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Price - £164.90 Correct as of 03/04/08
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5 Reviews for TomTom GO 720
Teething problems overcome - 29 Mar 2008
0 out of 0 found this review helpful.
Pros
Easy to operate, map sharing technology, new updating software much improved although see Cons, recalculates routes on the fly when you deviate (very useful), bright big screen, Europe wide map, cheaper to buy Traffic addition separately (at time of writing), carry case is very smart (but have to buy separately...), lots of nice features - voices in multiple languages, routes to help facility, warning of speeding etc.
Cons
Stopped working following software update (TomTom website had steps to cure, fine afterwards), loudspeaker could be slightly louder.
Overall
Very happy with the purchase, would recommend.
Not worth the extra money - 29 Mar 2008
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Hi,
bought this 720 to replace my One v2 (big mistake)
it's extra functions (hands free bluetooth calling and voice operation) are rubbish. the speakers too quiate and the battery life is poor
have gone back to a Tomtom one v3
tom tom 720 a nice box - 22 Mar 2008
0 out of 0 found this review helpful.
bought the tom tom 720, paid a bit moe than the £169 they are selling for now, but nevertherless a superbproduct, very pleased with the 720, i bought the speed camera software and found this a MUST, as i tend to drive fast so often et knicked for speeding, this has helped identify the dreaded yellow boxes ec.
poor - 12 Mar 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
Great product I thought until it updated, it totally crashed 2 days old sent it back to amazon, great service as always they sent a replacement, guess what it was updating to the new version of maps it crashed again! and all it had on was the canary island? tried to update it again but it said the memory was full, going to return to navman had them before faultless.
A solid and reliable performer with lots of features - 20 Feb 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful.
My first Sat Nav was an integrated NavTech system and its wasn't a patch on my TomTom Go 720. I have used TomTom GO 720 in the UK, Spain and France and also played with the GO 520 and 920. As far as the 720 is concerned I can't think of any major faults and even though it has some niggles I wouldn't be without it and it is fully recommended, in fact I would recommend the entire GO range. However only buy the 920 if you need worldwide maps as the additional features aren't that impressive for the extra money.
Build Quality : Well built but quite bulky but as it is purely for use in the car this isn't a problem. The sound is clear and can be set to automatically adjust to the ambient noise level. The windscreen cradle is well made and durable and although connecting it to TomTom is ok it is a bit clunky and fragile. One little niggle is the on/off button which seems to have a mind of its own and can take any random time to activate from a short press to a long five second press. The display is large bright and clear and the colour scheme is fully configurable.
Reliability and accuracy: Like all Sat navs it does get confused now and again, but it is rare and I generally have faith in its advice. Some sat navs seem to be shy of using minor roads when routing but TomTom uses them very effectively. When entering an address TomTom does not currently support postal or zip codes in other European countries and I would have found this useful. The voice commands are clear and precise.
Software: The touch screen interface is very easy to use but make sure you have the latest software version as the new version has a lot more features. This can be downloaded after purchase. I requested an update to the maps but I have been told that I have the latest version, in which case there are a few areas where TomTom thinks you are having an off-road experience because of changes in the road system. An advantage to TomTom GO as opposed to TomTom ONE is that the European map is combined into one map whereas on cheaper TomToms' you have to select the map that you require.
Battery life: Sort of irrelevant as I always use the supplied cable for use in the car's 12 volt socket.
Reception: Can take up to 30 seconds to lock on to the signal but once it has got it there isn't a problem.
Memory: Once everything is loaded you don't have a lot of memory to play with. I have around 14 Mb and I can have problems uploading large upgrades to the software. To help I have deleted lots of things that I don't use such as most of the voices and the speed cameras in Belgium. I am not sure if you can buy a 2Gbyte card for TomTom but I think it should be sold with a larger memory card.
PC Software: Early versions of TomTom Home (the program that sits on your PC and enables you to do updates) weren't that good at updating so make sure you have the latest version. However all versions install easily and connection to TomTom is reliable.
Other Features used:
The blue tooth connection works well.
Hands free works well but you can only have one phone connected at anyone time.
There are many other features including a traffic information service that can be connected via Bluetooth from your mobile.
Note that the 720 is not an MP3 player and one of my friends has the 920, which is, but even so it isn't really a replacement for an in car music system so it is a bit of a gadget.
Finally, from my own experience and that of friends, don't buy an expensive in car system as TomTom seems to whip them all for much less money.