TomTom GO 930T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic Receiver | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $549.95
Buy New: $367.99
You Save: $181.96 (33%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 1044
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 4.7 x 1
nv:Type: Receiver
Display: Color
Display: LCD
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Lithium Polymer battery
MPN: GO 930T
Model: GO 930T
UPC: 636926020152
EAN: 0636926020152
ASIN: B0016XR6B6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Touch-screen: 4.3 inch full TFT color LCD (480 x 272 pixels, supports 64K colors) | | • | TomTom Map ShareTM updates | | • | Memory: 4 Gb Internal Flashn and Traffic receiver 1 yr. sub | | • | Maps: Pre-loaded maps of the US, Canada and Europe from TeleAtlas | | • | Bluetooth: for Hands-Free calling, PLUS services, remote control and audio output |
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Product Description
portable GPS satellite navigation unit with built-in antenna * FM-TMC traffic-info receiver (additional subscription fees required) * 4.3" color (480 x 272 pixels) touchscreen control * 5 million points of interest * SD card slot * Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology for hands-free calling with a compatible phone *
Amazon.com Product Description--May 8, 2008
If you're looking for the ultimate portable GPS navigator, you've got to consider the 930 series. TomTom's 2008 flagship models bring all of their technological advancements together with ease of use, a sleek design, and a TMC traffic receiver with a 1-year free subscription (that's the "T" part in "930T") to present a severely cool device. For a couple of year's now, TomTom's been driving forward community-driven navigation features. They began by introducing with Map Share, which lets you instantly modify street names, street direction, and custom locations called points of interest (POIs) on your own device, then upload them to TomTom's HOME network and download changes made by all of the other users. When you do this, TomTom gets to find out what routes your device has been taking. The data is anonymous, but it's given TomTom an enormous pile of route and speed data, which they've used to tie community data to routing with their new IQ Routes#153; feature, which calculates routes using the actual recorded average speeds of travel to calculate your trip rather than posted speed limits, giving you an extremely accurate prediction of how long any given route will actually take at any given time. br br As last year, the difference between the 730 and the 930 models is the "Enhanced Positioning Technology". The 930 contains some onboard accelerometers and gravity sensors that help it figure out where it's going even if you lose satellite signal for a few minutes, which can be incredibly useful in cities with a lot of tunnels or "urban canyons" of tall buildings.br br There are a host of other interesting features, and you can read about them here.br h2br /h2 h2img style="width: 303px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/lifestyle.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"/h2 h2Key Features and Benefitsbr /h2 ul lispan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"NEW/span--IQ Routes /spanalways the smartest route based on actual average road speeds (Learn more)br /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"NEW/span--/spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"Advanced Lane Guidance /spanmakes difficult junctions easy to navigate (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Traffic-Ready /spanwith included RDS-TMC traffic receiver and 1-year free subscription to RDS-TMC traffic service.span style="font-weight: bold;" /span(Learn more)br span style="font-weight: bold;"/span/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Enhanced Positioning Technology/span gives you uninterrupted navigation, even in tunnels or highly built-up area (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Easy to Use/span right out of the box (Learn more)br /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Latest Map Guarantee/span means if a new map is released within 30 days of purchase, you can download it for free from TomTom HOME (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Voice Address Input /spanlets you speak your destination, and TomTom will do the rest (Learn more) /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"TomTom Map Share/span lets you instantly modify street names, street direction and POIs on your own device and benefit from others' corrections (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;""Help Me!" Emergency Menu/span gives one-touch access to local emergency providers such as police, fire stations and hospitals/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Bluetooth /spanlets you use your TomTom as a hands-free phone kit with your compatible Bluetooth phone.