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| TomTom GO 920T Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator with Traffic Receiver | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $499.95
Buy New: $439.94
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 9636
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 4.6 x 0.9 x 3.3
MPN: 1M00.981
Model: 1M00.981
UPC: 036926018324
EAN: 0036926018324
ASIN: B000VLKYVS
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 920T a Dud In The US! November 26, 2007
39 out of 73 found this review helpful
n addition to my previous review of the product I just called TT support today to get my issues resolved. Now, I cannot speak for Windows users as I am running a Mac, but if you are a Mac user run away as fast as you can from this company and their products. Not only do the not have anyone knowledgeable about how their products interact with the Mac but their only advice was to try and run it from a Windows machine! I had trouble getting the full user manual from the CD so I was told to download it. Funny thing is, there is no download from their site. So then I was told that the site was 'under construction' and it would be available in a few weeks. When I stated that was not satisfactory and asked to have it emailed to me I was told tat was not possible for 'security reasons.' Ridiculous! Next, when I went to the free one year of maps offer I also found a site 'under construction.' I was told I did not have the most up to date version of TT Home and should download it from the site. Only problem is that the site had version 1.5 and I already had 1.6. Another problem not solved. Lastly, when you go to TT Home you find that Traffic Alerts are not available for the US. I was assured they were and should go to TT Home (see previous problem). Absolutely horrible support. And, if you are thinking that I must have been talking to an outsource vendor you would be wrong. My support came from a woman here in the US. Based on this experience I am returning the product and waiting on Garmin. TT should be ashamed of themselves. I hope that they are reading this! BTW, I would have given no stars but Amazon does not allow. While typing I am now talking to a supervisor...no help either.
 It only keeps getting better and better! November 9, 2007
202 out of 204 found this review helpful
I purchased this over two weeks ago at Best Buy, here in Los Angeles for $599.99! Yes folks, thanks to Best Buy's notorious price difference on the web and in their infamous intranet, I made them honor what I saw at home on my computer! And yes, this was for the TomTom 920T!
It is slimmer, lighter, nicer and loaded with more features than any other portable GPS device in the market! Functions within the TomTom 920T are very similar to other models. I upgraded from the 910 and did notice some very good changes in its software, and in its ability to do a bit more configuration than on the TomTom 910.
One of the things that I like the most, aside from its new redesigned shape was its ability to search for different POI's (Points Of Interest) with better matching results while at the same time providing you a lot of additional information, such as distance, physical address, map overview, phone number (if available) and yes, the ability to dial it directly.
By the way, this is something that Garmin GPS devices have always been able to do, including searching restaurants by food type, e.g. Italian, Mexican, Chinese, etc. With the exception of this last search feature, I do believe that the new TomTom takes it one step further, which is good.
This upgraded feature is very important, because as most TomTom users know, previous versions of TomTom POI search, would just result in a long list of POI's matching what ever you input and nothing more. For example, if you typed Best Buy, you would get a list of all Best Buy stores in the county, but without any distance information, map preview, address or phone number!
This would obviously force you to route each resulting POI one by one, until you finally obtained the one that you really wanted, which was a waste of time! Well, not any more and I am very glad that TomTom made this very necessary upgrade!
Here is a list of things that I noticed:
The light sensor gone from the top and now sitting very discreetly in the front.
The remote control has been improved and is now Bluetooth.
It seems to me that it is somewhat faster in performing any commands faster than its predecessor.
Accepting spoken directions is a plus and has worked well for me so far, no complaints.
The screen is huge and seems to have been improved, because I now can see everything much better than on the previous model in bright sunny days.
The speaker sounds fragile with the default voice, compared to the 910, but sounds much better with a human voice and the music sounds great!
You can now hear all instructions through your car speakers by tuning it to an empty radio station. I tried it, but did not like it at all, too much static and sound is extremely low, could be because I live in downtown Los Angeles.
The included RF transmitter is a winner, it is very accurate in obtaining traffic data and I notice that it does so upon turning it on and it updates itself periodically as I am driving. However, it would have been better if they would have built it into the unit in order to avoid another wire from hanging from the unit.
Phone integration is great and fast, the sound quality is very good and I have been told by people who I call that it sounds very good. I make and receive between 200 to 300 calls a day, so this is a plus! Unfortunately, it does not sync well with my Palm Treo 750, so I miss out on many other TomTom extra features that requre my cell phone in order to be able to obtain data, such as weather information, map downloads, gas prices, etc.
I also do notice that its ability not to lose signal is improved, which is good, since as I have already mentioned, I live in downtown LA.
The included software is also great and much better than previous versions of TomTom Home.
What's in the box? The TomTom 910, the RF transmitter, car charger, windshield cradle, desktop cradle, remote control, software and manuals.
All in all it is a great GPS unit, very nicely and intelligently designed and the only reason I do not give it a 5 is because of the use of an external RF transmitter, instead of a built in one and lack of important travelling tools, such as those found in several of the Garmin units.
I feel that TomTom, given their current market share and being so strong in Europe should include different measurement and currency conversion tools, as well as a different language translator and a virtual tour guide program similar to those found in several of the Garmin units.
This thing fits in the pocket of your shirt! If I were sightseeing in France, I would want to have access to these types of tools!
However, to be fair, the new TomTom 920T does include a several great features not found in other units, specifically the Help Me feature which, will assist you in many emergencies such as in letting you know where you are, instruct you where to walk to your closest emergency assistance point or even guide you in applying first aid!
I highly recommended to anyone and I do hope that TomTom will improve their already magnificent product with the suggestions that I have made, maybe one day TomTom will team up with Google and provide similar information as MSN does for the Garmin NUVI.
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