TomTom Portable GPS Reviews

We were forced into the newer GO520/620 series since our lifetime map GPS was no longer supported. First the good: 1] FREE lifetime (not really, but addressed by others) maps of THE WORLD. Great for travelers. 2] 'THE' best window mount ever. 3] My Places and Record Route in the app is a nice addition. 4] Computer mapping to GPS is another great feature. WiFi is interesting.

Bought TomTom device with lifetime updates. Go to update and the company says that it no longer supports older device but you can get a discount on buying a new one. Hope this company runs itself in the ground as all the others have done due to lying. My next move is go to social media and give the public my side of being conned. Will be satisfied just to get some people not to ever buy from this company.

I bought a TOMTOM GO60 a few years back with lifetime maps and traffic. I hadn't used mine in quite a while but upon firing it back up, charging and updating the maps I learn that it no longer can connect to the internet through my phone. These things weren't cheap but are virtual garbage now. The updated maps aren't really updated on older models. Just go with your phone and waze. Their maps are currently being updated, support traffic and won't give you BS lip service about lifetime this lifetime that. TOMTOM and Garmin are on life support anyways.

I purchased TOMTOM VIA 1530M, July 2018. Occasional use. I live in Albany, NY area. On numerous occasions it failed to direct me to specific locations. In fact, with my family in car, the device on two occasional directed me onto dirt roads that ended on private land on which warning signs were posted. Everyone including children in the vehicle were afraid. I called the company to complain. I was asked to hook the device up to my computer and TomTom rep helped update maps and reviewed my settings. I thought, okay. Through this process I was instructed to program a specific route onto the device. I did as requested.

I own 2 TomToms with lifetime maps. Just found out my older one is no longer supported by TOMTOM. It operates well but TomTom no longer supports map upgrades as advertised when I bought it. I would go with Garmin if you are considering a navigation device. I have owned Garmins in the past and have never been told by them that my device is no longer supported.

I wasted 2 hours trying to find a way to deal with the voice control not working. It says it won't work in selected country, the US. I wasn't able to find a phone number, email or anyway to contact the company. Just rerouted over and over to never-land. I bought this TomTom, Via 1350 because I had had TomTom One for over 10 years before it died and loved it. I will not buy another TomTom. I don't support companies that sell products especially with a warranty and then make it impossible to get help. Purchased in November from Amazon.

I purchased a TomTom car navigation with a lifetime update of maps. When I went to update the latest map, it wouldn't fit. Then it said, "No longer supported, but put your email address here and we will offer you 30% off a new one". I never received an email. Did it again, again, no email. I called customer support, couldn't understand their English, but I tried very hard. The person explained my device was no longer supported and my "lifetime" purchase of maps has expired. What an oxymoron! I asked for a supervisor, he said, "They won't talk to you about this". I then called back and got another rep that was extremely hard to understand.

Purchased the TomTom GPS largely based on the "Free Lifetime Map Updates" feature that was heavily advertised. Now that I need to update the map, TomTom says they no longer support the device and consider its "lifetime" to now be over! Maybe TomTom needs to say "Free 1 Year Map Updates" as opposed to using "Lifetime" in their statement. But then the consumer wouldn't buy their products if they were forced to be honest. TomTom advertising "Lifetime Updates" is a SCAM and they should be prosecuted for SCAMMING the public. Where is our State Attorney General and Public Service Commission? Why is TomTom still being allowed to do business in our State/Country!!! Never purchase TomTom again, and will use all available avenues to make others aware of TomTom's deceptive business practices.

Two years after I bought my START 60 directly from TomTom I tried to conduct another update. However, I could not connect to MyDrive. I contacted TomTom Customer Service and they advised me to reset it to Factory Settings and charge it for 4 hrs. I did both and found out that: my battery is dead and not chargeable anymore, I cannot connect to MyDrive if battery is dead, I lost all updates I've collected over last 2 years. TomTom offered me 25% discount to buy a new device saying that replacement of battery is not recommended. I complained again to TomTom and they have not responded. That's a very poor CS and I'll never buy or recommend TomTom.

Do not buy a product from this company. I purchased a TomTom GPS for my car and paid a higher price for the lifetime maps update. I just received an email telling me my GPS is now obsolete and to remain current I can buy a new device from TomTom! What a scam. I'm sure glad lifetime doesn't mean my lifetime (or my dog's for that matter). This may not be illegal, but it is certainly highly unethical. Do not believe any guarantees from TomTom, and by all means check out other GPS companies before subjecting yourself to this horrible company.

