Very Handy and Compact product (TomTom Mobile)

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Product:	TomTom Mobile
Date:	02.06.08 (34 review reads)
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Advantages: No map reading and fighting with wife about directions

Disadvantages: You become too dependent on TomTom

I purchased tomtom mobile for my Orange SPV C500 when it first arrived in the market. The concept of having GPS navigation system in the mobile was quite new that time. The standalone tomtom was around £400 and was quite chuncky. So I opted to go for this mobile version for £160, and I already had the smartphone to go with it.
I first inserted the SD card loaded with TomTom software into Nokia 6600 and once I followed the "quick start" guide, I was up and running within minutes. It was real fun using this software while driving, and showing-off this novelty to friends. The small screen on the mobile was not an issue, as maps were very clear and sound instructions were quite good. When I activated speed camera database on Nokia 6600, I started having problems with voice instructions. I contacted TomTom support staff, and they replied quickly, advising me to switch that speed camera POI off, as that might take lot of memory in the phone.
When my Nokia 6600 was out of use, I copied tomtom into SPV C500, but it did not work straight away. I visited spv forum and learnt that I need to install some GPS fix to enable tomtom work with GPS receiver. I installed the fix and tomtom started working on SPV C500 as well.
I used it for couple of years, then moved to TomTom5 & TomTom6 using my PDA SPV M600. I still use the GPS receiver from the original tomtom package I purchased !!
This is great and very handy product.

Summary: Great product. But use this only as supplement. Always use common sense before following tomtom.