Road maps are a thing of the past (TomTom One 3rd Edition Great Britain)

Member Name: cher_2004

Product:	TomTom One 3rd Edition Great Britain
Date:	10/11/09 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: Stress free, easy travel

Disadvantages: Can get confusing if you are driving on a new road that isn't on your map!

TOMTOM ONE 3rd edition.

I got my tomtom as a Xmas present last year, and wow what a present it was.

I like to whizz off for weekends away with my daughter, somerset, Cornwall, London etc and I have always used AA route planner before, which was great, but reading whilst at the wheel isn't really that safe is it! I have also found I can get very stressed if I am trying to find my way somewhere and miss a turning etc.

Using the TOMTOM makes my travel experience so much easier and it has made driving in unfamiliar destinations stress free.

When I first used my sat nav it was quite strange, having a computer giving you verbal instructions didn't feel normal. One of the immediate problems I had was if there were 2 left turnings fairly near each other, I would accidentally take the first exit instead of "the" exit. "After 800 yards take the exit" is great if you know how far 800 yards is, if you don't then make sure you pay attention to the directions on the sat nav.

My 2 best experiences using a sat nav are

1) Driving around London, tomtom made that so easy, I could spend my time concentrating on what the taxi's and white vans were doing and the computer told me where to go, SIMPLE.

2) On a holiday to Portugal I used my Dads edition Europe.
It was fantastic, all I had to do was concentrate on driving on the correct side of the road. What would have normally been a stressful driving experience was a very normal driving experience.

SO WHAT IS A SAT NAV?

Satellite Navigation System are able to determine their longitude, latitude and altitude location to within a few metres using time signals transmitted by radio from satellites.


3rd Edition Functions.

It's a 3.5"colour touch screen device.
Simply plug into your car lighter to charge,
Place in the cradle that suctions to your windscreen.
Customize and navigate through the menu options easily and input destination details either town and road name or postcode.
Options for nearest points of interest.
Speed limit warnings
Speed camera warnings
Alerts you if you are in area close to a school or college.
You have the option of activating these individual alerts.
You are able to zoom in or out on the map.
A choice of day time or night time view.
Change the navigators voice.
Map updates can be downloaded from the internet.
Keeps you informed of how many miles away and you ETA

WHATS IN THE BOX

In the box you

1 tomtom sat nav
1 windshield holder/cradle
1 USB cable
1 Manual/documentation.


Benefits of a Sat Nav!

Reduce stress - 74% of drivers feel less stressed using Sat Nav

Save time and money - no more driving around asking for directions to find that road.

Safety - The risk of accidents is 12% lower when using Sat Nav.

Costs around £80 for the standard 3rd edition, the £100 for the traffic alerts version



5/5 Yes I would definitely recommend this, if you are a bit heavy on the excelerator at times, 3rd edition will warn you if you are over the speed limit or tell you when a speed camera is coming up! It's a great investment even if you aren't a frequent traveller.

Summary: Great gadget