(Learn more) /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"FM Transmitter/span lets you get navigation instructions or play MP3s through your TomTom over your car stereo/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Preloaded Complete Maps/span of the US, Canada and Europe with TeleAtlas data /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Branded Location Icons/span help you easily find your favorite gas station, restaurant, hotel and more/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Daily Fuel Prices/span (Optional Service) to find the lowest priced gas on your route/li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"Step Up Models/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" ul liNone - This is the top of the linebr /li /ul h2br /h2 h2Learn More/h2 hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3a name="Easy_To_Use"bEasy To Use/b/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 313px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanimg style="width: 300px; height: 175px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/widescreen-300.gif"br smallspan style="font-weight: bold;"/span/smallspan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="font-style: italic;"Clear and easy widescreen interface/spanbr br /spanimg style="width: 303px; height: 177px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/poi.jpg"smallbr style="font-weight: bold;" bigspan style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"Enhanced POI information/span/big/small /td td style="vertical-align: top;" pBuy a TomTom device and it works straight out of the box: Just plug it in and a few taps of the touchscreen later, you're on your way. TomTom's easy-to-use interface has been extensively tested by by independent assessors in the field and at TomTom's unique User Experience Labs.br bbr Widescreen View and FM Transmitterbr /bThe 4.3-inch, extra-wide, touch-screen LCD display features anti-glare technology for easy viewing even in direct sunlight. Realistic and clear visual instructions are provided with high-quality 3D graphics, while spoken instructions tell you where you need to go in your own language. As an added convenience, text-to-speech functionality provides you with actual street names. The built-in FM Transmitter to play music and navigation instructions over the car stereo.br /p pstrongWorldwide Maps/strongbr Comes preinstalled with complete maps of the United States, Canada and Europe.br /p pstrongRemote control/strongbr An improved Bluetooth remote control enables drivers to operate the device safely from anywhere in the car without having to reach over to the device. br /p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"Help When You Need It/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" Extensive safety features including `Help Me' menu, to give drivers direct access to emergency services and roadside assistance;/p /td td style="vertical-align: top; width: 150px;"bigspan style="text-decoration: underline;"img style="width: 200px; height: 116px;" alt="navigation screen" src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/gps/screen-navigate-200.gif"/spanbr /bigibIcon-driven menu system br br /b/ibig span style="text-decoration: underline;"img style="width: 200px; height: 114px;" alt="help screen" src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/gps/screen-help-200.gif"/spanbr /bigibEmergency menu gives you fast direct access to emergency numbers and direction to the nearest assistance/b/i/td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"New /span--/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;"/span TomTom IQ Routes#153;/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 313px;"img style="width: 303px; height: 541px;" alt="IQ Routes Example" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/IQR_US.gif" align="middle" hspace="10" vspace="10"small style="font-style: italic;"span style="font-weight: bold;"br bigDid You Know? IQ Routes technology gives you a faster route in over 50% of all your journeys./big/span/smallbr /td td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 175px; height: 125px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/IconIqRoutes.gif" align="right"TomTom provides the fastest and most efficient routing possible. IQ Routes uses historical road-speed data from millions of TomTom users to calculate your optimal route for that specific time and day. Giving you local knowledge on a global scale..br br We all know traffic is different during a Monday morning rush hour from a lazy Sunday afternoon. And we all want the best shortcuts to bring us to our destination in the fastest way possible. But heavy traffic, speed bumps, traffic lights, rotaries and even pedestrians or shopping crowds can slow you down. That handy shortcut you're looking for changes depending on the time and day so the shortest route isn't necessarily going to be the fastest all the time!br span style="font-weight: bold;"br Let's take an example:/spanbr ol liThe standard shortest route from Leominster, MA to the downtown Boston shopping district at a relatively quiet time, and without any hold-ups, should take an hour and 18 minutes (screen 1).br br /li liInfographic IQ Routes: However, that same shortest route will typically take you 20 minutes longer during a busier period (reality) (screen 2)br br /li liUsing `local knowledge' gained from the actual travel experiences of thousands of TomTom users on these very roads, IQ Routes#153; instantly works out your optimal route from Leominster to Downtown Boston. It also calculates your realistic journey time, based on real speeds people are able to drive, not just speed limits. (screen 3)br /li /ol br As you can see, in this case your route is now about 15 miles longer, but will save you 12 minutes (and a ton of stress!). Now that's a shortcut! Twelve minutes may not sound much, but it's over 20% off your journey time. Just consider for a moment how much time that will