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TomTom GO 930 4.3-Inch Touchscreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
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Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 5788
Media: Electronics
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Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 4.7 x 1
MPN: GO 930
Model: GO 930
UPC: 636926021517
EAN: 0636926021517
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| Features:
| • | Touch-screen: 4.3 inch full TFT color LCD (480 x 272 pixels, supports 64K colors) | | • | TomTom Map Share updates | | • | Memory: 4 Gb Internal Flash (SD slot for additional storage) | | • | Maps: Pre-loaded maps of USa,Canada and Europe from TeleAtlas | | • | Bluetooth: for Hands-Free calling, PLUS services, remote control and audio output |
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Product Description
TomTom Go 930 is a premier GPS device that adds features that not only give direction to where you're going but also enhances the entire driving experience. Did you ever find yourself in the middle of 4 unfamiliar lanes of highway, with exits on either side and the last road sign long out of sight? Not any longer! Advanced Lane Guidance gives you a realistic on-screen representation of crucial highway junctions, with large, colorful arrows indicating exactly where you need to go, so you can make the right lane change or exit, at the right time. New Innovative IQ Routes technology uses real average speeds and road information (rather than posted speed limits) to more accurately determine the fastest routes. By using real data gathered from millions of TomTom users, IQ Routes saves you significant travel time, gas and money. For a real GPS experience that you'll enjoy, Tomtom Go-930 is the ultimate pointer. Enhanced hands-free calling with high quality sound system via Bluetooth to allow drivers to keep their eyes firmly on the road whilst making phone calls in the car Extensive safety features including 'Help Me' menu to give drivers direct access to emergency services and roadside assistance Built-in FM Transmitter to play music and navigation instructions seamlessly through the car stereo speakers Pre-installed with the most up-to-date maps of US, Canada and Western and Central Europe stored on the internal memory Voice recognition iPod ready
Amazon.com Product Description--May 8, 2008
If you're looking for the ultimate portable GPS navigator, you've got to consider the 930 series. TomTom's 2008 flagship models bring all of their technological advancements together with ease of use and a sleek design to present a severely cool device. For a couple of year's now, TomTom's been driving forward community-driven navigation features. They began by introducing with Map Share, which lets you instantly modify street names, street direction, and custom locations called points of interest (POIs) on your own device, then upload them to TomTom's HOME network and download changes made by all of the other users. When you do this, TomTom gets to find out what routes your device has been taking. The data is anonymous, but it's given TomTom an enormous pile of route and speed data, which they've used to tie community data to routing with their new IQ Routes#153; feature, which calculates routes using the actual recorded average speeds of travel to calculate your trip rather than posted speed limits, giving you an extremely accurate prediction of how long any given route will actually take at any given time. There are a host of other interesting features, and you can read about them here.br br h2img style="width: 303px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/lifestyle.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"/h2 h2Key Features and Benefitsbr /h2 ul lispan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"NEW/span--IQ Routes /spanalways the smartest route based on actual average road speeds (Learn more)br /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"NEW/span--/spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"Advanced Lane Guidance /spanmakes difficult junctions easy to navigate (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Easy to Use/span right out of the box (Learn more)br /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Latest Map Guarantee/span means if a new map is released within 30 days of purchase, you can download it for free from TomTom HOME (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Enhanced Positioning Technology/span gives you uninterrupted navigation, even in tunnels or highly built-up area (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Voice Address Input /spanlets you speak your destination, and TomTom will do the rest (Learn more) /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"TomTom Map Share/span lets you instantly modify street names, street direction and POIs on your own device and benefit from others' corrections (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;""Help Me!" Emergency Menu/span gives one-touch access to local emergency providers such as police, fire stations and hospitals/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Bluetooth /spanlets you use your TomTom as a hands-free phone kit with your compatible Bluetooth phone.(Learn more) /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"FM Transmitter/span lets you get navigation instructions or play MP3s through your TomTom over your car stereo/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Preloaded Complete Maps/span of the US, Canada and Europe with TeleAtlas data /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Branded Location Icons/span help you easily find your favorite gas station, restaurant, hotel and more/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Traffic-Capable /spanfor two services, TomTom Traffic with a compatible bluetooth cell phone and data plan, or RDS-TMC with optional receiver (Learn more)br span style="font-weight: bold;"/span/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Daily Fuel Prices/span (Optional Service) to find the lowest priced gas on your route/li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"Step Up Models/spanbr ul lispan style="font-weight: bold;"930T -- Included RDS-TMC traffic information receiver/span and 1-year subscription to TMC traffic information servicebr span style="font-weight: bold;"/span/li /ul h2br /h2 h2Learn More/h2 hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3a name="Easy_To_Use"bEasy To Use/b/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 313px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanimg style="width: 300px; height: 175px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/widescreen-300.gif"br smallspan style="font-weight: bold;"/span/smallspan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="font-style: italic;"Clear and easy widescreen interface/spanbr br /spanimg style="width: 303px; height: 177px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/poi.jpg"smallbr style="font-weight: bold;" bigspan style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"Enhanced POI information/span/big/small /td td style="vertical-align: top;" pBuy a TomTom device and it works straight out of the box: Just plug it in and a few taps of the touchscreen later, you're on your way. TomTom's easy-to-use interface has been extensively tested by by independent assessors in the field and at TomTom's unique User Experience Labs.br bbr Widescreen View and FM Transmitterbr /bThe 4.3-inch, extra-wide, touch-screen LCD display features anti-glare technology for easy viewing even in direct sunlight. Realistic and clear visual instructions are provided with high-quality 3D graphics, while spoken instructions tell you where you need to go in your own language. As an added convenience, text-to-speech functionality provides you with actual street names. The built-in FM Transmitter to play music and navigation instructions over the car stereo.br /p pstrongWorldwide Maps/strongbr Comes preinstalled with complete maps of the United States, Canada and Europe.br /p pstrongRemote control/strongbr An improved Bluetooth remote control enables drivers to operate the device safely from anywhere in the car without having to reach over to the device. br /p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"Help When You Need It/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" Extensive safety features including `Help Me' menu, to give drivers direct access to emergency services and roadside assistance;/p /td td style="vertical-align: top; width: 150px;"bigspan style="text-decoration: underline;"img style="width: 200px; height: 116px;" alt="navigation screen" src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/gps/screen-navigate-200.gif"/spanbr /bigibIcon-driven menu system br br /b/ibig span style="text-decoration: underline;"img style="width: 200px; height: 114px;" alt="help screen" src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/gps/screen-help-200.gif"/spanbr /bigibEmergency menu gives you fast direct access to emergency numbers and direction to the nearest assistance/b/i/td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"New /span--/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;"/span TomTom IQ Routes#153;/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 313px;"img style="width: 303px; height: 541px;" alt="IQ Routes Example" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/IQR_US.gif" align="middle" hspace="10" vspace="10"small style="font-style: italic;"span style="font-weight: bold;"br bigDid You Know? IQ Routes technology gives you a faster route in over 50% of all your journeys./big/span/smallbr /td td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 175px; height: 125px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/IconIqRoutes.gif" align="right"TomTom provides the fastest and most efficient routing possible. IQ Routes uses historical road-speed data from millions of TomTom users to calculate your optimal route for that specific time and day. Giving you local knowledge on a global scale..br br We all know traffic is different during a Monday morning rush hour from a lazy Sunday afternoon. And we all want the best shortcuts to bring us to our destination in the fastest way possible. But heavy traffic, speed bumps, traffic lights, rotaries and even pedestrians or shopping crowds can slow you down. That handy shortcut you're looking for changes depending on the time and day so the shortest route isn't necessarily going to be the fastest all the time!br span style="font-weight: bold;"br Let's take an example:/spanbr ol liThe standard shortest route from Leominster, MA to the downtown Boston shopping district at a relatively quiet time, and without any hold-ups, should take an hour and 18 minutes (screen 1).br br /li liInfographic IQ Routes: However, that same shortest route will typically take you 20 minutes longer during a busier period (reality) (screen 2)br br /li liUsing `local knowledge' gained from the actual travel experiences of thousands of TomTom users on these very roads, IQ Routes#153; instantly works out your optimal route from Leominster to Downtown Boston. It also calculates your realistic journey time, based on real speeds people are able to drive, not just speed limits. (screen 3)br /li /ol br As you can see, in this case your route is now about 15 miles longer, but will save you 12 minutes (and a ton of stress!). Now that's a shortcut! Twelve minutes may not sound much, but it's over 20% off your journey time. Just consider for a moment how much time that will save you over a whole year#133; Exactly! And it's not just urban driving. Whether its roundabouts, crossroads, schoolchildren or just good old-fashioned congestion. Anywhere the traffic flow can vary, IQ Routes can make a real difference.br br span style="font-weight: bold;"How it works/spanbr ul liMillions of TomTom users worldwide