Not happy with TOM TOM XL-1
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15 years
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Whomever is responsible for the proper pronounciation of the English language needs a refresher. Not only has my Tom Tom failed when MOST needed on recent business trips 3 times in a row, due to a non functioning 12-Volt charger (or so they tell me, and have sent me a new one, not yet received in the mail), but the major cities in the USA are not pronounced correctly. Major cities like LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, SACRAMENTO, to name just a few, not to mention the mis-pronounciation of almost ALL the street names in Northern California. I cannot distinguish between what is SAID, and the proper name of an upcoming street or town. It is being SPOKEN in English, but CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD. I must READ the names of the towns, cities and streets directly off the GPS unit screen...and after 14 days of owning the TOM TOM GPS, I have been advised NO REFUNDS AFTER 14 DAYS OF PURCHASE ( I have owned it 16 days, which meant absolutely NOTHING to Customer Service.) I AM EXTREMELY DISATISFIED WITH THIS PRODUCT, AND WILL NOT EVER RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE !!! Signed, RIPPED OFF !!!
different voice?
You may want to try a different voice. I'm not famaliar with the Tomtom, but on the Garmins some voices are better than others at pronouncing certain names.
Me too!
When I first got my TT1 NE it worked great, but after a month or so the 12V in-car charger fried. When I did some research on tomtomforums.com I found that there was a problem with the 12V cords - I was advised to contact customer service and get an exchange. Guess what, I did and I got a new one in the mail. My One's been working great since! I have my One for 1.5 years now with no other complaints.
Good luck!
Mike
Freedom isn't free...thank you veterans! Heard about the tests to detect PANCREATIC CANCER? There aren't any! In Memoriam: #77 NYPD-SCA/Seattle Mike/Joe S./Vinny D./RTC!
OK, but flaky
I have had my TomTom One XL-S for about a month and a half and have been using the "Susan" voice. I agree that sometimes the pronunciations are off, but never to the degree that they are totally unintelligible. The most common problem that I have is that the speech will stutter when reading long street names.
I haven't had a problem with the charger yet. Thanks for the heads up though!
I've had mine for about 3
I've had mine for about 3 months and absolutely love it. Never had any problems that you mention, but with regards to the charger, I've been using the one I got fro Verizon because my phone also uses the mini USB port. Since it is such a generic port, you might consider getting a new 12v from somewhere else, probably a better one for even cheaper.
my charger also crapped out
my charger also crapped out after about 3 months or so, they sent me a new one about 2 weeks later and its worked fine ever since so hopefully you'll get yours soon