tomtom 920t reviews
Dec 19, 2007 gps navigation, reviews, tomtom
The latest and greatest TomTom is of course the new 920T as can be seen from the chart above. It offers voice commands, currently only available on the 920 series, and the “T” adds traffic compatibility into the mix.
We’ve had a lot of interest in our comparison of TomTom 920T to the Garmin 770 and since both products are relatively new in the market there are not very many reviews. Thanks to Amazon though we can now hear from real people who own the 920T:
review 1
…Here is a list of things that I noticed: The light sensor gone from the top and now sitting very discreetly in the front. The remote control has been improved and is now Bluetooth. It seems to me that it is somewhat faster in performing any commands faster than its predecessor. Accepting spoken directions is a plus and has worked well for me so far, no complaints. The screen is huge and seems to have been improved, because I now can see everything much better than on the previous model in bright sunny days. ..
review 2
…I cannot speak for Windows users as I am running a Mac, but if you are a Mac user run away as fast as you can from this company and their products. Not only do the not have anyone knowledgeable about how their products interact with the Mac but their only advice was to try and run it from a Windows machine…
review 3
…It has some features that were never mentioned that I was worried it wouldn’t have like the ability to save your current GPS position so you can come back to it later. Also it has the ability to enter in actual coordinates incase you ever want to go Geo caching. I love the Traffic feature although in a lot of cases traffic is unavoidable but at least this way you know what to expect.
Two things it lacks that are small that I wish it had. In order to cancel a route I think it is lame that you have to move through a couple screens just to cancel your route you would think it would be up in the front of the controls. And I wish it had a base that was mounted in your car that…
review 4
…they told me to load the software on someone else’s PC for the updates as they do not have an “Emulator” for Apple systems. Tom Tom states they may have one in the future but I will believe it when I see it! I will say that the Tom Tom 920 works fine as a GPS system except the battery run time (before needing a recharge) is only about 3 and a half hours rather than the 5 hours they claim…
For the whole reviews head on over to Amazon.
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December 20th, 2007 at 1:52 am
Thanx for the reviews and the chart. br
December 21st, 2007 at 10:09 am
Customer Service needs to be improved. I sent my unit back to TomTom on Dec 10th for a manufacturing defect. They said they had one in stock and would send me the new one. TomTom received my unit and signed for it on Dec 12 at 9:52 a.m. As of Dec 21st, I have called them seven times. Three Techs guaranteed me they would call me back but none of them have. As of Dec 21st no one knows where my replacement unit is even though one Tech said it was shipped to me but couldn’t find a tracking number.
December 28th, 2007 at 9:36 am
I purchased the TomTom 920T after being told it would work with Mac. It does not. The software will not back up. After waiting 1 hour for assistance I was told they have not written the software to support the 720/920 series for Mac. They told me to get a PC. They released the product knowing it would not allow the proper set up of TomTom home on Mac systems and are hoping to write it now. The new home for my 920T is back to Best BUY. This company is has lost a customer.
January 16th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I agree with all the comments I’m reading regarding MAC support. It’s simply a blatent lie. The HOME software does not function at all with the 920 unit, and it’s not possible for me to cash in my ‘latest maps guarantee’ or pretty much any of the other software-based promises they made when I bought this thing. If only I’d read all these bad reviews before buying ! I’m also finding that the device is packed full of incomplete and somewhat dubious features that I don’t really want or need. I’d have preferred it if they concentrated on the core functionality for now and put all the bells and whistles on later. The phone kit (yes, I use the phone kit!) sound quality is acceptable, but it’s pretty annoying: you turn the sound down so the NAV commentary isn’t so damn lound, and then you have to turn it up again when you get a phone call because you can’t hear the voice on the other end! It also doesn’t give you any ring tone when you dial out, and you suddenly just get a ‘hello’ from the other end after a long silence when you wonder if your bluetooth connection died. This device has a LOT of potential, but there are several annoying glitches and TomTom themselves are really doing their best to lose their customers from what I can see. I’m really not surprised to see people sending their 920’s back. I won’t be doing that quite yet, but I will be kicking up a bit of a fuss about this, as I do feel pretty ripped off so far. I mean, who uses Windows these days anyway ?
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
78% Use windows
22% Use Mac
April 15th, 2009 at 6:03 am
If you want to see a reader’s feedback :) , I rate this post for four from five. Detailed info, but I just have to go to that damn msn to find the missed pieces. Thank you, anyway!