What is the verdict on TomTom 7?

[Captain_Eric]

To put the question out straight away: for those of you who have been using TomTom 7, is it worth the change over?

I've been reading with great interest (and gratitude) the TomTom 7 threads, most namely:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401679&highlight=TomTom

But as you use it, is it a good result?

A couple of "detail" questions on my TT6 pet peeves:

1) Does TT7 still "take over" the full screen, in my case forcing back to TT6 when I tap on the top heading of the screen while in another program?
2) Will TT7 route to "company names" in the Microsoft Mobile Contact list? (My work around, of course, is simply to copy the company name to the "personal name", but it's tedious.)

Anyway, what's the verdict?

Thanks in advance.

Capn

[kareem9nba]

I prefer iGo8 over it by far. Tomtom has barely changed since v5.

[cp_kirkley]

I prefer iGo8 over it by far. Tomtom has barely changed since v5.

Be fair... He's not asking if iGO is better, i think he just wants to know if tomtom 7 is a decent upgrade over 6, to which I would answer a resounding yes.

I navigated a semi tricky ramp setup in northern NJ, (where the turnpike meets the parkway, which hooks up with 440, which splinters of into the beginning of 287... and not only did I not experience any lag, the the separate ramps are shown in yellow, quite clearly, and it was almost impossible for me to go the wrong way.

Igo over tomtom? I'd say yes. but tt7 over tt6... hell yes. Take the plunge. Graphically nothing new, we all know this. But it gets the job done and I've never had issues with HTC home...:p

[morpheus__101]

i had TT6 on my TyTN II. and have recently upgraded to TT7 and i think its great. the map is more detailed, it has speed limits on known major roads, and if you go 2 much over the limit it beeps telling u 2 slow down. you can also manually set a maximum speed limit and if you go over it beeps. (that saved me a speeding fine on my last trip to the peninsular) you can have a quick menu on screen all the time with just options you want in it. like quick set to night mode, or mark GPS position or mute. you can also make some changes to the map yourself, like street names and whatever, but from i see you cant change the speed limit of a street.

i will admit its the only software i have had installed on my PPC but its so good i have no need to look anywhere else.

[jraborg86]

To put the question out straight away: for those of you who have been using TomTom 7, is it worth the change over?

I've been reading with great interest (and gratitude) the TomTom 7 threads, most namely:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401679&highlight=TomTom

But as you use it, is it a good result?

A couple of "detail" questions on my TT6 pet peeves:

1) Does TT7 still "take over" the full screen, in my case forcing back to TT6 when I tap on the top heading of the screen while in another program?
2) Will TT7 route to "company names" in the Microsoft Mobile Contact list? (My work around, of course, is simply to copy the company name to the "personal name", but it's tedious.)

Anyway, what's the verdict?

Thanks in advance.

Capn




i am using TT7 and TT7 does use the entire screen but when u hit the red phone it is still running in the background.and u can always go back to it on the bottom right hand corner of your phone. even when the screen is off it will tell u when to make the next turn. so it is always running unles u manual exit the application

i think it is a great peice of work. picks up more sat. and it gives u many more options

[jcespi2005]

For me upgrading to version 7 is a must, cause is the only way to use 7.20 maps. And there are much differences between v6 and v7 maps here in Spain ;)

Haven't notice much differences in the soft, for me works fine both versions, 6 and 7.

Cheers.

[Praygo]

Ive used miomap, igo, tt6 and tt7. I really liked miomap but got tired of disabling htc home. Once TT7 came out I tried it and never went back.

[jamal1782]

I love tt7, but i was using telenav. as said above it gets the job done.

[tembares]

Guys,

Maybe a little bit off topic, but can you use TomTom Home (2.2)? With TomTom Home you can update your maps with mapshare.
The version of TT Home which you can download in first place, can not upgrade my maps.
I downloaded TT Home 2.2, but then my Kaiser has not been detected.

Someone any suggestions?

Temba

[Captain_Eric]

Thanks everyone. Most helpful.

A little follow-up:

1) Is the extracted TomTom 7 fully functional? That is, if it was "tuned" for the Diamond, do all the features work the way they are supposed to, perhaps like a 720 or 730?
2) Does the MapShare function as intended? (setting aside for the moment if it's useful feature yet). That is, any bugs due to extraction from the Diamond?

Again thanks,

Capn

[prerak4021]

how do i get IGO on my tilt?

im from NJ usa ..is it possible?

[moegdaog]

TT7 is the shit....not that super detailed but always shows the fastest route,speed camera and going over the speed limit notification beeps are very solid.
Washington d.c area is complete and down to a T..even new structures and ramps. Clear difference in options from TT6.

.. I mean I haven't tried IGO or another gps program other then google maps but I don't really consider that navigation...so I dunno the difference in other apps, but TT7 seems to get the job done. I don't really see anything else to expect more from it, I always get where I want..fast

[mb]

Tried iGo8 before TT7 came out and hated it. Looks great but probably the most unintuitive GPS software I've ever seen. TT6 over TT7? Yes, absolutely.

Only thing I hate is the muting of sound when you have a GPRS data connection.

[MarkAtHome]

I tried TT awhile ago, wasn't impressed. I ended up with Garmin XT, which I like alot (I have a car unit by them), but would consider iGo8 or the latest TT7 if one or the other is really better.

[alfiejts]

Can only compare TT7 to TT6, but I've gone back to TT6.

Yes, you need TT7 for the latest Teleatlas v7 maps and there are a few minor enhancements within TT7 over TT6, but I've gone back to TT6 because the route calculation on TT7 is a nightmare.

I've checked and its the software version rather than the map version, because TT7 does the same whether using V6 maps or V7 maps.

On a number of occasions, its taken me over narrow, single track back roads when there is a main road travelling parallel that I knew to be better and when I actually forced TT7 to calculate the better main-road route I knew - it was actually quicker!

Many people say that the last v6 maps from Navteq which Tomtom used until they bought Teleatlas are actually better than the later Teleatlas ones.

So I'm back using the "better calculating" TT6 software and the v6 Navteq maps and that will do me...

[tata]

One thing very annoying for me with TT7 is that the scroll wheel (hardware button) doesn't work anymore on the kaiser for zoom/dezoom and for scrolling through adresses and city names ! This was working with TT6 but no more with TT7