I purchased a GO 720 on Feb 20th'08. The unit works brilliantly but I was irritated that the map version and TomTom Home software were both months out of date.
I used the TomTom 30 day free version guarantee to successfully download the latest versions. You will need to register a User Name and e-mail address with TomTom and a high speed internet connection to do this. The map download will take around 2-3 hours.
To check the versions, don't ask a salesman in a store, instead tap the arrow on the main menu twice and click SHOW VERSIONS. The latest versions as at Feb'08 are:
App 7.221
GPS v1.21
Map North America_2GB v 710.1584
The latest TomTom Home software for your PC is version 2.2. You should be prompted to download v2.2 when you connect the Go to your PC. Accept the update.
To download the latest map version, Start TomTom Home on your PC. Click Tools, select Use Latest Map Guarantee. Follow the instructions on the screen. Expect a 3 hour download. The new North America map will download to your PC and install on your Go (step 3 on screen).
Enter the TomTom Home main menu. Click Update my Go and you will receive about 13,000 approved map corrections from TomTom Map Share that will be applied to the latest map version.
You will need the full 2Gb space on internal memory for the new map version. So delete any MP3, photo or audiobook files first. You will need an SD card to use those.
Then enjoy your Go with the latest maps on a great GPS.
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