voluntarily provide us with anonymous historical speed-data from each of their journeys every time they connect their device to TomTom HOME./li liAs a result, TomTom now has a huge database, containing billions of miles of real customer driving experience, collected over the years from more than 7 million TomTom users./li liUsing this data, TomTom's unique IQ Routes technology calculates your optimal route. This route is based on actual speed data driven on roads, not just maximum speed limits, taking into account any hold-ups that might slow you down (busy junctions, zebra crossings and even shopping crowds).br /li /ul br This data enhances the quality of TomTom navigation across the board, but is particularly helpful in improving the quality of detailed routing we give you for the specific time of day and day of the week of your chosen trip.br br span style="font-weight: bold;"Drive like local/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" So even if you drive through unfamiliar areas, you still can drive like a local by knowing the short cuts that are based on the collective driving experience of millions of TomTom users./td /tr /tbody /table span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanbr br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"New /span--/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;"/spanb Advanced Lane Guidancebr /b/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"strongimg style="width: 303px; height: 531px;" alt="advance lane guidance" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/lane-assist.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"/strong/td td style="vertical-align: top;"strongimg style="width: 175px; height: 125px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/lane-assist-icon.jpg" align="right"Extra clarity when you navigate difficult junctions./strong See clearly the lane you must follow at junctions, so you don't miss your turn. At complex intersections, you also get a clear 3D image showing your route through the junction. Leaving you relaxed and safe.br br When you approach complex motorway intersections, you also get a still 3D image on your screen that clearly indicates the lane(s) you need to take. Advanced lane guidance keeps you relaxed and safe through even the most complex intersections and in even the heaviest traffic.br span style="font-weight: bold;"br Let's take an example:/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" ol liYou're on the outskirts of Paris, driving on the `Autoroute du Soleil' towards Lille, when a complex junction approaches (screen 1)/li liYou have your normal 3D navigation view up to 800 metres from the junction. (screen 2)/li liFrom 800 meters until you're through the junction, your TomTom device displays a clear image of the junction. This shows the relevant road signs with numbers and directions, and a blinking arrow that clearly shows which lane you must take. Your screen throughout this has the still image and your status bar remains updated with dynamic information. (screen 3)/li liAs soon as you're through the junction, your screen reverts to the normal view. br /li /ol /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3a name="TomTom_MapShare_--_Maps_Served_Fresh"TomTom MapShare -- Maps Served Fresh Daily/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 201px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-share-1.jpg"br br img style="width: 303px; height: 228px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-share-2.jpg"br br img style="width: 303px; height: 226px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-share-3.jpg"br /td td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"br strong/strongimg style="width: 175px; height: 125px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/mapshare-icon.gif" align="right" With TomTom Map Share you can update your map directly on your device as and when you spot road changes, and download daily updates from millions of Map Share users worldwide via your computer.br pstrongEnabling Map Share gives you:/strong/p ul liinstantly improved maps every day on your TomTom device/li lientry into the world's largest navigation community/li lithe ability to share improvements daily with other TomTom users/li lifull control over improvements that are uploaded and downloaded/li lithe best and most accurate maps available - always./li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"Map Share changes you can make instantly:/spanbr ul liBlock / unblock street/li liReverse traffic direction/li liEdit street name/li liAdd missing Points of Interest/li liEdit Points of Interest./li liReport other error/li /ul strongWhen joining the Map Share community you can select various 'levels of trust'./strong br You might decide to only receive improvements that have been verified by TomTom or changes that have been submitted by tructed sources, by many , or by some people./td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3br /h3 h3a name="Hands-Free_Calling_"bHands-Free Calling/bbr /h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 176px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/call-pickup.jpg"br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"In more and more places, it is becoming illegal to use cell phones while driving without a hands-free kit. Your TomTom's Bluetooth capability, microphone and speaker lets you match it to any bluetooth-capable phone to make hands-free mobile phone calls.span style="text-decoration: underline;"br br /spanPlus, you can automatically answer your phone calls, for improved safety and comfort.span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanbr span style="text-decoration: underline;"br /span/td /tr /tbody /table span style="text-decoration: underline;"br /spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"/spanbr hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3br /h3 h3a name="Map_Guarantee_"Map Guaranteebr /h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 