save you over a whole year#133; Exactly! And it's not just urban driving. Whether its roundabouts, crossroads, schoolchildren or just good old-fashioned congestion. Anywhere the traffic flow can vary, IQ Routes can make a real difference.br br span style="font-weight: bold;"How it works/spanbr ul liMillions of TomTom users worldwide voluntarily provide us with anonymous historical speed-data from each of their journeys every time they connect their device to TomTom HOME./li liAs a result, TomTom now has a huge database, containing billions of miles of real customer driving experience, collected over the years from more than 7 million TomTom users./li liUsing this data, TomTom's unique IQ Routes technology calculates your optimal route. This route is based on actual speed data driven on roads, not just maximum speed limits, taking into account any hold-ups that might slow you down (busy junctions, zebra crossings and even shopping crowds).br /li /ul br This data enhances the quality of TomTom navigation across the board, but is particularly helpful in improving the quality of detailed routing we give you for the specific time of day and day of the week of your chosen trip.br br span style="font-weight: bold;"Drive like local/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" So even if you drive through unfamiliar areas, you still can drive like a local by knowing the short cuts that are based on the collective driving experience of millions of TomTom users./td /tr /tbody /table span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanbr br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"New /span--/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;"/spanb Advanced Lane Guidancebr /b/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"strongimg style="width: 303px; height: 531px;" alt="advance lane guidance" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/lane-assist.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"/strong/td td style="vertical-align: top;"strongimg style="width: 175px; height: 125px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/lane-assist-icon.jpg" align="right"Extra clarity when you navigate difficult junctions./strong See clearly the lane you must follow at junctions, so you don't miss your turn. At complex intersections, you also get a clear 3D image showing your route through the junction. Leaving you relaxed and safe.br br When you approach complex motorway intersections, you also get a still 3D image on your screen that clearly indicates the lane(s) you need to take. Advanced lane guidance keeps you relaxed and safe through even the most complex intersections and in even the heaviest traffic.br span style="font-weight: bold;"br Let's take an example:/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" ol liYou're on the outskirts of Paris, driving on the `Autoroute du Soleil' towards Lille, when a complex junction approaches (screen 1)/li liYou have your normal 3D navigation view up to 800 metres from the junction. (screen 2)/li liFrom 800 meters until you're through the junction, your TomTom device displays a clear image of the junction. This shows the relevant road signs with numbers and directions, and a blinking arrow that clearly shows which lane you must take. Your screen throughout this has the still image and your status bar remains updated with dynamic information. (screen 3)/li liAs soon as you're through the junction, your screen reverts to the normal view. br /li /ol /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3a name="TomTom_MapShare_--_Maps_Served_Fresh"TomTom MapShare -- Maps Served Fresh Daily/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 201px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-share-1.jpg"br br img style="width: 303px; height: 228px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-share-2.jpg"br br img style="width: 303px; height: 226px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-share-3.jpg"br /td td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"br strong/strongimg style="width: 175px; height: 125px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/mapshare-icon.gif" align="right" With TomTom Map Share you can update your map directly on your device as and when you spot road changes, and download daily updates from millions of Map Share users worldwide via your computer.br pstrongEnabling Map Share gives you:/strong/p ul liinstantly improved maps every day on your TomTom device/li lientry into the world's largest navigation community/li lithe ability to share improvements daily with other TomTom users/li lifull control over improvements that are uploaded and downloaded/li lithe best and most accurate maps available - always./li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"Map Share changes you can make instantly:/spanbr ul liBlock / unblock street/li liReverse traffic direction/li liEdit street name/li liAdd missing Points of Interest/li liEdit Points of Interest./li liReport other error/li /ul strongWhen joining the Map Share community you can select various 'levels of trust'./strong br You might decide to only receive improvements that have been verified by TomTom or changes that have been submitted by tructed sources, by many , or by some people./td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3br /h3 h3a name="Hands-Free_Calling_"bHands-Free Calling/bbr /h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 