TomTom and Macintosh? Any insights?
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Hey, Andrew, I bought the TomTom One 125 at Christmas. I bought one for myself and one for my mother, who will probably never use it, but she doesn't use anything we get her for Christmas anyway. The TomTom One 125 works great with Macintosh. When you plug it into your Mac (I've used it with my MacBook), it will ask you to confirm on the GPS that you want to connect to your computer. It will then show up like a Disk Mount on your desktop. You should also download the Tom Tom Home software for Mac, which works great as well. Once your GPS is attached to your Mac, you can do things like update maps, buy new maps, buy voices, buy different icons, etc. More importantly, you can join Mapshare to get the latest corrections to maps. The 125 is basic, easy and cheap. You're right. But, that's the great thing about it. I didn't want a video player, .mp3 player, etc. in my GPS. I just wanted a GPS. The mount that comes built in to this thing is also great. I love that it is compact and that it was under $100. Hope this helps!
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I used it with two different Bluetooth devices, neither of which was your device. You will get NO support from TomTom unless you're using the Cardo device supplied with the GPS (if their still doing that.) I used the Cardo and it was a good unit; however, the batteries are permanently sealed and have to be returned to have them changed. I caution you that TomTom will not repair your unit under any circumstances once it's out of warranty, and some parts are not available in the US.
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I bought the 260 and can recommend it (although later Garmin changed the interface to the 2x5 series ... which may or may not be a positive). My new 765t doesn't route me any better than my 260 did (it just has a few bells and whistles that I liked and needed ... lane assist for one).I've never owned a TomTom, so I cannot compare the two.
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i have a guess, and i want to stress that this is *only* a guess, that tomtom averages the amount of time that people take to drive any given route. if the road is wide open -especially for longer drives- i always beat the original estimates; if the traffic is bad, i'm always later. i know for a fact that tomtom is taking information from your device, and vice versa, when you connect to tomtom.com. the tomtom is definitely learning new routes (from roads that people drive on that the device doesn't know about -- i've seen roads show up on my device after friends have logged them with their tomtoms on) and new shorter paths (my device doesn't direct me "wrong" again after i've gone a shorter way than it originally knew about. so i think they're conglomerating data and giving you a point-to-point guess based on what their users have actually done. it wouldn't surprise me that if you used the external traffic sensor that this would be even more accurate based not only on the traffic of the moment, but their data base on the history of your route at that particular time. for what it's worth, m.
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Sorry, haven't tried to do that, so have no answer. My first thought would be to go to the TomTom website and research their downloads. Good luck.
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GOOD NEWS! And THANKS for the update, A. Cox. TomTom - clearly - has "heeded the call"! (In my own defense, my experience with TomTom is over three weeks old, and a LOT can happen in that time.)I also agree - to a large extent - with Cox: side by side, I'd probably pick the TomTom over the Nuvi. However, I have not experienced the problems Cox identifies. My decision to go with the Nuvi was based largely upon TomTom's position of mid-December. And - for me - the SD card feature of the Nuvi gives it an edge over the TomTom. But like I said, that is a completely subjective preference. I am going to see if I can't edit or delete my previous post! GOOD NEWS! And THANKS for the update, A. Cox. TomTom - clearly - has "heeded the call"! (In my own defense, my experience with TomTom is over three weeks old, and a LOT can happen in that time.)I also agree - to a large extent - with Cox: side by side, I'd probably pick the TomTom over the Nuvi. However, I have not experienced the problems Cox identifies. My decision to go with the Nuvi was based largely upon TomTom's position of mid-December. And - for me - the SD card feature of the Nuvi gives it an edge over the TomTom. But like I said, that is a completely... » Read More GOOD NEWS! And THANKS for the update, A. Cox. TomTom - clearly - has "heeded the call"! (In my own defense, my experience with TomTom is over three weeks old, and a LOT can happen in that time.)I also agree - to a large extent - with Cox: side by side, I'd probably pick the TomTom over the Nuvi. However, I have not experienced the problems Cox identifies. My decision to go with the Nuvi was based largely upon TomTom's position of mid-December. And - for me - the SD card feature of the Nuvi gives it an edge over the TomTom. But like I said, that is a completely subjective preference. I am going to see if I can't edit or delete my previous post! « Show Less
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I have had pretty good luck using the GPS function with my Mac. You will need some additional software (freeware) but it works. There is iOS software as well. Please look for my review in the reviews section.
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I don't know if its better, but TomTom has taken us all over Europe and the US. We just set the home button for wherever we are staying, get in the car, and follow the road. When we are ready to go back home, it gets us back with no problem. On our last vacation, it successfully navigated us through the Swiss Alps. Hope this helps.
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I have the TomTom home site on my computer, and have my device registered. Whenever I connect my device to my computer, it updates everything automatically and never charges me anything. I would contact their customer service and tell them about your problem and ask your money back.
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I just bought the Mio c230. I've yet to use it, but it had the best combination of features in that price range. The TomTom 1 3rd edition was the easist to use, but it doesn't have text to speech, something I'm betting I'll be glad I got. After all, whatever ease you lose setting it, you gain by having the steet names spoken. I'd be interested to see what other people think.
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I believe the answer to both Questions is YES. You can View and/or Download the Documentation from TomTom.com.
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Actually,It is pretty simple if you do a direct download form the TT webpage at:[url]http://download.tomtom.com/sweet/application/releases/v2_2_0_16_mac.zip[/url]Operating the Go is the main issue. You have to accept the download of an offered file. It downloads fine, but gives an error message. If you then try to operate the GO, you get some gibberish. Just exit the Home program and restart it and things work fine after that. There are still some teething issues with the software however, as TT is tinkering with some functionalities. By and large it works fine. Actually,It is pretty simple if you do a direct download form the TT webpage at:[url]http://download.tomtom.com/sweet/application/releases/v2_2_0_16_mac.zip[/url]Operating the Go is the main issue. You have to accept the download of an offered file. It downloads fine, but gives an error message. If you then try to operate the GO, you get some gibberish. Just exit the Home program and restart it and things work fine after that. There are still some teething issues with the software however, as TT is tinkering with some functionalities. By and large it... » Read More Actually,It is pretty simple if you do a direct download form the TT webpage at:[url]http://download.tomtom.com/sweet/application/releases/v2_2_0_16_mac.zip[/url]Operating the Go is the main issue. You have to accept the download of an offered file. It downloads fine, but gives an error message. If you then try to operate the GO, you get some gibberish. Just exit the Home program and restart it and things work fine after that. There are still some teething issues with the software however, as TT is tinkering with some functionalities. By and large it works fine. « Show Less
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It does not work well for me when counting laps. Hoping it is a software thing, tomtom has claimed they have an update in the work/soon though, so keeping fingers crossed.
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Hi Sam, the TomTom HOME software reports that "Live" services (i.e. through a cellphone-like connection) are not supported by my 340TM unit. My understanding is that 340TM unit has an RDS service but not the "Live" services, i.e. the 340TM does not have the Google search, gas prices, etc. accessible when on the road.
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The problem with TomTom in general is that the maps have to be updated and is not for free. Plus the internal memory is very small. It may stop working just because there is no space. l already bought another one-Magellan with free maps update for life.
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check here about mac. Looks like after may 21st it will be mac friendly.http://blog.motionbased.com/2008/03/garmin-connect.html
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I actually have a Tom Tom Gps. Let me try it for you. I will get back to you