TomTom GO LIVE 820

261 reviews

Jun, 2013

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Usability (23)
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Screen (12)
Voice guidance (9)
Route planning (6)

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alaTest has collected and analysed 261 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the route planning and voice guidance. The screen and performance are also appreciated.

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We analysed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other GPS the TomTom GO LIVE 820 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: (stuff.tv)

TomTom Go Live 820 Europe Review

A little old-fashioned but still a rock solid navigator

Let's assume you've already decided that you want a hardware sat-nav to direct your roads trips rather than a smartphone app. Well, let's assume that to start with anyway. In that case, you probably w

Jan, 2012

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Expert review by: Ross Catanzariti (pcadvisor.co.uk)

TomTom GO 820 LIVE Review

TomTom's GO Live 820 GPS unit is a mid-range navigation device with a large 4.3in touchscreen. It supports TomTom's HD traffic service, which forms part of TomTom's Live services suite

TomTom's GO Live 820 is an impressive GPS unit, but the real story here is the integration of the company's HD Traffic service. While not perfect, its integration is seamless and easy to use. The GO Live 820 is good value at this price, but we wish the...

Aug, 2011

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Expert review by: Matt (tech-reviews.co.uk)

TomTom GO LIVE 820 Top Gear Edition Sat Nav Review

If you're as bad as some of my family members at remembering various routes when driving, the TomTom Go Live 820 Top Gear Edition Sat Nav could be the ideal gift for a friend or loved one this Christmas. Available exclusively at Halfords this...

The speaker for the TomTom Go Live 820, where you’ll be entertained for hours by the man himself, Jeremy Clarkson, is located on the rear underneath the car mount.

Dec, 2011

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon review summary for the TomTom GO LIVE 820

alaTest has collected and analysed 126 user reviews of the TomTom GO LIVE 820 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other GPS on Amazon.co.uk.

performance, value for money, usability, screen, route planning

52% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review by: Jaype (amazon.co.uk)

Appalling software - avoid.

I've had this for just short of a year. It became useless around March/April because it couldn't resolve a valid GPS connection - so this is a SatNav that can't work out where it is. (Google "TomTom Waiting for a valid GPS Signal" or "TomTom Leap Year...

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: ODT (amazon.co.uk)

GoLive 825

The product woked very well for a few months, then the live services stopped and gave an error about the Sim. This is where TomTom falls down. Customer support repeatedly sent out a set of standard instruction to reset the device to factory state. Then...

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: DanOxford (amazon.co.uk)

Live traffic simply doesn't work

As a standalone GPS device it works OK, without being spectacular. But the live services simply don't work. I bought the device three weeks ago and the live service has been fully operational on only three days (and one of those was a quiet Sunday)....

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: P. Jones "pjdaman" (amazon.co.uk)

Pleased overall

Just took it out in the car for the first time, I like the map display and voice directions with road names. It looks good, the inbuilt suction cup keeps things neat. I use the disc on my dashboard to stand it on from my old Garmin. It's easier to...

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: P. Jones "pjdaman" (amazon.co.uk)

Not as expected

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: Gxtayl (amazon.co.uk)

Only because less than one star is not an option....

I have now owned this product for 10 months and can safely say that it has represented one of the worst consumer experiences of my life. I am not generally motivated to write negative reviews, nor do I derive any pleasure from it, but I can only think...

Oct, 2012

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