TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Best Quality

I want to make this short and sweet. Let's start with some pros:

PROS: Straight out of the box, you can start using the 720. A quick 2 minute set-up and you're ready to go. I bought my 720 on November 25, 2007 and the maps are very accurate and up-to-date. The 720 comes with one free map update that you can use within a month of purchase to get the latest map additions. MapShare is a great feature and allows you to share map corrections with others people in your area. The menus and interface are excellent (better than Garmin in my opinion) and the speaker is great. The auto re-route feature is excellent as well(in case you miss a turn, run into traffic, or purposely go a different route). I personally love being able to add POI (Point of Interest) and the computer will say them. I added a couple of "speed limit change" reminders as a POI and the 720 will tell me when I am approaching the location. It is also very easy to find a gas station, movie theater, ect.. while driving (please be careful while doing it). The hands-free calling works with any bluetooth enabled phone and makes talking while driving MUCH safer and easier. The ability to hook-up the iPod is also a great feature that you can utilize (with the proper hook-ups). Now for the Cons....

CONS: Let's start with the Bluetooth/hands free calling. While it's true you can perform handsfree calling, not all phones allow you to connect and use certain features, such as uploading your phonebook, getting traffic and weather updates, having the computer read your text messages, email, ect,.. In fact, only 3 Sprint phones are compatible with the 720 for these features. I'm not sure which phones are, but I believe the TomTom website lists the compatible phones. Your best bet is to go to your local GPS retailer and play with the demo to see if it's compatible (just go through the set-up steps and see if your phone works, only takes a minute). Next, the 720 did give me a wrong turn in one instance that actually would have cost me almost 10 minutes in extra driving, luckily I didn't listen to it. I hear all GPS units make a few errors with directions, so what can you do. Third, to use the iPod you need to buy an extra cable (you can get this off of ebay for about $20) and the quality is not the greatest if you plan on having the volume up loud. Also, the interface between the 720 and your iPod are not all there. As far as the maps and POIs, there are no Quiktrips listed which I find odd since it's a very large gas station chain so it makes me wonder what other POIs are missing from the GPS, but that's where MapShare comes in handy.

If you can get past the screwy iPod connectivity and the phone conectivity, you have a really good GPS unit on your hands and probably the best in it's class for what it offers. If you have any specific questions I would be glad to help, just email me at ceosblake@yahoo.comGet more detail about TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator.