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TomTom GO 520 Satellite Navigation System With UK & Ireland Mapping

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Technical Details

  • Product Description: TomTom GO 520 - GPS receiver
  • Product Type: GPS receiver
  • Recommended Use: Automotive
  • Dimensions (WxDxH): 11.8 cm x 8.3 cm x 2.4 cm
  • Weight: 220 g
  • Maps Included: Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Included GPS Software: TomTom HOME
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth
  • Traffic Services: TMC - Traffic Message Channel (Optional)
  • Built-in Display: LCD - widescreen - 480 x 272 - colour
  • Built-in Memory: 64 MB
  • Removable Memory: Yes (memory card not included)
  • Slots: SD Memory Card
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  • Item Weight: 223 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 908 g
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  • Item model number: 1N00560
  • ASIN: B000RW2WU2
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 26 Jun 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,628 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

 

TomTom

Elegant, slim, pocketable design.
Fits perfectly in your car and in your pocket.

TomTom Go Series

TomTom announces a new era in car navigation: the GO 520 & 720. It takes everything that has made TomTom the world leader in portable navigation and builds on it. Perfectly engineered, and with a range of enhancements to every aspect of your navigation experience:

 

 

• TomTom’s legendary ease of use, made even easier
• A navigation performance that sets new industry standards with best-in-class GPS reception, best maps, unique TomTom Map Share™ updates and much more
• A focus throughout on s! afety
• Smart and fun extras


The smartest navigator is also the easiest TomTom Go

TomTom has a reputation for the most user-friendly and efficient navigators. And the GO 520 & 720 are no exception.

A range of useful and also fun new features all benefit from the latest version of an award-winning intuitive user interface that makes the smartest TomTom technology easy to use.

• Easier on the eye: a 4.3" widescreen improves your view of
where you are, and makes entering instructions easier and
quicker.
• Better communicator: text-to-speech means your device can
announce street names, as well as sms and traffic messages.
Giving you easier guidance and allowing you to focus better
on the road ahead. • Better listener: speech recognition le! ts you tell your device
where to go, instead of typing it on the screen.
• Better view day and night: light sensor gives automatic
brightness control.


TomTom Go Instand Map updatesInstant map updates via
TomTom Map Share™

TomTom Map Share™ is technology unique to TomTom which enables you to add to, update and personalise
your maps instantly. It also lets you share and benefit from fellow users’ changes - daily, automatically and easily
via TomTom HOME. And even better, TomTom has the world’s largest satellite navigation community that can
contribute and exchange all their changes amongst each other. Making the best maps available for all of them.

TomTom Map Share™ means TomTom drivers can always have the most up-to-d! ate maps at their fingertips. Choose the changes you want - for example, choose only those submitted by many users, or only those checked and approved by TomTom. Have the inside local knowledge, wherever you go.

Easy voice address input.

Speech Recognition:
Speaking an address, to tell your device where to take you, is much easier than typing. TomTom GO 520 & 720 understand the pronunciation of city and street names. You can also answer questions while driving, so you can keep
your eyes on the road with the combination of text-to-speech and speech recognition technology.

For example:
Your GO 520 or 720 asks:
• "Traffic delay now 12 minutes; shall I try to optimize?"
• "A new text message was received; shall ! I read it aloud?"
and you just reply "! Yes" or "No".


Best Navigation

At the heart of the TomTom GO 520 & 720 is its navigation performance:
• High sensitivity GPS chipset gives you the best positioning.
Industry-leading route calculation takes you there the best possible way.
• Should you deviate from your planned route, fast route re-calculation adjusts to your new location instantly.
• And when you first turn on, TomTom QuickGPSfix™ technology is best at finding the GPS satellites, to give you even quicker start-up.

 


Points of Interest that tell you more.


The GO 520 & 720 give you access to literally thousands of Points of Interest - fuel stations, parking, restaurant! s, cash machines and lots more. Many now come ready for Rich Content - extra information on your destination or stop, such as overview maps, pictures, descriptions and phone numbers.
Now you can find a restaurant you like while you’re still on the open road. (And with hands-free calling - you can even phone to reserve a table.)


Safe & efficient driving

Efficient traffic avoidance

Improve your routefinding with live traffic info. TomTom GO 520/720will calculate the effect of traffic and suggest alternative routes:
• Choose automatic or on-demand traffic updates.
• Choice of alternative routes to suit: Quickest route, Avoid any traffic congestion, Stay on same route, etc.
• Pre-program a regular route, such as "Home-Work", for a quick-&a! mp;-easy traffic check each time.
• A clear overview of t! he entir e traffic situation, integrated seamlessly into your navigation view via the improved traffic bar.


TomTom offers two options for receiving traffic information:

1. The TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver receives standard "TMC"
traffic updates (RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver is an optional extra on standard 520 and 720 models). These are broadcast at regular intervals "over the
air", rather like the traffic reports you hear on your car radio. The 520T & 720T models come with this Traffic Receiver as standard.

2. TomTom’s Traffic service*. combines traffic information from several top quality providers. TomTom uses the most reliable,
accurate and real-time traffic information available. It sends this information to your TomTom device, via your Bluetooth® mobile
phone, whenever you want. TomTom GO will even give you notice of adverse weather conditions for the route ahead
* N ot available in! all countries. A data-enabled Bluetooth® mobile phone is required. Check your network operator for any data charges.


Hands-free calling. Safer and simpler

Hands-free calling, via Bluetooth®, lets you take a call with just a tap of the screen, or with speech recognition HandsFree just by saying "yes". So you can
keep hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. With optimized acoustic design, enhanced noise reduction, echo cancellation technology and the
new high performance speaker the GO 520 & 720 give you the best hands-free calling experience, comparable with Bluetooth® hands free car kits.

We take your safety as seriously as you do
Technological innovation and smart design combine to make TomTom ! GO 520 & 720 best in class for driver safety. Of cours! e, clear visual and spoken instructions in your chosen language mean that following navigation directions is a calm and relaxing experience. Plus, a range of features make it easier to concentrate on the road ahead:

Choose which options you want to help you drive safely:
• display of current speed limit
• speeding warnings
• recommended driving breaks
• warnings of schools or places of worship
• unpaved road warnings and more.


Smart & Fun Extras

Driving’s only half the fun
Your GO 520/720 has an MP3 Player on board with up to 2GB of memory* and transmits to your FM radio, via the FM Transmitter**, so you can play your digital music over the car audio system. It’ll even go quiet as you hear navigation instructions and
hand! s-free phone calls there as well. You can personalise it too:
• Record the navigation instructions in your own voice, or a
friend’s (hear your special someone say "Turn right, sweetie!")
• Choose the icon that shows where you are on the map,
or even create your own.
• Download your own ringtones or map colour schemes,
and more, through the "TomTom HOME" software

* Available via an optional SD card
** The use of the FM radio frequencies by short range devices is governed by local laws and
regulations which may vary from country to country

TomTom is powered by Tele Atlas Quality Maps.
Tele Atlas is a leading worldwide map data provider for personal navigation solutions. In a rapidly expanding industry and changing world, Tele Atlas continuously produces rich, fresh and accurate quality maps. Tele Atlas brand promise: find more, reflects how we see a world where people do not just want to move from A to B, but want to find interesting things and places on the way: restaurants, hotels, petrol stations, museums and so on. It's not about just guiding users to destinations but also helping them easily find the people, places and products that interest them the most.

Reviews
Perfectly engineered; New TomTom GO 720, the ultimate car navigator. Elegant, slim, pocketable design - perfect fit for your car and your pocket. GO 720 takes everything that has made TomTom the world leader in portable navigation and builds on it. Perfectly engineered, and with a range of enhancements to every aspect of your navigation experience. Speech Recognition: Speaking an address, to tell your device where to take you, is much easier than typing. TomTom GO 720 understands the pronunciation of city and street names. You can also answer questions while driving, so you can keep your eyes on the road with the combination of text-to-speech and speech recognition technology. For example: Your GO 720 asks: "Traffic delay now 12 minutes; shall I try to optimize?" "A new text message was received; shall I read it aloud?" and you just reply "Yes" or "No" Best Navigation At the heart of the TomTom GO 720 is its navigation performance: High sensitivity GPS chipset gives you the best positioning Industry-leading route calculation takes you there the best possible way Should you deviate from your planned route, fast route re-calculation adjusts to your new location instantly And when you first turn on, TomTom QuickGPSfix technology is best at finding the GPS satellites, to give you even quicker start-up Navigation innovations include: See where you are: Building footprints, for a more realistic representation of your surroundings Hear where you are: text-to-speech means your device announces street names, for even easier identification of your turn Today's best maps. And tomorrow's. TomTom GO 720 come with the latest and most complete maps pre-installed on 2GB internal memory, for accurate, door-to-door navigation throughout Western Europe. Coverage includes Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic

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Box Contents
  • Windscreen mount
  • Car charger
  • CD-rom
  • Desk dock
  • Documentation

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    84 of 87 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars An worthwhile upgrade., 13 Oct 2007
    By John Nunn (Coventry, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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    This new design has all of the great feature you expect from TomTom but coupled with a more usable mounting system and a great widescreen display. Both myself and my wife spent a large amount of time investigating the various models on the market and found the features and ease of use of the TomTom Go 520/720 were clearly the best available. Coupled with the iPod cable I can now use both my TomTom and iPod through my car radio and not have difficulty hearing instructions over the music. On the downside my Mobile phone, an orange SPV3100, does not want to work with the hands free option provided; this is a bit of a disappointment to an otherwise perfect solution.
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    33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love this device!, 6 May 2008
    This is my first ever satnav - and I am really happy with it!.

