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| TomTom ONE v3 Satellite Navigation System with Great Britain Mapping | 
 enlarge | Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
Buy New: £86.99
Buy New/Used/Refurbished from £84.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  (63 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1081
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 6.8 x 3.5
MPN: 1N01.114
Model: 1N01.114
UPC: 636926017374
EAN: 0636926017374
ASIN: B000TXHDM6
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 58 more reviews...
 Take a BACKUP before you do anything! December 1, 2008
I suppose this does what it's supposed to. I do get annoyed when it says 'right turn ahead', because what I actually *hear*, is 'turn right'. OK, so that's my problem :/
However, the bigger problem is when I tried to install updates. OMG! Nightmare. The whole system crashed, and it's a real good job I had done a backup first or it would have been a case of having to return it.
Even then, trying to get support to get the thing to work again was a task in itself.
Also had a problem with suddenly not being able to search by postcode, and had to download a zip file to fix it.
This is not my best friend.
 Compact, Easy to use, Value for Money, Excellent Product November 25, 2008
TomTom ONE V3 Satellite Navigation - Western Europe
I bought one for myself last year, just before Christmas. I don't own a car, but hire a car as and when the need arises. Found that car hire companies make an extra fortune if you want to hire a satellite navigation device, ranging from 10.00 or more per day and it soon all ads up. Found that I could save myself a lot in the long run by investing in a sat nav. I also prefer being able to personalise the device for easy navigation, which I found a bit restricting when hiring a device when hiring a car. I'm so impressed with the TomTom One v3, that I bought the same one as an early Christmas present for my brother, who just moved to the UK. The TomTom ONE v3 is good value for money, quality, compact and a good investment in the long run. I charge it through my computer when I update the programs on the device etc. and I also use the charger in the car when travelling long distances. I haven't found a problem with the battery (if fully charged) short distance, however if your journey is more than 2 hours, charging whilst driving is necessary, which I don't particularly find problematic or an inconvenience. Charing when using for longer periods is essential with any electronic device and I don't see why it should be any different for a Satellite Navigation device.
Suggestion: Can the company selling these devices include the carry case as part of the package in future...
 A disappointing experience October 1, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Had used TomTom GPS before on a PDA and had even borrowed a V1 TomTom One for a trial run, so I was familiar with many of its shortcomings before purchase. Poor battery life, road info not up to date, slow GPS signal capture etc.were all things I knew about but wasn't unduly bothered about - it's the base model after all. 2 weeks after purchase the screen developed a fault, rendering it unreadable. Other than that the product did seem prone to making unusable route decisions via one way streets or restricted access roads which meant having to drive around in circles whilst TomTom worked out a different route. So it has been sent back to Amazon who have refunded us our money; much obliged Amazon. I won't be buying another Tom Tom One and will probably go back to using an A-Z and Streetmap to plan a route BEFORE I set off in the car. If you can live with its faults it is easy to use. If you need to rely on a GPS system for your work this one isn't for you. Borrow a few different models and test try them, especially in city centres with one way systems or bus/taxi only routes. Good luck!
just watch what happens after the guarantee runs out! September 26, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like many others, I too, thought the Tom Tom was great, Initially. Then recently I noticed that the screen would suddenly go dead. The battery was fully charged, etc, but the machine would just switch off. I would then have to TRY to switch it on, tap at the button, bang it on the dashboard, turn it upside down, (Yes, terrible, whilst driving), then it would just decide to come on when it wanted. 2 mins later, it would switch off just when I thought we were going places. So I very much have to sadly throw this expensive toy,that my darling dearest got me, in the bin (the one that says recycled satnavs of course, any of you green peace, global warming my arse supporters out there). Happy driving.
Exactly what this thing can and cannot do September 19, 2008
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have now owned the Tomtom v3 for three weeks and put it to use with around a thousand miles worth of travel. On the whole, considering you are buying a small device for only 100 which guides you everywhere in the UK, its a bargain, as are all the other brands.