305px;"img style="width: 254px; height: 237px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-guarantee.jpg"br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"Due to Amazon's high volume of sales and frequency of inventory turnover, just about every portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version.br br TomTom however, goes one better. Because TomTom regularly releases new maps, there's always a small chance that a newer map has been released since the production of your TomTom. With TomTom's latest map guarantee, if the map preloaded on your device is not the latest version, you can download it FREE at TomTom HOME. This strongno longer requires the map check code/strong. pChecking in TomTom HOME is easy:br /p ol liMake sure you have the latest version of TomTom HOME installed on your computer/li liConnect your device to your computer/li liIn the 'File' menu click 'Use Latest Map Guarantee'. strongNOTE: if this option is not shown your device has the latest map./strong/li /ol p /p pYou can check as many times as you like within strong30 days/strong from the date you first use your TomTom device./p /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3a name="Enhanced_Positioning_Technology_"bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/spanEnhanced Positioning Technology/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;" /span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"Enhanced Positioning Technology uses movement and gravity sensors to calculate drivers' positions when GPS signals are unavailable. Enhanced Positioning Technology ensures the device continues to navigate to its destination, even in circumstances where there may not be a direct line-of-sight connection to a satellite (for example, when driving in a city with tall buildings, underpasses or bridges), to provide a smoother navigation experience./td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3br /h3 h3a name="Voice_Address_Input_"bbVoice Address Input/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;" /span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"Simply speak the city, street name and address number you would like to travel to, and the device will automatically calculate the route./td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3br bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"New /span--/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;" Send Addresses Directly from Google Maps or Mapquestbr /span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Search for the location you want.br /spanimg style="width: 303px; height: 162px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/google-map-send-1.jpg"br br span style="font-weight: bold;"Pick "Send to GPS".br /spanimg style="width: 303px; height: 187px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/google-map-send-2.jpg"br /td td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"Itching to try out a new restaurant, or setting off on a road trip to locate the best donuts on the west coast? Now, it's easy to search for locations on Google Maps or Mapquest, then transfer the addresses directly to your TomTom. br ol liInstall TomTom HOME on your computer/li liHook up your TomTom to the computer via its USB port/li liSearch for the location you want. Click the br /li liClick the strongSend /stronglink in the info window for the address. That will bring up a popup "Send to" form. br /li liPick GPS, then pick TomTom and hit the "Send" button. /li /ol The address will instantly transfer to your TomTom device, The point will be saved as one of your favorites, and you can navigate to it or view it on a map just like with any other favorite./td /tr /tbody /table br br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3bspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/h3 h3TomTom HOME/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 144px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/home-screen.jpg"br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"HOME is TomTom's free software program that gives you access to a huge array of services as well as the global community of TomTom users. It is the only tool you need to manage, update and personalize your TomTom to enjoy a premium navigation experience: buy and install maps, make back-ups, download free software updates, shop and much more.br ul listrongStay up-to-date/strong - always get the latest TomTom software and updates./li listrongPersonalize/strong - Add new points of Interest, routes, voices, colour schemes and more./li listrongEnhance/strong - buy maps, subscribe to traffic and safety camera information services (optional)./li /ul br /td /tr /tbody /table br br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3br /h3 h3QuickGPSfix/h3 pstrong/strongStarting up can seem like a slow business, particularly if you're in a hurry, because the GPS receiver needs to know exactly where each GPS satellite is to calculate your location. But satellites only broadcast their positions once every 30 seconds. So if any of their signals are interrupted, for example by passing high buildings, the whole position-fixing process has to repeat itself again and again until the perfect fix is achieved. QuickGPSfix takes a smarter approach.br /p pQuickGPSfix can speed up the time it takes to fix your GPS position by downloading the latest satellite data via an Internet connection. Just connect your TomTom device to your computer and TomTom HOME automatically downloads `QuickGPSfix' - a special GPS data file that helps your TomTom fix your position quicker, even when the GPS signal is weak or partially blocked./p pThis unique free service helps you fix your position and get navigating faster than ever./p em/emstrong/strong pstrongOn the road or no access to TomTom HOME?