| TomTom XL 335TM 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition) | 
| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $219.00
Buy New: $152.99
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Seller: Gameworld
Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,238
Media: Electronics
Edition: 335TM Lifetime Traffic & Maps
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 4.30
Battery: 1 Lithium Polymer Rechargeable
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.9 x 4.7 x 3.2
MPN: 1EM0.052.23
Model: 1EM0.052.23
UPC: 636926039567
EAN: 0636926039567
ASIN: B003B3P2BA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Preloaded with maps of the US and Canada with Lifetime Map Updates | | • | Lifetime Traffic Updates included--outsmart traffic and avoid delays for life with real-time information via your TomTom | | • | Preloaded with more than 7 million points of interest in over 60 destination categories--gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs and more | | • | IQ Routes Technology calculates the fastest route possible based on time of day, saving you time, fuel and money | | • | Advanced Lane Guidance indicates exactly which lane to use, so you can go confidently |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Get street smart with the TomTom XL 335·--complete widescreen navigation featuring Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates. Outsmart traffic and minimize delays with Lifetime Traffic Updates. Based on incoming traffic events, your device will suggest alternate routes. And, with Lifetime Map Updates you'll always drive with the latest and most accurate maps. On average, 15% of the road network changes each year, so it is important to have the most up-to-date maps. With the XL 335·TM you'll always stay current. Switch on and go right out of the box. Spoken turn-by-turn instructions including street names will guide you to any address in the US and Canada--including more than 7 million preloaded points of interest. The TomTom XL 335·TM is complete, widescreen navigation.  Complete widescreen navigation featuring Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates. |  Expand your horizons with a 4.3" extra-wide touchscreen. |  The award-winning Fold & Go EasyPort mount folds into the back of the device for maximum portability. | Only TomTom has IQ Routes Technology which shaves time off even the shortest trips by calculating the fastest route based on time of day you are traveling. You'll always drive the smartest, most efficient route while saving time, fuel and money. Advanced Lane Guidance** uses photorealistic images to bring even more clarity to complex multi-lane exits so you can be more confident on the road. With TomTom Map Share technology you can instantly modify street names, street direction, POIs, road speeds and turn restrictions on your own device. The "Help Me!" menu provides added safety features so you can easily access local emergency providers. The award-winning Fold & Go EasyPort mount folds flat against the device, making it easy to take it with you from car to car. Maps of US & Canada with TomTom Map Share
Preloaded with maps of the US and Canada. TomTom has the most accurate maps and with TomTom Map Share technology you can instantly modify street names, street direction, POIs, and more on your own device and receive daily verified updates from TomTom. Spoken turn-by-turn instructions and 3D graphics will guide you to any address in the US and Canada, worry free. Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates
Enjoy a lifetime of easy driving with two great features from TomTom. LIFETIME Maps guarantees you receive four new editions of your TomTom map each year to ensure that you are always navigating with the industry's most up-to-date map. And, LIFETIME Traffic sends updates to your TomTom every three minutes, so you can always steer clear of traffic delays and take the fastest route possible to your destination. 7 Million POIs
Preloaded with more than 7 million points of interest in over 60 destination categories. Easily find millions of gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs and more on your route. Or, seek out a new tourist attraction, nightlife spot, or shopping center and navigate directly to it. Customize by adding your own points of interest. IQ Routes Technology
TomTom IQ Routes Technology puts the driving experience of millions of TomTom users into your maps to shave time off even the shortest trips. Calculates the fastest route possible based on time of day. With TomTom IQ Routes you'll always drive the smartest, most efficient route. IQ Routes saves you time, fuel and money. Traffic isn't the same during Monday morning rush hour as it is on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Heavy traffic, rotaries, traffic lights, and even pedestrians can slow you down. The route you need changes depending on the day and time, so the shortest route isn't necessarily going to be the fastest. With TomTom IQ Routes you'll always drive the fastest route. Advanced Lane Guidance*
TomTom Advanced Lane Guidance gives you extra clarity when navigating difficult junctions by showing you which lane to take, so you won't miss your turn or have to make sudden, dangerous lane crossings. Photorealistic images and a pulsing green arrow indicate exactly which lane to use, so you can go confidently. Spoken Street Names
Announces turn-by-turn directions aloud, including street and place names. 4.3" Touchscreen
Expand your horizons with a 4.3" extra-wide touchscreen. An additional 20% in size allows an expanded driving view and easier menu operation. Fold & Go EasyPort Mount
The award-winning Fold & Go EasyPort mount provides maximum portability. The EasyPort mount folds neatly onto the back of the device, so both are small enough to fit into your pocket or bag. The EasyPort mount makes your device even more portable so you can take it with you wherever you travel. *Feature available in the US and Canada only
