TomTom VS Garmin

[timhestand]

I drive a delivery truck in Indiana and have been using the TomTom Go 730 for about 7 or 8 months. My company also installed a Garmin unit about 5 months ago. So I have been comparing them for a while now. I have noticed a lot of differences between the GPS's and for the most part I think the TomTom comes out on top.... But the Single most important difference, the map set, TomTom is way behind. Daily, as I drive ito a newer (less than 5 or 6 years old) neighborhood, the Garmin has the streets shown on the map (the addresses may be off by a bit) and my TomTom shows me driving in a field with no streets. Where I live, the neighborhood was developed in 2003 and my TomTom still showes it as a field but the Garmin has all of the streets shown. I have noticed this in every area that I drive. TomTom really needs to do something with thier map set.

If I were buying a GPS today I would have to g with the Garmin. I think TomTom has the edge with Display, Ease of use, Directions and many other areas, BUT.... If it can't find a street, none of the other benefits matter.

 

[GarCor]

you are partly correct ! Some areas have better maping with Garmin and other places have better maping with TomTom. I depends where you will be doing most of you driving to descide on TT or Garmin.

 

[lec510]

What map version do you have ? (Touch the satellite signal icon then the word 'version').
If you have map 8.30 or later, it should be good ... otherwise I have to agree with you.

 

[timhestand]

What map version do you have ? (Touch the satellite signal icon then the word 'version').
If you have map 8.30 or later, it should be good ... otherwise I have to agree with you.

I have 8.351... And I subscribe to the latest maps update. I have made hundreds of corrections to the map and sent them in each time, but nothing ever changes.

 

[lec510]

My b.i.l has a Garmin with map CNNT 2010.10 .
Map and POI is very good but when it comes to navigation , it's weird.
He drove from Chambly to Sherbrooke (in Quebec) the GPS insisted on taking the 112 (slow because of small towns) instead of Autoroute 10 . At every interchange the GPS nagged him to exit (in order to get onto the slower 112). I checked the setting : Faster time with option 'Autoroute' ticked. I told him to buy a TomTom.

 

[gatorguy]

What Garmin has an "Autoroute" option?

 

[lec510]

It operates in French.
Autoroute 10 is something like Interstate 95, route 112 is like US1. The two are parallel to each other. 'Auroroute' is something like 'Highway' option in English. Sorry I don't have a Garmin to check it out now.

 

[gatorguy]

Ah, sounds like it might have been a Magellan instead perhaps. They have a Most and Least Use of Highways option. Garmin's is only Fastest or Shortest.

 

[lec510]

It's a Garmin C330, software 5.70 - 100% sure.

 

[gatorguy]

Oh, an old model from back in the day. There's still quite a few of those in use too. They don't make'em like that today.

 

[lec510]

I found the problem !
The guy didn't see the small word on top "Contournements" (i.e 'Avoid') - so actually he told the GPS to avoid the "Autoroutes" !

 

[gatorguy]

Good to see you sorted it for him. Guaranteed he appreciates it, or will the next time he uses it