/strongbr Get the same `QuickGPSfix' data by simply connecting to any TomTom PLUS service, using a wireless data connection. As soon as a connection is established, the `QuickGPSfix' data is automatically updated. /p pemNote: /ememQuickGPSfix data has limited validity. So to keep on getting a faster position-fix, re-connect your device at least once a week./em /p pemTo minimise the amount of data sent over your wireless data connection, this automatic update is only carried out if the data on your device is over 5 days old. The associated data usage of this service is less than 10 Kb per connection. Please contact your mobile service provider to determine the exact costs. To disable this automatic update, just select `Disable Auto QuickGPSfix' on your TomTom device./em/p br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3Fun Extras to Personalize Your TomTom/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 206px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/mrt.jpg" /td td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"New smart fun extras to personalize users' devicesbr ul liRecording driving instructions in your own voice/li liBuy fun voices from TomTom/li liExchange files (of photos, songs, HTML documents, etc) between your TomTom and any other Bluetooth-enabled device (laptop, phone, other TomToms)/li liSelect a favorite car icon on the screen/li liLoad, store and preview photos from your digital camera./li liEnjoy music with the built-in MP3 player (earphones connector available via an optional SD card)/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3a name="TomTom_Traffic"TomTom Traffic/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 178px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/traffic.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /td td style="vertical-align: top;"TomTom offers two distinctive ways of providing traffic information, the TomTom PLUS Traffic service and the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver accessory. With both options, traffic information is fully integrated into the TomTom navigation experience. Both services are subscription based. The RDS-TMC receiver accessory comes with a 1-year free subscription to the TMC traffic servicebr .br pstrongKey features for both Traffic information optionsbr /strong/p ul liReal-time traffic information across the US, using the most accurate and up-to-date sources./li liDetailed incident reports, delay times estimated, alternative routes proposed and if enabled automatic rerouting./li liAccurate real-time warnings about dangerous road conditions ahead (fog, snow, ice and so on) anywhere in Europe, Australia and the US. (TomTom application version 6.0 or higher)/li liClear on-screen animated or spoken traffic alerts as and when you want them./li liSmart push technology which minimizes the amount of data needed to update traffic information on your device/li liSmart subscription - when you buy new maps, the Traffic service automatically becomes available in those countries too.br /li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"/span/td /tr tr td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"span style="font-weight: bold;"TomTom Traffic Specifics/spanbr With TomTom Traffic, you can avoid problems and check the road conditions and weather ahead at the same time. TomTom Traffic is delivered via GPRS signal and requires a compatible mobile phone with Bluetooth and a wireless data connection, such as GPRS, UMTS or CDMA, enable you to use PLUS Traffic information on any TomTom device.br pThe advantages of TomTom Traffic are that it delivers information on road and weather conditions, and GPRS signals may be available for areas in which there is no FM radio signal to transmit TMC traffic information (although if there's no radio, it's questionable how much traffic there's going to be).br /p p style="font-style: italic;"strongImportant notes about TomTom Traffic:/strong/p ul liTo use TomTom Traffic a compatible phone with a wireless data connection (e.g. GPRS) is required. a target="new" href="http://www.tomtom.com/phones"Click here to check if your phone is compatible. /li liAlso note that your mobile service provider may charge you for using a wireless data connection. a target="new" href="http://www.tomtom.com/2749"Click here to check the associated data usage of this service. Please contact your mobile service provider to determine the exact costs. /li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"/span pspan style="font-weight: bold;"TMC Traffic Specifics/spanbr With an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver accessory, you can get traffic information from the RDS-TMC Traffic service, which is delivered over unused FM radio channels.br /p pThe RDS-TMC receiver accessory comes with a 1-year free subscription to the TMC traffic servicebr /p pWith some TomTom models, an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver is included in the box. This is indicated by the addition of "T" or "Traffic" to the model name. An example is "GO 930T"./p /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br span style="font-weight: bold;"Supported Languagesbr /span table style="text-align: left; width: 80%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%;" table style="width: 392px; height: 310px;" border="0" tbody tr td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"span style="font-weight: bold;"The user interface/application comes in the following languages:/span br /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Catalan/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Latvian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Czech/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Lithuanian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Danish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Norwegian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Dutch/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Polish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Estonian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Portuguese/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Finnish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Slovakian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Flemish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Spanish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"French/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Swedish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"German/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Turkish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Hungarian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"UK