Comments on: TomTom’s Car Kit Gets FCC Approval

By: iphone car kit

iphone car kit — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:08:59 +0000

TomTom car kit is an excellent iphone car kit. the way to go

By: iphone car mount

iphone car mount — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:55:48 +0000

awesome car kit. must have. great for gps app, and media functions

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00:55 +0000

I bought the app on the first day. I bought the car kit on the first day. I now have both but the app all of the sudden doesn't work on my 3GS. Mac says call Tom Tom. Tom Tom says call Mac.

DO NOT BUY THIS APP!

By: Mark Prestidge

Mark Prestidge — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:30:35 +0000

Hey guys have you not thought about the Brodit cradle solution,www.brodit.com these have been around ages and are very good and at almost half the price as the TomTom cradle. Visit http://www.nemesisgb.com for info and where to buy one.

By: Paddy Murphy

Paddy Murphy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:55:39 +0000

I aquired the cradle yesterday and today I tested it. The navigator seemed to work similarly to my Tom Tom Go 720 but with a clearer voice and with a few Americanism’s, (rotory instead of roundabout), thrown in. I made an outgoing telephone call and whilst the recipient said that his reception was very clear the volume at my end was no louder than a normal telephone call. I wonder what I am doing wrong? On a different tack I wonder how the socket will stand up to having the phone constantly taken off and put back on the cradle?.

By: qmacker

qmacker — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:18:57 +0000

God, I’m so angry. This stupid iPhone has cost me a FORTUNE. Upper hundreds of dollars to get an unlocked one. NO GPS. Flat out doesn’t work, ever. Never ever has picked up a GPS signal in its life, with the built in (Google) maps or with TomTom. It’s like it’s disabled or something. “Waiting for GPS signal.” AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!! FIX IT!!!!

By: Ondrej

Ondrej — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:50:55 +0000

I have the app and it works really well. I have 3Gs and maps of Western Europe (Tested in the UK only)

By: dale gaumer

dale gaumer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:08:18 +0000

just contacted apple and they gave me a full refund. thank you apple

By: dale gaumer

dale gaumer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:52:25 +0000

I have the app since late Aug. I live in Florida and am currently in Pa. I have never got the app to work in either state. Poor app and i also blame Apple for promoting it on itunes

By: JohnB

JohnB — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:13:41 +0000

I am new to Sat Navs. Switching from tom tom to iPod and back again I find that the tom tom destination needs resetting. This I find a hassle and even dangerous as you need to look at the screen. Or am I doing something wrong?

By: JB

JB — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:22:02 +0000

I bought the app the first day it hit the store. I have never had a single issue. I get the occasional lag in updating my location, but it is only slightly behind … no big deal for me. I hope the dock has a good speaker/mic. I just can’t imagine it’s going to be all that great. Time will tell.

By: cj

cj — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:50:43 +0000

@GWD

Pricing for the car kit has not been released, so any quotes will be speculation or rumor. It is slated to be released “around the end of summer” and expect the information to be released by then. You can go to TomTom’s iPhone section and enter your email for the absolute latests news as soon as it is released here: http://iphone.tomtom.com

By: GWD

GWD — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:01:29 +0000

I purchased Tom Tom the day it was available at the app store. It has never worked properly because of “waiting for GPS signal”. I have called Tom Tom 4 times and submitted emails to their support group. Finally they said that there is a problem with GPS signal and they are waiting for Apple to furnish them with information to resolve the problem. They do not know when Apple will send them what they need. I can’t believe how many of you are saying it works fine – mine is terrible. I used Tom Tom on my old phone Treo and it worked great! Does anybody know how much the kit will cost?

By: Joost

Joost — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:42:23 +0000

I’d get the mount just simply to have a proper iPhone mount for my car. Can’t wait.

By: the_atlantian

the_atlantian — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:34:19 +0000

Firstly, I’ve seen a lot of comments, including on Engadget implying that the cradle will include an FM Transmitter and/or Bluetooth. Where does this come from? The TomTom cradle includes a microphone and speaker – thereby providing the “handsfree calling” mentioned by TomTom – not using Bluetooth at all. Also, regarding the FM Transmitter, there’s a line out 3.5mm jack in the cradle to plug into your car audio systems AUX IN jack.

