Good Navigation without the bells and whistles.

15 years ago I chose a top of the range Garmin over a Tomtom for its hardware, particularity the mount., Back then Tomtom bike satnavs had a reputation for being rather fragile. My Garmin is still working fine but feeling rather dated. I have always liked the display and mapping of the Tomtom so after reading the reviews I decided to give the Tomtom a go. The Tomtom feels nice and solid and has worked straight out of the box. I opted for the premier version which seems better value if a car mount, case and locking system is important to you. I really like the way updates are performed via wifi. As far as mapping goes it is great. In my opinion, the glare from the screen is worse than the matt finish of the Garmin but I have no problem reading it even when very sunny. I still feel that the bike mount should have a cover over the contacts when the device is not mounted to protect them from the elements. So much so I purchased one off eBay. I am still trying to find the best way to connect the Tomtom to my Senna headset & phone. After researching this issue I can do it but the Tomtom does seen to take an age to connect to the app on my phone. I am unimpressed with the voice dialling via Google, which I wont be doing while riding although the reading out text messages seems pretty good. I was was quite surprised by the lack of phone & music functions compared to even my old Garmin but to be honest ,for me, it is not much of an issue. In short if you want a nice satnav to get you from A to B and are not too bothered with music and phone functions this device fits the bill nicely. I just hope it lasts a well as my old Garmin!

So far so good

Bought this because on bike trip to the south of France last year, I was using my phone with occasionally frustrating consequences, as the signal was lost, or the phone overheated. Haven't had a chance to use this in anger yet because of the Covid-19 situation but the route planning function seems excellent and it hasn't let me down when going to the local shops for supplies. I look forward to the day, the bike can come out for something other than a pointless cleaning and I can use the TomTom to find me a glorious route to ride.

Rider 50

While I haven't yet used all that it offers as a sat nav for getting from one place to another it is as it should be. The advantage of it having its own wifi for updates comes into its own by not having to have device or cable to hand for long journeys or trips away. It also alerts you to any updates. The ease of use via its menu system eradicates having to spend sometime scrolling though the icons trying to remember where a particular function is. Very useful and functional item.