Am I going to regret getting the 920T

[robert currie]

I just purchased a 920T off E-Bay, I thought i did do some pretty good research... it was a toss up between the Tomtom 920T or the addon Kenwood KNA-G510 for my Kenwood stereo system... But now looking over this forum I see alot of problems with the tomtom unit, this is my first ever Navigation unit , Just want to hear some really positive stuff, by the way this is my first post......

 

[just4fn]

The 920 gets you within a mile from where you want to go. It gets you there sometimes 5 miles out of your way. Sometimes it wont turn on. some times it wont turn off. Bluetooth doesnt always work. It makes a great door stop. You have to press the reset several times at times. Support is very bad. support is very good. TT home sucks. Latest map guarantee is guaranteed it wont work. Download is very slow. Don't buy one from e-bay- possible stolen or broken. Maps dont have all the streets. Garmin is much better than every nav system ever made. I would never buy one. I have 3 and love them

All of the above mentioned things have been noted on someones tomtom. Every manufacture has forums and all have problems. You made the right choice. love it

 

[robert currie]

The 920 gets you within a mile from where you want to go. It gets you there sometimes 5 miles out of your way. Sometimes it wont turn on. some times it wont turn off. Bluetooth doesnt always work. It makes a great door stop. You have to press the reset several times at times. Support is very bad. support is very good. TT home sucks. Latest map guarantee is guaranteed it wont work. Download is very slow. Don't buy one from e-bay- possible stolen or broken. Maps dont have all the streets. Garmin is much better than every nav system ever made. I would never buy one. I have 3 and love them

All of the above mentioned things have been noted on someones tomtom. Every manufacture has forums and all have problems. You made the right choice. love it

thanks for the reply...

 

[r028806]

thanks for the reply...

Remember the forums are more likely to post problems than the good stuff, after all forums are where people go to get help. The majority of problems are self induced. If you go to the Magellen or Garmin forums, you will find the same types of gripes and issues. Make your own decisions, do not base this on the negatives. There are 15 million TomTom customers world wide, some one must be doing something right!

 

[Pedro2NR]

Regarding maps, it depends on your area. In my area, Los Angeles/Orange County, I haven't seen any problems or had problems locating addresses/POIs.
This is a great improvement from previous maps.
I am lucky that I do not experience the automatic powerons a few peeps have mention here before. I have no problems with bluetooth (I guess this depends on your phone).
I do not like how the unit goes into night mode so early in the afternoon. FM transmitter is great in the L.A./OC area (99.7).

 

[Steve B]

Yes - you will regret it. The 910 was awesome with the older map version. The 920 is horrible (at least in my area). This is not a self-induced problem. Their support is a joke because they act like they have never heard of these problems before.

I've never hated a product that I've bought so much before.

 

[TTT103]

I've had Garmin Nuvi's, the TomTom 720, and now the 920. Although I liked the Nuvi's, I much prefer the 920. For one, my seven year old development of 149 homes is still not on the Navteq maps; however, they were on TeleAtlas two years ago.

As others have said, it's a toss up and a matter of opinion. People have complained about TomTom custoemr service, but they have always been good to me.

 

[MichaelF]

What those other guys already said -- Forums are a lousy way to gauge overall quality, since they tend to attract those who are hypercritical (in the analytical sense, not in the 'whiner' sense) and thus you see warts in their reports more than you're used to seeing. It's always good to realize that all of these machines are still a work in progress, and that we're still not to the point of having 'Computer' like Jean Luc Picard could call upon to fix everything and get us to Alpha Centauri on a moment's notice (and dock the starship, and grab the cleaning on the way). When you buy something like this, you're necessarily buying into having to invest some time into making it work, and all of them are going to have problems. We still like them anyway, and we hope you do too.

 

[infama]

Yes - you will regret it. The 910 was awesome with the older map version. The 920 is horrible (at least in my area). This is not a self-induced problem. Their support is a joke because they act like they have never heard of these problems before.

I've never hated a product that I've bought so much before.

I traded up from a 910 to a 920. The 920 is WAY better, for both maps and general functionality.

In any case, I still have the old 910 maps on an SD card, so I still have instant access to V6 maps, but hardly ever use them.

 

[Steve B]

I guess it depends on where you live. I can only speak for my area (Central KY, USA). I use it to find 15+ places per week. It is off more than 2/10 of a mile on about 2 out of three locations. The 910 with the older map was right on the mark more than 95% of the time.

 

[(COP)Sli]

Yes - you will regret it. The 910 was awesome with the older map version. The 920 is horrible (at least in my area). This is not a self-induced problem. Their support is a joke because they act like they have never heard of these problems before.