176px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/call-pickup.jpg"br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"In more and more places, it is becoming illegal to use cell phones while driving without a hands-free kit. Your TomTom's Bluetooth capability, microphone and speaker lets you match it to any bluetooth-capable phone to make hands-free mobile phone calls.span style="text-decoration: underline;"br br /spanPlus, you can automatically answer your phone calls, for improved safety and comfort.span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanbr span style="text-decoration: underline;"br /span/td /tr /tbody /table span style="text-decoration: underline;"br /spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"/spanbr hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3br /h3 h3a name="Map_Guarantee_"Map Guaranteebr /h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 305px;"img style="width: 254px; height: 237px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/map-guarantee.jpg"br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"Due to Amazon's high volume of sales and frequency of inventory turnover, just about every portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version.br br TomTom however, goes one better. Because TomTom regularly releases new maps, there's always a small chance that a newer map has been released since the production of your TomTom. With TomTom's latest map guarantee, if the map preloaded on your device is not the latest version, you can download it FREE at TomTom HOME. This strongno longer requires the map check code/strong. pChecking in TomTom HOME is easy:br /p ol liMake sure you have the latest version of TomTom HOME installed on your computer/li liConnect your device to your computer/li liIn the 'File' menu click 'Use Latest Map Guarantee'. strongNOTE: if this option is not shown your device has the latest map./strong/li /ol p /p pYou can check as many times as you like within strong30 days/strong from the date you first use your TomTom device./p /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3a name="Enhanced_Positioning_Technology_"bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/spanEnhanced Positioning Technology/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;" /span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"Enhanced Positioning Technology uses movement and gravity sensors to calculate drivers' positions when GPS signals are unavailable. Enhanced Positioning Technology ensures the device continues to navigate to its destination, even in circumstances where there may not be a direct line-of-sight connection to a satellite (for example, when driving in a city with tall buildings, underpasses or bridges), to provide a smoother navigation experience./td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3br /h3 h3a name="Voice_Address_Input_"bbVoice Address Input/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;" /span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"Simply speak the city, street name and address number you would like to travel to, and the device will automatically calculate the route./td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3br bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/b/h3 h3bbspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"New /span--/b/bspan style="font-weight: bold;" Send Addresses Directly from Google Maps or Mapquestbr /span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Search for the location you want.br /spanimg style="width: 303px; height: 162px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/google-map-send-1.jpg"br br span style="font-weight: bold;"Pick "Send to GPS".br /spanimg style="width: 303px; height: 187px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/google-map-send-2.jpg"br /td td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"Itching to try out a new restaurant, or setting off on a road trip to locate the best donuts on the west coast? Now, it's easy to search for locations on Google Maps or Mapquest, then transfer the addresses directly to your TomTom. br ol liInstall TomTom HOME on your computer/li liHook up your TomTom to the computer via its USB port/li liSearch for the location you want. Click the br /li liClick the strongSend /stronglink in the info window for the address. That will bring up a popup "Send to" form. br /li liPick GPS, then pick TomTom and hit the "Send" button. /li /ol The address will instantly transfer to your TomTom device, The point will be saved as one of your favorites, and you can navigate to it or view it on a map just like with any other favorite./td /tr /tbody /table br br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3bspan style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"/span/b/h3 h3TomTom HOME/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 144px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/home-screen.jpg"br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"HOME is TomTom's free software program that gives you access to a huge array of services as well as the global community of TomTom users. It is the only tool you need to manage, update and personalize your TomTom to enjoy a premium navigation experience: buy and install maps, make back-ups, download free software updates, shop and much more.br ul listrongStay up-to-date/strong - always get the latest TomTom software and updates./li listrongPersonalize/strong - Add new points of Interest, routes, voices, colour