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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 5 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | TomTom's award-winning software means ground-breaking new technology for the ultimate driving experience. Switch on and go right out of the box. Just enter the address on the touchscreen or use voice address entry and start driving anywhere in the US or Canada. TomTom guides you door-to-door with turn-by-turn spoken instructions, including street names. TomTom has the most accurate maps and with TomTom Map Share technology you can instantly modify street names, street direction, and POIs on your own device. New IQ Routes gives you the fastest route every time by using actual average speeds of travel to calculate your trip rather than posted speed limits. Enhanced Positioning Technology gives you uninterrupted navigation even in tunnels or highly built-up areas. And now, Advanced Lane Guidance brings even more clarity to complex multi-lane exits so you can be even more confident on the road. The GO 930 makes driving even safer with handsfree calling. And with the Help Me! menu, there are added safety features so you can easily access local emergency providers. The TomTom GO 930 is the ultimate car navigator. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 3.3 inches | | Product Width: | 4.7 inches | | Product Height: | 1.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.49 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.1 inches | | Package Width: | 7.0 inches | | Package Height: | 3.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 121 reviews |
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| | Features | Touch-screen: 4.3 inch full TFT color LCD (480 x 272 pixels, supports 64K colors)TomTom Map Share updatesMemory: 4 Gb Internal Flash (SD slot for additional storage)Maps: Pre-loaded maps of USa,Canada and Europe from TeleAtlasBluetooth: for Hands-Free calling, PLUS services, remote control and audio output
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176 of 182 found the following review helpful:
 TOMTOM 930 VS GARMIN 760 Jun 27, 2008
By J. Mursuli
"gadget_man"
I've owned Garmin's for more than 5 years and I currently own a NUVI 760. I've heard the great news about the TOMTOM 930 with IQROUTES, lane guidance, and the HOME feature so I decided to buy the 930 so I can give it a spin and compare it to the NUVI 760 with MSN DIRECT.
TOMTOM Pluses:
Arrival time -
The arrival time with IQROUTES are MORE accurate than Garmin's. The NUVI keeps updating the arrival time during the trip. I compared the arrival time from the start and the TOMTOM was more accurate. TOMTOM is constantly collecting the travel times and updating their database. When you sign in to the HOME program the IQroutes from your trips are uploaded to the TOMTOM server.
Routes:
If anyone writes a review about a GPS and states that routes are 100% accurate then they are lieing, I have not found the perfect GPS with perfect routes.
The routes on both the 930 and the NUVI 760 have been identical. With the 930 I see minutes left on the trip, time left, and arrival time. I can even tell the 930 what time I would like to arrive at my destination.I can AVOID any of the roads on my trip. You CANNOT avoid roads on the NUVI 760.
TRAFFIC:
I'm using traffic on the 930 through my ATT Tilt phone and it seems to work and it is accurate. It uses my Tilt to access the traffic on the TOMTOM server through the Internet. If you have cell coverage you should have traffic data.
MSN Traffic on the 760 is not accurate and the avoidance feature does not work that well. The bad thing about the MSN Direct feature is that it does not have good range. I live in Chicago and the service does not work in many of the outlying suburbs.
PLUSES:
Iqroutes are more accurate than the NUVI.
Lane guidance works in my area.
Avoiding roads on your trip.
Being able to correct street names, closed streets, one ways, and many other errors is a big plus.
Traffic works well.
The GPS chip has not lost reception. I've lost the signal numerous times on the NUVI.
More information on the 930 screen than on the 760.
TOMTOM minuses:
The screen is hard to see in sunlight.
The maps are not bad since I loaded the Garmin map look on the 930. I even have the magenta route line on my 930.
The battery does not last more than 1 hour.
The Text to speech does not work all the time. The street names are not pronounced as good as the NUVI.
You don't get the constant reminders that the NUVI 760 provides. Sometimes I don't think that I drive the 930 with my eyes close. With the 760 you can close your eyes and not miss a turn.
I cannot locate an address by ANY city like the NUVI. Sometimes the 930 cannot locate an address if it thinks it's in a different city. You have to input the surrounding city names to get the correct address and route.
