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Tom Tom Navigator 6 Software with Maps of the US and Canada (DVD) and Bluetooth GPS Receiver | 
 enlarge | Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $119.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Connectivity: Bluetooth
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 6.8 x 4.9
MPN: 1T50.080
Model: 1T50.080
UPC: 636926015073
EAN: 0636926015073
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Navigator 6 application software with complete maps of the US and Canada on DVD, and Bluetooth GPS receiver | | • | Crystal clear 2D and 3D graphics with 65,000 colors and Nightview for optimized viewing | | • | Features touch-screen menu, phone-function compatibility, real-time information (with Plus service), and 37 different spoken languages | | • | Compatible with most popular brands and models of PDAs, including the Palm Treo | | • | Requires a PDA with Bluetooth capability, and a PC or Mac for updates and synchronization |
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Amazon.com Product Description
With the Tom Tom Navigator 6 Software with Maps of the US and Canada (DVD) and Bluetooth GPS Receiver you never need to be lost again, wherever you are, whatever you are doing. Tom Tom's Navigator 6 software is designed for people who already own a PDA that supports Bluetooth, and don't want to buy a separate Tom Tom navigator and GPS unit. This package provides a Bluetooth receiver to give your PDA GPS functionality, and all the Navigator 6 software with maps of the complete US and Canada on a DVD, which once installed on your PDA will let you know not only where you are going, but exactly how best to get there. The Tom Tom Navigator 6 software is not only effortless to install, but easy to use with a touch-screen user menu that gives you an intuitive navigation experience, and an inherent portability that lets you take it with you anywhere, whether in your car, on your bike, or on foot. The Tom Tom Navigator 6 software has complete maps of the United States, including Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico, as well as all the Canadian provinces. This software gives you the convenience of thousands of pre-installed Points of Interest from restaurants to gas stations, allowing you to search by proximity to your current location, along your route, near a specific city and more, as well as letting you plan your route to fit your requirements, be they quickest, shortest, avoiding toll roads, or many others. Navigator 6 not only guides you from door to door, but can navigate directly to contacts from your PDA address book, complete with stopovers and itinerary planning for routing to multiple destinations while adding stopping points. The user-friendly interface features a tip system for when you are just getting started, an optional compass display, and the ability to show a route demonstration so you can better know what things are going to look like in advance. Tom Tom's Navigator 6 system provides you with crystal clear 2D or 3D graphics, in a brilliant 65,000 colors and "Nightview" for optimized visibility. This navigation system includes realistic visual instructions that replicate road signs to make them easier to follow, and a pedestrian-centric map option that lets you view your position with a fixed position in 2D that can be zoomed in and out for better orientation when you are navigating on foot. Navigator 6 features friendly north-up navigation for easier orientation, automatic route recalculation if a user takes a wrong turn, and auto-scaling software so it will fit any PDA screen. Suitable for almost anybody, the user interface application comes with support for some 22 languages covering virtually all of Europe from Turkish to Flemish, Lithuanian to Catalan, while the spoken directions come in 37 different languages that include with the European languages such options as Chinese, Thai, Japanese and more. Full of smart extras and additional options, the Tom Tom Navigator 6 system includes Tom Tom Home software to manage all the files on your device, get new updates on your PC or Mac in advance, and more, as well as supporting a wide range of Tom Tom Plus services and downloads. Tom Tom Plus lets you receive real-time, up-to-the-minute traffic information, with jam alerts and road condition warnings, as well as use instant messaging and more to keep in touch with a selected group of people, including tracking their location. Tom Tom Plus is an optional, cost-based service that can be accessed through Navigator 6 at any time. The receiver that is included in the Tom Tom Navigator 6 package utilizes Bluetooth technology to eliminate the need for connecting cables, and a high-performance GPS antenna to ensure the best possible reception wherever you might happen to go. Ideal for urban environments, the GPS antenna on this unit will stay connected to make sure you find your way whether you are driving down the road or walking down the street, and because of its Bluetooth connectivity, and its small size and light weight, this handy receiver can fit easily in a pocket, purse, or anywhere else out of the way. Designed to be ultimately safe, Navigator 6 software provides for easy call handling for PDAs with calling functionality, with on-screen instructions that remain visible while making phone calls or receiving SMS messages, as well as the ability to dial a point of interest. The navigation system not only encourages you to get from A to B as safely as possible, but alerts you to when you are speeding, even if you are not in navigation mode. The Tom Tom Navigator 6 software and GPS receiver package is compatible with most popular brands and models of PDAs, including; Acer, Dell, Eten, Fujitsu Siemens (compatible with software, not receiver), HP, Imate, O2, Orange, Palm Treo, Qtek, T-Mobile, and Nokia. What's in the Box
Navigation 6 software on DVD with application and maps of the US and Canada, full user's manual, Bluetooth GPS receiver, car charger with multiple plugs for various cell phones and PDAs, home charger, installation guide, quick-start guide, and product code card.
