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TomTom GO 730 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished)

$166.69

User Reviews about TomTom GO 730 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished)

Just as described, ready to go out of the box. Literally didn't have it open for 30-min out of the box and was traveling downstate using it. It has a ton of cool little features allowing you to customize it that are very simple but fun. You don't need to do any of it prior to your first use.

My wife and I get lost just about every time we go somewhere we've not been before so this was well purchased for the price. Honestly, I can't tell the difference between this refurbished unit and a brand new one, other than the price.

I probably won't use the real-time traffic updates unless I pay for internet on my phone but the bluetooth works great. It recognizes both my wife and my phone when we're in the car together, and we have the same model phones. Very easy to disable one or the other or both if you don't want to use it. Sound is clear as long as your car window's are not open.

I've already recommended this to other family and friends. Do yourself a favor and buy it. -- First Time Users - This is the one

Perhaps like many infrequent travelers, I contemplated the purchase of a GPS many times but thought the expense was more than the value I would get out of it. However, after spending 30 minutes looking for a hidden hotel late at night in a strange town, I bought this Tom-Tom... and only wish I would have done so sooner. I'm no expert on GPS so cannot speak about other units and how this model compares. All I can say is, I go to new places every couple of months and this model has helped me on every trip... by now knowing exactly when to exit freeways, what lane to get into before an upcoming turn and so on. The Tom has been worth every penny it cost me.

I still haven't set it up to speak to me through my car sound system and that will be a big improvement. The speaker on the device works well enough, but if there is much traffic noise, it can be a bit hard to understand what ol' Tom is saying. The screen and the images are satisfactory but of course I do not look at it while driving. However, I do like the available features, some of which (as I recall when doing my original research) are not loaded onto lesser models of the Tom or other comparably priced units.

So far, it hasn't given me a bad direction... very accurate in every case. My only complaint... and this is significant and common... the lousy battery life. I got around that by purchasing a car charger. I make sure when I leave the house, the Tom is fully charged, then plug it into power as soon as I get in the car. Also, when I really do not need to hear it, when I am just rolling down a long stretch of road and/or know where I am going, I power the Tom off. I believe that helps ensure it will have juice when I need it. Using this power conservation strategy, I have never had the battery die, even after a long trip with the Tom "on" for 4-5-6 hours.

In summary... reliable, good mapping, nice features, good clear verbal directions but lousy battery life. -- Saved me from hassles numerous times; lousy battery life

PROS:
The TomTom Go 730 is great in almost every aspect, it's easy to use, pretty clear when giving directions (except when merging onto offramps, but I'm sure once I get used to it a little more it won't be such a big deal), tells you when your going over the speed limit!, alerts you when there's a camera in an upcoming intersection, and many other things...

CONS:
When typing in directions you have to put them in in a weird order (like if you were trying to find 7777 Johto St. San Diego, CA 92122 you would have to type it in San Diego, then Johto St., then 7777 and then it'll find it) but it tells you when to put in all the information so that's not really all that confusing. But the main thing that I didn't like is that it has a list of all the POI's (Point Of Interests) so if your looking for like a Taco Bell or a Best Buy near you, you would have to go into the POI's, then select restaurants or shops and then scroll through every nearby restaurant or shop near you in stead of just typing in "Best Buy" or "Taco Bell" and it giving you a list of every one in a 20 mile radius.

But in all I would probably give it about an 85% which is great for when I bought it for about $110 when it was on sale. But if your looking for a really clear and simple GPS this might not be it for it's regular price of $299. -- Really Big Screen, But About an 85%

Overall this is a good gps. The touchscreen is not as sensitive as some. I bought it because of the bluetooth, but it had lots of other features, too. -- TomTom Go 730