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Posted by greypound on February 6, 2008, 5:53 pm


I aim to buy a Go 720 which comes with UK and European mapping.

I will be visiting the USA in April and will need NEast coast mapping
which I can download from Tomtom home.
I cannot find the cost of the USA mapping and am considering buying
the Go 920 which includes the USA.

Typical prices (Amazon) are Go720 =3D =A3220.79, Go920 =3D =A3295.
Can anyone tell me if the USA mapping cost exceeds the 720/920 price
difference ? (=A375).

Another mapping query. When updating Europe/USA mapping once purchased
is there an additional cost ?

TIA



Posted by Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorl on February 7, 2008, 2:54 am



> I aim to buy a Go 720 which comes with UK and European mapping.
>
> I will be visiting the USA in April and will need NEast coast mapping
> which I can download from Tomtom home.
> I cannot find the cost of the USA mapping and am considering buying
> the Go 920 which includes the USA.
>
> Typical prices (Amazon) are Go720 = £220.79, Go920 = £295.
> Can anyone tell me if the USA mapping cost exceeds the 720/920 price
> difference ? (£75).
>
> Another mapping query. When updating Europe/USA mapping once purchased
> is there an additional cost ?

Given that the 920 has a TMC Receiver (£40) Bluetooth Remote (£45) and
EPT as well as the US/Canada mapping then it makes it very good value,
especially if you need the additional mapping.

Map updates are at addittional cost (as they would be if you repaced a
road atlas) but you do get a 30-day map guarantee that ensures you get
the latest available map wwhen you purchase the device.

I recently reviewed the 920/x20 range here:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtom-go-920t-a2840.php

--
Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums


Posted by greypound on February 7, 2008, 11:52 am


On 7 Feb, 07:54, Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com
> > I aim to buy a Go 720 which comes with UK and European mapping.
> > I cannot find the cost of the USA mapping and am considering buying
> > the Go 920 which includes the USA.
> > Typical prices (Amazon) are Go720 =3D =A3220.79, Go920 =3D =A3295.
> Given that the 920 has a TMC Receiver (=A340) Bluetooth Remote (=A345) and=

> EPT as well as the US/Canada mapping then it makes it very good value,
> especially if you need the additional mapping.
> Map updates are at additional cost (as they would be if you replaced a
> road atlas) but you do get a 30-day map guarantee that ensures you get
> the latest available map when you purchase the device.
> I recently reviewed the 920/x20 range here:
> http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtom-go-920t-a2840.php

Thanks for the comments.

I have read your excellent comprehensive review and am well impressed
by the 920.

However - I now discover that I can obtain a Go 720 for =A3180 from
Dixons (and the 920 for =A3275) so it still comes down to the 'initial'
cost of downloading USA mapping from Tomtom Home rather than an
'updating' cost. I cannot find the initial cost for a download from
the Tomtom site - although hardware costs (SDcard or DVD) for similar
mapping for other Satnavs seems high.

I am aware that the 720 at the knockdown price has no TMC.

Did you do a specific 720 review or can I pick the relevant sections
out of the 920 one ?

Thanks again.

JeffT


Posted by Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorl on February 8, 2008, 2:53 am



> Thanks for the comments.
>
> I have read your excellent comprehensive review and am well impressed
> by the 920.
>
> However - I now discover that I can obtain a Go 720 for £180 from
> Dixons (and the 920 for £275) so it still comes down to the 'initial'
> cost of downloading USA mapping from Tomtom Home rather than an
> 'updating' cost. I cannot find the initial cost for a download from
> the Tomtom site - although hardware costs (SDcard or DVD) for similar
> mapping for other Satnavs seems high.
>
> I am aware that the 720 at the knockdown price has no TMC.
>
> Did you do a specific 720 review or can I pick the relevant sections
> out of the 920 one ?

If you ignore EPT (and TMC if the 720 is non 'T') then the other areas
are identical. I'd still say the 920 mades sense with US mapping being
a requirement. It makes the EPT (worth having), remote and TMC pretty
much free.

--
Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums


Posted by kaiser on February 7, 2008, 4:11 pm



I aim to buy a Go 720 which comes with UK and European mapping.

I will be visiting the USA in April and will need NEast coast mapping
which I can download from Tomtom home.
I cannot find the cost of the USA mapping and am considering buying
the Go 920 which includes the USA.

Typical prices (Amazon) are Go720 = £220.79, Go920 = £295.
Can anyone tell me if the USA mapping cost exceeds the 720/920 price
difference ? (£75).

Another mapping query. When updating Europe/USA mapping once purchased
is there an additional cost ?

TIA

Have you considered the Garmin Nuvi 770, it comes with European and USA
mapping ?
As the maps are by Navteq , they should have better USA coverage than Tele
Atlas.



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