**Feature available in the US only" All TomToms Feature  Plug & Go--Works right out of the box.
 30 Day Latest Map Guarantee--Up to date, off the shelf.
 TomTom Map Share--Modify your own map and benefit from others' verified changes with TomTom Map Share.
 Help Me! Emergency Menu--Easily access local emergency providers such as police, fire stations and hospitals.
 TomTom HOME--Always up to date.
 Fuel Price Service (optional)--Know more, pay less.
What's in the BoxXL 335TM GPS device, EasyPort mount, USB cable, adhesive disk, car charger w/ integrated traffic, and user guide + LT maps voucher
About TomTom Founded in Amsterdam in 1991, TomTom has established itself as a global leader in navigation by being an innovative company with a strong brand, clear customer focus, and high quality products and services. TomTom is the world's leading navigation solutions provider with navigation products sold in 30 countries and in over 20 languages. To further our commitment to car navigation, TomTom acquired Tele Atlas maps in 2008 so we can continually provide the most up-to-date maps and intelligent routing. We have our own mapping company!
Did you know that every year roads change by up to 40% in high-growth areas? Tele Atlas manages this by using the world's most comprehensive systems to identify and incorporate these changes into our maps with unprecedented levels of speed and accuracy. All TomTom devices benefit from the Tele Atlas advantage--more coverage, more points of interest, and more freshness and accuracy. Why TomTom?
At TomTom, we believe that personal navigation should be as easy and safe as possible. We develop smart technology that gives you straightforward solutions, innovations to make life easy.
Product Description
Get street smart with the TomTom XL 335TM, complete with widescreen navigation that features lifetime traffic and map updates. Outsmart traffic and minimize delays with lifetime traffic updates. Based on incoming traffic events, your device will suggest alternate routes. And, with lifetime map updates, you'll always drive with the latest and most accurate maps. On average, 15% of the road network changes each year, so it's important to have the most up-to-date maps. With the XL 335TM, you'll always stay current. Switch on and go right out of the box. Spoken turn-by-turn instructions, including street names, will guide you to any address in the US and Canada—including more than 7 million preloaded points of interest.
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 Mount is Too Rigid September 6, 2010
malexandria
The unit itself was perfectly fine, but I didn't like the quality of the voice, the directions seemed a bit off to me and most importantly I think TomTom uses a bad mount that's too small and rigid. I tested a couple of different versions of this and snapped the mount twice by just barely turning it. It's not a bad GPS, but it's not great either.
 not a promising beginning September 5, 2010
spud mom (illinois)
at the moment I'd consider this purchase a bust -- on the first time out I was getting instructions that took me down dead ends, told me I had reached my destination (which was familiar to me - I was just trying it out for the fun of it) when it had taken me half a mile in the opposite direction. I'm going to try an online map update and see if things right themselves otherwise, back she goes.
 Not quite as Advertised. September 3, 2010
Erik J. Malvick (Davis, CA)
Purchased this recently after seeing my father-in-law's TomTom 540TM.
According to TomTom's web pages and description, this device was supposed to be similar to the 540 besides the screen size, which was ok with me. However, I've found that it isn't quite what is advertised. The first problem is in the lane assist features. The Tom-Tom web page suggests that this device will show a nice graphic at interchanges illustrating what lanes to be in. I've seen this feature work as shown on their web page on the 540 my father-in-law has, but it does not work like that on the 335. Instead, the 335 has some basic arrows that show up under the main graphics in either blue or white to illustrate what lanes to be in and what lanes you shouldn't be in. While this is ok as a passenger, it is difficult to see while driving and trying to keep an eye on the road. Fortunately, the voice queues do a decent job of keeping you in the correct lanes.
