TomTom Rider v2 Western Europe

February 7, 2008 | By Doug In TomTomGo |

TomTom Rider v2 Western Europe
Imagine: a perfect summer?s day. The open road awaits. Do you fancy a pre-programmed favourite tour or maybe a new challenge? Simply choose your route, run through it before you leave, build in a few stops and you?re away. Alternatively, just pick a destination and RIDE.
Because with RIDER you really can find your way the easy way. Not only have you got the latest and most complete maps for true door-to-door navigation throughout Australia on a single SD card. You decide how you want to get there: the quickest route? the shortest? avoiding motorways? Or why not enjoy one of the free, bikerfriendly scenic routes?
Wherever you go and however you decide to get there, your compact and portable
RIDER is easy to take with you. From bike to bike or bike to car.

For bikers, by bikers
Navigating by bike is different. Which is why RIDER has been designed solely with the biker in mind.
Not just a glove-friendly touchscreen, but a rugged, waterproof finish that handles even the toughest
weather. Not just a secure and easy-to-mount dock, but the dock itself is fixed to your bike with robust universal RAM
mounting hardware. And not just TomTom?s award-winning navigation software, but high quality in-helmet
voice instructions delivered through a Cardo scala-rider? Bluetooth? headset. All
straight out of the box.

Easy RIDER
RIDER really offers the easiest, most relaxed possible biking experience. From the moment you straddle your engine, you understand why bikers prefer
RIDER?s straightforward style. You just plug it in, switch it on & RIDE. You?ve got a choice of 3D or 2D maps on a smooth-scrolling display. The crystal clear, glove-friendly, anti-glare touchscreen even has a sun visor to ensure an optimal view at all times. You will receive clear spoken instructions in your preferred language to your destination, but if you decide to take a quick detour, your RIDER immediately recalculates and adjusts its route description. It?s not easy to make something so s

TomTom Map of Western Europe - Maps (DVD) GPS - Accessories - Software 9A00.015
Customer Review: A few questions answered…
Like me, you’ve probably read the blurb and still have a few questions - hopefully the following will help!
- Yes, these maps do work perfectly with other versions of the Tomtom One. I’ve got the One V2 Regional which was UK only. The software seems very well integrated with the Tomtom Home PC software, all I needed to do was hook up the unit, pop in the DVD and select the maps I wanted to install from the Tomtom Home software screen. The DVD package includes a product card code, which when entered gave a prompt to visit the ttcode.com website. This generates a separate key code - enter that and everything works a treat.
- The DVD contains the various country specific maps, also it contains country specific maps with main routes of Europe and as well contains a single map of the whole of Europe.
- The amount of maps which you can fit on your SD card will depend upon it’s size and also any extra POIs or voices you use. I managed to fit UK, France, Iberia, Canary Islands and Germany on a single 1GB card. However the detailed single map of Europe is over 900MB, so would need a 2BG card.
- Final key question - are these the latest maps? Answer:no, but then again were you expecting to pay 24GBP for a product which if bought direct from the Tomtom website would be 100Euro for the single detailed map of Europe download or 60Euro each for the single country maps? This DVD, which is copyrighted 2006, contains a slightly older version of the maps but has the added flexibility of a wide range of combinations of individual country maps. The latest version on the Tomtom website at the time of this review is 6.75, whereas the versions on the DVD I received (July 07)are at 6.5.
For me, the reduced price and the fairly infrequent times I’ll be using the maps makes the lack of some new road changes an acceptable trade-off. As they say, you pay your money and take your choice.
I’ve rated this 4 out of 5 only because of the not-latest-issue factor, but I still consider great value for money, it does what it says on the tin.

TOMTOM Go 920 T GPS Europe 4.3″ screen Tactile, Info Traffic TMC Premium (lifetime subscription), Bluetooth
Customer Review: The ultimate motoring gadget
The TomTom 920T was available on 7th December (2007) and I had mine delivered that evening. I had previously used TomTom on a PDA (HPx4700) so I was accustomed to all of TomTom’s quirks (yes there are some!) and also a large screen. First use is intuitive and the software installed easily on my computer. Setup of basic functions (Home address, password, preferences such as voice) was a doddle and I was interested to try out the computer voice which reads road signs and road names to you. Also the ‘operate my TomTom from the computer’ was easy to use and soon had my first ‘Favorites’ set. A brief trawl of the FAQ on the TomTom web site showed me how to transfer my favorite places, new Points of Interest and additional voices from my PDA. I linked my telephone to the unit with ease and in 5 minutes I had transferred my entire phone book. Dialling out and receiving calls is really easy. I sat in my car for about 15 minutes setting up some of the other functions such as the Traffic RDS system and the FM transmitter (so I can hear the voice through my radio). All worked first time and well. One small downside is that I find the volume control a little erratic and often the shutdown settings are not maintained on startup. However, using the small remote control was the easiest way to put this right. TomTom’s route planning often leaves something to be desired and, as with my PDA TomTom satnav, it is always a good idea to preview your route on a map before journeying so you have no surprises en-route. The GPS Fix function that is downloaded via the cradle and TomTom Home software means that GPS startup takes a very short time (less than 30 seconds). However you do need to update this every couple of days to ensure freshness. I haven’t tried out the USA maps yet but I have set up routes in Zurich just as easily as I set up routes in the UK. To say that the maps supplied are the latest means that TomTom take more than a year to record road changes. A particular village bypass and a new roundabout that I use are well past their first birtdays and have yet to appear on the map. TomTom gets confused by this and keeps trying to direct you back to the road in its memory. A free map update is granted but for only 90 days after purchase which seems a little mean to me. The Mapshare feature was one of the persuaders for my purchase. This seems to be the best thing since sliced bread (what was the best thing before sliced bread?) but I still have not discovered how long it will take TomTom to update their maps and if this will be free to motorists who upload corrections. Other features such as MP3 playing and photo slide shows await review. It appears that both MP3 files and Picture files must be in a specific directory in internal memory - it’s a pity that they cannot be stored on an external (and swappable) SD card (which can carry extra maps). I would have thought that a change to the software would fix this (TomTom please note!). Also a battery charge level indicator in % or time left would be a bonus. All in all an excellent device - clear screen, clear voice and (reasonably) accurate performance. All the gadget that you could ever want.

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