POI search. Suuush... Don't tell my $50 HTC One V (black friday) that has never been activated on Virgin or any other phone plan. --*no* monthly fees-- Bought it AS A GPS. Add $10 for "Co-Pilot" app w/downloaded maps of whole USA, so I have access to multiple stop routing (need for business) and I have functionality of any GPS out there including traffic and "lane assist", not to mention wi-fi internet access, and multiple other things this mini-computer does. How do you get the traffic without paying the data?
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