Tom Tom Navigator 6 Software with Maps of the US and Canada (DVD) | 
 enlarge | Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
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Rating:  23 reviews
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 6.8 x 1.8
MPN: 1T90.080
Model: 1T90.080
UPC: 636926015004
EAN: 0636926015004
ASIN: B000HZD2W6
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| • | Navigator 6 application software with complete maps of the US and Canada on DVD | | • | Crystal clear 2D and 3D graphics with 65,000 colors and Nightview for optimized viewing | | • | Features touch-screen menu, phone-function compatibility, real-time information (with Plus service), and 37 different spoken languages | | • | Compatible with most popular brands and models of PDAs, including the Palm Treo | | • | Requires a PDA with GPS functionality, and a PC or Mac for updates and synchronization |
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Product Description
NAV6 software only (maps of US and Canada on DVD)
Amazon.com Product Description
With the TomTom Navigator 6 Software with Maps of the US and Canada (DVD) you never need to be lost again, wherever you are, whatever you are doing. TomTom's Navigator 6 software is designed for people who already own a PDA with GPS functionality, or a PDA with Bluetooth and a separate Bluetooth GPS receiver. This package provides all the Navigator 6 software with maps of the complete US and Canada on a DVD, which once installed on your PDA will let you know not only where you are going, but exactly how best to get there. The TomTom Navigator 6 software is not only effortless to install, but easy to use with a touch-screen user menu that gives you an intuitive navigation experience, and an inherent portability that lets you take it with you anywhere, whether in your car, on your bike, or on foot. The TomTom Navigator 6 software has complete maps of the United States, including Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico, as well as all the Canadian provinces. This software gives you the convenience of thousands of pre-installed Points of Interest from restaurants to gas stations, allowing you to search by proximity to your current location, along your route, near a specific city and more, as well as letting you plan your route to fit your requirements, be they quickest, shortest, avoiding toll roads, or many others. Navigator 6 not only guides you from door to door, but can navigate directly to contacts from your PDA address book, complete with stopovers and itinerary planning for routing to multiple destinations while adding stopping points. The user-friendly interface features a tip system for when you are just getting started, an optional compass display, and the ability to show a route demonstration so you can better know what things are going to look like in advance. TomTom's Navigator 6 system provides you with crystal clear 2D or 3D graphics, in a brilliant 65,000 colors and "Nightview" for optimized visibility. This navigation system includes realistic visual instructions that replicate road signs to make them easier to follow, and a pedestrian-centric map option that lets you view your position with a fixed position in 2D that can be zoomed in and out for better orientation when you are navigating on foot. Navigator 6 features friendly north-up navigation for easier orientation, automatic route recalculation if a user takes a wrong turn, and auto-scaling software so it will fit any PDA screen. Suitable for almost anybody, the user interface application comes with support for some 22 languages covering virtually all of Europe from Turkish to Flemish, Lithuanian to Catalan, while the spoken directions come in 37 different languages that include with the European languages such options as Chinese, Thai, Japanese and more. Full of smart extras and additional options, the TomTom Navigator 6 system includes TomTom Home software to manage all the files on your device, get new updates on your PC or Mac in advance, and more, as well as supporting a wide range of TomTom Plus services and downloads. TomTom Plus lets you receive real-time, up-to-the-minute traffic information, with jam alerts and road condition warnings, as well as use instant messaging and more to keep in touch with a selected group of people, including tracking their location. TomTom Plus is an optional, cost-based service that can be accessed through Navigator 6 at any time. Designed to be ultimately safe, Navigator 6 software provides for easy call handling for PDAs with calling functionality, with on-screen instructions that remain visible while making phone calls or receiving SMS messages, as well as the ability to dial a point of interest. The navigation system not only encourages you to get from A to B as safely as possible, but alerts you to when you are speeding, even if you are not in navigation mode. The TomTom Navigator 6 software is compatible with most popular brands and models of PDAs, including; Acer, Dell, Eten, Fujitsu Siemens, HP, Imate, O2, Orange, Palm Treo, Qtek, T-Mobile, and Nokia. What's in the Box
Navigation 6 software on DVD with application and maps of the US and Canada, full user's manual, installation guide, quick-start guide, and product code card.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Disappointed September 30, 2008
CJK (Vancouver, BC)
I found this software difficult to use and overall, a waste of money. I bought it to use on my HP iPAQ but after much effort I gave up on it. Having said that, it could be the user and not the software. Delivery was fast. :(
Help for those who buy September 30, 2008
Paul D. Sperry
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the only product I could find that provides software and maps (only) for a GPS-enabled PDA/phone. I thus purchased it for my new HTC Touch Cruise PDA running Windows Mobile 6. I was suspicious finding both highly positive and negative reviews, but hoped things had improved since they were written. I was further encouraged when prompted to upgrade from version 1.03 to 1.5, but then the reality hit. Here is what you should know:
INSTALLATION--This remains a nightmare as reported. There is no step-by-step wizard and you are thrown into a program where you select the PDA operating system, the maps, and the voices. When I tried to install the program, a dialog box informed me automatic registration was not available and that I would need to manually register online. When I attempted that, the three 5-digit Product Code was recognized, but when they asked for a Device ID described as two 5-digit sequences from the PDA, I couldn't find one. I sought answers in the printed manual (very thin), the PDF manual (also anemic) and online TomTom Q&A files without success. After a full hour of searching the Internet, I in desperation disconnected and reconnected my PDA and now suddenly could install the maps. TomTom apparently found the hidden 128 bit "universally unique DeviceID," but would not memorize the product code that has to be entered each time you add another map.
