TomTom ONE XL - 4.3" GPS w/ Preloaded Maps of US and Canada - Refurbished - 1S00.084 - Refurbished

I bought this for my wife and she loves the it. It has a 4.3" screen. The extra .8" is much easier to read than the 3.5" which you normally find in the $100 price range. It finds satellites much faster than my Garmin and has a few important options, but not the unnecessary stuff that drives the price up. My wife and I are real happy with the unit. I often buy refurbished as I worked as an electro-mechanical assembler years ago, and my experience is that returned items are typically given extra special care. When you buy a "production" unit, most companies only perform Quality Assurance Testing on a sample size of their production lots. When an item is returned, it is repaired and every aspect of every unit is QA tested. Bottom line, I got a 4.3" unit that works like a charm for the "Black Friday" price of a 3.5" unit and I am totally satisfied.
 
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The Tom Tom was exactly as advertised. It took no time to get it programmed, and it works great. Even new roads and backroads are already in its system. Very easy to use.
 
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TOM TOM One XL is outstanding, and at this price, everyone should own one. So far it has helped me trek from my house to different locations in Chicago, which as a sales rep, is extremley beneficial. It is very easy to use, and even though it didn't come with a CD, the customer service representatives had no problem giving me the 30 day free updates that comes with the new purchase of a Tom Tom (being a refurb, you do have to call to get the free updates for 30 days though. Overall I am 100% satisfied with this product and I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a great GPS system.
 
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The price is great, even for a refurb but more importantly, TomTom will make the most current maps available to you at no cost. It takes extra effort and time on your part to get the new maps but you will not have to pay the $99 map upgrade. TomTom makes excellent products but without new maps, you can really get confused when you least need to be.
 
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Tomtom seems to have very detailed and updated maps, compared to all other GPS manufacturers. Equally, the display of the maps are very good making a small screen GPS easy to read even in busy areas. Programming is simple and straight forward without ever needed to use the manual. I am very impressed with the product and I will still from now on with Tomtom.
 
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Great value-- I have the smaller 3.5" Tom Tom ONE. The extra inch on this 4.3" model is very helpful. Highly recommend this product!
 
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Worked good out of the box. Uploaded new maps easily. Only problem is in our town there is a Francis Court and a Francis Lane. There are stores on francis lane,Wal Mart etc. The map in the unit had those on Francis Court instead of Francis Lane. Very far apart and would mess up someone looking for Wal Mart as a point of interest. Not sure how to notify Tom Tom about error. Also makes me wonder about acuracy of the unit.
 
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I got this refurbed and it works and looks great. Good battery life, but I dont care because I just keep it plugged in anyway. For 99 bucks, it was a GREAT buy.
 
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I had heard alot of talk about the TomTom GPS from various commercial ads and when Isaw the price was in my range I couldn't wait. I love this unit and the ability to upload map corrections and customize the appearance of the display. Thanks, TomTom for a great product.
 
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I purchased this Tom Tom before I took a long trip. Let me tell you, without it, I would have had serious problems as I hit a snow storm 35 miles from my destination with very little visability and absolutly no view of the road markings. Without Tom Tom, I would have never made my final exit across 8 lanes of heavy traffic in blinding snow at night. Who knows how long I would have been driving without it.
 
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The refurbised unit I purchased did not allow me to get the free map update that usually comes with a TomTom unit, but the one's that are loaded are recent enough that it works well still. Saved me at least $10 on tolls on one trip alone, and navigated me through the mess of Disneyworld very well. Plan to purchase another unit for my father for Christmas.
 
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I've used the Garmin in the past. The Tom Tom XL beats it, hands down. I highly recommend this product. Easy to set up and keep up-to-date with the included desktop application.
 