160 of 168 found the following review helpful:
 TOMTOM 930 Jun 05, 2008
By Vedat Bahadir Doganalp
"stranger in USA"
Hello,
I have recently moved in USA and it is a big challenge to drive in USA w/out efficient and reliable GPS. As soon as I landed, I bought Tomtom 930 because Tomtom is very famous in Europe. Just recently, I have bought Garmin 680 for my wife and I have been using for for 3 days and can make proper evaluation despite time is short to make an accurate evaluation:
PROS and CONS of Tomtom 930 & Garmin 680
1. Tomtom is a lot more user friendly with remote control.
2. You can find the locations with Zip Codes (I have not seen such spec in Garmin yet at least)
3. Tomtom's guidance is a lot better in complex areas (And with Lane help, it is even better).
4. Tomtom's map is not as good as Garmin's at least for USA. Garmin can find more destinations and more side streets. Tomtom is great only if you don't need every single street in each and every city.
5. Garmin has a lot better view on the screen when compared to Tomtom. It is more clearer and tells you on the screen the next street you must take and the distance left. I may feel it complicated on Tomtom's screen because I am color blind. So, suggest you do not rely on this evaluation too much.
6. EPT is a great feature for Tomtom which guides you even there is no satellite reception. However, this feature sometimes crashes and turns the device off.
7. Tomtom follows different ways for the same origin and destinations. It is so strange but I do not really know the reason.
Last but not least, Tomtom is a great product with great features when compared to Garmin 680. However, if your occupation is sales like me, you need Garmin to find where you need to go in all details. But, Garmin's features are a lot less than Tomtom's. I wish there was a GPS which compiles all pros together in one device. You should also compare the price difference between two devices I own.
47 of 49 found the following review helpful:
930 a good PND, but not much different from the 920 Jun 09, 2008
By Warren Merrill
Pros:
Much improved trip time estimates
Better routing choices than previous TomTom models
Interface customization options
Cons:
Hard to see screen in bright light
No route optimization
TeleAtlas map accuracy (at least in Florida)
Inability to route to off-road locations
Operating System stability
I've had the 930 since the end of April, running it side by side with a Garmin 760. Overall, it's been a fine performer. But it's also pretty much a 920 with only one real updated feature. . . IQRoutes. TomTom added (via navcore8) historical speed data to the TeleAtlas mapset, greatly improving not only it's estimated trip times but it's routing decisions. Whereas TomTom devices have been among the poorest in drivetime estimates, the 930 is now pretty much dead on for most trips. In fact, my Garmin, which has always had excellent drive time accuracy, now is matched and even sometimes bettered by the 930, depending on time of day. Both units can be trusted in this regard. Routing is also improved. During rush hour, if the TomTom 930 recommends a different route than my nuvi, I tend to go with the TomTom. In the evenings, or at light traffic times, the 760 may be a bit better, tho not always. In fact the 930 and Garmin 760 will now frequently recommend nearly the same route. This is really the only step up feature from the 920 for all practical purposes. The other two touted features, Active Lane Guidance and Static Interchange Images, will rarely, if ever, be seen by most users. In 6 weeks of driving in Central Florida I've seen ALG perhaps three times and Static images never. Not even once. The only users who seem to ever see them are in the countries densest metro areas: San Francisco, Chicago, New York, etc, and no frequency even there. So if these are the features that interest you, buy a TomTom 920 instead (or better yet a Navigon). The hardware, features and performance of the 920 and 930 are otherwise identical. For the current price difference between the 920 and 930, my recommendation is the 920. Just not yet enough difference to justify the extra $150-$200 price premium for the 930. Until IQRoutes takes time of day into consideration in it's route computions, the usefulness is still somewhat limited. Currently the options are three: Mon through Fri / Saturday / Sunday. No time of day or weekday option.
A couple of issues I have with this TomTom are system stability and the TeleAtlas maps. In Florida, at least, the TA map, while very detailed, is much more error-prone than the Navteq maps (used by several others, including Garmin, Google and Magellan). There are a lot of "imaginary" roads, some highways misdrawn, and others no longer existing or misnamed. The maps do appear to reflect many new road additions, but are slow to show corrections to existing roads. This level of error is not seen in my Navteq map, tho it too is far from perfect or all-inclusive.
