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| Tom Tom Navigator 6 Software with Maps of the US and Canada (DVD) | 
 enlarge | Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $99.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 6.8 x 1.8
MPN: 1T90.080
Model: 1T90.080
UPC: 636926015004
EAN: 0636926015004
ASIN: B000HZD2W6
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 best software out, hazzle to install May 9, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
i think it s on of the best navigation software s around but it s a little bit of a hazzle to install, especially if you don t have wlan on your pocketpc (registration). apart from that you get the whole us and canada on a 1GB flash card. if you have problems installing the software search in online forums for help (!), since the documentation that comes with the software is bad. performance: whereas most of the time it is reliable, i found that it gives confusing directions in national parks...so be aware that you have that little spare map with you :). the software never crashed on my pocketpc (Asus mypal 636).
 It does not work with IPAQ hw6515! March 25, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
After upgrading from TomTom 5 to version 6 (and even later after applying the 6.030 patch) I noticed that the screen would completely freeze at random times (especially when you need it most!). It would continue to give voice instructions if you're lucky enough to set up your route before it freezes, but there is nothing you can do to unfreeze the screen. Needless to say this makes this product useless for me, and there is no way to return it after activation.
Painful to install, but best nav option for Symbian devices. Decent Mac support too! January 7, 2007
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
There are two very negative customer reviews for the TomTom Navigator 6 software as of this writing, and for my first few hours' experience with the product I could understand why. The "quickstart guide" they bundle with the DVD is all the documentation you get, and there is little or no documentation specific to the dozens of devices they support with this release (in my case, a Nokia E61 Symbian Series 60 smartphone paired with the Holux GPSlim 240 bluetooth GPS receiver).
However, for those early adopters who are very comfortable with gadgetry and computing this is an unparalleled offering. First of all, there is no comparable software out there in terms of device support. Navigator 6 supports Palm OS, Windows Mobile, and Symbian UIQ & Series 60. Garmin's Mobile XT is the closest competitor and its Symbian support seems to be vaporware, just like their support for Mac OS X.
Speaking of Mac OS X, TomTom is the only GPS software vendor with a Mac client app for interacting with your device, something Garmin has been promising for more than a year and are only now beginning to deliver on for their personal fitness devices alone. TomTom Home was clearly not developed with the Mac in mind--a direct port of the Windows version as far as I can tell--but I give them credit for recognizing that the early adopters that are into GPS and mapping software are more likely than most to be using a Mac. Some of the bugs I found in the Mac app were very serious though: the backup tool for archiving your device memory is totally broken and fails very subtly to the user (i.e. I didn't know it had failed until I needed the backup and it was nowhere to be found). Also, for you Symbian users: be very careful that you choose the right version of the app for your device. I mistakenly chose Symbian UIQ instead of Symbian Series 60, which led to hours of removing installed files by hand to get the right version to eventually install correctly, something I could have avoided if the Mac software didn't have a bug that prevented it from cleanly removing the app from my Nokia E61 for me.
As for the navigator itself, it works like a champ. The map data seems to be far better than what was available on my previous GPS device (Garmin Quest 2), although it isn't without its quirks. For example, on a recent trip the voice navigation kept directing me to "keep left" on a stretch of highway that gently curves left, despite there being no offramp or other road affordance to deter me from keeping left. But it got me to an unfamiliar destination without getting lost, in an area of town where the Garmin often stumbled. The points of interest data seems extensive and up-to-date, getting me to a small barber shop that's been open for less than a year, and letting me call ahead to the current phone number to get on the waiting list.
After a couple of days of heavy use of the navigation app and map data, it has almost made up for the crucible that was getting it to properly install. Despite the initial pain, I'm very happy with the product. Again, I can only speak for the quality of the product on my Nokia E61 and Mac, and based on the blisteringly negative reviews from Windows Mobile users, your mileage may certainly vary.
Very buggy product December 9, 2006
8 out of 17 found this review helpful
I bought and returned this after using Navigator 2,3,4, & 5. The problem seems to be TomTom has pressed some defective DVDs. I was unable to install the North America map or activate the Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico maps.
TomTom support could not provide a reason as the states and regions installed without problem. There also seems to be two continental maps, a 0.9gb less detailed US and Canada map, and more detailed 1.3gb North America map with more POIs and richer map features. I think the US & Canada map was stripped down so it would fit on the pre-installed SD cards they are selling. It didn't seem to me that TomTom support had a clue as to what was supposed to be on the DVD.
Maybe TomTom will straighten this out but I would sure avoid Navigator 6 for now. TomTom is a great product until you have a problem. Then you are on your own.
Update: TT released an updated version and DVD that addressed the defects.
Don't buy it, PLEASE!!!!!!!!! December 2, 2006
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought it from Tomtom web page I own an ipaq hw6515 never had a problem with the Navigator 5 ( previus version) in more than a year, after installing the new Nav6 with USA & Canada maps every time that needed to auto recalculate the route the screen freeze, the good part the voice still given you the directions even the screen problem. New features, Nah, nothing to get excited.
Botton line I lost my money deleted the new & installed back the old version
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