schemes and more./li listrongEnhance/strong - buy maps, subscribe to traffic and safety camera information services (optional)./li /ul br /td /tr /tbody /table br br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3br /h3 h3QuickGPSfix/h3 pstrong/strongStarting up can seem like a slow business, particularly if you're in a hurry, because the GPS receiver needs to know exactly where each GPS satellite is to calculate your location. But satellites only broadcast their positions once every 30 seconds. So if any of their signals are interrupted, for example by passing high buildings, the whole position-fixing process has to repeat itself again and again until the perfect fix is achieved. QuickGPSfix takes a smarter approach.br /p pQuickGPSfix can speed up the time it takes to fix your GPS position by downloading the latest satellite data via an Internet connection. Just connect your TomTom device to your computer and TomTom HOME automatically downloads `QuickGPSfix' - a special GPS data file that helps your TomTom fix your position quicker, even when the GPS signal is weak or partially blocked./p pThis unique free service helps you fix your position and get navigating faster than ever./p em/emstrong/strong pstrongOn the road or no access to TomTom HOME?/strongbr Get the same `QuickGPSfix' data by simply connecting to any TomTom PLUS service, using a wireless data connection. As soon as a connection is established, the `QuickGPSfix' data is automatically updated. /p pemNote: /ememQuickGPSfix data has limited validity. So to keep on getting a faster position-fix, re-connect your device at least once a week./em /p pemTo minimise the amount of data sent over your wireless data connection, this automatic update is only carried out if the data on your device is over 5 days old. The associated data usage of this service is less than 10 Kb per connection. Please contact your mobile service provider to determine the exact costs. To disable this automatic update, just select `Disable Auto QuickGPSfix' on your TomTom device./em/p br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3Fun Extras to Personalize Your TomTom/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 206px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/mrt.jpg" /td td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"New smart fun extras to personalize users' devicesbr ul liRecording driving instructions in your own voice/li liBuy fun voices from TomTom/li liExchange files (of photos, songs, HTML documents, etc) between your TomTom and any other Bluetooth-enabled device (laptop, phone, other TomToms)/li liSelect a favorite car icon on the screen/li liLoad, store and preview photos from your digital camera./li liEnjoy music with the built-in MP3 player (earphones connector available via an optional SD card)/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br h3a name="TomTom_Traffic"TomTom Traffic/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 303px; height: 178px;" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/gps/tomtom/detail-pages/traffic.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /td td style="vertical-align: top;"TomTom offers two distinctive ways of providing traffic information, the TomTom PLUS Traffic service and the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver accessory. With both options, traffic information is fully integrated into the TomTom navigation experience. Both services are subscription based. The RDS-TMC receiver accessory comes with a 1-year free subscription to the TMC traffic servicebr .br pstrongKey features for both Traffic information optionsbr /strong/p ul liReal-time traffic information across the US, using the most accurate and up-to-date sources./li liDetailed incident reports, delay times estimated, alternative routes proposed and if enabled automatic rerouting./li liAccurate real-time warnings about dangerous road conditions ahead (fog, snow, ice and so on) anywhere in Europe, Australia and the US. (TomTom application version 6.0 or higher)/li liClear on-screen animated or spoken traffic alerts as and when you want them./li liSmart push technology which minimizes the amount of data needed to update traffic information on your device/li liSmart subscription - when you buy new maps, the Traffic service automatically becomes available in those countries too.br /li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"/spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"/span/td /tr tr td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"span style="font-weight: bold;"TomTom Traffic Specifics/spanbr With TomTom Traffic, you can avoid problems and check the road conditions and weather ahead at the same time. TomTom Traffic is delivered via GPRS signal and requires a compatible mobile phone with Bluetooth and a wireless data connection, such as GPRS, UMTS or CDMA, enable you to use PLUS Traffic information on any TomTom device.br pThe advantages of TomTom Traffic are that it delivers information on road and weather conditions, and GPRS signals may be available for areas in which there is no FM radio signal to transmit TMC traffic information (although if there's no radio, it's questionable how much traffic there's going to be).br /p p style="font-style: italic;"strongImportant notes about TomTom Traffic:/strong/p ul liTo use TomTom Traffic a compatible phone with a wireless data connection (e.g. GPRS) is required. a target="new" href="http://www.tomtom.com/phones"Click