Anyone brought the TomTom for iphone?
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i cant bring myself to do it as i bought a new tom tom earlier this year which included uk/euro maps for 2 years free. plus if i had a tom tom stolen / snatched from the car not a big deal, but losing an iphone is a lot of cash for me.
if the app is £60 how much will the mount be? id guess £90 ish, for that money you can buy a good dedicated tom tom which you can loan to family/friends and has a resale value at end of life, where as the app you cant sell on, the mount you could of course!
if the app is £60 how much will the mount be? id guess £90 ish, for that money you can buy a good dedicated tom tom which you can loan to family/friends and has a resale value at end of life, where as the app you cant sell on, the mount you could of course!
It seems completely pointless to me, at least for the twice a month when I need a satnav. For the same price you can get an old-model TomTom which will do the job perfectly (if you update the software, even on old ones, you can access map fixes / updates) and includes the mount and charger. Plus the GPS signal will be 10 times stronger.
http://www.totalpda.co.uk/TomTom/TomTom-ONE-V4-EU-Refurbished.7679.html TomTom One v4 (refurb.) £79.99+vat
http://www.totalpda.co.uk/TomTom/TomTom-ONE-V4-EU-Refurbished.7679.html TomTom One v4 (refurb.) £79.99+vat
I have a couple of sat nav apps on my iphone and find it very useful to have as a backup. I hook up the iphone to the Dension anyway, so it is on charge and hooked to the cars audio by a single cable. Much neater than the TomTom unit, which needed the cigar lighter for power.
I have the TomTom too, but it is left in the glove box now. The TomTom software on the iPhone is supposed to be very over-rated... considering iPhones in the UK have an unlimited data plan, it includes none of the interactive features that you would maybe have expected. My personal fave so far is the Sygic release.
My only complaint about these things is if you get a call or a text it interrupts the GPS... pain in the arse if you are navingating a tricvky part of your journey LOL
I have the TomTom too, but it is left in the glove box now. The TomTom software on the iPhone is supposed to be very over-rated... considering iPhones in the UK have an unlimited data plan, it includes none of the interactive features that you would maybe have expected. My personal fave so far is the Sygic release.
My only complaint about these things is if you get a call or a text it interrupts the GPS... pain in the arse if you are navingating a tricvky part of your journey LOL
I'll probably get it, and the mount for general iPhone in car use, and sell my TomTom One XL...
I rarely use sat nav, but when I do it's handy to have... but having £190 tool that is now worth maybe £50 that sits in my boot just seems stupid really. When I do get it out it's often out of date with data... great if you use it all the time, but for me the iPhone app makes more sense, will be updated and bug-fixed more readily etc...
The mount itself sounds great, with built-in mic/speaker, so hands-free kinda built in, and an aux-output point via the main lower plug socket, so can go straight into my aux-in to the radio that way too. Charger built it etc...
Seems a great all-round package if I can fit it in neatly down near the ash tray.
OK, dice/pro nav/bluetooth would be better, but I don't have all those
(too much weight )
Dave
I rarely use sat nav, but when I do it's handy to have... but having £190 tool that is now worth maybe £50 that sits in my boot just seems stupid really. When I do get it out it's often out of date with data... great if you use it all the time, but for me the iPhone app makes more sense, will be updated and bug-fixed more readily etc...
The mount itself sounds great, with built-in mic/speaker, so hands-free kinda built in, and an aux-output point via the main lower plug socket, so can go straight into my aux-in to the radio that way too. Charger built it etc...
Seems a great all-round package if I can fit it in neatly down near the ash tray.
OK, dice/pro nav/bluetooth would be better, but I don't have all those
(too much weight )Dave
Hi,
I use the tomtom on iphone and have found it to be quite good.
I also use tomtom standalone unit and this has its uses on long runs/use in vans etc but for quick navigation the tomtom iphone app is very good.
Slight lag on instructions and not that loud but it works for me. (cradle from tomtom which is out later this year is meant to address these points as it has a better gps chip inside and a speaker.)
I eject a cd then place the iphone on that, i have a grippy case so it doesnt move!
Bit of a battery muncher though!
Glenn
I use the tomtom on iphone and have found it to be quite good.
I also use tomtom standalone unit and this has its uses on long runs/use in vans etc but for quick navigation the tomtom iphone app is very good.
Slight lag on instructions and not that loud but it works for me. (cradle from tomtom which is out later this year is meant to address these points as it has a better gps chip inside and a speaker.)
I eject a cd then place the iphone on that, i have a grippy case so it doesnt move!
Bit of a battery muncher though!
Glenn
My friend had procured the tom tom app (I have too but have yet to install it). He says it's fine for most driving, but when in a big city like San Diego it was having major problems. Plus it didn't say street names when turning so that made things fun.
From what I saw of it's operation while visiting with him, it's a great backup but not a real substitute for an actual GPS.
From what I saw of it's operation while visiting with him, it's a great backup but not a real substitute for an actual GPS.
