TomTom MOBILE 5

42 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Value for money (4)
Usability (4)
Route planning (1)
Screen (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 42 reviews from magazines and websites. Opinions about the route planning and screen are on the whole positive. The value for money and usability are also appreciated. There are some mixed opinions about the memory.

performance, usability, value for money, screen, route planning

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other GPS the TomTom MOBILE 5 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

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Expert review by: (avecmobile.com)

TomTom Mobile 5 GPS maps and voice navigation

The TomTom Mobile 5 brings GPS navigation to smartphones and PDAs. The color screen of your smartphone or PDA is used to display maps and the navigation software gives voice instructions through your handheld's loudspeaker. The GPS module is a small...

Value for money: The TomTom Mobile 5 is good value, if you already own a compatible smartphone, or PDA. If you have to upgrade your old phone to a smartphone (as far as we are concerned, upgrading to a smartphone is always worth it, because it opens up...

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Expert review by: Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

TomTom Mobile 5 GPS receiver review

If GPS units allow you to find out how to go anywhere, why must you always have to go there in a car? It's a question that should be obvious, but until recently never really been answered. Most GPS units that we test here at Pocket-lint.co.uk,...

Memory card already filled with maps, no installing of software

GPS has to have clear line of sight to work

This gives you the best of both worlds – a portable GPS device and the TomTom Go interface.

Aug, 2005

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Expert review by: (zdnet.co.uk)

TomTom MOBILE 5

TomTom MOBILE 5's smartphone-based navigation features are more than a match for the competition. The low-capacity flash memory card and initial pairing issues with the Bluetooth GPS receiver are our only complaints.

Full postcode routing ; excellent use of screen space ; fast route planning

Bluetooth GPS receiver initially reluctant to pair with Nokia 6670 ; on-screen text is necessarily small ; software supplied on a relatively small (128MB) Flash memory card

TomTom’s MOBILE 5 is the latest version of the company’s navigation software for smartphones. It is compatible with a range of devices running Windows Mobile, Symbian Series 80 (Nokia's 9500 Communicator and 9300 Smartphone), and. We tested it on a...

Sep, 2005

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Expert review by: (lordpercy.com)

Tom Tom Mobile 5

An improved version of the tom tom mobile platform is due to hit the UK in the late spring, it's not a major overhaul but wider compatibility and improved call handling may give it the edge.

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Consumer review by: (zdnet.co.uk)

TomTom MOBILE 5

Aug, 2005

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon review summary for the TomTom MOBILE 5

alaTest has collected and analysed 12 user reviews of the TomTom MOBILE 5 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other GPS on Amazon.co.uk.

usability, value for money

92% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: D. Harder (bestbuy.ca)

Excellent GPS, great value

Owned this unit for two months and love it. Have been a loyal customer of the other guys but too many customer service issues. Now that I have experienced a Tom Tom, I willl never go back.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: imtiaz (bestbuy.ca)

speaker not working

speaker not working going to return

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: Chris (bestbuy.ca)

Tomtom Go 2505 (refurbished)

Works great, it does what it says it will do.I use it for hands free phone all the time in my vehicle.The only problem I've had with it is the web site but that could be a connectivity problem with my computer as we don't have great signal strength,...

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review by: Medic (amazon.co.uk)

TomTom Mobile 5 - excellent

I use this with the Nokia 6680. It's greatest advantage is its portabilty and you can walk, cycle or drive with it. The menus are clear and easy to navigate despite the size of the screen. Comes highly recommended though you will have to buy a larger...

Sep, 2006

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