I've never hated a product that I've bought so much before.

HERE HERE I AGREE 100% !!!!!

 

[georges99]

Can we download the GO910 maps in the Go920 ?


George

 

[dhn]

Can we download the GO910 maps in the Go920 ?


George

No. Maps are associated with a specific unit.

 

[robert currie]

Regarding maps, it depends on your area. In my area, Los Angeles/Orange County, I haven't seen any problems or had problems locating addresses/POIs.
This is a great improvement from previous maps.
I am lucky that I do not experience the automatic powerons a few peeps have mention here before. I have no problems with bluetooth (I guess this depends on your phone).
I do not like how the unit goes into night mode so early in the afternoon. FM transmitter is great in the L.A./OC area (99.7).

Im in OC, and i hope mine works great and i get the same result as you...

 

[Pedro2NR]

You will. Let me know if you have any questions. I work in the OC and live in L.A county.

 

[robert currie]

You will. Let me know if you have any questions. I work in the OC and live in L.A county.

Pedro2NR,

I will probably have a bunch of questions as soon as i get it.... I'm going to probably get the proclip system for my 1998 F150.. I need to angle it out to miss my KVT-817 DVD... I want to do a clean install and these parts seem to look good , what do you think? I was thinking about a pillar mount, cant seem to find one... so i will probably end up with this or fab. something out with these parts..

852442 - ProClip Angled mount
215183 - Horizontal Extension Plate for Left/Right Extension
274006 - Holder with Tilt Swivel and Straight Cable for Fixed Install

I know you get bombed with all kinds of questions , but it seems you the one to talk to.... This is all totally new to me and appreciate any help...

 

[infama]

No. Maps are associated with a specific unit.

You can switch them though...via www.ttcode.com

I did that and sold my 910 with new 710 maps for top dollar.

 

[infama]

I guess it depends on where you live. I can only speak for my area (Central KY, USA). I use it to find 15+ places per week. It is off more than 2/10 of a mile on about 2 out of three locations. The 910 with the older map was right on the mark more than 95% of the time.

Well you can have the version 675 maps on SD card so that you can switch and compare...

 

[ericthered]

I just purchased a 920T off E-Bay, I thought i did do some pretty good research... it was a toss up between the Tomtom 920T or the addon Kenwood KNA-G510 for my Kenwood stereo system... But now looking over this forum I see alot of problems with the tomtom unit, this is my first ever Navigation unit , Just want to hear some really positive stuff, by the way this is my first post......

I've used them all... the TT920 has many very nice features... my favorite is cell-phone traffic called TOMTOM TRAFFIC. With this feature you can get traffic conditions and time of arrival assuming traffic from anywhere on the planet. You don't need to be near the Traffic broadcast signal.

However, TT still has some very basic things to fix that can make navigation nearly impossible if you are not sitting next to a computer when you try to set up your route.

Examples include, search for a street. You know the street address, and you are "pretty sure" you know the town. With TT920 you NEED TO KNOW THE TOWN. You can't key in the street and let the intelligence of the GPS show you the subset of valid towns. This is a huge limitation in practical use.

Second, in some geographies, street addresses do not take the form of simple numbers. They may include alpha and/or special characters. The TT920 ONLY allows entry of numbers. So if this is a problem for you, look elsewhere.

I found the latest maps upgrade for my area to be a very big improvement and I haven't had any routing problems since the maps were upgraded... even in places that were problematic before the upgrade.

Overall the 920 is a very nice unit, but if the address and street limitations affect you, then Garmin or Magellan are better choices. Any of the Garmins are super and look at the Maggi 3250 and 4250 as well. More POIs and better cost/benefit ratio.

 

[Pedro2NR]

Pedro2NR,

I will probably have a bunch of questions as soon as i get it.... I'm going to probably get the proclip system for my 1998 F150.. I need to angle it out to miss my KVT-817 DVD... I want to do a clean install and these parts seem to look good , what do you think? I was thinking about a pillar mount, cant seem to find one... so i will probably end up with this or fab. something out with these parts..

852442 - ProClip Angled mount
215183 - Horizontal Extension Plate for Left/Right Extension
274006 - Holder with Tilt Swivel and Straight Cable for Fixed Install

I know you get bombed with all kinds of questions , but it seems you the one to talk to.... This is all totally new to me and appreciate any help...

The proclip is a clean install. I have the proclip setup in my car.
If you don't like the angled mount you can check out the kuda mount here.
u can still use the hold and tilt swivel with the kuda mount.