Tom Tom One IQ GB & Irl €56 Tesco New Ross

johnwd · 16-09-2011 07:37PM #1

I picked up one of these in Tesco New Ross this evening. They had a few other makes/models on special too. Mine was reduced from well over €120. Not knowing anything about these I have a suspicious feeling I've just bought a video player thinking it was a bluray, so if you're in the know you might tell me whether I've gotten a good piece of kit or not (It's still in it's wrapping so I can bring it back!). They're over £120 on Amazon and get some great reviews - but I think they're pretty old reviews (hence the price I guess!) and I believe Tom Tom have discontinued it.

There were at least three of these units left in New Ross as of about 6pm this evening.

JOSman · 17-09-2011 07:47AM

Hi,

Are the maps any good? I bought a silvercrest and the maps were dire. The company would not support the satnav.

Thanks

ComeraghBlue · 17-09-2011 12:27PM

johnwd wrote: »

I picked up one of these in Tesco New Ross this evening. They had a few other makes/models on special too. Mine was reduced from well over €120. Not knowing anything about these I have a suspicious feeling I've just bought a video player thinking it was a bluray, so if you're in the know you might tell me whether I've gotten a good piece of kit or not (It's still in it's wrapping so I can bring it back!). They're over £120 on Amazon and get some great reviews - but I think they're pretty old reviews (hence the price I guess!) and I believe Tom Tom have discontinued it.

There were at least three of these units left in New Ross as of about 6pm this evening.

Havent opened mine yet either as i seen someone got the Europe maps version for €28
Iv had a tomtom before and they are arguably the best sat nav brand on the market. iv currently got a garmin and there not as good imo.
I needed to upgrade because my garmin thinks the M9 is a field as its 3yrs old.

Has anyone seen the Europe version that's only €28 in stock in any Tesco in the south east?

LosPrimos · 17-09-2011 03:41PM

Just picked the Europe version up in Tesco Naas for €28. There are 2 or 3 left and they also had the RAC sat nav for around €29

walshki · 17-09-2011 04:34PM

LosPrimos wrote: »

Just picked the Europe version up in Tesco Naas for €28. There are 2 or 3 left and they also had the RAC sat nav for around €29

None on display in mahon point so I asked and they have 8 of the eu models for 28 in the store room. Actually 7 as of now. Thanks op.

Dilbert75 · 17-09-2011 04:42PM

Loads of the UK/Irl units @€;56 still in Tesco New Ross - no sign of the European models @€;28 though.

dowtchaboy · 17-09-2011 06:57PM

ComeraghBlue wrote: »

I needed to upgrade because my garmin thinks the M9 is a field as its 3yrs old.

Garmin map updates are "freely" available from the usual sources

and can simply be placed on an SD card. You can even add the Europe one to a UK/Ireland Garmin. Mine (2011.40) now shows the M9, Waterford bridge but not Shannon Tunnel. Havent loaded up the 2012 one yet.

Dilbert75 · 17-09-2011 08:18PM

Dilbert75 wrote: »

Loads of the UK/Irl units @€;56 still in Tesco New Ross - no sign of the European models @€;28 though.

Asked at the CS counter but was told the only ones they have in this store are those on display - the UK/Irl models @€;56.

PurplePrincess · 17-09-2011 08:21PM

There was about 6 of the European ones for €28 in Tesco, Millfield Balbriggan this afternoon. They also had a good few of the irl/uk ones too.

pissed · 17-09-2011 08:27PM

No units in Ashbourne, only the UK/IRL in Bettystown @ €56.

TheDriver · 17-09-2011 08:28PM

are these upgradeable or is it really only worth the money?

Quaderno · 17-09-2011 08:50PM

Plenty of the UK/ROI-ones in Killarney and lots of other cheap things, too. Mainly digicams and other electronics, but some baby stuff as well. See pics.

gripcasey · 17-09-2011 08:51PM

Just got the last one on display in Balbriggan.Might have more in stores dont know for sure. They had 5 ire/Uk models for €30 on shelf. Read booklet in box and you get free upgrade to last maps. Great stuff for €28

Only · 17-09-2011 10:17PM

dowtchaboy wrote: »

Garmin map updates are "freely" available from the usual sources and can simply be placed on an SD card. You can even add the Europe one to a UK/Ireland Garmin. Mine (2011.40) now shows the M9, Waterford bridge but not Shannon Tunnel. Havent loaded up the 2012 one yet.

dowchaboy, would you mind PMing me with info on where you get the updates please? Am a bit technologically challenged and could do with updating my Garmin .. would be very grateful! Thanks

Linoge · 17-09-2011 10:22PM

Careful buying a Tom Tom one GB and Ire. I bought one before and then went to add Western Europe and one stage - 800mb, which one be fine but onboard is only 512mb and not expandable. Wouldnt have been that pissed off only I saw that the earlier versions of the One actually had 1gb storage...