The map downloads and traffic feature do seem to work well on this device. I am not a fan of how their map download works since they have you download the full map, when it would be much more effective to provide updates for only those things that have changed. Downloading ~2GB in one file is not as straight forward as it sounds and it took 4 times to get a successful download (files were corrupt the previous tries). The traffic feature is quite useful, although its estimates of delays aren't very accurate. That is probably to be expected since traffic is often dynamic and ever changing. It is nice that at least I know it is coming up.
I do like a lot of the features in the Tom Tom. The directions are quite accurate, and they do a good job of giving advanced notice of when to make turns. I find that when I deviate from the projected route that the Tom Tom does a fairly decent job of updating the route. However, there have been a couple of occasions where I have deviated from a route to have the Tom Tom suggest an alternative that was clearly bad in an effort to get me back to the original route. In each case, prolonged neglect of the directions resulted in the Tom Tom asking whether I wanted to change my route, which I found odd... Most of the time it just changes it.
I do find the points of interest and itinerary features nice. The points of interest allow me to find a close by gas station or restaurant and with experimentation one can navigate to such a place without deviating from the ultimate goal. The only problem I've had is that in searching for a POI, the distance can get a bit deceiving as it isn't always given for the location you are currently at but rather from where you are searching relative to. An example is that I was driving through the bay area north of San Francisco, CA (Santa Rosa area) and looking for a restaurant in the Santa Rosa area. When I search by name relative to where I was at, no results were returned, which is fine. Instead I chose to search relative to a city. The result showed the restaurant to be 10 miles, but it was actually 10 miles from that city, which ended up being 20 miles from where I was at (when I was 10 miles from that city to begin with). While it wasn't a big deal, I feel like the results should show the distance relative to where the GPS is at either instead of or in addition to relative to the location searched.
Last, the voice directions are not bad, but they aren't great either. Only the computer voices give directions that include street and city names, which can be essential when you are in an urban area and you are counting on audio since looking at the screen can be distracting. The problem is that living in California and using the default computer voice has it doing a less than perfect job at pronouncing items. While it picks up some details in pronouncing Spanish based words (San Jose is done decently), it does a horrible job for other Spanish based words (San Francisco, San Jose). Interestingly enough, if I download the UK based computer voice, the pronunciation improves quite a bit. That is probably something any Tom Tom user should consider if they are having that problem. The only problem with the UK based voice is that distances are given in Yards once you are down under a mile from a direction as opposed to fractions of a mile. It isn't a big deal, but when you are used to 1/2, 1/4, etc of a mile, it can be a bit confusing. I've adjusted as I'd rather hear my cities and streets pronounced correctly than the distances.
Overall, the device is decent, although I will say that the "deal of the day" value made it better than full price would have. I do find that many of the features are good and that as long as Tom Tom stays with the basic operations, I'll buy one in the future when I finally need an upgrade.
Very dissatisfied, gets you to the general area , not a specific address. September 2, 2010
John Janisieski
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The unit is inaccurate. When it tells you that you have arrived at your destination (i.e. an address with street and number) you may still be a distance away from it and you have to physically hunt for it. My previous unit was an older Garmin and it pinpointed the destination with a statement such as "you have arrived at your destination on the right". My 335 may dump me at the end of the street instead of the actual address or some distance before the actual address. Then you have to start searching business names or house numbers until you find it, maybe a quarter mile away. Maybe I've just been spoiled by my previous Garmin.
Watch out . . . not an honorable company - I would not buy again August 30, 2010
Leventhal Partners LLC (Cleveland, OH)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased two 355 TM's directly from Amazon. One was DOA, the flash memory was defective. I was unable to update it with the current software release and maps. When I contracted TomTom they first offered to replace it with a refurbished unit. I said that was unacceptable, this was a new unit and I wanted it replace with a new unit. After 45 minutes I finally got a supervisors approval to replace it with a new unit. (every time I called it took at least one hour to conduct my business). When the replacement arrived it was a less expensive 340-S unit. (fewer features - no lifetime maps, no traffic updates) I called and complained after 45 minutes, a supervisor agreed I had been promised a new 355 TM unit, it was in the notes, but all they were going to do was replace it with the 340-S. no matter what I said, that was all they were going to do. I GOT SCR***D. From my experience this is a disreputable company STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
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