I am interested in purchasing a GPS system for my husband for Christmas, but I don't know that much about them. I have noticed that the TomTom and the Garmin are the best two brands, is this correct? Also, do you have to buy the unit and pay a monthly charge to use it like satellite radio? Or is it....you buy the unit and that's all?
Any information would be helpful.
Thanks :)
2007-12-14 05:04:15 · 6 answers · asked by jessica 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
You buy the unit and that's all. No monthly fees. It has several radio receivers in it that triangulate a position from the location of satellites.
I've seen a lot of negative feedback on Tom-Tom. I've used Lowrance for 8 years. Very happy with it. It goes from my car, to my bike, to my airplane!
Garmin customers seem to be pretty happy.
2007-12-14 05:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by Voice of Reason 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use the Tom Tom One 3rd edition and like it. Before I bought mine, I did searches and saw very few bad comments about it -- mostly that there should be more information in the quick start guide (the full manual is on the website). There are no charges to use it. You can connect this GPS to your computer and download updates from TomTom. A few months ago (October) a consumer magazine rated it a best buy after testing over a dozen units (there were several units that were rated higher -- but their price was a lot more). Go to the TomTom website for a lot more information.
It's small enought to fit in your pocket and will run for several hours (longer if you turn the brightness and volume down / off) on the internal battery. The speaker is clear and loud -- there is also a setting to have the volume increase as your speed increases. Businesses are included in the points of interests (gas stations, car dealers, hospitals, parks, police and fire stations, etc.); you can select to show one, or as many as you like. You can set it to warn you (with a choice of sounds) when you get near one or more of these points of interests. It can tell you how fast you're driving, and can warn you if you speed. When you plan a route, you can have it avoid toll roads, or whatever. There is a "where am I" button that finds you on the map with just that one touch. You can enter a PIN number so a theif won't be able to use it.
This unit doesn't speak the names of the streets (the more expensive ones do). This unit will say "turn left 1/4 mile" and not "turn left 1/4 mile at Main Street." Also, as with any GPS brand, there will be some minor mistakes on the maps, but on this unit you can correct errors and then you have a choice to share your corrections with other users.
2007-12-14 05:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by N. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's an alternative - if your husband has a laptop, there are GPS receivers that plug into the PC, with the antenna sitting on the dash of the car. The package comes with a map database, and works similar to the TomTom and other navigation tools, but at a fraction of the cost. I saw some at Staples for about $60, I think. I've never used the TomTom or other tools, so I don't know how these will compare, but for the price difference, it might be worth the time to look into this.
2007-12-14 05:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-09 03:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are good brands. Get the Tom Tom One 3rd edition.
And you don't have to pay any monthly fees.
Just buy it and use it..
Happy Holidays!
2007-12-14 05:08:36 · answer #5 · answered by Neil N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my employees has the Tom Tom and she just bought the unit, there was not a monthly fee. She seems to like it.
2007-12-14 05:11:48 · answer #6 · answered by krennao 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