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TomTom for iPhone Sat-Nav video review

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The car kit and software combination turns your iPhone into a very capable sat-nav, similar in performance and capabilities to TomTom's One and XL IQ Routes Edition models. However, the total package isn't much cheaper, either. In contrast, the software on its own is much more competitive. Navigon's MobileNavigator is marginally cheaper, but the TomTom software has a few extra features, which are worth the difference. So although the car kit and software is a comprehensive package, a generic mount and car charger with the software on its own would make better economic sense if you're only planning on occasional use. Read full review

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8/10

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By James Morris
Reviewed 26 October 2009
Updated 14 October 2011

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TomTom for iPhone Sat-Nav details

Value
7/10
Features
8/10
Design
9/10
Overall
8/10

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Tim Sutton

1:34 AM on 26 October, 2009

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An INCREDIBLY generous review!





Features and value marks in particular bemuse me.





With the car kit it costs more than a TomTom One, with less features. No traffic alerts, no lane guidance (!!) no weather updates, no text to speech on road names.





These are basic sat-nav functions, the lack of which could probably be excused if the price of the product reflected the reduced feature set, but here that's just not the case.





And it's not as if these features can't be made to work on the iPhone, Co Pilot Live has them all except text to speech. And it costs £26.





I'm really sorry, and this is the first time I've ever thought this, but this is a poor review by Trusted standards.

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9:41 AM on 26 October, 2009

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I looked at the costings & simply bought a One IQ Routes Europe for £145 a couple of months ago. Works great, can utilise the PGPSW speed cam database and leaves the iPhone free to display Google traffic (I do not want to pay for HD traffic as on occasional user) whilst playing some tunes. Nirvana would be to get rid of the iPhone interference over car speakers (although tin foil inserted into the mount has much reduced it!)

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James Morris

9:51 AM on 26 October, 2009

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The scores reflect more the software on its own than the mount, which I agree is ridiculously expensive. The software works very well, though, and in usability terms is better than Navigon or CoPilot Live. Sadly, I haven't been able to try the iPhone version of CoPilot Live, only the Windows Mobile version, which is excellent (and excellent value) but the iPhone version lacks some of its features and overall the TomTom interface is considerably easier to use. The lack of lane guidance is a surprise, I agree, but I've been using it for a few weeks now and found it mostly as good as a budget standalone sat-nav, plus you only have to carry one device around.

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9:53 AM on 26 October, 2009

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7/10 for value....?! Come on chaps...

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Keithe6e

10:00 AM on 26 October, 2009

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Co Pilot: £26.00


TomTom: £59.99





So marginally more expensive = 230% increase. :)





Also is it me or does the TomToms interface look bland compared to co-pilot. I suppose keeping the interface simply is a good idea, but I do like having the next 2 turnings on the co-pilot instead of just the next.





I suppose I'm an occasionally Sat Nav user and the price difference is important, if your somebody who uses Sat Navs day in day out, then maybe the extra is worth it. But doesn't this mean TomTom have really missed a trick here, selling en-mass to the occasionally user, I've never had the urge to buy a Sat Nav but @ £26 I went for the co-pilot but the £59 to me was silly money for occasional use.

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10:24 AM on 26 October, 2009

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@James: The thing is though, you don't really carry a sat-nav around; you leave it in your car, or at least most of the people I know that own sat-navs do. Hence, I feel that it kind of makes the argument of only 'carrying' a single device around redundant.

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12:51 PM on 26 October, 2009

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The biggest rip-off since cinema popcorn and funfair candy floss!





This should have got 3 for value and 5 for features...at most!

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1:12 PM on 26 October, 2009

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I should say also that if Apple opened up the Bluetooth features so that it actually worked properly, we could all use the excellent bluetooth GPS units available for around £30. My Qstarz BT GPS unit is very accurate and precise and I have used it on 2 nokia handsets now to improve the GPS signal when driving with the TT software.





Instead Apple lock it all down and give people the only option of paying through the nose for the extra hardware to make up for the dismal GPS receiver already built into the unit to begin with. Then it's get an 8/10 for an overall score from TR's?!





What with vastly superior stand-alone units available for the same price - with software included and maps (!) - I can't help but want to discourage anyone from wasting their money on this. And besides, what happens when you want to upgrade your phone to a non-iPhone? You're left with no satnav, a £100 bit of plastic and no ability to sell your software on.

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1:27 PM on 26 October, 2009

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You leave your sat-nav in your car? I'd never do that - far too easy to steal.

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1:56 PM on 26 October, 2009

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I did no see any review of iGO navigation software, which is a very good one, and it is also work in iPhone:


http://igomyway.com/en/


Is it becouse the company is based in Israel ?

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