Where To Buy TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

Tomtom must have a large team of viral marketers writing positive reviews here and on other websites. That's the only explanation for its positive average rating. My advice: BELIEVE the bad reviews. Those are the REAL ones. DO NOT BELIEVE the positive reviews. Those are the ones written by Tomtom employees.

Now on to the real issues with ALL Tomtom GPSs:

1. Paid updates
Forget about the "latest map update guarantee". It will not be up-to-date enough to include the latest routes/bridges/etc in your area which ARE ALREADY BUILT AND IN USE. By the time Tomtom includes those in their maps your "guarantee" will be expired and you'll have to PURCHASE the latest version of the map. Have you ever felt RIPPED OFF? Buy a Tomtom GPS and you certainly will.

2. Drifting
Drifting is positioning fluctuation when navigating with your GPS. Let's suppose you're stopped in a red light. Drifting is when your GPS screens starts shifting around like you're on a hot air balloon swinging heavily sideways and/or back and forth. Tomtom GPSs have unbearable drifting.

3. Satellite lock time
Tomtom will tell you its lock on to the satellites and therefore readiness for GPS navigation takes seconds. But wait, that's ONLY IF YOU REMEMBER TO CONNECT YOUR GPS TO THE INTERNET BEFORE USING IT. That's right, in order to get a fast satellite lock time, you have to download a certain "GPS QUICKFIX" file from Tomtom, otherwise it will take up to 15 minutes to lock and be ready to navigate. So much for saving precious time huh? And what about saving time in an emergency situation? If you forgot to connect your unit to the internet and update it, forget it.

4. Street name search
Stupidest algorithm I've ever seen. Just typing a part of the name (let's say the easiest part) won't do the trick, you have to enter the street name EXACTLY in the order it appears or you'll risk not finding it. Charming.

5. Outdated speedcam warnings
That speedcam which has been removed will still be there for a long time. The new speedcams will give you enough tickets to pay for a new GPS over and over.

6. Mounting cup will wear off in no time
The standard mounting kit which comes with the GPS will wear off in a very short time - I don't use mine all that much and yet it woudn't stick to the windshield after less than a year. Just unbelieveble. Of course a replacement, especially one that's a little more efficient than the original (which is disposable) isn't cheap AT ALL.

7. The GPS often wants me to go the wrong way on one way streets, and has absolutely no regard to dangerous areas which should be avoided.

Today I had an emergency that showed the Tomtom dependability (or lack thereof) in vivid colors. I don't ever want to go through the kind of aggravation I'm subject to when using this unit. Stay away from Tomtom, as far away as you can.Get more detail about TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator.