which gps navigation is more reliable between tom tom and garmin?
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William, I really can't give you a personal comparison as I have never had a Garmin, nothing but TomTom's I can honestly tell you that I had only one that I wasn't 100% satisfied with. I still own and use the first on which is a one. I use a 5inch on my Goldwing Trike and a 6inch in my car, never thought seriously about trying another brand. Hope that helps.
497527
I had two Garmins. I changed to TomTom get the free maps. I am so disappointed. It said I could get street names announced. but I have never been able to do that. It just states go right in 300 feet. There might be 5 right turns within that distance which I have to guess. It gives me a choice of about 5 people and none give street names although someone said I have to get Betty and the machine says "You have chosen a voice which does not give street names". Wish I could I have tried all of them. Next one will be a Garmin again. When new maps are needed, I can just get a new one for nearly the same price. I had two Garmins. I changed to TomTom get the free maps. I am so disappointed. It said I could get street names announced. but I have never been able to do that. It just states go right in 300 feet. There might be 5 right turns within that distance which I have to guess. It gives me a choice of about 5 people and none give street names although someone said I have to get Betty and the machine says "You have chosen a voice which does not give street names". Wish I could I have tried all of them. Next one will be a Garmin again. When new maps are needed, I can just get a new one... » Read More I had two Garmins. I changed to TomTom get the free maps. I am so disappointed. It said I could get street names announced. but I have never been able to do that. It just states go right in 300 feet. There might be 5 right turns within that distance which I have to guess. It gives me a choice of about 5 people and none give street names although someone said I have to get Betty and the machine says "You have chosen a voice which does not give street names". Wish I could I have tried all of them. Next one will be a Garmin again. When new maps are needed, I can just get a new one for nearly the same price. « Show Less
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Tom Tom, but the mounting system is a very poor design. Mine keeps falling off.
497529
Had very bad experience with my last two Tom Toms. I'd go with a Garmin next time. And the customer service for Tom Tom is useless. They argued with me over the phone for 2 hours and refused to fix the problem, even though the issue came from their part. Never buying anything from them again!
497530
Tom Tom does not show the address number when you arrive at a residence so you don't know if you are at the right place or just close to it. It also lead us 15 miles beyond our destination at one point. Other than that it has been good.
497531
I have just recently received my new Garmin but in looking at the directions that it has given me so far, it is much, much better than TomTom. It recognizes my home address which TomTom did not and even recognizes addresses for homes just built. It has not given me wrong street names or told me to turn onto non-existant streets as TomTom did. I really like it so far.
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Both will do what they are designed to do. from all I've seen and heard, it's a personal preference. I do agree that the mounting system could use a good upgrading. Even using the dash mounting plate, it still falls off from time to time.
1858596
Having used a variety of GPS units over the Past 15 years. I would say the Garmin RV 760LMT was better than anything else I have used in the Motorhome. It went ways I hadn't thought of and made my life better. Like anything it is a tool and it is not perfect.
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I'm sorry, but I can't answer that question. It might best be addressed to TomTom itself. All I know is that I got qn updqte this week. To be quite honest with you, though, I don't use the product. The first one I got was defective, the GPS that I got to replace it sent me hundreds of miles out of my way, and I concluded that good old paper maps work better for me. For in-city sites, I use Siri or a free GPS app on my on my iPad. I would say that the TomTom was a waste of money but I will donate it to my son-in-law when he comes back from Afghanistan. Maybe he will be able to use it.
547760
I have to be honest and tell you that I have stopped using this unit and it now lives in a drawer. I now use either my wife's or daughter's Garmin. I would not recommend this product. I had heard that the TomTom's were more user friendly but the routing is terrible.
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In a word, Garmin. I have purchased many of their products over the years and have always been very satisfied. They stand behind their products. With Garmin I know there will be firmware updates and support if I need it.
601879
im using this phone in tunisia and it works perfect, but i havent used the gps garmin or tom tom
245032
The TomTom 920 is a far superior product. Far more feature rich. I highly recommend it.
633654
Tom Tom worked on my iPod 4 with the Dual 10/10 untill there was a Tom Tom upgrade about 3 weeks ago. GPS is working fine on my iPod 2 with Tom Tom which received the same upgrade with the same Dual unit. I contacted Tom Tom and they said to wait for the next upgrade
1671936
This GPS is doo doo! Get a Garmin Nuvi 255W or something. This piece of junk used to freeze up on me all the time. It would automaticly go to the start screen in mid driving! I would try to get back on the map & it would keep going to the start screen. I've had a Garmin since 2010 with no problems. Maybe Tom Tom's have improved since 2010 but I say they are doo dooooooooo! I do recommend buying a cd or record by the TOM TOM CLUB (Talking Heads -David Byrne). They are a great band & you won't be disappointed!
1217390
I've owned several GPS models, Tom Tom/Garmin/Motorola and this is by far the easiest straight forward GPS I have ever used!
1840444
The user manual is online, Square Trade does the insurance on them if you purchase it and is inexpensive, it basically gets replaced. Normally I do not say anything negative about products but the TomTom generally does not give good direction. We stick with the Garmin because it gets us to our destination. The Tom-tom did not, it will tell you that you have reached your destination sometimes a mile away from where you are going.
1174906
I don't know about the Tom Tom 1505. I have a Garmin nuvi 52LM and it works great.
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I don't know about the TomTom, but the Garmin 255W will give you altitude information if you touch the vehicle icon on the map screen. This is also how to bookmark your location and see your longitude/latitude coordinates.
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I do not think so. Tom Tom wanted 79$ for the map update. I really think you would be better off using Google Maps on A smartphone. I have been using Google lately and I make far fewer wrong turns than with the Tom Tom. Google updates are free.
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I like the graphics on the Garmin better and it seems to respond faster than the the Tomtom. I like the display for the Points of Interest better on the Garmin as well. I gave my daughter the Garmin and I have the Tomtom but I am thinking about returning it and getting the Garmin 255w
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My first time on this site. I have had several experiences with the GPS instruments an truely the GARMIN Is what I replaced the TomTom with. Toms are good, Garmin's are excellent.
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I have a Garmin 255W and a TomTom XL340S. I am giving my daughter the Garmin and keeping the TomTom. Both are great units but the TomTom blows away the Garmin with useful features. The Garmin's voice is better as the TT has ploblems with Spanish street names. If I were to choose I would choose the TT but the Garmin is very good so whatever you choose, you will be happy.