There are many maps listed, but many of them overlap without specifying if they are standalone (they are) or combined into a single database when installed (they are not). Living in Colorado, I didn't know whether to install USA & Canada, Western US, UT-CO-AZ-NM, NV-WY-ID-UT-CO or all four. Unlike other products (like Garmin's MapSource), you do not see what states are included in area map selections (e.g., Western US did NOT include CO). I later concluded they provide multiple area combinations to minimize storage requirements on your PDA, but that is never stated.
Once finally installed, TomTom couldn't find a GPS signal. Since Google Maps automatically found the signal, I didn't expect needing to assign a COM port (I chose COM4) and serial bus speed (I chose the fastest). The installation guide was non-existent, and searching the PDF manual yielded no hits.
PROGRAM--Once installed, navigating the software is intuitive, and there are a number of customizable features. You have the ability to review your route, browse maps and display addresses by clicking on roads. I really like the ability to go to any address within my Outlook Contact Manager. Map detail is good, but I found missing road modifications three years out of date. Speed of calculation is excellent, and recalculation when going off track is remarkably fast. They have found a way to display much information on a small screen, and it is customizable. Auto zooming in and out around a turn point is smooth and excellent. Routing is sometimes serpentine and can take you through residential areas when only slightly longer arteries are preferable. There is a nice setting for auto, bicycling and walking speeds, although the calculated walking ETA is useless. The software doesn't report the side of street your destination will be found (like Garmin). There are too few POI's (points of interest) and their large font truncates most entries making searching a little difficult. The software also doesn't narrow down POI choices as you enter your search criteria. I finally wish this unit displayed available elevation information like some of the newer units.
SUMMARY--I have taken the time to write a review to help those who elect to buy this product. I have used many GPS devices (including TomTom), and while standalone units can be better at less cost, this is a credible tool to have on your PDA. It should not, however, take a fairly savvy PC user over two hours to muddle through the installation. I will keep and use this software because it does work and there is no alternative, but I hope TomTom is listening.
Does not work with Palm TX August 16, 2008
Jozef Suchan
Software on DVD does not support Palm TX. I have tried to upgrade from Navigator 5.0 to 6.0. I have find out on another forum, that for Palm TX Navigator 6.0 has to be preinstalled on the SD card.
Not ready for prime time June 25, 2008
Michael T. Hornak
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I only wish I had read the reviews on Amazon before I purchased the TomTom Navigator 6 product last month.
Here are just some highlights of the problems I have had:
1. U.S. Maps are not current -- Roads in Orange County, California, more than three years old, are not on the maps.
2. The Company has a poor upgrade policy -- I bought the program with maps, expecting the maps to be reasonably current. Until you start using the maps there is no way of knowing whether they are current, as it is not disclosed on the software product. I discovered that after my purchase, the Company upgraded the maps. A customer service rep claims the new maps are two versions later than my version. Of course, you can buy the new maps and download them, but at a price nearly the price of the entire software product with maps.
3. Traffic function -- If the traffic function worked, it could be better than Google's free traffic information, and worth the annual fee. Why? Because TomTom traffic is supposed to actually reroute you, not just tell you the location of traffic. The problems, however, abound:
(a) the server can be down an entire weekend (like last weekend) without advance notice, and all you receive is a server error message;
(b) it is a chore (almost impossible) to figure out how to purcahse traffic for the U.S. (and I wasted a few hours trying to figure it out), but here's the funky solution: to purchase U.S. traffic, you actually purchase traffic for Europe, and then tell TomTom's web site that your country is The Netherlands (of course, these instructions were obtainable only from customer service);
(c) the traffic system, although it will reroute you, does not make it easy to actually see where the traffic snarl is (unlike Google), as it only displays in a very small size reflecting traffic on the entire route.
4. Customer Service -- The Company apparently fails to give its customer service reps much flexibility. I learned in following up on a problem through the electornic customer service system that the customer service reps have routine written answers that may or may not fit your question or comment. I received the verbatim response twice to an email thread where I said different things.
5. Product quality -- The CD that I received only works some of the time in my Windows XP CD-Rom drive. I have not had this problem with other CD's.
I feel like I am a sophisticated computer and pda user, but this product has frustrated me. I'm going back to using Google maps. And no, I don't own stock in Google.
Hoping I'll make a better purchase decision next time.
 Helpful addition to my HTC Tilt May 31, 2008
J. Moore (Atlanta, GA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this program to use on my HTC Tilt. It was easy to load onto the phone, but getting everything tweaked so that it would work on my phone well was a challenge. I tried it out on a long trip that I know well just to see how it would perform. At first it was really frustrating because the display would freeze up, although the program continued to run because the voice directions still came in at the right time. I finally figured out that I had to increase the cache size on my phone - then the program worked like a charm. I did notice that the maps were not completely current and I am a bit frustrated that I have to shell out more money to get updated maps right after buying the program.
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