TomTom ONE 3rd Edition 3.5" GPS System w/ Preloaded Maps of US/Canada - Refurbished - 1N01.083 - Refurbished

Apparently I got a refurbished lemon. Out of the box I was told the map was out of date, took 3 phone calls to customer service with significance waits and had to fax material to them to get current map. It worked intermittently, getting various messages cannot use this map, some messages were not in English. Lots of errors, reboots, could not turn it off, several calls to customer service. Would work and then during trip would shut off, battery was fully charged. Agents were very polite and pleasant, but ineffective. When it did work it was very easy to use. In the end I was told by customer service that they could not do anymore for me and return it to place of purchase. So far Buy.com has been good to work with easy to return.
 
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A great product for the money. I purchased the TomTom GPS for my son who is moving to Florida. I wanted him to arrive at his new home safely and be able to find his way around his new community. The unit is like new, operated perfectly right from the box and for the money, you can't go wrong. As always my experience with Buy.Com was flawless. Even with standard shipping it was here in three days. I have bought many items from Buy.Com and will continue to be a customer as they offer great products at reasonable prices.
 
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I bought this for my wife and she has had it for 5 months now. We have been very satisfied with the product. The menu structure is very easy and intuitive to use. In fact I like it better than the built in navi in my 09 TSX (except for the screen size). The only problem I have had is that once in a while the suction cup looses the vacuum over time and the unit falls down.
 
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This is a fantastic little unit and the price makes it a "must have". The voice commands alerting of an upcoming turn are useful even on roads I am familiar with, especially at night. The touch-screen needs only the lightest touch to activate the menu options which are easy to navigate. Lots of bang for the buck, you can preview your route as text or see it mapped, choose your route for fastest, shortest, walking, or biking. Thumbs up!
 
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I borrowed one from my friend and used it for a while since I moved to another town. It really saved me a lot of time and bucks. Really very easy to use if you have get used to it. Go ahead and buy it. You will save much more than you pay for it.
 
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a lovely little toy i love this gps it works perfectly i havent taken it on a long journey yet but im pretty sure it'll live up to its expectations
 
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The order process, shipping and product were all we could have hoped for. The Refurbished TomTom One, 3rd Edition is an excellent replacement for the Navagon my son uses in his daily work. He reports that is easier to use and gives him accurate routes.
 
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Worked right out of the box while I was in my living room. No problems on the road. I don't know how I lived without one.
 
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Works great. I had a plastic disk with adhesive which I mounted on my headboard to avoid the windshield problem. Directions are right on. Downloading share is neat.
 
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I have been really pleased with this GPS system. My only complaint is about the suction cup which is attached to the windshield mount. It is terrible. The cup is not curved enough, so it has trouble sticking to the windsheild and I have to contantly remount the system after it falls.
 
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Spent the weekend driving around Memphis after buying it. Found everything the first time and never got lost. That's what its all about with one of these. Easy to see and hear, instructions were clear. The only problem I had was that I couldn't use the car charge because the end of it had been pinched together and it wouldn't go in the unit. Bought a motorola phone charge and it worked fine.
 
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Works great out of the box. Never used one before and was up and running in about 10 minutes. Can't beat it for the price. One (minor) complaint is that the batter life stinks, but with the car charger it's not an issue.
 
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I've now purchased three TomToms from Buy that I've given for gifts. They have all been refurbished units and I haven't had any problems with any of them. The best thing is how simple they are to operate and even the technically challenged are up and running in a short period of time.
 
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I had a chance to try this Tom Tom when I was on a trip to Florida from DC and totally loved it. This product is super simple to use and has more features than those other more expensive GPSs. One of the features that I am most impressed by with this GPS is its ability to find you an alternative route. Its super quick in calculating it. I was once stuck because rain water was running across the street and the cops had closed the road off. I asked TomTom to find me an alternate route because there was a road block for about 100ft, and it gave me RouteB. I followed routeB and there was another water block on the road. I asked TomTom to find me an alternate route and I was expecting it to show me the old routeA but it remembered that routeA was also blocked and found me a routeC and took me to my destination! I was so impressed by this feature. You can NEVER get lost or stuck! I strongly recommend this gps over the others. It has a great battery life and the software to update the maps is very very simple to use.
 
