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| TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $449.95
Buy Refurbished: $274.90
You Save: $175.05 (39%)
New (28) Used (5) Refurbished (9)
Avg. Customer Rating:  128 reviews
Sales Rank: 400
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 3.2 x 0.9 x 4.7
nv:Type: Receiver
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable integrated Li ION
Battery Life: 5 hours
MPN: 1M00.780
Model: 1M00.780
UPC: 636926017114
EAN: 0036926017112
ASIN: B000SATCUQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Fantastic product May 14, 2008
I read all of the reviews here and compared this to other TomTom products as well as the Garmin Nuvi products. This one had everything I wanted, without adding too much more.
I took it on a trip that I knew well, just to test it out. On the trip to the desination, it worked well. Even when I made alternate detours to what the GPS recommended, it reworked the route quickly.
However, when I took the return trip, it took over 100 miles before it re-routed and quit telling me to make a u-turn to get back on track. That has only happened once, but it got to the point that I had to turn it off because it irritated me.
The only other problem I've had is that the suction cup doesn't stick to the windshield when the road gets too bumpy (which, during the winter, is something that is quite common in this area). It fell off quite a few times on that trip.
The screen is great. It's easy to set up (even on a Mac), and is very user-friendly.
 Tom Tom 720 May 11, 2008
The Tom Tom 720 device is everything I expected but the Home software is full of problems. The software does not match the device menus. Therefore the iternary planning feature on the device can not be utilized via the software. After the last update of the Home software, I can not update the device via the Home software. I have contacted Tom Tom support and they admit that there are problems that will be fixed in the future, but I have not seen evidence of this. I have a lap top running xp pro.
hands free on blackberry curve 8300 or 8320 May 9, 2008
One of the reasons I purchased this GPS was because of the handsfree on mobile ability.
But I cannot sync my blackberry 8300
Anybody else have this issue
 New Tom Toms in US May 7, 2008
There is now a 130, 730 and 930.
Do. you research before you buy.
This unit was about $60 dollars cheaper here a few weeks ago. Is Tom Tom even making them anymore?
Is it the best? You decide. I love it. May 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been using my tomtom 720 for like 2 months by now. So here is what i think is good and bad.
- The map -I have the latest map version(7.15v) and i feel the 720 has a pretty detailed map (atleast in my area- Chicago). There are some recent developments which obviously has not been updated in their maps, but which i hope will be added as they roll out with new maps.
- Routing - If you choose in the preferences to ask every time which type of route to plan, it will always ask about the options for routing like fastest, shortest, avoid highways, bicycle route, walking routes and limited speed. If you choose the fastest route, it will come with a route that it thinks is the fastest. Now here is the thing - sometimes, the fastest route might get you at a place 1 minute earlier than an alternate route which might cut short the distance by 5 miles. So you have to be careful here. Once you put in the fastest route, tap on the bottom right corner and go to find alternative - then choose fastest route again - now it will come with the route that is 1 min longer, but 5 miles shorter! And the good thing is, you can compare how much time you loose and how much distance you cut short in that screen itself - It will say the original route was this miles long and this minutes duration in that screen itself!!! So, before accusing the machine of bad routing , put a little thought into the widely customizable routing engine it has and use some of your brain!
Walking routes are handy as they also use oneways to reach you at a place through walking - cool! Also, you can customize your route by viewing the details of the route in text or block by block or whole map and then choose which road to avoid, which road to go through by just tapping on those roads!
All these that i have talked about also brings in light about one bad thing about tomtom - It is more user friendly for a little tech inclined person. For a grand pa or grandma, i think garmin would be best. But it is not to say that the basic routing techniques can be used by anyone not very tech inclined.
- Poi database - lots and lots. Initially, I was not impressed by the number of poi in tomtom 720. But now I actually use the bigger tomtom poi database that does not come standard with 720;) If you do a little research in the net, you will get it;). I have never came across a shop or place that is not in the tomtom list so far. The smallest little shop that i thought might not be in tomtom came up in the poi database. that really surprised me. Well, anyway, you can download so many pois for free from so many places. But, i have not yet used any pois other than the tomtom official ones! But I should say that the ones that come standard with tomtom 720 is not much at all!
- Blue tooth- very very handy. It downloads all your contacts from the phone! It shows all your contacts on the screen and you can call straight from the gps. The audio clarity - better than my blue tooth headphones!
- FM transmitter - poor. The loudness has been recently increased after firmware update to 7.481. But the signal is weak. I think it has something to do with the power cable. When i move it around, it changes. If i disconnect the cable, you will still get it. But it is very unpredictable. In general, 90% of the time, i have had good signals. When I'm in downtown it goes down to 50%. The audio quality is horrible. When it is clear, it is clear; but I think the device mix down stereo tracks to mono and then transmits it as stereo. Hence the fm receiver will say that it is receiving stereo signal, but the actual output will be a dull mono which greatly degrades the audio quality of a song when you hear it through the fm transmitter. I would think, the audio quality should be much better with the cables connected to your car audio. But my car audio does not have a line in jack. You might think that a gps does not have to be a master of all trades, but hey, almost all the gps gives you these kind of features at this money. So why not get it all when you pay this much. It is so convenient to have all the songs in the gps itself rather can carry something else for that purpose (I use an 8 GB Sandisk Extreme 3 card in addition to the 2GB inbuilt memory)
- 3rd party apps - lots and lots. That is one reason why i choose the tomtom. I already have a small calculator, a flashlight tool, a mileage calculator with detailed graphical views, an event logger(tracks your gps anywhere you go and keeps that info in the sd card), a video player - So many thanks to the developers. I dont think any other gps has this many 3rd party apps.
- Mapshare technology- It is a very useful concept. You see a small error in the map - you mark that location for correction - once you get the time, correct the error - save it - share it with all the other tomtoms! At this point, I have 16,000 errors mapshare corrections! Whoa - so many errors on the map? They may not be huge errors, it might be something like a poi is 100m away from its actual location or something like a road has been blocked for traffic or something like that. But useful, anyway. No other gps has this . But Dash is coming out with some revolutionary ideas.
- Traffic - Never used this feature( I dont have a data plan with my cell phone, nor do i have an rds-tmc receiver). I dont know how updated or how useful this feature is.
- Value for money - I would say it is a good value."
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