My 930 has rebooted for no obvious reason on several occasions and required one system reset so far. In contrast I've never had to reset my 760 in nearly 8 months of use and can remember only one spontaneous reboot. The TomTom OS is suspect with regard to stability in my opinion. Speed limits data is seldom seen, unlike my 760 and Navteq's extensive speed limit displays. Map updates have also been somewhat problematic. The only other issues of note are listed at the top of the review, with the screen being the most apparent problem for most users. The Garmin 760 display is very bright with vivid colors and clean text, easily seen in my truck with the brightest sunshine. The TomTom 930 screen is sometimes nearly unreadable under the same conditions. Moving it off the windshield, using an optional vent mount for example, improves the viewing quite a lot.
Voices are very good, not quite the quality of the Garmin voices, but usually a little louder. Some limitations on enunciation , but not enough to cause an issue for most users. The included remote is more of a novelty than truly useful, IMO, as I can touch enter addresses faster than I can with voice entry and with less aggravation. It should be noted tho that the only way to move backwards in the menus is with the remote.
Overall, the 930 is a very good automotive gps, better than my 760 at some things, worse in others, but worthy of consideration, tho the 920 (or nuvi 7x0's) is a better value for the features.
27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Comparison with Garmin Nuvi 370 Sep 07, 2008
By Sky Blue
[Introduction] I bought this product after much frustration with Garmin Nuvi 370 and could not be happier. Of course 370 is about 100 dollars cheaper (street price wise, although the official price is a lot higher -- I wonder why) and people might say they should not be directly compared. However, functionwise the only difference between the two are (1) screen size and (2) voice input feature availability and since these two add at least 100 dollars value in today's navigation market and since the fundamentals are not affected, I think this head-to-head comparison is fair. As far as I know these two are the only models that come with European maps pre-installed. Below is the review that I put under Garmin Nuvi 370. I simply paste it here for the benefit of full, detailed comparison. If you don't need the review on 370 and simply want a review on 930, I suggest you skip the first half.
Garmin Nuvi 370
There are 3 fatal flows with this product: (1) announcing too late and (2) giving confusing directions at complicated lane guidence situation and (3) taking too long to find satellite initially. I have been testing this product for a month in San Francisco and the Bay area.
(1) announcing too late
When your car is about to pass the intersection at which it is supposed to make a turn, then and only then it announces you to prepare for a turn. I missed so many turns because of the late announcements. It is also incredbly dangerous as you are tempted to attempt last-moment lane changes in order to make the turn. Also the distance to the turn is not that accurate -- when you are almost already at the intersection it shows you are 200 meters away (I changed the measurement setup to meters). SUGGESTION: Certain navigations have a bar-graph showing countdowns to the intersection, and perhaps that's what this navigation must have as well. Also certain navigations ask you to prepare well ahead. Make a customizable setting how long before to make the pre-announcement.
(2) giving confusing directions at complicated lane guidence situation
Time and time again, I missed the right exit on the highway. The map is absolutely no help. The multiple lanes look all overlapped!!! Red lines are cofusing as hell. Annoucement is in this fashion: "Keep to right and then keep to left." What is that supposed to mean and which lane are you supposed to be in? In a fast highway situation, this is incredibly dangerous. I almost got into accidents at many interchanges as I was trying to look both the road signs and my navigation and could not make any sense. SUGGESTION: the map needs major improvement on interchanges -- show us the way!!! Also get rid of "keep to right and then keep to left" style BS for a clearer direction.
(3) taking too long to find satellite initially
If you park your car outside, that would be fine but if you park it in a garage, woe to you. It will take at least 20 blocks to find the satellite and you will be either parking your car on the roadside waiting for godot or meandering down the street without knowing where you are going for very very long time. This is not acceptable. I used other product (magellan) before, and it found the satellite so much quicker. SUGGESTION: technological improvement or better processor.
TomTom 930
[ADDED TO THIS AFTER I BOUGHT TOMTOM GO930 AND TESTING IT FOR A WEEK]
After my much frustration with Garmin NUVI 370, I purchased a Tomtom GO930 from local Best Buy. (The price of TomTom 930 at Best Buy was the same as the price at Amazon at USD 450, although I had to pay the tax.)
Wow, what a difference. That's all I can say. TomTom 930 is a bit more expensive than the street price of Garmin NUVI 370, but is so much better that the price difference is immaterial.
(1) prepare... prepare...
TomTom announces well before each turn and actually tells you on which side of the lane you should be in for the next turn. Incredibly friendly announcements. The arrow direction on the map display shows whether you should be making left or right turn as well. I never missed a single turn thanks to the ample announcements.
