IQ Routes - Don't be fooled, they're not that smart..
So I'll carry on with my rant on the 730T... If you planning a route with these, look at the alternatives at the time of day you're going and use your own IQ too. So the premise behind it is good however the delivery is sometimes too logical, for instance, going from home (South West London) to Heathrow the unit's "best" IQ route is way down the A3 (SW), round the M25 (N) and back up the M4 (E). Estimated mileage about 40 miles and about 40 minutes. I know having done that trip frequently I'd rather go the more direct route which is about 41 minutes and about 15 miles (and that's not the shortest, just the easiest). Of course all of this is dependent upon the time of day but I'd rather spend a minute longer in the car and do 25 miles less which is about two gallons of petrol for the return journey... So use the IQ routes, they're good, but use your own head first. Don't confuse IQ routes with the easiest or most economical. If only it told you the alternatives before you selected the route then I would be smarter. For instance Option A is 40 mins and 40 mins, Option B is 41 mins and 15 miles etc. I guess everyone reading this would be able to process this type of information a lot of people wouldn't...
Agree with the review mostly but having just put it's big brother the 730T through it's paces in Europe I love the features, just wish it wouldn't crash as often. I've had a constant reboot cycle on it until it was reset. I've had bluetooth bail out and not put any sound through the speakers (reset again). I've had voices say they're not available (this apparently is due to the Mac application that allows you to control the unit from your PC). Maps for France are questionable and inconsistent: It swore blind the empty motorway we were on was there but the fastest route was to come off and go on minor roads. In France we had unexplained detours off main roads etc. TomTom keep telling me to run a disk repair everytime I complain but I'm so bored of doing that I'm putting up with the bugs. Night mode doesn't always come on too... I could go on.
Actually having said that it's the best unit I've ever had so I put up with the crap. Check out the TomTom forums, I'm not the only one. Be warned...
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IQ Routes - Don't be fooled, they're not that smart..
So I'll carry on with my rant on the 730T... If you planning a route with these, look at the alternatives at the time of day you're going and use your own IQ too. So the premise behind it is good however the delivery is sometimes too logical, for instance, going from home (South West London) to Heathrow the unit's "best" IQ route is way down the A3 (SW), round the M25 (N) and back up the M4 (E). Estimated mileage about 40 miles and about 40 minutes. I know having done that trip frequently I'd rather go the more direct route which is about 41 minutes and about 15 miles (and that's not the shortest, just the easiest). Of course all of this is dependent upon the time of day but I'd rather spend a minute longer in the car and do 25 miles less which is about two gallons of petrol for the return journey... So use the IQ routes, they're good, but use your own head first. Don't confuse IQ routes with the easiest or most economical. If only it told you the alternatives before you selected the route then I would be smarter. For instance Option A is 40 mins and 40 mins, Option B is 41 mins and 15 miles etc. I guess everyone reading this would be able to process this type of information a lot of people wouldn't...
Agree but it's buggy and crap in France
Agree with the review mostly but having just put it's big brother the 730T through it's paces in Europe I love the features, just wish it wouldn't crash as often. I've had a constant reboot cycle on it until it was reset. I've had bluetooth bail out and not put any sound through the speakers (reset again). I've had voices say they're not available (this apparently is due to the Mac application that allows you to control the unit from your PC). Maps for France are questionable and inconsistent: It swore blind the empty motorway we were on was there but the fastest route was to come off and go on minor roads. In France we had unexplained detours off main roads etc. TomTom keep telling me to run a disk repair everytime I complain but I'm so bored of doing that I'm putting up with the bugs. Night mode doesn't always come on too... I could go on.
Actually having said that it's the best unit I've ever had so I put up with the crap. Check out the TomTom forums, I'm not the only one. Be warned...