Do NOT Buy TomTom Navigator GPS

[Rammitt]

I currently have TomTom 4 on an Ipaq 3870 Bluetooth. I think the software, Maps, Camera data are all superb...better than anything else I have tried and tested.........however.

Why does it take an age to get the thing fired up from cold. If I have a trip to make and need to use it, I have to fire the thing up at least 5-10 mins before, and let it go through its motions...and it is still very flaky making a connection to my Leadtek Wireless GPS receiver Model 9537. Any advice gratefully accepted.

Also, why is it, that when I turn on teh ipaq, it always activates the Bluetooth, and tries to make a connection to the GPS....even if I turned it off prior to swithing the Ipaq off....:>(

Tanks guys....great forum

[Charlie]

Welcome to our forums.
With regards to your first questions....if you only use the receiver on the odd occasion it will need to download the GPS data each time before it gets a fix. If you were to use the receiver every day then you would notice it wouldn’t take as long to get a fix.
You second question seems to indicate that you have left TomTom running when you have turned of the iPAQ, this would be why it would try to establish a connection with the GPS receiver. Open the Navigator menu and tap on MORE twice then tap on EXIT APPLICATION when you are finished with it then turn of the Bluetooth receiver and the Bluetooth on your iPAQ and it should stop happening.

[johnash]

Originally Posted by schneid

Do not buy TomTom Navigator. Product activation is a nighmare, it is buggy, destructive, and has no user friendly customer support. >>>
Do not buy TomTom Navigator.

Hear hear! I have experienced similar problems and it is a total, utter, absolute NIGHTMARE.

After first installation, when I went back to add maps, it said the TomTom account was not associated with this device - create another? Yes, I did. I now have 4 TomTom accounts and none of them are recognised. Although, if I check online on each account, they all have the correct Device ID!

I have two sets of maps (W Europe and North America, where we are visiting soon). The W Europe maps I can install and activate. When I try and Activate the USA maps, I go to ttcode.com, it gives ma a code quoting the correct Device ID, but the activation is not accepted as valid by TomTom.

Customer services did not read any of my message to them and simply said the Maps for US had been activated, quoting the codes for the Europe maps!. Thanks a bundle!

I did do a backup early on but now backup and restore do not work, saying "no valid TomTom device", even though it installs (but not activates) maps and the program and shows them for removal etc.

IF you want an excellent navigator of Europe look at: Pocket Navigator 6. http://directions.ltd.uk/personal-navigation/ I only went to TomTom as Pocket Navigator don't do maps for USA.

Oh, and the maps for Spain, where I live, are so out of date. The TomTom site tells me I have the very latest maps too! Great stuff.

I HATE TomTom.
(I have Navigator 6 supposedly to run on IPAQ hx2490)

[Badboy1]

Well all i can say is i use tomtom v6 on my hx4700 and as of yet, and i have tried nearly all gps programs, nothing even comes close to it, the screen looks nice the software runs nice, theres loads of support all over the web for itineraries and POI's etc etc.

Wait till you try the others, there awfull compared to tomtom, just check other forums of the different software and you will see there worse.

the only one that came close was IGO, but it tells you every 100 yards or so the directions, in 500 yards turn left, in 400 yards turn left, in 300 yards turn left, it soon gets very annoying.