English/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Italian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"US English/font/li /td /tr /tbody /table /td td style="vertical-align: top;" table style="width: 80%; height: 538px;" border="0" tbody tr td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Spoken navigation instructions come in the following languages:/span/td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Australian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Japanese/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Brazilian Portuguese /font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Latin American Spanish /font/li /td /tr tr td li font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Bulgarian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Latvian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Catalan/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Lithuanian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Chinese Mandarin /font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Malaysian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Chinese Cantonese /font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Norwegian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Croatian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Polish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Czech/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Portuguese/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Danish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Romanian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Dutch/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Russian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Estonian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Serbian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Finnish/font/li /td td li font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Slovenian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Flemish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Spanish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"French/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Swedish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"German /font/li /td td li font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Thai/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Greek/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Turkish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Hungarian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"UK English /font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Italian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"US English/font/li /td /tr /tbody /table /td /tr /tbody /table span style="font-weight: bold;"br /spanbr hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h2strongAbout TomTom/strong/h2 TomTom NV is the world's largest navigation solution provider, developing products with an emphasis on innovation, quality, ease of use and value. TomTom's products include all-in-one navigation devices which enable customers to navigate right out of the box; including the award-winning TomTom GO family, the TomTom ONE range and the TomTom RIDER (for motorcycles). TomTom also provides navigation software products which integrate with third party devices; the TomTom NAVIGATOR software for PDA's and smartphones. TomTom WORK combines industry leading communication and smart navigation technology with leading edge tracking and tracing expertise. TomTom's products are sold through a network of leading retailers in 25 countries and online. TomTom was founded in 1991 in Amsterdam and has offices in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.br
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 Tom Tom verse Magellan November 13, 2008
Bruce A. Meisinger (Omaha, Nebraska)
My last GPS was a Magellan 800. It worked very well was much larger, and in the Xterra, bounced a lot if you did not pin the GPS to the dash rather than have it hanging on the mount, not a big problem. It did not talk as much, but it's use of English was much clearer. I live in Omaha Nebraska and often go to Lincoln, The 930 says "Lin Clone" a minor problem since the Magellan just gave simple no name directions.I find, in a rougher ridding car, the buttons work. better than a touch screen, with a touch screen, you tend to hit the screen multiple times. There seems to be no true shut off for the GPS, if you leave it off for a few weeks, the batteries are dead. It also seems to not work well when you have low batteries and a hot car, something that happens when stooped and the GPS is still in the window. None of these things are deal breakers, The main reason I purchased the 930 was because of the on line map updates ( My Magellan stooped giving map updates in its 3 year) and the interstate lane display designators ( have not seen them yet, but it may be new yet to Omaha and Arizona. I have found that the TomTom works just fine, and as updates to the maps continue, it will get to the point of the Magellan 800 maps, not for roads but for store locations. The cell phone bluetooth connection works great found hotels and called and made reservations routing is easy, all I would really want was more accurate business locations on the map, and easier to understand voices to make it a 5 star unit. With the on line conncection and continus updates, this will happen. for now, it is a 4 star unit.
