The Tom Tom GO 730 is one of TomTom's flagship sat nav models. The TomTom GO 730 features the award winning TomTom IQ Routes software, Advanced Lane Guidance and Map Share functionality, as well as Bluetooth hands-free compatibility.
written by on 01/09/2012
I had an old TOMTOM ONE and it was pretty good but I could not fit a map of OZ on it as thats where we were off on holiday. So I bought a TOMTOM GO 730. Bought and downloaded the OZ map and it worked ok during the holiday. Then we put it away when we got back home as we still was using the old one. Anyway the old one kicked the bucket so I got the NEW ONE out (ok it was 13 mths old now but was only used for 4 weeks). Now it just skips to random screens usually ending up at the location for the police station. (I'm not a crook!). Anyway I'm well peeved off as the warranty has now ended..............ARGHHHHHHH.
written by themenace on 06/11/2011
My brother-in-law purchased the Tomtom 730 unit as a present for my sister and we love it. We were fans of its competitors but decided to give the Tomtom a try since according to most reviews it gives you a detailed instructions and shortest way to travel, saving both fuel and time. We like the Voices which are good and the routing is excellent with its wonderful Bluetooth feature. This is a highly recommended gadgets of all time, it will guide you to a right destinations.
written by patbrennan on 20/09/2011
My tomtom Go worked perfectly for 18 months. I took up an offer to download the latest safety cameras at half price. My tomtom went bonkers. When I tried to operate the device it would only take me to the doctor, the dentist, the police station or to Portugal. I contacted Tomtom and they said they would repair it for £91 and a few pence. I believe it was too much of a coincidence for my tomtom to fail just as I downloaded an upgrade. I won't be buying another Tomtom. I notice the review pages are full of complaints about Tomtom. They are beginning to lose it.
written by on 23/12/2010
Bought this unit 2 years ago to replace a Garmin Sat Nav. I am very disappointed from quality of the screen - Garmin is much better than this one as its screen is very bright and hence no problems with direct sunlight, Battery is dead now and this unit has been used only couple of times a week...,Unit got stuck several time and required a restart - which deleted all the favourites, internal memory is useless - no more than 20 favourites could be saved, customer service is a joke - this was my first and last Tomtom - awful unit and awful company
written by on 30/10/2010
Great product....... when it works.
Bought via Halfords online
1st one did not work out of the box.
Returned to Halfords and replaced by Halfords.
2nd one stopped working after about a couple of months.
Returned to Halfords and replaced by Halfords.
3rd one lasted exactly 13 months, so one month after the warrently ran out. Took it to Halfords who have confirmed most of the ones they sell come back within the year. As the resident TomTom expert recognised me from me earlier visits They are going to see if they can get TomTom to provide either a replacement or an upgrade.
Great service from Halfords ! Shame about the product
written by on 08/08/2010
The TOM TOM go730 that i bought about a year ago now, has no let me down, there was an issue with the screens scrolling throuh one another on there own, however this was my fault due to not cover the screen and dust and grime in the sides, once cleaned unit works perfectly, also Yes this unit can have restrictions for HGV and LGV PCV drivers for free using the tom tom home service and adding point of interests, selecting uk and scrolling through.
written by on 27/07/2010
Not worth the price, full stop. Freezes often, after 2 years stopped working, replaced the battery to no avail. Buy something else!
written by on 23/07/2010
I like my Tom Tom, but who on Earth instigated the new messages that warn you to drive safely? There's one that pops up just after you have pushed "done" on the offered route - your eyes go to the road, and then you notice that Tom Tom has gone back to needing the safety message clicked off, so you look back at the Tom Tom - at EXACTLY THE MOMENT YOU NEED TO BE CONCENTRATING ON NEARBY TRAFFIC.
