TomTom ONE XL S Refurbished 4 3 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text to Speech
Expand your horizons with the new TomTom ONE XL. The distinctive design combines an extra-wide 4.3 touchscreen and the power of GPS in a slim, lightweight device. Easily taken from car to car. Switch it on and go right out of the box. Just a few taps on the screen and the ONE XL does the rest. The crystal-clear display, 3D view and spoken turn-by-turn instructions help you find your way, worry free. Preloaded maps of the US and Canada and millions of points of interest enhance your traveling experience. With the ONE XL you can access smart extras like real-time traffic, 5-day weather forecasts and celebrity voice downloads. No activation, no monthly fees, its that easy.
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User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Love it
This is my fourth GPS and absolutely the best. It has 7 pages of preferences so I can make it exactly the way I want it. The battery lasts long enough for me to complete uploads, change preferences and store routes and information. The data on the bottom of the screen is easily big enough for me to see without reading glasses. You can more easily change routes than in other brands I’ve tried. The price was lower than other brands and models that did not have nearly as many features. I’m very happy with my purchase.
5 Stars Give me a lot of options like a toy
This is my second GPS. I just bought a Garmin at last Xmas. The reason I bought this one is that I like it has a lot of options.
1. 30 day latest map guarantee
Tomtom does say that they don’t provide this any more for refurb. But if you contact them they’ll tell you if the GPS comes with a 30 day latest map guarantee card, they’ll honor it. My ONE XL-S does come with one. So a great deal. Better than I’ve expected.
2. Auto power shut-down after parking your vehicle
Tomtom’s latest application software added this function. It’s under preference — battery saving option. But I wish it could also anto-start the GPS when you start you car just as the Garmin does. But it doesn’t. I hope Tomtom’s next software update can add this.
3. Latest map file download and install
Many people have issues when installing the downloaded big map file. It stuck at a big size file cline.dat. This happened to me a few times. Tried different ways. Finally got it solved by using a different computer in my house with the same Windows operation system. Don’t know why.
4. Tomtom customer POI
Very flexible to use, gives more options in icon on map and speech warnings. Better than Garmin.
5. Posted speed limit and actual speed
Garmin map has posted speed limit information on most surface roads and freeways. Tomtom seems only has them on freeways in my tested area.
6. Travel Routing
This is the core part of GPS. Garmin’s calculation algorithm seems smarter and more accurate. If you miss a turn, Garmin will ask you to do a u-turn and go back to the original routing. Tomtom ONE-XL will let you follow the wrong road and do a re-calculation down this wrong road. Sometime this may mean you drive miles longer.
Overall, I like this ONE XL-S refurb.[...]
5 Stars Great GPS-Great Price
After getting hopelessly lost during a recent trip to the Detroit area, I decided to start shopping for a GPS. Being cheap at heart, I set a very low maximum price and tried to “steal” one on eBay. Well, that didn’t work, so I started some in depth research. It took about two weeks before I realized that I wouldn’t be able to accomplish my impossible dream at my price limit…..UNTIL TomTom made the XL-S available as a refurbished item.
Ordered one thru Amazon while the rebate was being offered and am glad I did. The unit looks and performs as new and comes with a six month guarantee.
The text to speech feature is as good as it gets. The words are clear and easy to understand and the directions accurate. Tried to trick it by making a couple of wrong turns and it simply reroutes me instantly…and doesn’t even tell me how goofy I am for not following the initial instructions.
Contrary to some other reviews, I was able to download the most current maps for free without a problem.
There are a couple of things you should consider if you purchase one of these units.
The first is a 2 gig SD card. When you get the unit, you will find it’s memory is virtually filled to capacity(about 98% of the 1 gig memory). If you want to make any changes or update maps, the additional capacity is a must. There are a ton of choices to customize the unit on TomTom Home. You will probably even find your car as a choice for the welcome screen AND the pointer! There are also many different voices available for both directions and safety warnings. Stick to a 2GB card, as I don’t think the unit can handle HCSD cards(don’t know this for a fact).You won’t need anything bigger than 2GB anyway, so why waste the money?
The second thing to consider is a shade. No matter where the unit is mounted in your car, the glare from the sun makes the screen hard to see. You can rely on the voice instructions, but being able to see the screen is both cool and reassuring. There are two kinds available. I opted for the larger one with velcro and am pleased with it. Can’t comment on the smaller shade, but am sure it works.
These two items together are less than $25 and are “must haves” if you want the full potential of the unit available.
About the only negative I can think of would be the fact that the battery charge is only good for a couple of hours, but I don’t have any reason to use it that way, so it isn’t really a negative for me.
If you are in the market, don’t hesitate to seriously consider this unit. It’s a winner.
5 Stars Great for the price!
This is my first GPS and its a great little GPS system that’s easy to use and portable. It gives pretty good directions and I’ve had almost no problems. The ONLY complaint I have is the mount is complete CRAP! If you get this beware that the mount is very finicky and FALLS OFF, many times with the device causing possible damage. I highly suggest getting another more secure mount for this. I bought the “Arkon TTOXL115 TravelMount Mini Windshield Suction and Dash Console Mount” and it is ROCK SOLID!
5 Stars TOM TOM Home software updating the product
WOW, how easy it was. After unpacking I fired up and connected the GPS to my laptop. From the internal memory I installed TOM TOM Home software, and it was a seamless series of file status and upgrade steps facilitated by the kindest user friendly interfaced software I have seen in a long time. Our product was unmarked, like new out of the box. The maps were the latest available though Tom Tom had included a code for a free map upgrade. If you’re a computer nervous Nelly or Ned and worried about buying this product, DON”T BE. Oh, and I haven’t used it on the road yet but if it is as good as its software interface, I am already very satisfied. Great deal Amazon, cheaper than eBay.







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