TomTom ONE 3rd Edition 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator

I bought the TomTom 3rd edition & I love it! I use it primarily to deliver flowers around Cape Cod & I have to say that while I've lived here for over 40 yrs, we get orders for places/areas I've never heard of in our delivery area. I just put in the town, address and frequently ask for another route that does not take me on main roads. I have found places that were not in the Cape Cod Road Atlas! I would never have found them w/out this device. The only bad part is that a few more instructions included w/the product would be nice since it has taken me quite a while to figure out how to use it & I'm still learning. But overall, I'd highly recommend! PS: I did not install mine on the dash or windshield. I put it in a place I can hear it even though I can't nec see it. I would think having this on dash/windshield would be very distracting. I just listen to the instructions and follow them.

I've had a TomTom ONE 3rd Edition for about 2 months now & overall it's a fairly easy product to use & does navigate well. It's not unusual for it to say that you've arrived at your destination a half block away from the actual destination as there are quite a few map errors. Also, it does tend to route you via Interstate highways even if a different highway is more direct & much faster. There is a map correction feature that does take some getting used to as it's not overly intuitive. Probably the most annoying feature is that the unit has to be plugged into your computer's USB port when it's not being used or the battery will go completely dead within a week's time. I contacted tech support on this issue & was advised that this is normal. Other brands do not have this problem. The battery life is pretty good at about 2-2.5 hours. The navigation is pretty accurate & the map corrections are a real bonus. There is a lot of free content that you can download (voices, sounds, color schemes, etc.) to really personalize the unit. Overall it's a good unit--I bought it because it was listed in Consumer Reports as one of the best basic units for the money--but given the negatives I've observed I think I would probably go for a Garmin if I had it to do over again.

I received a 4.2" TomTom One for Father's Day based upon my son's extensive research into GPS units and this purchase was for my college age daughter for her birthday. It seems to be basically the same as my unit but has smaller screen and cost $100 less. Seems like a good buy. About the only complaint I have is that they won't save alternate routes to the "favorite" list.

I used my new TomTom 1 for the first time on a 3,000 miles trip here in the USA. Right away, the thing kept falling off the dash base. I did not attach it to the windshield as I would be travelling through States where that is illegal. I'm not convinced it would have stayed on the windshield any better. After about 20 times of falling off, I finally just placed it in the ashtray and it seemed to get the signals just fine from there. Secondly, and probably most important, it tells you that you will be turning right or left at 1/2 mile & 1/4 mile ahead, BUT, IT DOES NOT TELL YOU THE NAME OF THE STREET TO TURN ON. The system worked OK other than these 2 annoyances. HINT: If it won't turn on in your car, check to be sure the charging adaptor is fully engaged in the cigarette lighter. I was at my wits end by the time I figured this out!

This is probably the best GPS I have owned yet but the battery is worthless