here to check if your phone is compatible. /li liAlso note that your mobile service provider may charge you for using a wireless data connection. a target="new" href="http://www.tomtom.com/2749"Click here to check the associated data usage of this service. Please contact your mobile service provider to determine the exact costs. /li /ul span style="font-weight: bold;"/span pspan style="font-weight: bold;"TMC Traffic Specifics/spanbr With an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver accessory, you can get traffic information from the RDS-TMC Traffic service, which is delivered over unused FM radio channels. br /p pThe RDS-TMC receiver accessory comes with a 1-year free subscription to the TMC traffic servicebr /p pWith some TomTom models, an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver is included in the box. This is indicated by the addition of "T" or "Traffic" to the model name. An example is "GO 930T"./p /td /tr /tbody /table br hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"br span style="font-weight: bold;"Supported Languagesbr /span table style="text-align: left; width: 80%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%;" table style="width: 392px; height: 310px;" border="0" tbody tr td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"span style="font-weight: bold;"The user interface/application comes in the following languages:/span br /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Catalan/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Latvian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Czech/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Lithuanian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Danish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Norwegian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Dutch/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Polish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Estonian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Portuguese/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Finnish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Slovakian/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Flemish/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Spanish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"French/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Swedish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"German/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Turkish/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Hungarian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"UK English/font/li /td /tr tr td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"Italian/font/li /td td lifont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"US English/font/li /td /tr /tbody /table /td td style="vertical-align: top;" table style="width: 80%; 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TomTom's products include all-in-one navigation devices which enable customers to navigate right out of the box; including the award-winning TomTom GO family, the TomTom ONE range and the TomTom RIDER (for motorcycles). TomTom also provides navigation software products which integrate with third party devices; the TomTom NAVIGATOR software for PDA's and smartphones. TomTom WORK combines industry leading communication and smart navigation technology with leading edge tracking and tracing expertise. TomTom's products are sold through a network of leading retailers in 25 countries and online. TomTom was founded in 1991 in Amsterdam and has offices in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.br
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 Excellent for the Professional who needs directions January 8, 2009
I have purchased many TomTom Gps devices and I love the simplicity of the device. This upgrade form the 920T is fantastic. Not only does it show you exactly what lane you need to be in but the 3D effects are great as well. I recommend this device to anyone who has a vast knowledge of GPS's and someone who is always on the road alot (delivery drivers, etc). I can't wait until TomTom comes out with the upgrade to this model in the future.
 Good when it works... January 4, 2009
I first tried to buy the 930 on the TomTom website but accidentally bought the 920T as I was looking for the T function (I've since discovered that the T part is pretty useless in the US, but the extended traffic over Bluetooth and your cell phone's GPRS is worthwhile). I called support before opening the box and they gave me an RMA number to return the box at my own cost which I did. That was several months ago and have not heard a word about the 920T or a penny about it ever since.br /br /After receiving the RMA for the 920T, I bought the 930 at the local Best Buy (Should've waited for confirmation about the 920T first). Initially, it would constantly reboot and would always direct me to the HOV lanes regardless of whether or not I told it to avoid HOV lanes.br /br /I discovered that if you connect it to your laptop and run a chkdsk (Windows) or a repair disk (MacOS) on it regularly, it would stop rebooting.br /br /A recent update from TomTom fixed the constantly trying to redirect me to the HOV lanes problems but now the POI icons are difficult to recognize as they shrunk the graphics so they could round off the corners and now, once you've selected "avoid Toll Roads", it won't ask again for quite some time even if you select recalculate