Not Ready For PRIMETIME My review is based in comparison to the Garmin 370 and Magellan 3140 GPS units.
Whil each unit that I've owned has different bells and whistles, the most important feauture is its routing and user friendliness. The 920, btw, had the latest software/internet updates installed (purchased June 2008).
1.) Based on this, the routing of the TomTom 920 is HORRENDOUS. As other users have mentioned on other sites, the TomTom 920 **loves** LEFT TURNS for some reason. Many times, ...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review by David can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | David | | Review Date: | 06/09/2008 | | User Location: | CA | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
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GPS Comparisons - Edited 10/5/2008 Edited 10/5/2008
I've had a chance to use the 920 for about 6 months of heavy use and here's an update to my prior review:
1) Mapshare really works. It's great to get updates from users all over the country. What a great idea.
2) Map updates have refined the product over time. I got the 920 when it came with the original 920 maps. Mine had the 1 year map guarantee, so I have now gotten about 3-4 map upgrades (I forget the exact #) and with each update the maps have impro...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/16/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Good value, but ALOT to improve upon I've spent the past few weeks picking out the "best" portable GPS unit. Features in particular that I was looking for are Text to Speech, MP3 player, FM Modulator (transmitter) and Blue Tooth phone capabilities.
I purchased the Garmin Nuvi 660 (about 4 Bills), Garmin Nuvi 680 (about 5 Bills), and the TomTom Go 920 (about 4 Bills) to sample with the intention of returning the other two. My ultimate decision was the Garmin Nuvi 680. This review will be, in large part, a comparison be...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/05/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Still needs work... Just got this. I was debating between this and the Garmin nuvi 660. A friend has the 660 so I figured I try the TomTom. In terms of navigation accuracy, it's pretty good. Locked in on a gps signal in seconds after turning it on for the first time; I was still in a covered parking structure. Location accuracy is good as well but it always depends on your location and environment (eg, tall buildings). The 920 always reminds you of what turns to make. Usually I'm reminded about two or three ...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review by Cleo can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Cleo | | Review Date: | 11/28/2007 | | User Location: | New York City | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
92% (223 of 240) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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TomTom 920 beats Garmin 750 - but map quality is poor I tried a Magellan early in the fall. Didn't like the routing or the "hangs" so returned it. (Amazon has great service). I ordered a Garmin Nuvi 750 but didn't even bother to try a road trip. Routing from Hollister to Carmel CA it chose a route through some back roads that I know is very slow. Adding a via didn't help -- it took me through Monterrey and Pacific Grove on 68 instead of simply following 1. Routing a trip to Nebr, but going through NM, it wanted to route me to LA to stay on free...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review by K. Nelson can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | K. Nelson | | Review Date: | 12/15/2007 | | User Location: | Hollister, CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
92% (13 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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More Bells/Whistles but not as nice as Garmin Nuvi Had the Tomtom 920 for one week for a trip from Los Angeles to Mammoth Lakes. Found 2 of my friends homes which Nuvi 650 had located on the wrong sections of streets. It did not find 2 business addresses correct though which really bothered me more as it drove me a mile away. Also had funny routes going back to LA that were not ideal. I bought it mainly for the voice recognition feature which does work well but as others found does not really save time, just hands on. I'm willing to give that up...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review by Aje can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Aje | | Review Date: | 02/23/2008 | | User Location: | Westlake Village, CA United St | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
91% (11 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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TomTom is Poster Child for Bad Consumer Relations We have done some internet shopping and by far this is the worst experience ever with our purchase of a Tom Tom GO 920 portable GPS Vehicle Navigator. We tested the unit and it did all that it said it would, until we put it in the car and it fell of the windshield and cracked the screen. TomTom will do nothing except sell us another unit for $450. (the original unit was $460.) We have learned from others who purchased this unit that the larger screen is attached to the same mounting bracket as a...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/11/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Lots of Potential, Does Not Live Up to Expectations After waiting two months for my TomTom 920, it finally showed up. While there are lots of good features about the unit, there are enough disadvantages to make you think twice about purchasing this unit.
As with another reviewer, I live in Hawaii. As he described, the unit does not work for Hawaii-based address formats. I contacted e-mail support and this issue and within 24 hours they responded with the following:
"Thank you for contacting TomTom Customer Support regarding ...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review by Brad M. McGehee "SQL Server In can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Brad M. McGehee "SQL Server In | | Review Date: | 12/16/2007 | | User Location: | Waikoloa, HI | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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TomTom 920 Go: a GPS with European, USA and Canada maps Let's back to the primary question: why should i buy the TomTom 920 Go GPS? Personally i do not really care about the MP3 player, the bluetooth features and all the fancy features all current GPS provides (if i want such features, i buy specific devices which provide an high quality for a given features, e.g., a real MP3 player). So i bought the device for one major features: THE MAPS! With the TomTom 920, if you travel in Europe, in the US or in Canada like i do, no need to buy extra maps, ever...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review by G. Vallee can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | G. Vallee | | Review Date: | 12/24/2007 | | User Location: | tn, USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (9 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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TomToms can t find Hawaii addresses Hawaii addresses, perhaps the majority, are of the form 46-047 Kamehameha Hwy. That s a bank. It's in the Points Of Interest that way. There is no "-" key on the TomTom house number screen. There's no other way to enter the address.
So I both called and emailed their customer service. The advice I got was to fax their USA HQ, which I did a week ago. Two faxes. No response.
Garmin and Magellan units have both the hyphen and space characters so entering Hawaii addresses is n...
[TomTom GO 920 (1M00.980) review by MallMavin can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | MallMavin | | Review Date: | 12/01/2007 | | User Location: | Hawaii | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
82% (24 of 29) Users Found This Review Helpful |