Need to replace tt,

ned1 · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: Need to replace tt,

Hi all,

Just had my ttg 300 taken from my car by smashing the side window after forgetting to remove it, anyway I am going to get a new one, What I would like to know is which one do people rate the best, do they still have replaceable (upgradeable) memory.

thanks for any help.
Ned

john877 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468

I have been in your position recently with regards which sat nav to buy and with hindsight it really is down to personal choice ,for me it was a choice between tomtom again or garmin.

It also depends on what your needs are !!do you need just UK maps or do you want Europe as well ?,do you need blue tooth ?.how much you want to spend?
After getting a dud Tomtom 720 I bought a Tomtom 520 and I am very pleased with it and if you are looking for a direct replacement it would be okay.
At the moment tomtom have got a promotion on the tomtoms
Some of the new tomtoms( 520 ,720,920,) have text to speech ,voice recognition, mp3 players and a sd card slot

Darren · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:56 am Post subject:

The answer depends on your budget, the latest TT ONE does not have a memory card slot, all the others do.
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Andy_P · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject:

I don't know Garmins at all, but my suggestions for the TT range would be:
Go720 if you need Europe or Go520 if you don't.
or
One XL Europe or Regional (version with SD card and internal memory)

Not One "3rd Edition"

ned1 · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject:

Hi, thanks for that,
Can you tell me what is for, Speech Recognition, Text to speech for, also what is the fixed memory in the 720, is there a list of phones that will work with the unit that I can have a look at.
thanks

Ned Rolling Eyes

PS How do you make your sat nav safe without it being a pain !!

john877 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468

here you can check for phone compatibility
http://www.tomtom.com/phones/compatibility/

Text to speech is if you use the computer generated voice it reads the the street names such as turn right into church street or turn left onto the A1

Speech Recognition, is you can input an address by speaking the ,Town, street , and house number to the tomtom

How to make your sat nav safe without being a pain is a difficult one I think all you can do is make sure there are no obvious signs in the car that you have a sat nav and then hope you will be lucky or keep a rottweiler on the back seat

ned1 · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:06 am Post subject:

Hi,
looks like I may be getting a 720,
I saw a TomTom RDS-TMC traffic receiver as a accessory, can anyone tell me if the traffic information service is free or is it at extra cost.

thanks
Ned Exclamation

mikealder · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:13 am Post subject:

The license to use the (receive) the RDS-TMC signals is part of the purchase price of the accessory, it is a one off payment as the license is yours for the life of the product.
I would also look at the 720T model as this is supplied with the RDS-TMC as part of the package, it is often cheaper to purchase a combined pack then two seperate units.

Be aware RDS-TMC reception within the UK is at best described as a postcode lottery, in some areas it works great other areas reception is very patchy - this will depend upon your location - Mike

ned1 · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

Hi,
Made my mind up, tom tom 720, went to buy it , out of stock in all three john Lewis in my area, but have ordered one from there on line store,
The next job is to find the best way to install it !!.
maybe a removable vent clip is the way to go, http://www.buybits.com/product/sku_bb-arkon-go-720-vent.aspx
any ideas anyone Idea

Ned

ps Is the 720 model also called a V2, V3 or a XL

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:

That's a neat looking clip, not seen that one before.

philpugh · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject:

ned1 · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all the replies,
Good point about damaged to the air vent and the hot air, has anyone else got any comments, good or bad.
thanks for the help in trying to get the right mount.
Ned

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject:

The ordinary windscreen mount for the 720 is not bad. It's very simple and seems quite flimsy, but it's been fine on my 720 and doesn't wobble at all.
I did have a Brodit mount for my Go300 mounted on a "Move clip" (which are quite hard to find on the DSL Developments website. It's a pair of flat plates with a v-shaped wedge. One is fixed permanently on the dash and the other (fixed to the mount) locks into it for quick release.

gardenshed · Frequent Visitor Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 466

tmc cables at amazon for £29.99 at the moment

ned1 · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject:

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