Product Description
TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 is the ideal solution for customers who need their PDA or smartphone and navigation system integrated in one personal device.Users of NAVIGATOR 6 can also take advantage of TomTom's innovative desktop software application TomTom HOME, which enables users to easily manage, download, store and transfer content and services to their device. TomTom HOME is compatible with both a PC and Mac.TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 also includes TomTom's innovative TomTom Buddies service, enabling authorized TomTom users to locate each other and send instant messages.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Would Give it 4 1/2 Stars If I Could January 8, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I purchased this for use with my trusty Treo 650 smartphone, before a plane/rental car trip. (We have been totally spoiled by the nav system in our new car, and I wanted that kind of confidence while tooling around L.A.) The Tom Tom worked great. It's easy and intuitive to use, and the maps are detailed and very legible. My only gripe is that it often seemed to take a full two minutes to link up with the satellite, and I was unsuccessful in training my spouse to wait until the little green light was blinking before setting off (and in fairness, when you're in a parking garage, you have no choice). This leads to having to choose an initial direction before the GPS knows where you are. There is no such delay in our car-based nav system, so I think this could be better. Other than that one gripe, I was very pleased with the system. It makes a great partner to the Treo--when it came time to go home, we knew we had to ship some things we had picked up along the way. I texted "ups store anaheim ca" to Google (46645), got the addresses, and plugged two of them into Navigator to see which was on our way to the airport. It guided us to the chosen location (and then on to LAX) without a hitch. I even downloaded Eddie Izzard's voice (from his own website) to liven up the audio guidance: "Thank God you're there! I can shut up now." The Tom Tom was a great addition to this trip, and I'm sure many more to come.
 TOM TOM SUCKS I want to give it ZERO stars but they dont have that!!!! May 7, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
OK I heard good things about this product, but when I got it, it was a different story. First the directions were in IKEA form, only pictures. You actually had to log onto Tom tom's site and look the installation directions up. The next problem I ran into was installing it onto my Palm Treo 700p. I purchased the DVD version which saves to your phones memory card. The only problem with that is that tom tom doesn't detect the memory card in the phone so you have to use an external card reader. I had to go and now purchase that also.
Once I finally got everything installed onto my card, I reached the point where I had to install the maps I wanted onto my device from the DVD. The DVD only had maps of Western Europe, not of the US and Canada. I found this weird, so I checked both boxes and they all said Tom Tom Navigator 6 Software with Maps of the US and Canada (DVD) and Blue tooth GPS Receiver. My DVD which was located in this box in shrink wrap was labeled Maps of Western Europe. This was obviously the mix-up of tom tom's packaging department. I called tom tom and explained the story, even though they packaged the unit, they somehow blamed it on Amazon and said I had to deal with them. I asked Tom tom if they could just send me the maps I needed and they said I would have to pay for them, which would be about $125. If your not familiar with Tom tom, you can purchase new maps from there web site and they are uploaded to your personal tom tom home web site they don't even need to send you a new DVD. Tom tom wouldn't even do this so I returned it to Amazon and currently looking for a better navigation system with better customer service. Something I thought about too, I have the Palm Treo, what happens if I upgrade my phone next year and this navigation device isn't compatible? I would have to re buy another system. Because of this I would suggest buying a stand alone navigation system, just not from Tom Tom.