    The main thing is that if you should deviate from the route given, it will very quickly pick up on this, and recalculate the route, getting you back on track. Very useful if you are in an unfamiliar area.

    The spoken voice is certainly loud enough to hear out of the speaker on the satnav when on the motorway, although you can tune it in to your stereo and have it come out of your car speakers (or via an audio cable if you have an auxiliary socket in your car).

    It bleeps at you if you're driving too fast on a particular road (should you select it to) and warns you of upcoming speed cameras (again, should you select it to).

    Every time you connect it to your computer, you can update the information on it, so it is as up to date as you want it to be. If you notice an error on the TomTom map, you can even report and correct this with TomTom - including adding any missing points of interest that you feel should be on there.

    It is certainly worth taking the time to get to know this machine before you use it, as it will do an awful lot of stuff (including being used as an MP3 player or allowing you to make and receive calls on your mobile via bluetooth whilst driving).

    The battery life isn't so great so you will have to charge it quite soon after using it on a journey of a couple of hours, but it does come with a car charger so no real problems with this.

    I am really happy with my TomTom and, despite all the stories I have heard about inaccuracies of directions, it has been spot-on for me so far.
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    231 of 249 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars At last, sat nav with daily map updates!, 13 Aug 2007
    By Paul Dodd - See all my reviews
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    By far the biggest improvement on this system compared to previous Tom Toms is that no longer will you ever have to suffer a map being wrong, with the Tom Tom 520/720 the maps are updated everyday. If you're driving along and you come across a road that isn't currently on your map just tap the screen and it will map the new road as you drive along it. Plug the Tom Tom into your pc each night and your map modifications are sent to the Tom Tom site at the same time as downloading everyone else's map corrections. Everyone who has mocked sat nav systems in the past for their inaccuracy will now have nothing to complain about as you'll never have wrong maps. You can even correct changes to 1 way systems or speed limits.

    There are many other major improvements such as the ability to speak to the unit rather than having to press the screen. How many times have we all been tempted to lean over and tap the screen at a time when it isn't safe but you just had to do it? All you need to do now is speak navigational instructions such as "Glasgow" then it asks which road, if it hasn't quite understood you or there's more than 1 road with the same name in that area then you get a numbered list to choose from and you just say "1" or "2" etc. It also speaks back to you when giving directions so instead of just saying "take the next road on the left" it will say "turn into the next left, castle road" or whatever the road name is. It also sounds very human and not like one of those creepy speech synthesizers from the 80's that gave kids nightmares.

    Despite having a larger than ever 4.3 inch screen this Tom Tom is far smaller than before which makes it much easier to carry around with you unlike the brick sized Tom Tom 510. It is lighter, thinner, sleeker and the battery lasts an hour longer than on the previous models so you can now navigate for 5 hours without recharging. The on/off button is greatly improved so it no longer keeps turning itself on when in a bag.

    You can now not only store MP3 songs on your Tom Tom but you can send them through your car radio, even better you don't need a fancy blue tooth stereo to do this, it works with any car radio at all. Just select a blank frequency like 103.00 fm or whatever, tell the Tom Tom that frequency and hey presto, crystal clear mp3s play through your car speakers with the tom tom instructions coming out the speakers as well or just from the Tom Tom as normal.

    It's hard to see how the Tom Tom 520 could ever be improved upon, I had many ideas I wanted to see used by Tom Tom and they've done them all - the ability to speak to it, the bigger screen, the map updates. The only advantages the 720 has over the 520 is that is has a 2GB hard drive built in but that seems pointless to me when SD cards come up to 8Gb in size now and they access much faster than a hard drive. A hard drive would also drain more battery power because it has moving parts. The 720 also comes with full door to door. European maps but that's only useful if you ever plan on crossing Europe. Although the 720 is only £30 more, the 520 is where the smart money goes in my opinion.

    The hands free phone system is great and means you can answer your phone and talk legally. Some people critise the Tom Tom 520 for not being compatible with all mobile phones, well just to clear that up it does work fine for talking with any phone which has bluetooth, it is just that not all phones can send text messages to the Tom Tom and that's a very minor complaint as far as I'm concerned.

    This may not be the cheapest system available but it does 10 times more than any other and you get what you pay for. There is no better sat nav system available today.
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