TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler 5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition)
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- Maps of the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe with Lifetime Map Updates
- Lifetime Traffic Updates included***--outsmart traffic and avoid delays for life with real-time information via your TomTom
- Preloaded with more than 7 million points of interest in over 60 destination categories--gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs and more
- IQ Routes Technology calculates the fastest route possible based on time of day, saving you time, fuel and money
- Advanced Lane Guidance indicates exactly which lane to use, so you can go confidently
Product Description
Get street smart with the TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler Edition--complete, 5-inch widescreen navigation featuring Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates. Outsmart traffic and minimize delays with Lifetime Traffic Updates. Based on incoming traffic events, your device will suggest alternate routes. And, with Lifetime Map Updates you'll always drive with the latest and most accurate maps. On average, 15% of the road network changes each year, so it is important to have the most up-to-date maps. With the XXL 540TM World Traveler Edition, you'll always stay current.  Five-inch widescreen navigation plus Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe. |  Expand your horizons with a 5-inch extra-wide touchscreen. |  The award-winning Fold and Go EasyPort mount folds into the back of the device for maximum portability. | Switch on and it's ready to go right out of the box. Spoken turn-by-turn instructions, including street names, will guide you to any address in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe--including more than 7 million pre-loaded points of interest. The TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler Edition is complete widescreen navigation. Only TomTom has IQ Routes technology,* which shaves time off even the shortest trips by calculating the fastest route based on the time of day you are traveling. You'll always drive the smartest, most efficient route and save time, fuel, and money. Advanced Lane Guidance** uses photorealistic images to bring even more clarity to complex multi-lane exits so you can be more confident on the road. TomTom has the most accurate maps, and with TomTom Map Share technology, you can instantly modify street names, street direction, POIs, road speeds, and turn restrictions on your own device. The "Help Me!" menu provides added safety features so you can easily access local emergency providers. The award-winning Fold and Go EasyPort mount folds flat against the device, making it easy to take with you from car to car. Maps of the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe
Pre-loaded with maps of the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe. TomTom has the most accurate maps, and with TomTom Map Share technology, you can instantly modify street names, street direction, POIs, and more on your own device, as well as receive daily verified updates from TomTom. Spoken turn-by-turn instructions and 3D graphics will guide you to any address in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe, worry-free. Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates***
Enjoy a lifetime of easy driving with two great features from TomTom. Lifetime Maps guarantees you receive four new editions of your TomTom map each year to ensure that you are always navigating with the industry's most up-to-date map. And, Lifetime Traffic sends updates to your TomTom every three minutes, so you can always steer clear of traffic delays and take the fastest route possible to your destination. 7 Million POIs
Pre-loaded with more than 7 million points of interest in over 60 destination categories. Easily find millions of gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs, and more on your route. Or, seek out a new tourist attraction, nightlife spot, or shopping center, and navigate directly to it. Customize by adding your own points of interest. IQ Routes Technology
TomTom IQ Routes technology puts the driving experience of millions of TomTom users into your maps to shave time off even the shortest trips. Calculates the fastest route possible based on time of day. With TomTom IQ Routes, you'll always drive the smartest, most efficient route. IQ Routes saves you time, fuel, and money. Traffic isn't the same during Monday morning rush hour as it is on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Heavy traffic, rotaries, traffic lights, and even pedestrians can slow you down. The route you need changes depending on the day and time, so the shortest route isn't necessarily going to be the fastest. With TomTom IQ Routes, you'll always drive the fastest route. Advanced Lane Guidance
TomTom Advanced Lane Guidance gives you extra clarity when navigating difficult junctions by showing you which lane to take, so you won't miss your turn or have to make sudden, dangerous lane crossings. Photorealistic images and a pulsing green arrow indicate exactly which lane to use, so you can go confidently. Spoken Street Names
Announces turn-by-turn directions aloud, including street and place names. 5-Inch Touchscreen
Expand your horizons with a 5-inch extra-wide touchscreen. A widescreen allows an expanded driving view and easier menu operation. Fold and Go EasyPort Mount
The award-winning Fold and Go EasyPort mount provides maximum portability. It folds neatly onto the back of the device, so both are small enough to fit into your pocket or bag, and makes your device even more portable so you can take it with you wherever you travel.
*Feature only available in the U.S. and Canada
**Feature available in the U.S. only
***Lifetime Traffic and Maps: You receive non-transferable traffic data and up to four non-transferable map data updates per year until the product's useful life expires or TomTom no longer receives map or traffic updates from its suppliers--whichever is shorter. Lifetime Maps available for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico only. Lifetime Traffic available in the U.S. and Canada. Details and terms at www.tomtom.com/legal.
All TomToms Feature  Plug and Go--Works right out of the box.
 30-Day Latest Map Guarantee--Up-to-date, off the shelf.
 TomTom Map Share--Modify your own map and benefit from other users' verified changes with TomTom Map Share.
 Help Me! Emergency Menu--Easily access local emergency providers such as police, fire stations, and hospitals.
 TomTom HOME--Always up-to-date.
 Fuel Price Service (optional)--Know more, pay less.
What's in the Box TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler Edition device, EasyPort mount, USB cable, adhesive disk, car charger with integrated traffic, and user's guide with lifetime maps voucher.
