Re: Mini Review: TomTom Go 700 in car GPS


zoaran substitute wrote:

> Can I ask a few questions? Knowing me, I'll probably have a whole bunch
> more, but here's for starters...

I can't answer all, but I can have a go at some ...

> 1. Can you copy the TomTom maps, software, whatever, onto a different
> SD card? I'm not looking to pirate, merely to get everything in one
> place [1] so I don't have to switch cards whenever I want to 'do' GPS.

Yes - I thnik you can put theme wherever you want.

> 2. Can you use the normal Palm functions whilst using GPS? What happens
> if the Palm is on (say) tasks and the TomTom wants to tell you to turn
> left?

I don't think so - IME when you accidentally press anoter button the
GPS stuff stops dead and needs to be restarted.
>
> 3. Can you make phonecalls whilst the GPS is running? Will it still
> give voice prompts? (only applies to Treos, not other Palms...) What
> about when other audio is running, eg MP3?

I don't have a phone-Palm, and never tried teh MP3 thang.

> 4. How much free RAM should I have to run the application? How much RAM
> does the application itself take up? How much space does a UK map take
> on the SD card?

The UK map takes (at a guess) about 200K

> 5. How does the cradle work? It appears (at least for the Treo 650)
> that the cradle merely holds the unit in place; you still need to
> connect power as a separate fiddly cable (ie the dock is not powered).

For my cradle, it's very fiddly. Yes - it just hold the unit in place,
and there's a line in for power from the cig lighter, and a line out to
power the GPS unit itself.

> 6. Are the voice prompts loud enough on a Palm? Can you turn them off
> and still navigate without problems?

Yes - they're plenty loud. It's OK navigating without the voice if you
have plenty of time!

> 7. Where did you buy it?

France.

> 8. Can you install the POI files and other fancy stuff using a Mac?

Never tried.

> 9. It's already been said that you need a PC to install the map
> updates. How exactly does this work? Do you download an EXE file, plug
> in the SD card, and run the EXE, or is it more convoluted? Can it be
> done via Virtual PC?

You run the installer from the CD on a PC and it creates a map file on
your PC hard drive which you then copy to your SD however you like (eg
SD card reader on the PC).

> 10. Is there any reason (other than screen size) that I should consider
> getting a 'real' TomTom rather than the software running on a Palm?

Less fiddly, easier to use, mine used to have some "connecting to the
GPS using Bluetooth" issues.

HTH

.

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