Good GPS with Dell X51V PDA March 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been using the product for three months.
Pros: The software is easy to navigate and intuitive to use. The Tom Tom Bluetooth GPS unit connected very easily to my Dell X51V. Plenty of points of interest and easy to understand map and voice instructions.
Cons: On occassion the routes it chooses don't make sense. I know this because I frequently use the GPS even when I know where I am going. There are two particular routes I take that is stubbornly wants to make me go the very long way, over 20 minutes out of the way, even though the fastest route is a major highway.
Overall, I like this product very much. Unlike the Garmin GPS10 Bluetooth unit I had before (which is horrible, don't buy it), this product is very reliable and the software and communications works every time. If you are going to use a GPS and PDA combo, this is a good choice.
Not reliable May 9, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Tomtom maps and application is not a reliable product that you can count on when you are traveling and do not have access to your PC and the disks. This is the second time that the application has stranded me and I am writing this review for others interested in purchasing this program not to get in a situation like I have, and Tomtom staff to read and fix the problem.
I purchased a Tomtom with an HP PDA to travel through Europe (mostly Italy). I installed the software and got an authentication code from the site they specified and started using the device. After about a month of use, and feeling confident that I did not need a paper map, we took a trip to Florence, following Tomtom's direction. After about 20 minutes, the program froze. It would not even respond to a soft reset. I had to take the battery out to get windows CE up and running. After the operating system restarted, I started Tomtom program. It asked me for an activation code. Have in mind that I am in the middle of Italian countryside and not sitting in Silicon Valley. I had to call my office and they went to my office and found the original CD's, went to the authentication site and got the activation code. I found this to be just unreasonably senseless. I appreciate copy right protection, but the people who thought of this scheme must not go out of the office much. I thought of writing a review but did not and latter forgot about it.
I recently bought a cell phone/PDA that has a built in GPS. To avoid having a phone and GPS I tried installing the European map on this phone (it already had the US maps on it). I went through the installation which took for ever and went to the website and got the activation code and tried entering it and it says that the activation code is not valid! So, I call Tomtom support in UK from Germany. The first customer service person was very nice and gave me some advice on how to get an update. I followed the advice and it still did not work. I called the support line again, this time a Mr. Rick answered. This person needs to be assigned to a different department. He basically spent 30 minutes lecturing me on software copy protection. He then asked me to do a hard reset. I told him I did not know how to do the hard reset. He spent another 10 minutes telling me that he is not an HP specialist and that I need to contact HP for support. At this point, I realized that this person was not able to help resolve the problem and asked for escalation to a supervisor. Rick (customer service rep) said that the supervisor would not take my call because I did not do what he was telling me to do (which was not exactly true, because I asked him to help me with the reset and he would not).
I got off the phone and went to the HP site and downloaded the user's manual and did a hard reset. This caused everything to be erased (including my addresses), and Tomtom program to be deleted. And guess what, I call the customer service number again, and they did not know what to do. So, they asked for more time to research the problem and to call me. In about 4 hours not having heard from them, I called again, and this time they told me to download another program that would resolve the problem. I downloaded and it did not solve the problem. I got an email a couple of hours latter telling me to use the original SD card (which is back home) to resolve the problem.
So, to make a long story short, this is not a reliable device and for anyone who has traveled in unknown places, it is a nightmare.
 Best GPS I have ever owned! January 13, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have had a few different GPSs in the past and this one out performs all of them. It is very convenient to have it on my PDA which I have with me all the time anyway and I works great having the entire US on one map.
I love it.
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