About TomTom Founded in Amsterdam in 1991, TomTom has established itself as a global leader in navigation by being an innovative company with a strong brand, clear customer focus, and high-quality products and services. TomTom is the world's leading navigation solutions provider, with navigation products sold in 30 countries and in over 20 languages. To further our commitment to car navigation, TomTom acquired Tele Atlas maps in 2008 so we can continually provide the most up-to-date maps and intelligent routing. We have our own mapping company!
Did you know that every year roads change by up to 40% in high-growth areas? Tele Atlas manages this by using the world's most comprehensive systems to identify and incorporate these changes into our maps with unprecedented levels of speed and accuracy. All TomTom devices benefit from the Tele Atlas advantage--more coverage, more points of interest, and more freshness and accuracy. Why TomTom?
At TomTom, we believe that personal navigation should be as easy and safe as possible. We develop smart technology that gives you straightforward solutions and innovations to make life easy.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler - good gps
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I used it for about 3 weeks and took it with us to GA. Most of the time the direction is good, once or twice it chose a longer route for no good reason. The reroute time is fast. I don't
have any problem setting up and updating the lifetime map and it took about an hour to download.
In general, I am happy with this gps, it is much better than my old MIO. The time to get the
satellite signal is fast, the life traffic is good to have. However, the free lifetime map does not cover Europe. The one bad thing is the mount, it does not stay on the dashboard.
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False Description, needs changing
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Nothing wrong with the Tomtom but should be made clear that the Lifetime map updates offer does not apply to the European map on the device, only the USA/Canada/Mexico maps.
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Love my TomTom. This model is a geat improvement over the TomTom XL, the larger screen is nice and the lane guidance makes driving on freeways in unfamiliar places much easier. Voice directions are clear and precise. The one thing I don't much care for on this unit is the mounting system. The integrated mount which comes with the unit is next to worthless, so if you buy one, get an aftermarket mount at the same time.
Also recommend buying a refurbed unit. MUCH less expensive, and works as good as a new one.
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Lifetime maps, but no room in GPS to store them!
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This is a device for the person who likes to get into the insides of the system ( I believe its called hacking). For such a person, the device is great. I would not recommend it for a novice. Here's why:
1. The text to voice pronunciation is terrible. The words run together, for example, 'San Jose' is pronounced sanozay, San Francisco sounds like 'sunfrinCISco'. Now, the interesting bit is that this issue can easily be fixed by someone who can hack into the system and make a few small tweaks. I wonder why TomTom cannot just do is in the devices they ship out, or as a software update to those already sold.
2. This device - 540 World Traveler Edition - is pitched as having complete US, Canada, Mexico and Europe maps. Truth is, this GPS does not have room for the newest versions of these maps. You can have all of North America, but not all Europe, only bits of it. For example, you can have Western Europe, but then you cannot have southern Europe - because there is not room on the device to accommodate that particular map. Same thing for Eastern or Central Europe.
This would not be such a big deal if you could be selective about which N. AM. country maps you needed, so you could leave out Canada, or Mexico or US, and make room for all of Europe. But you cannot do that.
3. The worst thing is that it takes ages to upload maps, or swap out between the regionsl European paps. We are talking hours.
If I were to travel to Europe, I would therefore have to lug along my laptop and flip maps back and forth every time I wanted to go from, say, the UK to Italy, or from Sweden to the Czech Republic. And wait around for a few hours while the GPS sat around uploading the right map. I think that if TomTom does not fix the map problem within a reasonable time, I will probably send it back, since the device does not function as advertised.
Having said all that, once you hack it and set it up properly, it works well (except for the map problem).
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Gets you most of the way to where you're going, but...
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For the most part, the TomTom XXL 540TM has served us well. In general, it has been very good at plotting reasonable routes to where we've needed to go, and adapting to situations where we've elected to use an alternate route.
However, the ability of this unit to locate a specific address leaves much to be desired. The destination point for the address to our house, for example, is plotted well within our back yard. More significantly, in most other cases the TomTom has directed us substantially beyond the entry point to the parking lot for our destination address.
Another area of concern is with highway divides in the middle of a long travel segment. On at least one occasion, the TomTom has failed to provide warning to bear left in the case where one highway split in two. It should be noted that this has only occurred when we were in the middle of a 40 mile segment of our trip. When the need to change roads came more frequently (i.e., within 3 miles), the TomTom handled highway divides well.
As others have noted, this unit is prone to becoming easily dislodged or coming apart when handled. It is hard to tell which problem is worse for the unit as-provided -- the suction cup on the mount, or the weak metal clips holding the GPS to the mount. A bit of velcro applied to the suction cup and a wider dashboard mount has solved the issue of getting the mount to stay on the dashboard. I am not sure if velcro or a double sided adhesive is also in order for having the GPS unit stay on its mount.
Establishing our account for the lifetime updates was easy. The first update took unexpectedly long -- nearly an hour to download the changes from the web to our computer, then approximately double that time to push the changes from our computer to the TomTom. On the plus side, subsequent updates have been much quicker. Also on the plus side, even though we lost our network connection in the middle of the first download, the TomTom update tool was able to resume downloading where it left off rather than having to start over again.
In summary, the TomTom XXL 540TM is a driving aid that we're glad to have, but there are still some significant weak points to the product.
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