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I just bought a Magellan Maestro 4370, and I have the VPak for my LG Dare, combined together tell me where I am, and keep me connected. ]]>May 12th 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/]]>May 12th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/-"First" claim
-iPhone comparison
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-Will it blend? (with..)]]>May 12th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
http://gizmodo.com/5249716/why-tomtom-sucks

with iphones, androids and other smartphones out there getting A-GPS and such, these items should def. have stronger GPS capabilities and stick to the basics... And you know damn well im not paying an extra 9.95 a month for a GPS... i think it'd be more useful in traffic ridden cities for traffic updates, but the last product that i got with "traffic updates" sucked big time... by the time it told me there was traffic, i had already sat the 20 minute wait and was nearing home...]]>May 12th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
Yeah, you don't need anything else...... unless you want 3D turn-by-turn nav.]]>May 12th 2009 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/Aug 6th 2009 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/default/sms.html). Weather, Movie times, Driving directions, Phone numbers, IMDB references, etc. All you need is a texting plan (or the cash to pay as you go).
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I have not used these, just bought a nuvi 760 and am happy with it.]]>May 12th 2009 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
Keep up the good work!]]>May 12th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
Impresions were that the GSM interferes with the FM radio in the car, the bluetooth doesn't support images of the caller, the fact it only comes bundled with 3 months Live! subscriptions instead of 12 months, and the fact that it displays on the TomTom Home program that it wanted me to pay £29.99 to get the latest maps when the item was just 1 hour old* made this a dissapointingly expensive product to buy and run. Oh and all the celebrity voices are about £6 each. Money pit.

*later on I found a buried menu that updated them for free, but a less tech savvy parent might well have paid up.]]>May 12th 2009 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
Sorry again :P]]>May 12th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
However, for traffic updates, I never bothered. I used to live in LA, so I was stuck in traffic every time I got on the road! If I was really gridlocked, I'd just calculate a new route. Not hard!]]>May 12th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
I just settled on the Garmin 755T and ordered the MSN-Direct cable for a total of $375. I have lifetime FM based traffic with one power adapter, and 12 months of MSN direct included with the other. In my area (Twin Cities) the traffic system is very advanced and works very very well. The first day I had it, i was confused by a route it send me on after hearing it stated "Extreme Traffic Ahead". Turns out 20 miles ahead on my route a trackor trailer rolled not more then 5 minutes before, and it sent me clear around the entire jam up, saving me about an hour of travel time.

The MSN-Direct gas feature is so-so accurate about 50% of the time, but the doppler radar is great so far, and traffic is close to spot on. The 3-D maps and building are great, and have dual mode lane assist (one small icon in the upper left telling you what lanes work, and a full screen fairly true to life depication of the interchange) are spot on so far.

The cost is great, free traffic, or for 49.95 a year after 12 months, I can keep all of the MSN-Direct features. ]]>May 12th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
You can adjust how much or how little info you want it to show you. If you realy wanted, you could just make it show your next turn ahead.

Map scrolling and recalculations for a missed turn on the GO 720/730 are significantly faster and smoother than on Garmin's units.

The street name is displayed at the bottom, and the next street you will turn onto is shown on the top. That said, current street name is a toggle-able option.

Newer TomToms also have the advanced lane guidance, with icons for smaller interchanges and full-screen images for larger.

I will admit that the Garmin has a "prettier" interface, however the TomToms are simply more usable. I find nearly everything on them quicker to do, especially while driving. My only complaint is that TomToms have you input street name before house number, but other than that I find it more usable.]]>May 12th 2009 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/May 12th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
To those who find MSN Direct reliable and useful, all I can say is wow - you must have less than a 20 mile commute to a city center. In Chicago, at least, it is worthless outside of that.]]>May 12th 2009 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
Like watches and calculators and PDAs, soon Navi will just be a part of every cell phone. ]]>May 12th 2009 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.gpsreview.net/tomtom-740-live/#more-2362

Especially read the section about traffic accuracy.]]>May 13th 2009 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/I am the happy owner of a Dutch model of the TomTom 940 HD Traffic, which has everything which is available in "your TomTom 740"... except this:

In Europe, TomTom sells the 740 model with only European maps. In the US only with American maps (correct??). We - in Europe - have at the 740 model only European maps. With the 940, I also have North American maps (VS + Canada).
The HD traffic works only in The Netherlands - as far as I know - but at this point it is ETREMELY accurate! That's why I bought a TomTom. Furthermore, I have also advanced positiontechnology (accelerator inside the device which also leads the way when you are in a tunnel!!).

So far, I like the solution very much. The graphics could be better but hey... It is navigation and traffic what counts, no??]]>May 13th 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/tomtom-go-740-live-impressions/
GPS devices from major vendors are very similar and perform about the same, while there are some specific issues or "features" that someone may or may not like about one or the other ..

SO if you have to resort to childish antics wait 24 hours and read it again .. ]]>Aug 7th 2009 8:16AM