GO940, or what can nowadays afford Navigation?

- 4.3 "display with 480x272 pixels
- 4 GB of internal memory which is expandable via microSD card (I use ne 8 GB card)
- Integrated FM transmitter
- Light Sensor
- Very good speaker
- Microphone
- Battery for up to three hours
- Active support (cable to the bracket)
- Built-in SIM card / GSM modem

Scope of supply:

- The GO940
- Active Dock Mount
- Docking Station (for connection to PC)
- Car charger cable
- Quick Start Guide
- Software CD

Key Features

- Navigation (Europe, USA, Canada from Tele Atlas) with IQ Route and Mapshare
- Live service with HD Traffic, Google Search, Buddis, Live QickGPSfix, weather and radar detectors
- TMC (with optional TMC receiver)
- Text to Speech Speech
- Speech recognition (address entry, Device Control)
- Handsfree with SMS function and phone book
- Sensor-controlled brightness
- Route planning function
- POI Editor and functionality
- MP3 player
- Audio Book Player (Audible)
- Graphic viewers

and much more.

The map material is not delivered via DVD. A backup of the data immediately after purchase is therefore recommended. A TMC receiver is not supplied. Important is the when driving times abroad, because there the Live services, and thus HD Traffic, do not function. The active holder has only a USB port, where the charging cable or the optional USB TTMC receiver is connected. (The power of the GOs is then via the receiver)

The installation of the included software is easy. However, it requires an Internet connection to update the currently installed software. Subsequently, the GO is connected to the PC. After a done backup of the data can be brought to GO to date. This applies to both the software and the maps. This can be seen within the first 30 days after purchase for free as part of the latest map guarantee Mr. undercharged.

The Go fässt at with value and the holder is cuddly and well. The application is simple.

After starting operation of the GO GOs must be set up. This is slightly out of hand and should not be a problem for. The GO940 the menus are used kept simple and are corresponding, except for a few optical booster shots, which the previous models.

The destination is fast out of hand. Either by typing on the onscreen keyboard, or by voice. The latter usually works quite well if you have a clear pronunciation of and keep the noise in check. In city traffic, it works fine.

The voice acting is rather moderate, because the available instructions despite TTS are limited and some unusual formulations are available. After a short acclimatization refers to the instructions, but blind.

The graphical output is ... well, let's say expedient. The map, the route and the own position is clear. The 3D map display corresponds to the view from the front window.

You should mention at this point that are available via the included software (TT-Home) on the community hundreds of different color schemes for the map display, position icons or voices, so that you can very well adjust the GO to your own taste.

The FM transmitter is not for the announcements and also not for the speakerphone. The former has probably legal reasons and the latter more technical. That's too bad. However, the very good and loud speakers compensated somewhat, so that you hardly miss these features.

MPs, etc. are issued on request via the FM transmitter. This works, depending on the vehicle, selected frequency or availability of a free frequency, quite well. However, the CD-quality accustomed motorists rather a BT or cable connection should prefer to the car radio. Enstprechende brackets are in the accessories.

The speakerphone works with my SE w810i quite well. It could be a little louder. But that probably is also related to the phone model. Well, I think, the incoming SMS will be read out automatically.

I want to know about the optional BT-Remote. The value for money is all and increases comfort during operation significantly. This inconspicuous part is intuitive and allows some "shortcuts" that make life easier. For example, one can thus enable voice guidance or even done quickly stop / start the MP3 Player.

So now we come to the things that navigation devices from TomTom and particularly the GO940 of other Navis different.

As would be first time the Live Services. The weather is nice, the Google search is handy. Although the finds not everything, but before more than one finds in the POIs that are pre-installed. Just go a good thing.

But what really excites me is HD Traffic. The movement of data will be made anonymous Vodafonuser sent to TomTom and generates traffic reports. Here are not only the highways, like TMC or comparable services are covered, but also equal to the federal, Land, and other side streets.
The data are highly topical and very good. This is no longer compared to TMCpro or even TMC.

However, there's a price. after the expiration of the trial subscription (3 months) costs of service 9.95 a month. Including the cost of the data traffic. The subscription can be canceled on a monthly basis and to achieve it with TomTom. It requires no additional contract with a mobile operator.

In addition there are at TomTom IQ Route, where the data were analyzed by millions of TomTom users as the basis, and the device know the basis of statistical data, where, when and how fast the traffic is running normally. This typical congestion points are relatively well bypassed. The whole time and days dependent.

This in conjunction with HD Traffic gives an excellent routing, which has no equal in my opinion currently. The GO bypasses not stubborn every traffic jam, but seeks Despite jam the fastest route out. The lifts him pleasantly out of the mass of the navigation device.

If while driving a change in the traffic on the route result, the GO calculates quickly the route and thus leads one always on the fastest route to the destination. On request, this is also manually, with voice control.

One more feature for TomTom: Mapshare.

Thus, some card error (one-way streets, turn restrictions, speed limits, blocked roads, street names) fix. The corrections homemade be uploaded via TT Home and in return you get the corrections from other users. I currently have over 100,000 corrections on my device. You can determine the extent to which you trust the community itself.

TomTom offers a flat-rate card that lets you get the latest maps every three months. The costs for the preinstalled Europe map 50, - per year. However, the cards remain limited also by currently Mapshare.

Conclusion:

My device is me not even crashed or failed me. The impeccable hardware, excellent routing and useful Live services surpass far the mediocre graphics and mediocre voice.

HD Traffic is the outstanding feature of the GOs.

No GPS routes always perfect, no navigation system has perfect cards. But this device is in my opinion what is technically feasible at the moment.

Who attaches importance to advanced navigation, the latest traffic service with the highest coverage with very good hardware that can not avoid the GO 940.