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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 910
Media: Electronics
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 4.7 x 1
MPN: GO 930
Model: GO 930
UPC: 636926021517
EAN: 0636926021517
ASIN: B00160LGEC
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 Pass on this one August 4, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I own the 910 and am looking to replace that piece of crap. Some of the features in the 930 is very enticing such as the IQroute and advanced lane guidance but in looking at the screenshot, much of the GUI has remained the same from the 910. One of my biggest complaint is reading the direction when driving. I have no idea what the next exit is on the highways as the text and highway number are just way too small. It makes me feel like some sort of senior citizen, because I definately have a hard time reading it. I've missed countless exits because of this.
 Nice GPS with few glitches July 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had Tom tom 700 which still works fine( $725) and i was looking to add another GPS to use with my second car.The new unit is pretty impressive at 4.3'flat screen and nice black design.It really looks very pretty so i have invested another $20 to buy a case which does not come with the device.The main reason to invest in the series is Pre installed Europe maps so i can rent a car at the airport and travel without any hassle.
The functionality is really nice and very customisable which can be annoying at times,but it gets better once you are familiar with the interface.I have used the Map share function which is very user friendly and a helpful feature.Ironically my home road is shown incorrectly which was perfectly good on the old GPS ,just to be aware of the limitations of any GPS unit.
The latest Map guarantee is a nice feature which brought another limitation of the hard disk space.I am able download the new US maps onto hard drive but the new Europe maps needed a new SDHC card with 4GB capacity.The tomtom's customer service team were accessible helpful contary to what i read before.
The new IQ routes timings are great as most of the time i reached the destination within 2-3 minutes of the device time.The advanced lane guidance is probably the Best feature of the lot but at this its limited to few routes.Another limitation was limited compatibility with Bluetooth phones like Blackberry curve.
Overall its a pretty useful device with loads of new features but needs some fine tuning and Tomtom needs to get more receptive and user friendly by providing a case with the device.
Excellent GPS with annoying flaws July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my second TomTom--also have the GO510. Very much like my 930T--the traffice feature here in DC is very useful. There is also a shortcut feature on the menu that brings up the functions you use most often on a single screen. However, there is still no "DONE" soft key on every screen so at time if you want to go back to navigating you may have to push the "BACK" softkey numerous times. Hugely annoying flaw that takes multiple unnecessary key strokes. The other incredibly annoying feature is that you can no longer navigate directly to a Zip Code, you must first enter the state where the Zip code is then enter the Zip code you want to navigate to. Not sure how they screwed that function up, but on my 510 you punch in the zip code without having to have the state in first. Finally, when it asks you for a zip code, it makes the numbers very small and difficult to touch but when you are inputting a house number, the number screen converts to large text numbers and entering each number is easy. Seems our Brit friends at TomTom could figure out every Zip Code in the US is numbers only and every one of them is unique to the Nation, not to a state. I'd likely buy this model again but not without doing more looking around to see if some other model didn't have a better, US-centric, interface.
 Ready to Return July 11, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Directions lead me wrong many times! Sometimes many blocks off. Once it even had me go in circles almost like the thing was playing a joke on me. The other day it even said, "you have arrived at your destination" while I was on a 4 lane road and the place was still a turn away further down. Also the arrows change directions on you out of nowhere. I'm not sure if the device is confused or it has some major glitches in it.
The device also doesn't seem to pick up a lot of locations compared to many other GPS's out there for a lot cheaper. It also doesn't pronounce street or city names well at all. Yes, you can change the voice (I'll be doing this soon) but not sure if that will help or not. For instance, I live in Washington DC and it says "Washington" like, "Way shwing ton" with a long "a" sound. Very odd!
It's also very sensitive to how you type in things. My husband went to find a Walmart and it kept saying it couldn't find it. After playing with it for a while, he realized you need to type in Walmart like, "Wal mart" with a space. If you don't type it exact it doesn't pick it up. Same with commas, etc. Yet regardless, it doesn't have nearly as many POI I've seen as other devices out there & doesn't pick up many side streets.
The lane guidance is a joke. I live in a major city (D.C.) and have only seen it once. I would have much rather saved the extra $100 or so and bought the step down since it's not worth the money at all.
Yes, some of these things may just be minor to some but when adding all these things together, it's not worth the price. There is better out there for less! Maybe when they fix many of the errors on this device it will be worth it. Until then, I wouldn't waste my money on it.
 Worth the cost. July 5, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
We haven't had much time to use this just yet but we had bought the GO 910 last year and really liked that one. We only bought this one because the other one had been stolen recently. I do like how the mount is much easier to use than the 910 and being much slimmer. Our 910 was very easy to use and I expect the same out of our 930; because of this I am sure if we ever buy another GPS it will certainly be a TomTom model.
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