tomtom 1000 rocks

[theclaw]

bought new 1000 today from comet ,works great,and is very quick to calculate routes,google is superb,and new magnet fixing is good,cant find any fought yet,but loading software was a bit of a problem but all sorted now.

 

[dhn]

Hope you enjoy it. You realize you cannot add custom poi files to the unit, nor can you make Explorer backups. Further, there is no Itinerary Planning on the model.

 

[canderson]

Rocks in comparison to what, exactly?

 

[Oskar]

We all know that it lacks a little bit here and a little bit there - for us! But who knows if the common user is really missing something big. That depends mainly on the way he's going to use it, so no BT audio output and RC may mean nothing to him, as well as the advanced itinerary planning, EPT, (temporary?) no custom POI's and so on.

If it comes to the real thing even the GO LIVE 1000 is still superior to his competitors. Imho it's not the device to blame but the fact that TomTom wasn't able to finish MyTomTom/HOME3 and the App Store right on time.


Oskar

 

[dhn]

But as you well know, Oskar, it's a package deal, isn't it? In other words, the T1000/5 rely upon the TH3 for proper functionality and it just isn't there at this point in time.

As well, I suspect the 'average user' will be looking to move from a previous model that had all that functionality to the T1000 and may well be in for a surprise as how limited the unit really is.

There is no real reason for anyone in Europe with a LIVE model now to move to the T1000. The magnetic holder is just not enough motivation to do so, in my opinion.

And even the mid range XL models with the new application that free up more user control will have less of that in the T1000.

Even the much vaunted 'LIVE' functionality is really a hit-or-miss situation, if you give credence to the many posters complaining about it in the UK user forum.

 

[Oskar]

it's a package deal, isn't it?

I was refering to that 'it rocks' post so you see that even the MyTomTom/App Store fiasko doesn't matter to all of us. We can use that device, it offers the best and now even the fastest navigation by far and that's it!

Btw. I know of that UK-LIVE problems, but we are not facing them here on the continent.


Oskar

 

[canderson]

I was refering to that 'it rocks' post so you see that even the MyTomTom/App Store fiasko doesn't matter to all of us. We can use that device, it offers the best and now even the fastest navigation by far and that's it!

Btw. I know of that UK-LIVE problems, but we are not facing them here on the continent.


Oskar

The OP, as it turns out, moved "up" from a GO740. Perhaps he didn't own a "Live" version of the 740 and is just experiencing that for the first time?

Apart from a perceived improvement in speed for a simple "Navigate To", I don't see anything that the 1000 offers that improves on the 740 Live, and there's a LOT that the 740 Live can do that the 1000 can't.

None of which is to say that eventually, the 1000 might not truly rock, but apart from (perhaps) a faster time to plan a route, I don't see any improvement at all in the present configuration of 1000 and TT servers, and a whole lot of "downgrades" in features in comparison to less expensive models.

Such simple connected services as GPSQuickFix aren't currently working on the 1000. Heck, you can't even buy a map for this thing. Good grief, man -- they haven't even provided the end user with any way to back up his device because they started shipping before they had the Home3 application working correctly. Especially on a product as new as this one (read: immature firmware and software), how scary is that?

 

[Oskar]

Apart from a perceived improvement in speed for a simple "Navigate To", I don't see anything that the 1000 offers that improves on the 740 Live, and there's a LOT that the 740 Live can do that the 1000 can't.

It's not my purpose to give an advice like 'buy this' / 'don't buy that' - it's for the user to decide.

Personally if I had to pay for it I won't buy a GO LIVE 1000 because I would have expectations which couldn't be fulfilled. But that doesn't mean that the GO LIVE 1000 isn't a good PND, it is! And neither does it mean that my expectations do fit for all the other users.

Most of the discussion around that device are too much emotions and too little sense.


Oskar

 

[mvl]

The interviews at PGPSW with TT's CTO clearly stated that the new MyTomtom online service isn't done yet. They launched "basic" functionality for now.

My GO740 is relatively unstable with all the reboots, and really slow to download traffic with 2G. I hear the GO LIVE 1000 is 3G so it should be much faster, and we'll see soon if TT got the rebooting bugs out. The high speed routing is supposed to be good, too.

Time will tell. Personallly, I'm waiting for the Sony LIVE unit to come to the USA. It brings back MP3/remote from the 930 series to a LIVE unit. It's like the 940 we never had, with a much more reasonable screen size.

 

[Oskar]

... and we'll see soon if TT got the rebooting bugs out.

Most of the users confronted with that bug belongs to a very closed set because it happens only if the device is connected to MyTomTom.


Oskar

 

[mvl]

Most of the users confronted with that bug belongs to a very closed set because it happens only if the device is connected to MyTomTom.

