Electronics : TomTom GO 930T Satellite Navigation System

Rating: - BATTERY BATTERY WIRES WIRES EVERYWHERE!!!!!
I have always been a loyal supporter of tom tom nothing can beat them in their products usability but this version has been let down by its battery life, it doesnt have a battery indicator telling you how long is left and doesnt last very long anyway so always needs to be plugged in which brings on the problem of taking everything apart everytime you leave the car especially with the traffic information aerial not being built in. This has also meant that the main power supply wire has to be plugged in at all times so is over your legs while driving if you want it in the corner of the windscreen or up the centre console if in the centre of the windscreen.

Sorry to say even though best TomTom ever for its software I am selling mine own for considerably less than paid needing to have a built in system from my car manufacturer which will also take away the risk of having it stolen

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Rating: - Great All Round Unit But...
Amazing Tom Tom,
I use it whereever I go and has never let me down.
Its very easy to use and the applications on the actual device are excellent. Best Tom Tom Ever but...

The two areas where this Tom Tom lets itself down big time are the TMC Reciever and the Suction cup.

TMC never works well and the Suction Cup has been very cheaply made unlike my old one on the 910 where it locks onto the window screen.

I think they have rectified these two matters on the new Tom Tom Go Live 940.

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Rating: - TomTom GO 930T ?
Bought this model from Amazon in May 08, it started to lock up pretty soon after this. Would put it on charge and it would not start up, have only used it for a couple of journeys. Contacted Tomtom and they arranged for it to be sent back for repair. It is great when it works, which has not been to often. Just got it back from Tomtom and the report said it had replaced the main board. When I switched it on and reset my settings , I had an error message appear ? Anyway set it all up and then I noticed it had become a 920 T on splash screens and on a welcome screen, contacted tomtom and spoke to a woman, who had a suspicous American accent, probably a call centre in Bombay. She assured me this was ok. Have sent email to Tomtom to find out why my model has changed.
Like I say when it works, its pretty good, but for the last 5 or 6 months that has not been to often, for nearly £400 It has been a great let down.

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Rating: - Tomtom GO 930T - EXCELLENT!! Better Than Tomtom 6 Navigator
Usually I dont leave reviews on products I get unless it is exceptional - and this is!!

This product, although expensive, is well worth its money. Got one last week and read some reviews about the traffic announcments being usless - that is utter rubbish to the point that I doubt the ariel was even pluged into the reviews unit! This unit has the version 3 traffic ariel and with it laying on the car dashboard it picked up a strong signal in minutes both out in the countryside and in Central London! The traffic updates are excellent - when travelling along it keeps in constant contact with the RDS channel and then prompts you to click on yes or no or even say it to re-route. That option is given after it has picked up traffic and told you how long the delay is - one traffic delay was 16 minutes due to Thams Water digging up Lower Thams Streeet near the Tower OF London (a delay I knew that would exist) and the second one was a delay of 4 minutes on Euston Road late at night - saw the traffic as the unit took me over the road and away from it :)

I have had Tomtom Navigator 5 and 6 for many years on a Pocket PC and this item is so much better - the Traffic is well worth its extra money and the advanced GPS tracking even when you loose a signal is very good. The signal pickup of satalites is excellent and you are connected in seconds and reading the directions out to you is much better and easier to use. The menu structure is the same but the voice recognition helps navigating easier.

The remote control helps make this work well - at times you might want to change your end location, update a POI etc and if you have someone else in the car with you they can do it for you to leave you free to do the hard bit of driving the car.

The only downside I can see about this is the traffic arial is the same socket as the IPOD connector and it could do with including the case with the unit to protect it. Apart form that this unit is well recomended.
Also the bluetooth pairing was a bit difficult with this and my phone (a Samsung Omnia SGH-i900) - I eventually got it paired and the hands free worked well but I cant get text messages reading out of the unit.

James T

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Rating: - Much better than the others give credit
Was a little uncertain on purchase of 930T after reading the reviews however my faith in Tom Tom and positive comments of other models meant I would give it a go.

Fantastic SatNav which quickly located location and is easy to program. Within a week of receiving I took to the USA with me and we managed a week and 500 miles without getting lost.

The traffic system updates well and seems accurate.

Only reason for not giving this gadget a 5 is that the map was not most up to date and with the traffic information system there are lots of wires as you have one for that and the power lead (battery life could be better for the long trips as seems to be no warning before it cuts out)


On the positive about the maps you can download free most up to date version however this takes some time.

If you want a Satnav that does everything then this is it.