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Great service from buy.com. tom tom is everything I expected the only glitch is that the update I downloaded didn't bring all the roads up to date
 
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was hard at the start, because i used another GPS b4. i had to unistall tomtoms program and reinstall it. after that it was working beauitfully. even faster recievin signal then b4.
 
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This unit does everything I could possibly want from a GPS so why should I pay hundreds for units that do very little else. Extremely impressed with the simplicity of using it and the support offered by TomTom on their website. I don't think that you can get from any other manufacturer the quality and price that one receives from this TomTom One.
 
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We needed a portable GPS to take on a trip and did not want to un-install the one we have at home. Nor did we want to spend a lot of money. This looked just right, and it was perfect. It is easy to hook-up, easy to program, and took us where we asked it to every time!! I see no reason to pay more, as this had all the bells and whistles needed to navigate in unfamiliar territory. We found we could charge it on my husband's phone charger!!
 
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I have had this 3rd edition model TomTom since June 08 and have been very happy with it. The map that comes loaded seemed to cover most roads in my area but if it didnt the mapshare feature picked up the slack. It is easy to add more voices and other upgrades through the provided software. It's basic as far as features go but how much can you do while driving anyway? Really you just want this thing to get you from point "A" to "B" which it does extremely well. My Son had a birthday recently and I decided to get him a GPS unit. The Magellan was on sale through Buy.com at the time for under $100 so I figured with text to speech & memory slots it was a better value than the TomTom...Boy was I wrong. My Son hated it because he had used my TomTom and knew right away the map was horrible on the Magellan.It would not even get him back home from 8 miles away because the map was so old. Price to update the Magellan? How about another $79? They offer no user update feature so you are stuck either investing more cash or having it tell you every direction to go except the right one. I had to sell it at a loss and was glad to see the TomTom on sale again on Buy.com. I purchased him one also now we both are happy...Buy one & you will be too.
 
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Using was easy and have already recommended it to a friend who has ordered it from Buy.com.
 
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This is a great basic unit for the price of $80. I would recommend to buy a refurbished over the brand new because when you get the same quality then why buy a new one and pay double the money. This GPS is a little slow when you are on the road meaning it would show the intersection 1 or 2 second after you pass that intersection on the interior roads, otherwise its awesome on main roads. Map was not updated but I don't know why so many people complain about having outdated map in their GPS as Tomtom does offer a FREE map update during the first 30 days of use through Tomtom Home. So just install the device on your computer and get the latest map for free!! As simple as that!!
 
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This thing is awesome. I can't wait to take a long trip to use it. What a great buy.
 
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I like the security of having the TomTom in the car when traveling. In the Appalachian area where I live, however, it would take me over terrain that I wouldn't normally travel. Overall, it is a great product. Everyone should have one.
 
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Got it during the Black Friday/Monday? adds. Got it turned it on put my address as the home address and put another address it it took my right there. Even when you take side trips, it will tell you to turn around! It was great for the price even though it was one of their refurbished ones.
 
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The battery does not hold the charge well. If going on a trip of any length, be very sure to use the car charger included. Only way to charge it outside the car is with the usb port of the computer, so it could be hard to charge on a trip. It has to be constantly charging, so the walking feature to get around is almost useless.
 
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What a great device. I calculates some routes that are not the best, and needed to be updated, but really works well. Seems to be more sensitive to receiving the satellite signals than others I have played with (just my opinion, I did not perform any strict laboratory or comparative testing). For you guys that have a navigator/co-pilot that is always telling you where to go,.. here is one you can turn off!
 
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Great value. Does not look to be refurbished at all. Comes with all accessories and very simple to use.
 
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Pro: Easy to use basic GPS, have had no problems so far. Con: Windshield mount suction cup occasionally falls off.
 
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Pro: Easy to use basic GPS, have had no problems so far. Con: Windshield mount suction cup occasionally falls off.
 
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For $80, yes it is worth that money. It does give you precise direction where you are going here in Southern California. I wish they come with Wall Charge (AC/DC charger) - currnetly they have only car charger only. Its good thing that I can use my camera charger to charge it with same adapter. With this price, I can't argue more and I love it.
 
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This product was so easy, I never opened the owners manual. I am a guy, but I think not doing that for this product was well warranted. I used a Garmin of around the same value or more, and the only technological advantage that had was their suction cup (which turned out to be an easy fix for the Tom Tom). The frequent updates on turning points was very helpful, especially if one is driving in NY or DC there are many fast turning lanes and roads and Tom Tom gives an idea as to the next turn. The free access to map updates is great. The small size and long battery life makes it great as a hand held for walking too. Satellite connections are also great. A great product especially for the value here.
 
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This GPS works like a charm. It's much easier to use then my Garmin. It brings up your frequently used cities. Lets you customize your favorites. It even allows you to up date the maps for free. I wish I had chosen one with a bigger screen but that would have cost more. All in All its a great product.
 
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able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. best thing since sliced bread. and cost so little, I only had to sacrifice beer for a week!
 
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While not the most sophisticated GPS unit on the market, this little guy does a great job, is amazingly accurate (it puts me into my favorite parking spot at work repeatedly), useful (introduced me to a number of useful shortcuts I didn't know about), and easy to use (one trip was all it took to become proficient with it). I am especially enamoured with its ability to quickly come up with new routings whenever one turns away from what it planned for you-for example, when an accident closed the road ahead of me, I turned onto a side street and it immediately rerouted us deftly around the accident. Its voice cues are surprisingly accurate and handy. An amazing creation by the folks that created the original palm pilot.
 
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This is the very first GPS I've ever bought, and now that I know how these things work? I'd like a few more bells and whistles (like an SD card slot to expand memory, and directions that speak street names, "turn left at Smith Street" instead of just "turn left"). Plugging in directions is kind of a pain when driving because you *have* to type stuff in and the point-and-drag map is sometimes oversensitive. But favorite-ing addresses is super-easy and once I had enough favorite addresses I could get around with a few touches of the touchscreen. I haven't had a problem at all with this little unit holding a charge,grabbing the GPS signal (sometimes it takes a few seconds at first though, but that's no big deal). But in a large city where there are many intersections within yards of each other? I would have liked more specific directions. Which I can't upload to this TomTom because it doesn't have the memory for it. But hey, for the price? It works great and is super-portable. When I upgrade in a year or so I'll have no qualms giving this one to a friend.
 
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This Tom Tom is the BEST product I have ever bought on buy.com. The value of this is amazing. Comes in the new box, looks new, works new. EASY as pie to use. I could not be more satisifed!!!!
 
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I'd never used a GPS device before but found this extremely easy to use. I'm enjoying using it and can recommend it to anyone interested in such a device.
 
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I am please with it overall. Sometimes, it does take time to connect to GPS. That's now good esp when I am trying to get out of Manhattan where I am new and visit once a week.
 
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Bought this at Buy.com for $80 during a special sale. Simple, easy, and quick setup. Slow on satellite acquisitioin and route calculcation, but what do you want for under $100?
 
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I bought this for a gift. I have a different model Tom Tom. The only thing I don't like about mine is it treats each freeway intersection that you are not taking as a new instruction. So rather than know you will be on the I-5 for 50 miles, your next instruction is: don't take the 52 in 4 miles. I'd rather be left alone for 50 miles. I'm not likely to accidentaly exit if I'm not warned to stay left. Other than that, I find the interface very easy and I could drive by the voice only or by the screen only they are each easy to follow on their own - together there is little doubt when to turn or where to go.
 
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I work in the A/C service field. The unit is a real time saver. It works great to find people's homes for me. So far I have experienced no problems. I uploaded all the new maps from tom tom's site for free. Everything about the unit is working perfect even though it is a refurb. I would highly reccommend this to anyone not wishing to overpay for a GPS. Warranty papers said it is covered for a year.
 
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It's amazing and a must have for everyone... I love the TomTom more than the Garmin C330 that I had. Locks onto the satellite right away vs the Garmin would take 5 min to do this... PLus it is small and easy to carry.
 
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cheap, basic, and slow, but a great value at $80. great at time estimate. POI database is pretty good. Great buy.
 
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IT'S A CHRISTMAS GUIFT FOR MY WIFE. IT ARRIVED VERY FAST AFTER I ORDERED IT.
 
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Works great. I like that it changes your course if you take a different route than what it advices. It arrived in a timely fashion.
 
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I bought this refurbished navigator after using my friends Tom Tom when I visited him in Scottsdale,Arizona. This pocket-sized device is easily transported and accommodates any vehicle. My decision to purchase the device was its voice directions, allowing me to keep my eyes on the road in traffic while navigating unfamiliar roads.
 
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Pros: GPS units with comparable features are often in the $200-250 range. You can update the maps for it online. I took this with me on my recent trip to CO and it worked 100%. A real lifesaver. Cons: The battery seems to die so quickly as to be unusable. I'm not sure if that is because this is a reconditioned unit or not. It still works great when plugged in.
 
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This is my first time buying a GPS, but I really enjoy using it. My family and I travel quite a bit and getting to the destinations on time and correctly is a major plus! I also like being able to enter in my own favorite places and updating the unit is as simple as connecting it to the computer and clicking a couple of buttons. Now I know why the TomTom brand is so highly recommended.
 
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I ordered the unit on a Wednesday night picked the free shipping and handling and it was still there on Friday. It works as expected for $50 less than I found it anywhere else. Simply put, so far I haven't gotten lost. I've had it for two weeks and everything works fine. I read other pot on here and would like the correct one or two of them, first if you go into the menu you can view the map and you can zoom out on the zoomed in map, I guess people just need to read directions it was pretty straightforward to me so I still have the manual in its sealed bag.(I think it is sealed, actually I think I threw it away) There have been a few errors on some of the directions but they were on small back roads and if you looked at the screen and didn't just listen to the voice common sense made the proper route easy to follow. (An example on one road it said to make a left and 300 yards make a right. When you made the left you came to a stop sign 50 yards later and this was the end of this road, you could make a right or left but a right was actually a private roadway for a marina and other businesses it wasn't truly a "road" so you had to make a left to actually be on a public road and about 250 yards later you made the first right. Just common sense and paying attention to the screen and your surroundings. It showed the right route on the screen, it just didn't show the service road to the right.)
 
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Very easy to use out of the box. I had very good customer support from Tom Tom. I had a problem while trying to update maps. It ended up having the device formatted while working with customer support. I worked with them and got the latest program and maps and it has worked very well since. Rebate came also. If we didn't get it going they were going to have me send it in. Worked well in Canada also. On a long trip be sure to review the route. It sometimes picks routes that are not what you would expect if you know the area. Overall is very good. Battery life is only 2hrs if you want to use it in walk around mode.
 
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As I am a service technician, I have used several GPS's. What got me interested in the tomtom is when I had a PDA with the software on it. I got one of these a while ago for over $150 and love it so much, I ordered this one for my wifr for Christmas. It's very easy to use and has been reasonably accurate considering the area I live in seems to constantly change. That's okay also, because with mapshare you can edit your maps, or download other people's edits. This is a super value at this price.
 
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