Tom Tom Go 520 Review

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fmd953's Review of Tom Tom Go 520 Satellite Navigation System

29th Dec 2008

Overall Rating

0.5 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • What extra features are on this model?
    Not supplied
  • Clarity of Instructions
    1.5 stars
  • Area Covered
    UK and West Europe
  • Ease of Use
    2.5 stars
  • Map Accuracy
    1.5 stars
Good Points

It does connect with blue tooth to my Blackberry curve. Not all sat navs connect to the Blackberry.


General Comments

This has got to be the most unreliable bit of electronics that I have ever purchased.
It is very glitchy. The speaker options work intermittently, the FM transmitter works intermittently. After updating on line the update was supposed to give a more accurate global positioning, now every time I pass a lay-by it shows that I drive in it, not the end of the world but very annoying.
The battery died after 6 months and was replaced under warranty.
The charged died shortly afterwards and was replaced by a very helpful Halfords (so glad I have not purchased this online).
The automatic night time mode has stopped working.
The internal speaker is very distorted.
The latest problem is when in the navigation screen it keeps reverting to the main menu, all you can do is press done to go back to the navigation screen, Tom Tom say that after going away to have the battery replaced it now needs updating, I did not expect them to return the set in a none functioning state.
When entering a post code I have run the accuracy along side Telmap (which came with the Blackberry) Telmap gives more options with a post code, so is more accurate.
I have contacted TomTom customer services regarding this and other map issues who were very unhelpful.
Be careful if you update your TomTom and you have another map saved on an SD card if you also update the one on the card (the software does allow you to do this and there are no warnings) you can muck up your existing version as I found out (all sound was lost).

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