(2) guiding complicated lane situation with ease
the roads never appear overlapped like the NUVI 370. If there are five diverging roads, all are clearly shown, with the clear indication where you are and where you should go. Mind you, I haven't seen that many Advanced Lane Guidance screen yet as TomTom advertised (I hear that they don't have this on every intersection yet) but even without this, lane guidance is incredibly clear and easy (they show both on the map and on the status bar with muted arrows and one clear arrow). What a refreshing change from Garmin NUVI 370. The voice direction is a lot more clear and easier to understand as well -- it is as if somebody is actually speaking fine English to me. I never missed the right exit.
(3) lightening fast in finding satellites
It actually finds satellites when I am in my room with 4-5 bars. Need I say more?
(4) extras... extras...
TomTom has voice address input feature that is very useful. There are many situations that you hate to put in long characters (In California there are so many cities starting with San...). Simply pronounce it and the machine finds it for you, including the streets. I find this to be working well about 95% of the time. Also it gives you a few choices so that what you pronounced is almost always among the choices. SUGGESTION: This voice feature is not available for Place Name under Point of Interst (available only for the actual address).
Point of Interest feature in TomTom is incredibly extensive. I tested many restaurants listed in Zagat survey and found out that almost all (even obscure ones under "Best Value") restaurants have been registered in TomTom by names and phone numbers. I did not find that to be the case with Garmin NUVI 370 (I actually had to type in the exact address under my favorites). This makes inputing job so much easier. I typed in "Marshalls" under Point of Interest in Sunnyvale, and TomTom returned 7 results, some of them are as far away as San Jose, Mipitas, etc. Again, not so with Garmin.
Downloading updates and changes through computer seems painless and efficient as well. Works perfectly and took about 3 minutes to get the latest updates. Again, Garmin NUVI 370 does not have this feature. I don't know how actually useful the updates would be, but it is assuring that I am using the latest whatever.
Time estimation in TomTom is so much more accurate than Garmin. I found Garmin to be always a bit on the optimistic side (ie I never actually arrived as Garmin estimated especially in a city traffic). I don't know if it is because of the IQ Routes feature of TomTom but the timing estimate seems to be right on and there is little need for any traffic subscription service.
CONCLUSION: I will be updating this review to find any shortcoming of TomTom 930 (and I am sure there will be many) but so far it seems that TomTom is a very clear winner and fully justifies the extra USD 100. If you are looking for a navigation that includes both American and European maps, I guess your choices will be cleary limited: you would have to go for either the Garmin NUVI 370 or the TomTom GO 930, and my recommendation would be the latter -- not for the extra features but mainly for the basic abilities that I listed earlier in this review.
ADDED Later: I have been using TomTom for some time now, and again the fundamental qualities are excellent. In addition to reliable guidance, I find the voice address input feature truly useful and accurate. I use it all the time.
Another incredibly useful feature is the initial preview of the whole route (Garmin Nuvi 370 does not do this). When I used Garmin 370, I did not even know highway 280 existed since it almost always guided me through 101! However, with TomTom 930, at the outset I have the chance to view the entire route, pick and choose any alternative routes from it. This is just so convenient. 280 may be a tad bit longer route, but it has much less traffic than 101, with much better road conditions and scenic views, and just whole a lot better than 101 -- I can't believe Garmin simply never showed it to me!
However, here are a few suggestions to make TomTom better: (1) "Clear Address" is not immediate. If you want to clear the previous address input, you have to touch the screen a few times. This is not convenient. There must be an instant way to clear address. (2) Occasionally (bur very rarely) it misses U-turns. (3) When you turn off the ignition, it does not automatically turn off (unlike Garmin). You must push the button on top. This is not very convenient.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
go 930 Jun 23, 2008
By Mark Andres
"Mark Andres"
I purchased the Tomtom 930 unit about 2 weeks ago and really like it. I have owned and used a Magellan 6000 GPS unit but decided to give the Tomtom a try after my friends told me how well it worked for them.
Likes:
Voices are good
Routing is execellent, much better then my magellan unit
Ability to reroute around 1 road is awesome
Reroute is fast
Much better software than other GPS providers.
Dislikes:
Screen washes out in sunlight
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