route. This is a problem because I like to know how many minutes the toll roads will save before deciding whether or not to use it. Before the update, you could just use recalculate route to get it to prompt on the toll roads again so you could compare the route with and without the toll roads quickly but now there doesn't seem to be an easy or quick way to do it.br /br /The latest update also changed the routing behaviour to preferring the freeways almost religiously. I had purchased this unit for the IQ routes feature and it had been working acceptably with the traffic updates via GPRS to route me on several shortcuts but after the last update, it tends to plop me into horrendous traffic jams on the freeways rather than the shortcuts.br /br /Prior to the most recent update, the voice instructions would come over the FM transmitter through your car stereo but now it would only come over the TT930's internal speaker (probably a good thing as the FM transmitter would be subject to interference depending on where you were). It would've been nice to have the option of the instructions being on both the transmitter and the internal speaker. Also, after the update, the FM transmitter doesn't always stay on but obviously shuts off after a few moments of silence (they probably thought they were extending the battery life). The net effect is that you get static until you start the Jukebox and during the speaker phone calls, you get static over the car speakers after a few moments of the call.br /br /Hopefully, they will fix some of this nonsense in the next release but clearly they don't have a good beta test program.br /br /The latest update also broke the "Operate my Go" feature from the TomTom Home application on the laptop and there appears to be no fixes pending.br /br /The real killer is that while using the unit on a trip to Canada, about halfway through my trip, it just stopped receiving GPS signals at all. Now it just waits for a valid GPS signal and never gets one period regardless of where I am, how long I wait or how often I update the Quick GPS fix data. It wouldn't even route without a valid GPS signal so it was completely useless. At least if it routed then it could still be useful in the same way that Google maps is useful but no, it just sits there waiting for a signal.br /br /TomTom's support is only available during the work day so I'll have to place the call from my office which had poor GPS reception to begin with so we'll have to see if it's even possible to get this problem addressed. It'll also be interesting if the RMA process is more than the black hole that it has been with the 920T. It will also be interesting to see if they will transfer my traffic and redlight subscriptions to a replacement unit.br /br /I don't mind the product not being perfect and having it's peculiar nuances in usage but I do expect it to work for more than a few months. Now it's just a 4GB MP3 player.br /br /As an mp3 player, it would be better if they still sold the iPod cable which they've mysteriously taken off their website.
 Catastrophic Mount December 30, 2008
The TomTom 930T is a good GPS - I guess... However, the fun is taken away from using it when the unit comes of the mount all the time, regardles if you fasten it to the windshield or the dashboard. It happens in particular in cold conditions and leaves me frustrated what to do now. I am waiting for the unit to break the next time when it comes off. The is a major design flaw and hard to understand when you pay good money on this device.
Bad TomTom 930T December 21, 2008
I purchased the TomTom 930T from Amazon around Nov 22, 2009. I kept it for about 20 days trying to get the features that I paid for to work, first, the traffic reciever didn't work, I was on the phone with TomTom support for at least 2 hours dealing with that, then the advnce lane guidance wasn't going to work in the city I drive most in (Nashnville,TN), no cure for that. Also the speech would break up and even cut out several times per day. I was excited to get this unit for these features. TomTom tech support kept passing the buck, they never woul let me talk to anyone in charge, and never fixed the issues, except they offered to send me a new traffic reciever (so I could stay on the phone another hour or so to try and get it to work). I sent the unit back to Amazon, they asked no questions and gave me a full refund. This reviw has nothing but high prasies for Amazon, but as for TomTom...I will stick with my Garmins I have had for years.
Defective out of the box - they make you pay shipping December 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After owning and using various GPS devices for many years, this seemed like a nice step forward. I will never know as the device never worked. It crashed again and again as I attempted to start it for the first time. After spending many hours working at it with TomTom customer support, they reached the conclusion I came to in the first 10 minutes - the device was defective. Although their supportive staff were nice, it took 6 of them and hours to figure out it was defective. THEN they told me that the company policy is not to pay for shipping. They expected me to pay to ship a device back to them that arrived broken. Huh? Does this mean I was very unlucky or that their devices aren't so hot or that there quality control is poor? I don't know. If you buy one maybe you can figure it out.
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