Maybe the onboard has gone up again.

catonkey · 17-09-2011 10:40PM

Mahon Point still had a few of these (both the EU and UK/Irl ones) around 7pm. Be prepared for an interrogation if you want one of each though, they refused to sell me both. There goes the early xmas pressie for the OH

Some of the other TomToms are also reduced but none of the price tickets say so so expect a trip or two to the price checker.

Not sure if Wilton has them at all, they said they only have what's on display and there's none out.

JOSman · 18-09-2011 09:58AM

Anybody know if they have these in Dublin. Have tried Finglas and Roselawn. Neither store are have them on display.

Thanks

Spipov · 18-09-2011 10:43AM

didnt see any in Lucan

TheDriver · 18-09-2011 11:54AM

if they are that hard to update, then I think i will give this one a skip. thanks OP

Linoge · 18-09-2011 12:12PM

Only wrote: »

dowchaboy, would you mind PMing me with info on where you get the updates please? Am a bit technologically challenged and could do with updating my Garmin .. would be very grateful! Thanks

I'm not technologically challenged and updated the maps on my Garmin. Maps are great now but have different problems now with searching addresses etc. You might be best to just sell it now still in tact and buy a newer one, rather than chance messing it up, making it worthless and still having to buy a new one

ComeraghBlue · 18-09-2011 12:12PM

TheDriver wrote: »

if they are that hard to update, then I think i will give this one a skip. thanks OP

I updated mine in 20mins with no problems. nowhas the latest software and maps includes the locations of the new speed camera vans. alerts me when going through an area that may have a speed van

used it yesterday on a trip from waterford to Tralee and it was perfect.

Would recommend

iv the tomtom one classic UK & Irl by the way.

johnwd · 18-09-2011 02:47PM

TheDriver wrote: »

if they are that hard to update, then I think i will give this one a skip. thanks OP

I read the reviews on amazon and there were some complaints about them being hard to update allright, but I updated mine this morning and all went well. My PC said that the memory card in the the Tom Tom was 2GB .... some versions of the tom tom ones had 1/2 a gig of memory in them from what I read ... and couldn't hold many maps. So it all seems good.

hollands · 18-09-2011 02:50PM

Thanks to johnwd for original posting. I got the ireland/uk one in ballybrack today Sunday for €56, came home, updated map online took about five minutes. I am well pleased as my old Navcom, whilst having a larger screen, gave up the ghost after a year and couldn't be updated anyway.

johnwd · 18-09-2011 02:51PM

Quaderno wrote: »

Plenty of the UK/ROI-ones in Killarney and lots of other cheap things, too. Mainly digicams and other electronics, but some baby stuff as well. See pics.

Pretty sure I saw this camera in tesco lisduggan y'day for €28 ... which is still an ok price I guess but nowhere near this!

BArra · 18-09-2011 03:35PM

Got a tomtom xl with IQ routes in mahon point, was the last one for 42e. 4.3 inch screen and 1 year free map updates or upto 4 updates in the year.

Has euro maps aswell

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0024NL1H2/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&psc=1

i did well i think?

they didnt have any of the tomtom one IQ's left for 28e, but did have the uk/ie at 56e apparently, there was a garmin 255 for 24 euros left there though, last one in the stockroom in the back

adamski8 · 18-09-2011 06:28PM

JOSman wrote: »

Anybody know if they have these in Dublin. Have tried Finglas and Roselawn. Neither store are have them on display.

Thanks

Just saw 8 of the 56 euro ones in finglas and the samsung camera for twenty something. Prices on shelf aren't right

Qwerty? · 18-09-2011 08:02PM

Tesco Claremorris have no Tom Toms left but have a few RAC 515f for either €28 or €38 (UK & Ireland maps)

JOSman · 18-09-2011 08:38PM

Good on you Adamski8. Just got one in Finglas. It's now connected to my computer. Am heading south tomorrow so it will come in handy.

Thanks again.:D

Alfie1 · 19-09-2011 10:48AM

Just got a TomTom XL in Tesco Douglas for €42, they have more in stock just ask at The Customer Service Desk.

They also have at least 2 TomTom One IQ EU maps version for €28

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suppafly · 19-09-2011 12:13PM

I assume if you also add in US maps too these too if you pay or "acquire" them. I'm moving to the US permanently in a few months and will def be needing one of these. have a Garmin at the moment but the maps are all old and i like how the tom tom one has the picture for the junctions, as its it quite hard to see what the sat nav is telling you to do at junctions on the garmin on sometimes.

Also what is the different between the 'XL' model and the 'One' model from Tom Tom?

ComeraghBlue · 19-09-2011 12:25PM

suppafly wrote: »

I assume if you also add in US maps too these too if you pay or "acquire" them. I'm moving to the US permanently in a few months and will def be needing one of these. have a Garmin at the moment but the maps are all old and i like how the tom tom one has the picture for the junctions, as its it quite hard to see what the sat nav is telling you to do at junctions on the garmin on sometimes.

Also what is the different between the 'XL' model and the 'One' model from Tom Tom?

The XL is a larger screen
and you can add the US maps if there's enough storage space on the device.

Tom Tom One IQ GB & Irl €56 Tesco New Ross

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