I purchased a TomTom Via1505M that was supposed to have free lifetime maps. I've had it for 5 years under the best of care and I must admit it served me somewhat OK until yesterday when it lost its mind. I tried to go online and reload/update the maps to get going again but what a miserable 5 hours lost. I used the chat line and a rep contacted me by phone to address the issue and took over my computer (which I sorely kick myself for). Everything was fine with the unit but it would cost me $99.99 USD for a 5 year license or $129.99 lifetime. When I told them I had lifetime free maps I was told the maps were free - however I had to pay a software fee. Also it couldn't get a valid GPS signal. WHAT A PILE OF CRAP! I will never buy TomTom ever again and will tell everyone far and wide that they are a scam. Looking at Garmin but who knows if they are any better. I hate getting screwed over!!!

Purchased a TomTom GO 6200 in Italy for use in Europe. Upon starting up the system in English language the message appeared that for this language there was no computer voice available. I tried German and Dutch with same result. How is it possible that in 2017 a Euro 400 GPS cannot function completely in English??? You have to call the service center (weekdays office hours only), make an account and then they then put the required language voice available for downloading. This is ridiculous, I have returned the system to the shop immediately and replaced by a good old Garmin.

Last year I tried to update my maps using the discount code they sent me. When it didn't work they told me to buy a new device, as it came with unlimited updates. This year, when it didn't work, after 10 days of useless email suggestions, they decided that since they couldn't help me, they'd just deactivate my account. "Please be aware that once the deactivation has taken place, you will no longer be able to access the following: Any of the services you might have bought in the past. Open transactions such as repairs and orders. Your TomTom Discussions user account. It is not possible to reactivate disabled accounts. If you would like to register a new account in the future, please do so on our website www.tomtom.com." I'm now wondering if anyone can use the discounts they send out.

After purchasing the TOMTOM, I tried to update the maps on the device. For two years, I continue to get errors and cannot update the maps on my device. I am throwing this GPS away and relying on my cellphone for navigation. I would always use this device and found it worked better than cellphone directions, I even would offer it after others tried to use their phones. I HATE THIS PRODUCT. I HATE THEIR CUSTOMER SUPPORT! I hate their internet website! I HATE THE LACK OF INTUITIVENESS EXHIBITED BY THIS COMPANY! Done!

I think TomTom is scaling back its business - if not folding. I have owned two TomTom VIAs - one of which I broke myself. My current TomTom (24 months old) rarely connects with the GPS satellites anymore and I am looking for a place to recycle it. I suspect this is planned obsolescence. I initially connected my device to their website looking for updates more than a year ago. TomTom wanted to charge me $60 for updated maps after I owned the device for a year. The initial device only cost $120. Many of my friends have Garmins, so my next GPS will be a Garmin. Their website broadcasts "LIVE Customer Service is not available after 12/31/2016." Simply put, the device is not supported anymore by real people over the phone. When my TomTom functioned, it was adequate. However, it was not as accurate as a Garmin.

For the past 3 days, I have been trying to fix the failure of my TomTom Rider to work. After responding to a company email to update my maps, the touch screen failed completely. After searching the web, I found the problem was very common. However, succinctly, there seems to be no fix once the software has corrupted the internal computer. Three different customer service reps were unable to make any headway. Since the unit is only 10 months old, I asked them to replace it. They said "against warehouse policy". They said, "Warranty no good because unit was manufactured two years ago". However they did offer me a 25% discount on a new unit. When I pointed out that the warranty was from date of sale, not date of production, they said, "Their error."

Internal memory of my TomTom is 1 gig, that memory was beginning to become full, so I put in a 2 gig SD card expecting to use the device for a several more years. To save on memory I wanted to purchase the US only map since I never leave the US, I essentially never leave Colorado. Not expecting to be able to buy a Colorado only map I was ready to buy a US only map, but my device is what TomTom calls an end of life product and tries to sell me a new one but TomTom Software made the decision that I can no longer buy anymore maps for this particular device, therefore, the lifetime map updates is a lie.

I paid for overnight shipping and they lied to me about it. Charged me for overnight shipping but now tell me I will get it 4 days later. Order it on a Thursday for a weekend trip, they said it would be here Friday. When I called they said it did not go out in time, so I would not get it until Monday, what a screwed up outfit.

I tried to update my Tomtom go 2535 live and received a message to update my tom-tom connect which I did; it immediately came up with a message that it did not install correctly due to a library conflict. IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY TOMTOM so after doing a complete uninstall three times and reinstall there was no change. So now onto technical support (What shame that is) after three so-called technicians I was told that something is wrong and I should buy a new cable but he did not know if that was my problem. So Tomtom I think this is one big scam as I paid big money for this unit with free lifetime maps. You have lost another customer. I will never buy another tomtom product again. This is typical of the world of business today with these big money hungry greedy must make more and more and damn the consumer.

