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| TomTom GO 700 Portable GPS Navigation with Hands-Free Calling | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $699.99
Buy New: $459.97
You Save: $240.02 (34%)
New (1) Used (3) Refurbished (2) from $125.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 16970
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 2 x 4.5 x 3.5
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MPN: 1D00780
Model: 1D00780
UPC: 636926007573
EAN: 0636926007573
ASIN: B0008G1RWG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Order Soon, Only 1 Left In Stock. Brand New In Factory Sealed Retail Box. UPC Intact. Makes A Great Gift. Need It Quick? Choose Expedited Shipping For Delivery In 2-3 Days To Most U.S. Addresses. We Ship Same Or Next Business Day From Maryland. All Sales Final. Not Eligible For Rebates. Not An Authorized Reseller. No P.O. Box, AK/HI/PR/PO/APO/FPO Shipping Please.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good device. TERRIBLE support November 20, 2006
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've had my TomTom Go 700 for about 15 months. The first couple of months I was their biggest fan.
I was excited about the 'support' for bluetooth connections to the Internet to get information like traffic, weather and sw updates. After several failed attempts to get the TTG 700 and my bluetooth phone to actually work I 'went into' the system and editted the linux dial up scripts myself and had everything working. This was after several emails/web form requests to the company about how they got bluetooth pairing to work on my phone. (It was listed on the supported phone list) which basically said "follow the instructions in the manul" which of course didn't work.
So then the latest release of SW comes out. I upgrade. Things work great. I find out there are new maps too. So I pay for the North American set of maps. (Not cheap!) Turns out even though you buy it as one item it gets installed as 5 or 6 different maps files. So searching for a place in Texas when I'm in Minnesota doesn't come up with any hits. Another round of emails and web form requests and 9 weeks of waiting and I still don't have an answer on how to fix this.
TomTom has lost a big supporter with the abysmal customer service and follow through. They don't deserve your money! Buy something else like a Garmin Nuvi!
 Read all the reviews and decide yourself, I guess. November 19, 2006
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have had a 700 TomTom for about five months. I actually won it from an electronics magazine I subscribe to...Anyway, I love it. I also have Magellan 760's on work vehicles, but much prefer the TomTom. Here's why;
TomTom has no buttons. All touch screen. Beautiful.
TomTom does NOT say "REROUTING" when you don't go the way it wants. It silently, obediently assumes you went another way (for your own good reason) and continues seamlessly giving you the route from that point on.
Magellan annoyingly repeats "REROUTING" when you really don't care. Just get me there, damn it.
TomTom has a far far superior view which looks so much like the view from the driver's seat it is uncanny. A pleasure to use.
My TomTom 700 does NOT,however, announce the name of the street you have to turn on. It also does not show the name of every street, for some odd reason. It also has made errors but these have to do with the database. Things like saying turn left when you can't...taking me off the freeway and then putting me right back on for some reason..only at one location on one freeway. Must be something to do with the total distance being slightly less that way...
Magellan has an auto nightcolor feature. TomTom runs on it's own battery.
TomTom comes with a case. Magellan has too many buttons on it.
I never use the bluetooth features. Don't care about them.
All in all, my TomTom gets me there, and I like it better. Also faster acquisition of satellites, I think.
One thing I wish TomTom did was eliminate the letters you don't need when spelling streets or cities, like Magellan. Sooo much easier with Magellan. Bottom line, you are better off with a GPS than not, do your homework, get one, and don't enter data while you are driving! Or not too much.
 Great device November 15, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have used the TomTom 700 on a bunch of occasions, and have always found it to be a great device. When I describe the product to friends of mine that aren't familiar, I usually tell them about the time when I used it to find a B&B way outside of town in the boonies. I had forgotten a map, as I found out later, but the 700 helped us find our way it the middle of nowhere - which was really surprising and great. I don't know what we would have done if we didn't have it - I might have actually had to stop and ask for directions - but then again, who knows if that would have gotten us further lost. I won't go on long road trips without one. They are a lifesaver (especially when you need to re-route in a pinch), and are so easy to use.
A Lousy Product and No Customer Service October 7, 2006
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
I purchased this product on the recommendation of Amazon.com and have regretted it ever since. It's the worst consumer electronic item I have ever purchased. No wonder the price has dropped 50% since my purchase. They probably can't give them away. After about 90 days, the product goes completely dead. After contacting customer service, I was told to reset the product. Two weeks later it went dead again. The last time I went to the manufacturer's website, I couldn't even find any contact information for customer service. They must have so many complaints that they can't handle them. Not to mention product returns. Save yourself some money and a lot of grief. Buy a Garmin system. The graphics aren't as good. But at least it's reliable.
terrible GPS and sub-par customer service September 17, 2006
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I purchased a TomTom Go and have had problems with the touch screen ever since. It malfunctioned within 6 months of purchase and I had to send it in to be repaired, they said they were unable to repair it and sent me a brand new one. The new one began malfunctioning in exactly the same way within another 6 months. After the subsequent 6 months, I sent it back again for the same problem and they told me it was out of warranty and they no longer repair the TomTom Go but they would send me a newer model for an additional $300-400. Ridiculous, I have been trying to get some sort of satisfaction to no avail. I paid nearly $1000 for this unit when it came on the market and it never worked more than 6 months at a time. It would be best if this company went out of business in my opinion especially after reading the other reviews listed here. I am now having to "trash" my unit and buy a different, more reliable, brand.
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