Re: Mini Review: TomTom Go 700 in car GPS

zoaran substitute <nettid1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
and would
> > wholeheartedly agree with your comments.
>
> Can I ask a few questions? Knowing me, I'll probably have a whole bunch
> more, but here's for starters...
>
> 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.
>
as others have said - yes - just a straight copy does fine.
> 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?
As with all Palm applications, they only run one at a time, so the
TomTom pauses if you switch to another app.
>
> 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 haven't tried it when the MP3 player is running, but as I said at (2)
I think it's single-tasking.
>
> 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?
Don't know about free RAM - I've never really considered that on a Palm,
I just thought it was a matter of storage RAM, which is why you need an
SD Card. There are 2 UK Maps, one of which includes majot European
roads. That takes up about 200k. Just UK is about 100k
>
> 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).
>
There are quite a few different cradles. My last one (stolen last week)
was hard-wired to the car's power supply, so slotting the Palm into it
automatically charged it, and connected it to the GPS receiver. I'm now
waiting for Palm's Navigation Companion, which has the GPS thingy built
in to the cradle. Just a bit neater. I also had a cig. lighter cable,
for use in other cars.
> 6. Are the voice prompts loud enough on a Palm? Can you turn them off
> and still navigate without problems?
>
they were fine on my T3. The software will still show you your route
etc without.
> 7. Where did you buy it?
>
www.totalgps.co.uk
The new one's coming from Amazon.
> 8. Can you install the POI files and other fancy stuff using a Mac?
>
Absolutely. The POI files are just drag and drop onto the SD Card.
> 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?
Not so - TomTom now supply a Mac OS X installer for updates etc.
>
> 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?
>
I don't even think the screen size is any different.
You might appreciate the hands free capability of the TomTom 500/700,
although I tried it in my friend's car, and really prefer a headset.

I prefer having in on a Palm, for 3 reasons:
Easier to carry out of the car (less bulky)
The ability to go online (you can browse to a company's site to get
their postcode/address if you're not sure where they are)
The ability to check emails when I'm out and about.

The latter 2 are another reason why I replaced the Bluetooth receiver
with a wired one on my last setup, and why I specifically looked for a
wired solution this time round.

And don't you already have a Palm?

>
> Thanks in advance for any responses....
>
> -zoara-
>
>
Pleasure.

> [1] and one place that's more convenient; I have a SanDisk Ultra2
> SD+USB card <http://tinyurl.com/87csk> which can slot right into a USB
> port without a card reader. So having *everything* on there would be
> useful.
So how's that work then? Surely the SD Card slot is too thin for a USB
plug?

Peter

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