Hi I have today finally received my long awaited GO 1005 EU & I couldn't wait to open the box, the plan was for this to replace my worn out GO 720 but now I'm not sure it will. 
So the box looked good in black with nice silver lettering & as I opened the box there it sat with a beautiful sticker on its fascia looking so cool, underneath was a Usb Cable & Cigarette Lighter adapter & thats it "so wheres the rest of it I thought" never mind Tom Tom is short changing us on accessories so I ripped the sticker off & fired it up.
After a few minutes waiting & then inputting my home location i eventually got to the map screen & by now it was dark so it had gone into night mode & man this screen is black in night mode unlike the 720 which merely dims & goes all green.
Next step plug into PC charge & download My Tom Tom as Tom Tom home is for the older devices so I whizzed through the set up & download bit logged in yadda yadda yadda until I finally got the Device sitting on a screen telling me to wait do not unplug, so I left it for 10 minutes & was convinced nothing was happening so re-booted it. Yep only had it 20 minutes & done a full hard re-boot already.
Ok so I its now up & running properly & I can finally play with it after a few minutes the traffic came up & I went into the menu to look aroundOMG No Itinerary Planning further investigation reveals no hidden menus like on earlier models so without further ado I dialed Tom Tom.
Why: https://www.tomtomforums.com/new-members-introductions/23837-hello.html#post134637 a little about me basically I drive 44ft articulated lorries in & around London & we are restricted to what routes we can & cant use hence the 720 it doesn't tel me where to go I tell it where I want to go & then have all the info I need at hand like arrival times & speed cameras as-well as any tricky junctions, I also have it set to read out every street name as I have too much to concentrate on to keep watching the sat nav all day long.
So my chat with Tom Tom: Lewis was the guys name & a very helpful & pleasant guy he was I told him id just opened the box what I did & asked where was the Itinerary planning & after he went & checked he came back stating none of the new Tom Toms had this feature but it may be included in an update or future Devices. Whilst in discussion we talked about Poi's as I use Low Bridges & it turns out that I would not be able to install this on my new device as it is a closed system so therefore only Poi's that Tom Tom release will be able to be used. He then mentioned Tom Tom Work but unfortunately that product is clearly marketed a Hauliers & not individual drivers & I just cant afford ?700 for a sat nav & if I had that money then the snooper would be the ideal choice but the truth is the Snooper is useless unless you want to go a million milles out of your way to avoid low bridges as it works to the nearest foot above your set height.
So where does this leave me: well deciding weather to keep it & wait n see if Tom Tom update the device to include Itinerary & Poi's or do I return it & go for the 750 with live services or just stick with my ol trusty 720 I'm stuck as I love the look of the new Go 1005Eu but it does not have the functionality for what I wish to use it for.
Hmm I may play with it over the weekend to see if its worth keeping but some routes require me to add several poi's to enable the device to pick up the correct route.
What to Do ?
Ok while i have you attention I would like to note the functions that I require as a lorry driver just Incase Tom Tom are Reading this.
1, Itinerary planing is a must
2, to be able to add 1 of 2 available low bridge poi's/programs to my device
3, in the poi options I would like to choose to show all poi's on map & be warned if they are on my route & not one or the other.
So the box looked good in black with nice silver lettering & as I opened the box there it sat with a beautiful sticker on its fascia looking so cool, underneath was a Usb Cable & Cigarette Lighter adapter & thats it "so wheres the rest of it I thought" never mind Tom Tom is short changing us on accessories so I ripped the sticker off & fired it up.
After a few minutes waiting & then inputting my home location i eventually got to the map screen & by now it was dark so it had gone into night mode & man this screen is black in night mode unlike the 720 which merely dims & goes all green.
Next step plug into PC charge & download My Tom Tom as Tom Tom home is for the older devices so I whizzed through the set up & download bit logged in yadda yadda yadda until I finally got the Device sitting on a screen telling me to wait do not unplug, so I left it for 10 minutes & was convinced nothing was happening so re-booted it. Yep only had it 20 minutes & done a full hard re-boot already.
Ok so I its now up & running properly & I can finally play with it after a few minutes the traffic came up & I went into the menu to look around
OMG No Itinerary Planning further investigation reveals no hidden menus like on earlier models so without further ado I dialed Tom Tom.Why:
https://www.tomtomforums.com/new-members-introductions/23837-hello.html#post134637 a little about me basically I drive 44ft articulated lorries in & around London & we are restricted to what routes we can & cant use hence the 720 it doesn't tel me where to go I tell it where I want to go & then have all the info I need at hand like arrival times & speed cameras as-well as any tricky junctions, I also have it set to read out every street name as I have too much to concentrate on to keep watching the sat nav all day long.So my chat with Tom Tom: Lewis was the guys name & a very helpful & pleasant guy he was I told him id just opened the box what I did & asked where was the Itinerary planning & after he went & checked he came back stating none of the new Tom Toms had this feature but it may be included in an update or future Devices. Whilst in discussion we talked about Poi's as I use Low Bridges & it turns out that I would not be able to install this on my new device as it is a closed system so therefore only Poi's that Tom Tom release will be able to be used. He then mentioned Tom Tom Work but unfortunately that product is clearly marketed a Hauliers & not individual drivers & I just cant afford ?700 for a sat nav & if I had that money then the snooper would be the ideal choice but the truth is the Snooper is useless unless you want to go a million milles out of your way to avoid low bridges as it works to the nearest foot above your set height.
So where does this leave me: well deciding weather to keep it & wait n see if Tom Tom update the device to include Itinerary & Poi's or do I return it & go for the 750 with live services or just stick with my ol trusty 720 I'm stuck as I love the look of the new Go 1005Eu but it does not have the functionality for what I wish to use it for.
Hmm I may play with it over the weekend to see if its worth keeping but some routes require me to add several poi's to enable the device to pick up the correct route.
What to Do ?
Ok while i have you attention I would like to note the functions that I require as a lorry driver just Incase Tom Tom are Reading this.
1, Itinerary planing is a must
2, to be able to add 1 of 2 available low bridge poi's/programs to my device
3, in the poi options I would like to choose to show all poi's on map & be warned if they are on my route & not one or the other.