TomTom has merely stated what it can do – and I’m sure do well – not that it will have Bluetooth and an FM Transmitter. No need to read into their releases that it will have technology it won’t – you’ll only get disappointed.

I know I’ll be buying one regardless…

PS When available, the TomTom car kit will be sold without the TomTom app. The TomTom app can only be purchased via the Apple App stores. – http://iphone.tomtom.com

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:42:12 +0000

@Pat-

see my earlier post. The kit has a height adjustment so it may fit with thinner cases. If it's like a Belkin mount I had, it should work (I have a Seidio case).

By: pat

pat — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:09:27 +0000

will the mount support iphones with cases or will you have to take the case off each time you use the mount

By: MIke

MIke — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:36:50 +0000

@jtz5…I read that you can plug in the phone from the kit into the cars radio aux just like if it was stand alone and YOU can play the calls from the radio

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:49:35 +0000

This kit along with the Sirius/XM one look nice to me, but I would end up having to take my phone out of my case each time to use it. Too much of a pain in the butt for my liking.

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:42:21 +0000

Spell and grammar are hard!

I think you meant quiet instead of quite.

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:09:32 +0000

@Ray-

Do you think that's because of the upcoming 3.1 release for Bluetooth? Can anyone chime in on this and tell us if they think future 3.1 update might allow Tomtom kit to play call thru car speakers? Just a thought.

By: cj

cj — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:05:47 +0000

@iblackdude:

Because of current limitations with the iPhone SDK, the app cannot run simultaneously when making a call. When receiving a call, navigation will not run, but will automatically pick back up after the call is over. This is simply an iPhone limitation.

@ray: The carkit has a built in speaker that should be sufficient in volume and sound quality much like a stand alone PND.

By: ray

ray — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:52:35 +0000

I noticed that the calls are not through the car speakers, only on the hands free speaker. Kinda sucks.

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:41:20 +0000

looks like this will work with some thin cases...

You can rotate the holder and adjust the height of the holder to find the best position and orientation for your iPhone.

By: iblackdude

iblackdude — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:38:15 +0000

My only problem: no Gps when I receive a call. BUT ……. W…. W…. WHY …. ?????

Going back Stand Alone GPS

By: Student89

Student89 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:39:23 +0000

@Steven…TomTom works even in remote areas?? Duhh!! GPS doesn’t depend on where you are. It works with satellites, not with some groundstations the phone function use.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:43:42 +0000

I can’t wait for the carkit to come out. The app works great. Sure it gets hung up sometimes but if you clear your memory before using the app (restart iPhone) the app works perfectly. The carkit will only enhance the experience with better GPS signals and I will charge your iPhone.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:00:43 +0000

I hope I’m not going to have to take my 3GS out of its case every time I want to use this.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:22:53 +0000

TomTom for iPhone works great for me. Even in remote areas. Sure, when it starts it says poor GPS signal, but I think that is just a load so they can sell their car kits. Never lost signal and maps are good in my area.

By: benjamin

benjamin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:01:20 +0000

i’ll buy it for sure.you have a great mount,a charger and gps in an all in one package. this thing will probably go for less than a hundred bucks and sure tomtom sucks in there software.but it will also be usable by others like navigon(witch is way better). so this won’t be so bad.and the primary reson why i will buy this is becouse you can install apps on five idevices.som 100$ for the app= 20$ per gps.in total way cheaper then buying standalones.i have at the moment aniphone 3GS and a touch 2G.so i already have 2gps systems as we speak.

By: Jack Dodson

Jack Dodson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:01:06 +0000

FCC approval? This looks like a collection of reference documents submitted to the FCC late last week (Aug 28) requesting approval. As for a time frame reviewing and approving such submissions, on a previous page the FCC advises that “50% were processed within 5 calendar days; 90% were processed within 33 calendar days”.

By: cardfan

cardfan — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:48:07 +0000

You lost me when you said you'll stick to google maps. That's like saying my car sucks so i'll stick to walking.

I think the built in gps will have the app working better. Bottom line though is all this worth it when you can get a superior standalone for the same $$$ and leave in car.

I think i'm willing to try it out..but moreso for the mount.

By: Killer

Killer — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:39:14 +0000

Not gonna lie. This Tom Tom app is horrible. It spends more time looking for a GPS signal then then telling me where to go and the maps are soooo outdated (Calgary) until they come up with major update; I’ll stick with google maps