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Tomtom GO 730 GPS Receiver Review

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Specs & Features

Released

5 months ago

Antenna

Built-in

Audible Features

Voice Navigation Instructions

Battery Life

5 Hours

Battery Type and Quantity

Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

Built in memory

2048 MB

Depth

1 in.

Designation

Automobile

Display Size

4.3 in.

Display Type

64k Colors LCD TFT Display

Expansion Slot Type

SD (Secure Digital) Card Slot

Family Line

Tomtom GO

Form Factor

Fixed

Height

3.2 in.

Included Software/Maps

Europe Maps, Germany Maps, Ireland, France Maps

MPN

1CH7.058.00

Map capabilities

Internal

PC Interface

Bluetooth Wireless Technology

Plug-in Interface

Secure Digital (SD)

Resolutions

480 x 272

Special Features

Remote Control, MP3 Player

Trip calculator

Route Recalculation

UPC

636926020138

User interface

Touch Screen

Weight

0.48 lb.

Width

4.6 in.

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What People Say

Upgraded from TomTom One 3rd Edition, boy! this thing is like going from a 19' to 40' screen. Ease of Use is the same. I have not been able to see the rightside view since I pruchased the 730. The grass and the black pavement looks great in the advertisement. It gets you closer that a block to location not yet on the map. Overall, the features, accuracy, ease of use and durability I rate the TomTom 730 5 stars. Cost-Benefit, well the price is still over the top. I recommend that all TomTom lovers purchase this item and you won't be dissapointed! from Circuitcity.com Overall the TomTom 730 works as advertised to get you from point A to point B. The thing that I like most was the lane guidance feature, the IQ route, and voice guidance to alert you when to turn. However, there are a few minor flaws with street name pronunciations if using computer generated voice, get confused if going through too many highway interchanges, and some times it lags behind a few seconds. Otherwise, the product was very good to have ... ( from Circuitcity.com I recently upgraded from a Garmin 660 to the TT 730 plus I bought the RDS-TMC receiver. I love the TomTom not only for it's customization feature but the intuitive software interface, and while no GPS is 100% accurate, the fact that you can submit corrections to the map makes it invaluable.I'm now a loyal convert. I would recommend this device to anyone who uses a GPS to get around town quicker, more efficiently thanks to the IQ Route this is possible. from Circuitcity.com Acquired for use during multi-year expat assignment in Europe. Have found it very intuitive and easy to use. Great coverage throughout Europe.Only glitch is the internet connection to download/update maps and voices. Haven't got that to function correctly yet but could my computer or IT skills !Will be getting one for my wife ASAP . . . . excellent connection with Bluetooth for phone and car. from Circuitcity.com ProsVery fast in finding current location, Easy to use, Good bluetooth connection with cell phone, Great price at $359.00. ConsProblem seeing the maps in direct sunlight from Dell.com I am a single Mother of 2 very active children and I am always driving. This is my new best friend. It is very user freindly and by the way the MP3 works great also.I would recommend this to anyone. from Circuitcity.com Execellent navigation. Very Easy to use, star really quick, just exellent, from Circuitcity.com from Circuitcity.com This was my first GPS purchase for myself, but I work with the technology and understand it well. Since most GPS units on the market today use the same low-level chips and GPS receiver technology, I focused in on the features, ease of use, and price. The GO 730 hasn't disappointed me.I was really drawn to the ability to upload my own and receive map updates made by other TomTom users. This is the ultimate in real-time sharing facilitated by TomTom. The ability to download point of interest data created by other users is also very nice.I haven't used the MP3 player yet, but the Bluetooth handsfree works well, but is a little noisy in my 10 year old 4-Runner. Have taken the GO730 on a 5 hour one-way road trip and was pleased with it. I downloadeda user-provided POI file with Starbucks locations and that was very helpful for planning and finding coffee stops. If you like to customize and download your own vehicle icons and content, this is a great unit.For a car GPS navigation unit, this one would be hard to beat, but a slightly brighter screen would be nice. If the built-in speaker isn't loud enough, you can use the built-in RF modulator to play through your FM radio or add an external speaker through the provided 1/8' jack. The available traffic data receiver and service subscription might be nice. I was glad to get a product with expansion potential and lots of features.Works great in the car. I've played around by holding the unit in my hands and found that it doesn't update regularlyat slow speeds. This may be fixed in the new version of the application that I just downloaded.Another great feature is being able to download quick-fix data to allow faster fixes based on satellite location data for the next 7 days. I like this unita lot and found it competitively priced among those with similar features. from Circuitcity.com Overall, I'm impressed with this device. The IQ routing really does appear to work as advertised, calculating different routes home from work depending upon the time of day using its historical database. This is the main reason I chose it over the 720/920. The advance lane guidance is helpful, although the static images don't appear very often. I've only seen one so far. Another reason I went with a Tom Tom is because of the Map Share feature on TomTom Home which allows you to download map corrections from other Tom Tom users. My hope is that this will help keep the maps from getting obsolete as quickly. You can also enrich your POIs by downloading additional user-made POIs from TomTom Home. The voice address input does work pretty well. However, it does appear to be limited to adding destinations by address. You can't give general menu commands or enter destinations by POI using voice. The map and POIs are pretty well up to date, at least after downloading the one free map update you areallowed within the first 30 days.Beyond navigation, the other features like hands-free calling and the ability to play MP3s are nice extras. The list of phones that are compatible with the device is a bit misleading. I would encourage you to test compatibility (pairing) with your phone in the store before you buy it if you are interested in hand-free calling. However, you will not be able to test whether you can use Tom Tom Services (those services you can pay extra for) through your phone in the store. Now to the cons. The firmware does appear to be buggy and why I gave it a 2 stars on Durability. I've had to use the reset button on about an every-other day basis. Sometimes the device will freeze. The other very annoying thing is that it randomly turns itself on, using up the entire battery charge for the next time I want to use it. I've played with a lot of different options trying to figure out if there's some setting that is doing it, but haven't come across any magical cure yet. I'm a bit disappointed in the volume level of the hands-free calling. My party on the phone can hear me well, but I'm having trouble hearing them. This may be just a user-error on my part on not finding the right volume option. I'll keep playing with it. Unfortunately, the phone calls cannot be fed through the FM transmitter to your car speakers like the navigation directions can. Your caller's voice can only come through the built-in speaker on the device.I'll be very happy with this device if I can overcome the spontaneous power-ons and freeze ups. Maybe I just got a defective unit that the warranty will help me out with. The IQ routing is the real deal, and reason enough to purchase this unit. from Circuitcity.com