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AFTER GIVING THIS FLYING COLORS AND READING OTHERS I AM ASTONISHED AT HOW SOME REVIEW PRODUCTS. THIS HAS A TRUE 4 HOUR BATTERY LIFE. SO DO OTHER BRANDS WHY COMPLAIN. THATS WHAT IT IS. YES IT DOES NOT SPEAK STREET NAMES BUT TELLS YOU TURN RIGHT OR LEFT IN "A CERTAIN DISTANCE" MORE EXPENSIVE UNITS ALSO INCLUDE STREET NAMES.. IF YOU BUY THIS THATS WHAT YOU GET. THE MAP INCLUDED NEEDS UPDATING. SO DO ALL OTHER BRANDS. YOU GET 30 DAYS FROM TURNING ON THE UNIT TO GET FREE UPGRADE OF YOUR MAP. TOM TOM ALSO PUBLISHES UPGRADES 4X A YEAR MORE THAN OTHER BRANDS. YOU ATTACH THIS UNIT TO YOUR COMPUTER TO UPGRADE TO THE MOST CURRENT MAP. YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THE COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL AS WHAT YOU GET IS SKIMPY. MOST COMPANIES DO NOT INCLUDE BIG EXPENSIVE PAPER MANUALS ANY MORE. AGAIN A FEW COMPLAINED.. IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING THIS IS A GREAT UNIT. OHH YES IT COMES WITH A SUCTION/WINDOW MOUNT AND A CAR CHARGER. IT TAKES THE SAME CHARGER AS THE MOTOROLA CELL PHONE MINI USB PLUG USED IN 2007-2008 SO IF YOUR CELL HAS THAT PLUG YOU ARE IN LUCK FOR HOME CHARGERS. I WAS IN MY FRIENDS MERCEDES WHICH HAD GPS BUILT IN AND THIS TOM TOM WORKED AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN THERES. AGAIN PERFORMANCE IS BASED UPON THE ACCURACY OF THE MAP AND HOW RECIENT IT IS UPDATED. ALL MANUFACTURES SELL YES SELL UPDATES FOR ABOUT $70 FOR A YEARS UPDATING. SO WHAT EVER BRAND YOU PURCHASE IF U UPDATE ROADS DO NOT CHANGE MUCH SO ITS GOOD FOR A LEAST A FEW YEARS. NO NEED TO UPDATE EVERY YEAR AND SPEND THAT $$ OHH SATILITE CONNECTION IS PERFECT HERE..
 
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Even though its stated "refurb" its brand new in all respects. This one came with a 1 year warranty but as I hear the refurbs now come with a 6 month. Great color, 30 day free map upgrade, works great. Very pleased I got this unit and would get it again. This unit tells you to turn right or left but does not tell you the street name. Yes the "s" models do and I knew that so thats not a problem. If you wanted to purchase the "s" unit for additional $$ that would be your choice. Called Tec. support when I recieved the unit and within 2 minutes was talking to someone.. WOW that was great. Used it twice so far and very accurate.
 
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Perfect for its purpose-- get you from point A to point B. I'm not a big fan of the bells and whistles on other GPS devices... this one has a few, but when it comes to giving directions and getting you there, this is top notch at a low price.
 
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Overall the TomTom performs great, I can use it to get around anywhere (currently used it all around Michigan, and Lower Ontario, Canada). Easy to setup destination, easy to understand all the features, not much to configure. Simple to plan with. Terrible Battery life tho, if I had the choice to spend a bit more for the models next up (4+hr bat life) I would have. I don't like to have it plugged in to charge while driving long distances because I run my iPod through the car outlet.
 
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The item was delivered in the same conditions as it was described! I like my Tom Tom XL!
 
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The unit appeared to be new. The warranty included in the box is one year. The CD was not included, however, it is better to down load the PC application from the TomTom web site, you will know you have the most current version. The support from TomTom is excellent. You will need to contact them to get the current map. They require you to fax or email a copy of the receipt. In less than 24 hours your download will be available when you sync your divice using TomTom Home. The One XL is very easy to use and very accurate. I used it on a recent trip to California and it worked great.
 
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It is my first GPS. It is nice, but the code for free download new map was expire. Called buy.com did not get any help. Called TomTom, finally got new map. Overall nice product for the price. Very fast shipping. I ordered Monday night. Got my GPS Thursday noon.
 
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The TomTom is primarily a direction oriented device. If you travel to new places a lot and need help navigating, this device works quite well. If you do a lot of local travel and don't need directions, this device lack a lot fo the GPS functionality which would otherwise keep me interested in it. The GPS display does not show elevation (which is a real shame), and I wish it had more trip meter functions such as measuring distances from point to point, creating maps of routes that were followed, etc. Also, once you start using the TomTom to navigate to an address, there's no way to turn it off. If you change plans on the fly and do not enter a new location to navigate to, it'll keep telling you to turn around until you turn the sound off. I am a pretty advanced user of devices like this and I have found a workaround, but there is no obvious 'cancel trip' button anywhere. Having said all that, for $99 the TomTom is a great deal.
 
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Product works great. A little slow in acquiring satellite when we traveled from the East to West Coast but not a big deal. This unit is really easy to use and gives good, clear, verbal instructions.
 
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We love our tomtom. Beat buy for the price. This unit has been easy to use. We are very happy with it. Will recommend it to all our friends.
 
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Works great plus the customer service person picked up the 2nd ring when I had a question. Very fast in receiver the GPS signal.
 
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I am extremely happy with my tomtom. I purchased the unit for my wife and I was so impress with it that I bought another one for myself 2 days later. My wife tells me that her tomtom is her best friend on the road when driving. She do not get lost again. The unit is very user friendly and easy to use. It bright screen make it easy to see in the day time. I am very happy with this devise and have recommended it to serveral friends. Thanks.
 
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I bought this unit initially to replace a broken speedometer and found it irreplacible. It has saved me time and money on my travel. It finds new roads to old locations I never realized existed. I have downloaded new voices and it is my travel companion. This unit was refurbished and I find it just like new.
 
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