I have TomTom XXL. I get updates from TomTom all time and it takes forever to update and usually with nothing of use after done. Map updates with TomTom are too expensive as can buy new device with free updates for very little more. So I think I'll just use my iPhone Google maps which is free!!

Updating maps could not be concluded o/a some failure not now recalled. Attempts to reset and reinstall failed and maps deleted themselves. Attempts to contact NZ company failed as nowhere could I find an easy route. All attempts got me lost in yet another page which seemed nothing short of a diversion. With the greatest of pleasure the XL unit now resides in the rubbish. Thankfully the window glass attachment now holds my mobile phone with google maps making for a better experience with its views and monthly FREE updates. TomTom RIP.

There is an on going problem with the 6000 series TomTom. The USB port on the Sat nav seems to fail very quickly. This is my second one. I thought I was buying a state of the art device. Unfortunately, I can't update anything anymore because of the dodgy USB port. The Sat nav is now slowly becoming useless to me because of lack of updates.

Have owned 2 TOMTOM GPS Devices. Cannot remember my first one, but the same problem developed on both devices. The second, purchased in June of 2014, nice device 6" touch screen, just like the first, constantly checking TOMTOM website with MyDrive Connect for updates. Installed a couple minor map updates no problem, but I recently checked MyDrive Connect and there was a map available and a quick fix update for my device, so I downloaded and installed the first and do check out the device and it was working fantastic and really fast. Downloaded the quick fix update and installed on my device. The device never work again after that. The last update drained the battery completely and the kicker was now my computer will not recognize the device once it is connected to USB port for updating.

I was given a TomTom XXL a few years ago. I have a new job where I have to constantly use GPS. The GPS worked fine but it does not have a complete map due to development. I updated the GPS. It deleted the map that was already on there and tried to add a Canada, US and Mexico map which is too big for the device. In addition the unit does not have a SD slot to expand the hard drive. Now I'm left with no map on the device. TomTom does not have maps that can fit on the device. So I threw it away and I'll never buy a TomTom again. Back to Garmin for me.

$100/year for maps forever?!? They want something like $94 to update the maps on my TomTom despite the fact that I paid extra for the lifetime subscription. There's simply no way at all to download or update maps without a credit card number.

I have owned this for more than ten years. Seldom did updates but used it at least 8 hours a day half the days of the year, a lot! On 2-7-16 I attempted to do an update which failed two or three times, but when it showed updates complete I ended up with "NO MAPS FOUND". I have a newer VIA1405 which updated overnight. I guess I got lucky. If you have two or more TomTom two separate accounts are needed on your computer to do updates. Why? I now have a separate email account because of this. Don't know if the VIA works right but prior to the updates it was always off by 200 feet west of where an actual address was. Recently started a new job and need GPS.

As a consumer we used our TomTom infrequently, so it's not like we 'overworked' the device. After a few years I decided the unit might help me in a new business I was starting. Went to TomTom, created an acct, tried to update the maps etc... and the during the update process my TomTom device was corrupted and no longer worked. Customer service tried to help but ultimately said, that sometimes when doing an update data storage unit of the device goes bad. There was no warning on their websites saying this could happen. So one day my device worked the next day after connecting to their website and trying to do an update... it didn't!! Would never buy a TomTom!

Just before christmas... got many e-mails from tom-tom advertising the go600 for $159. However when I tried to purchase it, the cart said "available soon". I called the order number on the website and was told that the go600 would be available in January but the cost would be $249. Too bad for you. Nice job of false advertising, tom-tom'.

TomTom 1535 - I have been a customer and user of TomTom products since they started and the only product they had was software. Over the years their hardware has become increasingly unusable and defective. Their software update system is unusable 60% - 80% of the time, particularly unusable when trying to use Mac OS. For the past 3 - 4 years we were forced to repurchase TomTom hardware several times. These days the hardware doesn't function for more than 1 - 2 years. Consequently we have decided to stop purchasing any portable GPS products and we are relying on the cellular phone GPS. Too bad because we are so used to the TomTom user interface and we don't buy any built-in auto GPS because they are expensive, fixed, and every auto manufacturer has a different user interface.

No updates. GPS looses connectivity to satellites (when driving the display will show you off the road about 300-400 ft). Restarting GPS works for a bit until you realize it probably requires a software update from Tomtom. Logging into Mydrive will typically require that you update your Mydrive software before connecting to the device. Eventually you'll figure out you'll not be able to update to your device under v.4.0.7.2442. Map updates are ridiculously expensive. Tomtom choose to market to a few people who choose to make expensive updates rather than the masses who will make lesser expensive updates.