That's the most unsafe message I have ever encountered. They need to get rid of it.
written by on 17/07/2010
Purchased 730 8 months ago and unit would not turn on. Had to send it in under warranty and pay shipping myself, some warranty... Repaired unit I got back 3 month ago now has a mind of its own scrolling through screens without being touched. The 730 is now unusable and customer support has now run out. I would not recommend this unit.
written by on 13/03/2010
this is the 3rd 730. cannot get the maps to update. every time only a part of the map loads. the tech people are no help. you can buy updated maps of the us only if you live in another country. the cards are not avaliable in the us.when it works,which is very little,the maps are not correct. they keep saying its my comp,or my internet connection. went to best buy had there geeks try. they couldnt load the maps, said tom tom download is screwed up. lost all maps again... dont buy a tom tom they dont stand behind there products.....very unhappy
written by griffic on 30/10/2009
WARNING - STAY AWAY IF YOU CAN. If you do purchase make sure you update the map within 30 days as your map will be at least 3 quarters out of date on day of purchase. If you don't do this TOM TOM will charge you £40 to update the current map AND £40 to subscribe for a year.
Customer service are extremely poor.
Unit frequently loses voice output. TOM TOM have looked at it and stated there's no problem ! Yet it still frequently loses the voice.
No room on there for new maps and certainly no MP3s, so no way can you store music.
The phone connection via blutooth for hands free is flakey and sound quality is EXTREMELY poor, unusalble in fact.
With all that in mind it really is advisable to avoid TOM TOM.
written by on 22/10/2009
Great satnav shame about the backup, mine went wrong during a download seven months ago and Tom Tom cant rectify the fault. It will not switch off properly and to use it one has to reset it each time it is used!
When contacted today to ask what is happening the response was:-Whilst we understand your frustrations here until the developers can resolve this there is unfortunately nothing further that I can do to assist you here .
They are happy to sell Updated maps, voices and speed camera info - but service forget it!!
Paul Lewis - Norfolk
written by on 11/08/2009
Good unit , tom tom go is better than old tom tom one i used to own. Easy to use and nice clear screen . Only downside is the suction holder , very unstable other than that it's great.
written by stopwatch on 31/05/2009
Disappointing, I have used Tom Tom previously on a PDA and had no problems, having used it for a number of years the maps were getting out of date. I noticed more map errors on my new Tom Tom almost as soon as I started using it, this was after updating to the latest maps. The level of errors was apparent more quickly than when I started using my old GPS years ago. I have reported the errors but it would appear maps are not updated frequently, these are errors that are years old not just recent.
Certainly not worth the money, my next GPS will not be Tom Tom.
written by eifionalun on 04/05/2009
Tom Tom Go 730 is so easy to use.I have the T version which provides traffic information. My third Tom TOM and this is the best.
written by luke regan on 20/04/2009
I have had quite a few problems with 910 version ,i could not fault the help i was given ,tom tom responded very quickly to enable my 910 repairs,i was offered a 720 replacement which i now have ,iam highly delighted with tom tom response.
written by Craneguy on 01/02/2009
buy another brand so you don't have to put up with the support issues at tom tom go, or go back to the old melways.
what a shame as when you buy more than one you get an understanding the unit actually works well< as long as it continues to work.
written by shagnasty on 17/01/2009
think the device will work quite well on the road. Support is poor, they will do anything but help you. They keep refering you to FAQ, when FAQ doesnt answer, I want an answer for a product that I paid almost 600$ for.
I cant even get to email them without digging and digging through the web site and when they answer they refer me back to the website talk about complete disconnect.
written by annieoils on 02/12/2008
Try another brand with a better customer care. Trying to deal with the Tom Tom website and customer services is the worst experience I have ever had with any other product in my entire life and I am not young! Mine also got sent away and came back with exactly the same fault as it had had in the beginning, I had to start the whole process again. Tomorrow I am going to buy another make which is why I happened upon this website in the first place.
written by 7Charles8 on 01/12/2008
A basically good product until you have a problem. My Tom Tom 730 just cut out and then try and resolve the problem! Spend 30 minutes trying to solve the problem off the web site which of course you can't, you decide to phone, another 20 mins trying to find a number. You then find it and ring a premium number of course, but they are far too busy to speak to you and tell you to ring back later. You ring back later, of course they have all gone home by then and its too busy next day etc.
Until they get the act together buy one from someone else.
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Duke_Nukem's Response to themenace's Review
Written on: 29/05/2013
Review sounds like a sales pitch.
"[gives] shortest way to travel, saving both fuel and time" - don't they all?
Anyway, "shortest" is not always best. I have had a "shortest route" take me off the M4, down a parallel country lane, and back on the M4 at the next junction - just because (I looked at a map later) the country lane route was about 20 yards shorter than the motorway.