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horseshit! i got a tomtom1 for like, $80. 2 years ago.
greedy bastards dont understand that selling 10,000 @ $60 > 1,000 @ $220, not to mention the intangible value of mindshare that would come with a more aggressive proliferation.
Anyone know what the story is with the mounting bracket? Is it sticky and permanent? Or does it use suction? I saw some comment somewhere where it supposedly sticks to your dash or window, but then they said it could be moved from car to car. Not sure how it works.
Not that I'd buy it at $220 anyway, but just curious how it'd work with an actual car. In the meantime, this little taste of the future will have to wait until it can compete with the present.
@wolfstone: thanks for the reply. One question I'd have (for a reviewer or user, I guess), is how successful is the suction cup at staying in place on a car dash board. If you stop quickly, does your iPhone go flying?
@butterknifefight: Well the mounting bracket is actually more than just a charger. It contains a more sensitive GPS chipset in it that replaces/complements the iPhone's GPS chipset.
I don't think there is anything left to say that Mark didn't say in three sentences.
For that amount of money, I'll buy a dedicated GPS. Then, I'll still be able to play Pandora through my car radio, I won't lose almost 2GB of storage on the iPhone, and I'll have a bigger screen for the nav.
@OMG! Ponies!: I wouldn't agree more, you get a very decent 4.3" screen for such range of price... but i wonder which market theyare targeting, maybe load challenged car renters, well if you think about it, you'll need "only" your iphone, the car kit and a i guess a power source from the cigarette lighter to have a tomtom in any car you'd drive.
Edited by OMG! Ponies! at 09/25/09 9:14 AM OMG! Ponies! approved this comment
I feel cold and fuzzy inside, it's like i've swallowed a snow kitten was starred
I feel cold and fuzzy inside, it's like i've swallowed a snow kitten was unstarred
This prompted me to buy CoPilot. Good job, TomTom. The way I look at it. All of these apps need some sort of updates to make them really good. I have a feeling the CoPilot people will be more willing to listen to their customers than the TomTom people.
I live in Canada, and travel down to the US fairly often (being on the border). The moment I cross the border, my iPhone become a 'dumbphone' because I turn off data roaming. I also travel to Europe yearly - no good there either.
In fact, a month or so ago, I was in Seattle - trying to find the Apple Store, ironically - and couldn't use the iPhone at all for that.
Fortunately, I also had my Windows Mobile based Glofiish X800 with TomTom installed, and since it's a standalone application, I could use it without difficulty or costs.
I actually use the nav features of the iPhone very rarely within my home city (I know where most things are), so...
so me and a 3 other buddies pooled in to buy TomTom.
My first impressions:
- The Maps are much much newer than iGO and Navigon
- The menu system is a little better than iGO - about the same as Navigon
- 3D Navigation is horrible - its super ugly and when driving, not "smooth" as it is in iGO or Navigon - it skips frames, even on my 3GS.
- Routing looks to be better than Navigon
- When playing music, it actually PAUSES the track before speaking - this SUCKS. I rather have music play the same volume (like iGO) or for it to lower the volume of the song (Latest Navigon) then to actually pause the song before speaking.
TomTom, imo, was a huge disappointment. No TTS, UI is somewhat cluttered, 3D navigation is ugly, no internet functions. ALL Hype.
With latest versions of iGO, Navigon, and TomTom, here is what I rank them:
1) Navigon
2) iGO
3) TomTom
Have not tried AT&T Navigator, Sygic, Copilot, gokivo, etc
Hopefully Giz will review the product so the rest of us know whether or not to buy the program. Since they aren't smart enough to release a crippled trial version.
Fail I got better things to spend $100 on. Sad thing though is there will be people that aren't informed like us that will go ahead and buy it because they know no better.
09/25/09
greedy bastards dont understand that selling 10,000 @ $60 > 1,000 @ $220, not to mention the intangible value of mindshare that would come with a more aggressive proliferation.
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Not that I'd buy it at $220 anyway, but just curious how it'd work with an actual car. In the meantime, this little taste of the future will have to wait until it can compete with the present.
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Windshield mounts are illegal in California, making one less reason for some people to buy this overpriced clamp.
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Who in the world does this, at this price and with the iPhones limitations, appeal to?
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For that amount of money, I'll buy a dedicated GPS. Then, I'll still be able to play Pandora through my car radio, I won't lose almost 2GB of storage on the iPhone, and I'll have a bigger screen for the nav.
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but for a domestic usage ... ?
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I live in Canada, and travel down to the US fairly often (being on the border). The moment I cross the border, my iPhone become a 'dumbphone' because I turn off data roaming. I also travel to Europe yearly - no good there either.
In fact, a month or so ago, I was in Seattle - trying to find the Apple Store, ironically - and couldn't use the iPhone at all for that.
Fortunately, I also had my Windows Mobile based Glofiish X800 with TomTom installed, and since it's a standalone application, I could use it without difficulty or costs.
I actually use the nav features of the iPhone very rarely within my home city (I know where most things are), so...
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My first impressions:
- The Maps are much much newer than iGO and Navigon
- The menu system is a little better than iGO - about the same as Navigon
- 3D Navigation is horrible - its super ugly and when driving, not "smooth" as it is in iGO or Navigon - it skips frames, even on my 3GS.
- Routing looks to be better than Navigon
- When playing music, it actually PAUSES the track before speaking - this SUCKS. I rather have music play the same volume (like iGO) or for it to lower the volume of the song (Latest Navigon) then to actually pause the song before speaking.
TomTom, imo, was a huge disappointment. No TTS, UI is somewhat cluttered, 3D navigation is ugly, no internet functions. ALL Hype.
With latest versions of iGO, Navigon, and TomTom, here is what I rank them:
1) Navigon
2) iGO
3) TomTom
Have not tried AT&T Navigator, Sygic, Copilot, gokivo, etc
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