Sat navs: Compare features & prices TomTom GO LIVE 1000 review http://www.which.co.uk/technology/computing/reviews/sat-navs/tomtom-go-live-1000/review/

I endorses all the negative comments By the other users.My device failed, was sent for repair, twice, and still fails.Do not buy this device! You have been warned.

I purchased the TomTom Go Live 1000, UK, Ireland and Europe in November 2010. It worked well at first but after a few months it started to lose the route and switch itself off mid-use. Resetting it and updating the map software didn't help. I took it back to Halfords, who told me they were unable to exchange it or offer a refund and that they could call TomTom customer services while I waited but that it would probably be more convenient for me to call myself from home. After several long and confusing calls to TomTom, I was 'allowed' to return it to Halfords for an exchange. The replacement had the same problems with the additional glitch that the battery does not retain a charge and so has to be plugged in constantly. Really poor performance from TomTom and Halfords - I would not recommend this satnav.

Like many here I have been a keen and loyal user of the Tom Tom systems since they first came on the market. Until recently I had the Go 910 and it has served me very well indeed all over Europe and I have built a sound trust in the system and its features. In the main I use it while driving a Coach and like to plan my routes in advance including UK pickups etc and for this reason I depend on things like the ability to create and save a comprehensive itinerary/route plan. This means once my homework is done and checked I can just get on and drive with my eyes outside on the road not looking down at maps etc, which has to be good. Though its served me well the 910 is getting a little long in the tooth so I decided to splash out on a new system and went instantly for the Go Live 1000 a buying decision I based totally on the trust I had in Tomtom and the tom tom system. What a bad mistake that was. It’s become apparent to me that Tom Tom no longer value customer loyalty and as long as they sell their units, they don’t care. When I got the Go live 1000 I loved the mapping and the whole feel of the system, nice clear and concise. Imagine my surprise to find that the Itinerary planning function no longer exists? After extensive enquires I found out I could create a plan with just 4 waypoints and that’s all, but here’s the best bit YOU CANT SAFE IT!!!! So the minute you plan another route its gone...What the h e ll was Tom tom thinking here???? The ability to create and safe a comprehensive Itinerary to me is essential in my work, so 4 way points in no use to me at all, plus I am sure passengers would just love it if I stopped at the side of the road for another 10 minutes to plan the next 4 pickups! So instantly the unit became useless to me and a total con. Why in the world was the basic functionality of this unit neglected in this way? What annoys me more than anything is that nothing was mentioned in any of the literature or the publicity stuff about the removal of this functionality and not one single review mentioned it! I contacted Tomtom who told me you can have an itinerary with 4 way points and they knew nothing about any plans to bring back the itinerary planning functionality. So £250 down the pan, just great....I had one stroke of luck, I did an update for the re naming of speed cameras in France (Danger Zones!!) and from that point on the unit kept crashing and re booting over and over. So it went back for a full refund. So I bought the unit and used it just once locally to test it and it broke and went back all within 3 weeks. So I spent the money on updating the maps on my old 910 and I have continued to use that and I am happy with it. So until Tomtom get their act together and start listening to what customers are tell them and stop think about the fast buck, AVOID the NEW RANGE OF TOM TOM like the plague if you need an ability to create and save a route plan. Tom Tom have let us down badly here and customers tend to vote with their feet. Garmin could be worth a closer look after all.

About 30% of the time it will not find the location until I have started driving for about 2 or 3 minutes. The maps are very slow to change from one setting to another, this is unbearable at times. Also, I added Shell petrol stations, but when I get close to one, the icon appears on top of the zoom graphic so I am unable to zoom out of the map. I have now deslected the stations and yet they still appear. It often looses its location and the system requires a re-boot. The touch screen is very unreliable, often requiring 2 or 3 tries to get it to work. The map voice system has a flaw, that when aproaching two mini roudabouts the first message gets truncated by the second which results in no direction for the first roundabout. I would not recommend this particlar model to anyone.

I purchased the Go Live 1005 after reading the screed, major benefit I thought would be the ability to use spoken commands...However, I had much the same experience of Tom Tom tech support as many other reviewers, to say not very good would be an understatement.Mine speaks English with French phonetics and only does text to speach in French (I bought it in France) the Tom Tom publicity says it can interact in quite a few different languages, however, the rider says not all languages are available... so you can translate that to it only speaks one language.The device does not do what it says on the box so take my advice and go elsewhere and avoid the Tom Tom experience as it won't help your blood pressure.

I decided to upgrade from the 740 live and couldn't believe TomTom thought it would be a good idea to omit many of the features from the older models such as itinerary planning (now released itinerary planning for 4 stops). The MyTomTom never really properly when using a mac. TomTom advised me to use a PC! I'm back using the 740 for now and the 1000 has been returned.