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Old 03-17-2008, 08:55 AM
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Re: Vote for Best GPS Software (more complete poll)

I love TomTom. The only gripe I honestly have is having to go into Preferences and turn the sound on twice ( a known bug ) each time I fire it up - if I want to hear voices. I've got a Joe Pesci voice that is hilarious for navigation.

Would be nice if it also read street names, but I can read, so it's no big deal.

I think it works great on my device; I changed one of my buttons to do a screen rotate, so after I launch TomTom, I rotate my screen sideways, then stick it into a suction cup holder thingy on my windshield.

It get's updated traffic info (needed for my long commute, especially with the bad weather we've been having), and also weather conditions.

There's a number of customizations to choose from - and it's been about 99% accurate with directions & routes. I'm using version 6 - which is now dated I think - yet haven't had a problem with it not benig able to find an address.

One thing to note with this - and any other navigation software - is that, most of their mapping data comes from only 1 or 2 sources; its all shared. And if you can't find a particular address or street name - try getting creative with it. For example - I was entering an address for 3092 Mayfield Road in Mayfield, Ohio. There was no "Mayfield Road" in "Mayfield, Ohio" - however, there WAS a "Mayfield Road" in "Mayfield Heights, Ohio".

Now, I KNOW the destination was in Mayfield, not Mayfield Heights - 2 distinctly different cities - but TomTom didn't. Not a big deal - but something to keep in mind - and you will experience this same issue just about all of the different programs out there because they almost all use the same mapping data.
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