 I actually have a GO 920 but it's not listed on this site. November 12, 2008
Alan W. Hinden (Las Vegas, Nevada)
I got my Tom Tom because I thought the GO 920 was the best model available anywhere, when I bought it. I didn't skimp on price. Price was no object because I wanted the best. There are a number of disappointments with this product: 1. Tom Tom is supposed to have free map updates, but unfortunately when I try to update my maps I get a message that my product doesn't qualify for free updates. This is a big disappointment. 2. The 920 says "You have reached your destination" TWICE! First at the intersection BEFORE you have reached it without telling you if you should turn right or left and then again when you have reached it, but it doesn't tell you if it is on your left or your right like Magellan does, which I tested in a Hertz Rent a Car. 3. The 920 frequently tells you to turn right before you reach your destination when the destination is in plain sight on your left. 4. The Bluetooth speakerphone has GREAT duplex sound quality but it won't activate the voice dialing in my LG cell phone, which even the cheapest Bluetooth headsets speakerphones do. Then to add insult to injury it won't import the phone numbers from my phone. 4. It would be nice if there was an EASY way to rename a favorite ONTHE SAME SCREEN you enter it on instead of having to hunt for "Manage Favorites" in the options when your not in a rush to get somewhere. 6. I hope someone from Tom Tom actually reads this offers me a reasonable upgrade to the GO 930, which I would hope has the bugs out of it.
Very good gps November 11, 2008
Joe (CT, USA)
I was torn between a TomTom Go 930 and Nuvi 755T/775T. I needed both North American and European maps and liked the idea of lane assist, while traffic information was not that important. After reading many reviews and comparing prices I decided to purchase a TomTom Go 930. I was a little concerned because some of the very negative reviews I read about the quality of the maps and of problems with updating maps or contacting service representatives. In addition, I purchase a 4 GB card because a reviewer commented that he could not install the updated European map on the internal memory and a holder that attaches to vent. br / br /So far this has been a great unit. It started up fine and is easy to use right out of the box. It locked onto seven satellites even inside my house. On my first test drives, the 930 calculated sometimes a different way than I normally drive, but it recalculated the directions very quickly if I chose a different route. I am not sure if the TomTom route was better or worse, but it certainly got me to the right location in a timely fashion. It is also very easy to choose an alternative route either through a specific location, choosing a specific road, avoiding a road (I have not tried this) or having the GO recalculate another route. The directions are clear and given well in advance and then right before making the turn. If you miss the instructions you can press the turn arrow and it is repeated. I selected to have the street name pronounced which is only possible when using the computer voice. It works very nice and I had not problems understanding the directions. So for me it did the most important thing, get me where I want to go. It also seemed to work well with one-way streets. I had an issue once with using a Garmin in Boston where it suggested that I should go against one-way streets, it was not my gps so I do not know how old the map was or what the settings were. br / br /Several reviewers complained about not being able to update the maps despite the 30 days guarantee. I had no issues. It might be that the users did not go to the right place to do it. It only worked from a pull down menu for me and I actually did not need additional memory to install both the updated North American and European map. br / br /One criticism of the maps is that I have yet to see the lane assist in action and that few roads have speed limits included. While the lane assist is not included for many locations, I chose to have the road sign displayed, which helps a lot to choose the correct lane. I like the ability to correct the map myself and download changes made by other users. This should help to continuously improve the map, great feature. br / br /POIs are good and you can download more if you want to. I did not get the gps to transmit to the radio yet, but I have not tried a lot. It might be due to having the antenna in the rear. Despite what others said I did not need the extra storage space to update the maps and the vent holders work well if you have the right car. If your vents are vertical they work great, like in a BMW, but if you have angled or horizontal vents, like a Toyota Corolla, the glare is very disturbing. I think that this is a great unit and a much better deal than the equivalent Garmin that I was considering. br /
Nice and light weight November 10, 2008
Sammy (New York, NY)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is very nice model and light weight. It's easy to view when I drove. But the new function was little hard to use.
Amazingly Accurate and low cost November 6, 2008
Lember O (Brooklyn, NY)
For the mony there is no other value. All maps unlocked from the start without the $100 - $300 unlokc price AFTER you buy a $500.00 unit. Although not as "sleek looking" as others it is still compact enough to be out of the way and the display is big enough to see everything clearly. I traveled all of Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany, as well as some of Prague with absolutely no problems. The bluetooth function is also very helpfull, the photo option is ammuzing, the mp3 is cool but the sound needs lots of work. All in all i LOVE this product
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