The GO x40/x50 LIVE units have lots of rebooting bugs (usually during power-on, if you didn't clear route before the prior power-off). Even the x20/x30s did that.

From your post, I take it that's been fixed in the GO 1000?

 

[Oskar]

From your post, I take it that's been fixed in the GO 1000?

No, it's not!


Oskar

 

[Wyvern46]

Btw. I know of that UK-LIVE problems, but we are not facing them here on the continent.

Shouldn't let that go without support. HD and rds-tmc in the UK both appear to be inferior to the quality provided on mainland Europe.

 

[offthegrid]

My 740 has been rebooting more and more with age.

Its useful life is nearly over.

 

[canderson]

My 740 has been rebooting more and more with age.

Its useful life is nearly over.

While it's possible that it's hardware, it's not likely since there are several software issues that lead to this - and hence, the "useful life" may be much longer than you think.

In your shoes, I'd assure I have a copy of your whole map folder safely tucked away on your PC (backup of the whole thing would be best), I'd wipe the rest and reload from TomTom. There are instructions and discussion of this in a couple of places here.

 

[Sibir Lupus]

I really think the GO 1000/2405 does rock as well . As a PND itself, its functionality has been rock solid so far. It is a major step up from my 130S, which really was lacking in the hardware area. Many Tomtoms run on a 266 MHz processor and 32-64 megs of RAM, which is very minimal hardware compared to the software its running. My 130S only ever showed 3 megs of RAM free (only 32 megs in this unit) while running and choked the second a TTS direction was spoken. I can't imagine how bad a 340TM Live running Live traffic, IQ routes and RDS-TMC traffic (if needed) on the same processor and 64 megs of RAM. The GO series has always had much better hardware to match its software features, and the GO 1000/2405 continues to improve upon that (500 MHz ARM 11 processor and 128 Megs of RAM) . Don?t get me wrong, I loved my 130S as it was a solid unit that almost never failed me (minus it turning on on its own sometimes ).

Of course what bugs me about it is the current lack of personalization. Without MyTomtom working minus map and software updates, you really can't do much with it on the managment end at the moment. It?s even nice that you can change the startup and shutdown screens right from the settings menu on the unit. But without MyTomtom, you can't add custom images yet. For now, I?m loving it . But once Tomtom gets its act together with the MyTomtom software and services, I will be loving it so much more .

 

[bjerrems]

TomTom GO 1000 Live in the USA???

I have realized for some time that TomTom regards us USA residents as a bunch of blithering idiots! The GO 740 Live is the last decent PND (for serious drivers who need dependable traffic info) that TomTom introduced since Q1 of 2009. The crap they have trotted out here in the past year is highly inferior to the 740 Live; the so called "Easy Port" mount is cheap garbage, and the route calculation speed on my XL340S TM Live (which, thankfully, was stolen!) was much slower than than that of the 740 Live. And we STILL do not have HD Traffic in the USA!

On the USA version of TT's website, the only new stuff I see involves cartoon character voices, custom decorative designs, etc. In Europe, the GO 1000 was introduced two months ago, and traffic info continues to evolve.

NEWS FLASH TO TOMTOM: DID YOU KNOW THAT LOS ANGELES (WHERE I USE MY GO 740 LIVE) HAS SOME OF THE WORST TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE WORLD??

GET WITH THE PROGRAM TOMTOM: BRING ON THE THE GO 1000 (AND OR 1005) LIVE TO THE USA!

PS: You have already missed HALF OF THE "GOLDEN QUARTER" FOR 2010!!

 

[mikealder]

In Europe, the GO 1000 was introduced two months ago

Two months old and you still can't purchase and install any maps so a trip to the USA would be useless with a European 1000 - Mike

 

[bjerrems]

GO 2045/2055 Yet Another Disappointment!!

After my post yesterday, I checked the TT USA webpage again and found a rather small box announcing the GO 2045/2055. When I read details, I was once again disappointed to see that these new units only offer the highly inferior FM RDC Traffic (NO option to subscribe to Live Traffic, AND STILL NO HD TRAFFIC!)

So TomTom correct me if I'm wrong: IF I BUY THE FANCY-SHMANCY NEW GO 2045 (OR 2055), I HAVE TO DOWNGRADE MY TRAFFIC FROM LIVE TO FM RDC!

SCREW ME ONCE, SHAME ON ME. SCREW ME TWICE, SHAME ON YOU TOMTOM!

 

[mvl]

So TomTom correct me if I'm wrong: IF I BUY THE FANCY-SHMANCY NEW GO 2045 (OR 2055), I HAVE TO DOWNGRADE MY TRAFFIC FROM LIVE TO FM RDC!

That is correct. LIVE traffic is not available on the 2405TM nor the 2505TM.