tomtom hands free (any good?)

mplatt6665 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 18

Is the TomTom bluetooth hands free any good or sould I get a proper kit

vicky · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

Personally I love it,

Volume could maybe a bit lounder I have to strain to hear the caller sometimes, but Its saved me a load of cash over getting an internal kit.

Had 5 calls from the DVLA today whilst on the road, to sort out a reg problem and it saved me the hassle of having to pull over and dig out my phone (Or even worse not hearing it ring). Certainly as good as the Parrot systems I have had in other cars.

mplatt6665 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 18

Thanks for the reply I am thinking of a 910 or 510 any coment?
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DennisN · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject:

It's a relief to hear your comment about parrots Vicky - I was considering one.

mplatt6665 there is one VERY serious proviso, namely phone compatibility. This will affect how useful the hands free is. With my Nokia 6230i, I get every facility - The phone book transferred easily and I can use it to make calls and display the incoming caller ID, it Auto answers without me even touching anything, incoming text messages can be displayed and I can reply to them using the TomTom screen (with it's comparatively enormous screen [albeit without predictive text]).

If you already have a mobile phone (if? Rolling Eyes

) check to see whether it's on TomTom's compatibility list on their website. Not being on the list does NOT necessarily mean it won't work, just that you may have some difficulty pairing it and may not get all the functions I get.

The 910 and 510 are getting a bit old now - they've already been overtaken by the 920/720/520 series, which in turn are about to be overtaken by the 930/730/530. But they'll still work OK I expect, maybe a bit more effort updating them with operating software and maps.
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mplatt6665 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 18

Thanks I will check TomTom site

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mikewall · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: Re: tomtom hands free (any good?)

vicky · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

Yes, great memory Vicky. In fact, I kept hold of my GO700 for those two reasons and only tried the 910 and 710 very briefly on hands free - 700 had a brilliant blast your head off speaker (I'm still toying with the idea of getting mine back from son-in-law and giving him one of my 720s instead). I do believe you can still get refurbished 700s and I'd be tempted to strongly recommend that (with external aerial and remote control it'd be the bee's knees).
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Brickie64 · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:43 am Post subject:

I'm pleased with the TT720 handsfree. The text message function works with one of my older Nokia phones and is a real bonus too, although the spoken aloud text message feature is somewhat of a giggle Laughing

I agree with Vicky, that the speaker volume is a little low even on max setting. I used to carry a Moto HF speaker round with me on my travels but the TT720 has made this redundant now.

As someone who spends most of his motoring miles in Rental vehicles, a portable hands-free solution is the only option for me.

Cheers

Gav
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mikewall · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject:

can fiesta diesils reach 70 then vicky Laughing Out Loud

soz! true enough tho a family car the tt should be fine, some vans too but my scania truck can be hard! why tt dont send sound through speakers with hands free god only knows, if it can stream music whats so hard about streaming a call!

Hectorsgaf · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject:

New to Tomtom but not Satnavs.
I think it is bloo*y excellent on the 920T
The only thing I cannot do is receive SMS but that is down to the phone not the device.
Really clear.

zedder · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 21, 2008 Posts: 11

sorry to bump up a relatively old thread but it seems to be the best one covering my exact question

in relative terms how well goes a TomTom unit's handsfree function compared to the likes of an installed Parrot or Bury kit?

DennisN · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

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