To start with, the pros of this product:
It is very easy to use and has many nice features, such as clear guidance voices and downloadable voices as well as choices of screen presentation styles and colours. I was very impressed with the additional features from guidance to POIs (Places of Interest) such as airports and the nearest petrol station in case of a low fuel emergency, to step by step instructions for resuscitating people at the side of the road and various emergency telephone numbers. While driving you are given speeds camera warnings, a display of your current speed, the current time, the estimated arrival time, the road you are on, how far till your next turning, what road you will turn onto and even a compass. I don't think I've missed anything. These are mostly optional. The speed readout does catch my eye a lot out of interest comparing it to my in-car speedometer and so has been turned off on mine to prevent me from crashing!
Now to the cons that I have found so far:
This product has some very annoying map and software issues that are worth being aware of. First, be aware that turning the password function on may well lock you out of your Tomtom if you do not have a computer nearby. Let me explain. I set a password on mine to prevent the saved contact addresses from getting into the wrong hands which is a good feature. However, many times now the system has refused my password!! The only way to get back into the Tomtom is to connect it to the Tomtom Home software just to disconnect it again as a sort of kick up the bum to get it to think straight. After this it usually works again for a while. If your not near a PC and this happens, quite simply you do not have a sat-nav and you best have an emergency paper map in your boot!! I have turned that function off again now. The free map update available after purchase is not very up to date, with virtually all the out of town speed limits incorrect (which across England have been reduced to 50mph around 9months ago), which means in many cases it tells me to do 60mph past a speed camera in a 50mph zone. It gets many in town speeds wrong as well. ALWAYS IGNORE ITS SPEED LIMIT WARNINGS AND USE THE ROAD SIGNS!!! It is not aware of MANY new(ish) roads. It gets some speed camera types wrong sometimes (i.e. warns of a red light camera when a speed camera is there), though at least you know something is there. It has tried to send me the wrong way down a 'one way' street (not the biggest issue ever really, excusable). It is worth being aware that the Tomtom reads the map's road junctions by the angles at which the roads connect rather than knowing which road is the give-way, this means that in a situation where a road has a 90 degree corner, and another road joins it on that corner making a 'T' shape on the map, the Tomtom will see a 'T' junction instead of what is actually there. So if you are on the road connecting to the 90 degree corner of the main road the sat-nav will give you no warning as it sees you to be continuing on a straight road. If you are traveling on the main road which undergoes the 90 degree bend the sat-nav will tell you to turn left (or right) onto the next road. I hope that makes sense. Once you are aware of this it is not really an issue, at least you still went in the right direction. The Tomtom v3 also has no memory expansion slot for extra maps and only has programmes to cover car routes, bike routes and walking routes. Do not use it for large vehicles and when towing as it cannot eliminate inappropriate roads. As your position is communicated via satellite there is a delay between where you are on the road and where the sat-nav sees you to be on the map, so for example if your going round a roundabout with numerous exits in quick succession you need to slow down for the sat-nav system to have a chance of warning you to take the exit in time. I have missed exits a few times due to this and even taken the exit after by mistake because by the time it tells you to take the exit, you've past it and assume it means the next one. That is slightly annoying but again once your aware of it you can compensate for that and I would assume that all GPS systems have the same issue. I also had one experience where I was attending a wedding reception on a farm, I used the farm's post code to guide me there with the sat-nav, but as the farm drive was very long and the farm building itself was nearer another road, the sat-nav sent me to that road instead where I could see the building but where there was no entrance. Again I would think that as the driveway is not a listed road, all sat-navs would make the same mistake.
All in all it is a good product but I reckon that the Garmin products may be better as they apparently have a better mapping programme and are generally cheaper. However, all products of such complex programming have their little problems and if you get a Tomtom you would not be disappointed. It does what it says on the tin and I think that mine is great, it just takes a little while to learn its limits as with any sat-nav and be able to interpret some of its readouts rather than take them literally. I couldn't drive without it now as it does get me straight to the destination generally hassle free and leaves me free to enjoy the drive. I only gave it 3 stars because of the very annoying password trouble which has left me without a usable sat-nav a couple of times.
I hope that my experiences have helped. Happy shopping
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