My TomTom died today (it wont switch on, the power is there, and the light comes on when its stuck in the ■■■ lighter, but it wont do anything) so im prob going to buy a new one (my broke one is a GO 910 which i bought in 2007). i dont do European at the min, but never say never, i will want one with Europe on, so whats the best one to go for, my 910m was good, got me to a gig in Istanbul a yr or 2 ago and a lot of other countries. I bought the 910 at the time cos it was the top of the range, im thinking maybe to do the same again, just get the top one they do, then all bases are covered. Any thoughts/reccomendations?
I will stick with TomTom whatever i buy, as i am familiar with how they work etc, and find them very easy to use, so wont be looking at Garmins etc.
buy a tomtom 540 and download the truckmaps from the interweb for free then you’ll have top of the range for under 200 or you could just buy loads of map books
Have you tried resetting it, some where there’s a little hole to push a pin in with RESET printed by it, mines on the base around the docking latch.
Hi Kindle530, sounds to me like your TomTom just needs re-setting, if you’ve still got the original instructions it tells you how to do it, or you can get help on their web site.
I’ve had same problems with my 710, and all you have to do is get a thin piece of wire or a staple, and push it into a tiny little hole in the back of the device close to where the electrical terminals are(obviously with the unit off its mount, before someone comes on and accuses me of trying to electricute you). hope this makes sense.
kindle530:
My TomTom died today (it wont switch on, the power is there, and the light comes on when its stuck in the ■■■ lighter, but it wont do anything) so im prob going to buy a new one (my broke one is a GO 910 which i bought in 2007). i dont do European at the min, but never say never, i will want one with Europe on, so whats the best one to go for, my 910m was good, got me to a gig in Istanbul a yr or 2 ago and a lot of other countries. I bought the 910 at the time cos it was the top of the range, im thinking maybe to do the same again, just get the top one they do, then all bases are covered. Any thoughts/reccomendations?
I will stick with TomTom whatever i buy, as i am familiar with how they work etc, and find them very easy to use, so wont be looking at Garmins etc.
Try resetting it
Mr B:
buy a tomtom 540 and download the truckmaps from the interweb for free then you’ll have top of the range for under 200 or you could just buy loads of map books
One on fleabay already preloaded with the latest maps cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOMTOM-GO-540-SAT … 518ff05946
Ive got the 910 and it has done that a couple of times, did what has been said, pin in the back in the reset.
did the reset work?
hyper26:
did the reset work?
has done for me on a few occaisions…easy to use and understand,i just update mine every few months.
Whats a tom tom
phil the book:
Whats a tom tom
It’s a non paper based map.
phil the book:
Whats a tom tom
it’s a percussion drum isn’t it?
Baddum tish…
Ken.
What a plum! thanks for the picture showing where the reset button is…i was told it was somewhere else so was pressing the wrong bit, sorted now, thanks for the replies, so no new shiney slim widescreen tomtom for me, ive just got to try to get the casing back on properly on the 910 as i thought it was knackered and was a bit gung-ho getting it off to have a look inside, as i originally thought the problem was the on/off button on the top.
The money ive saved will go on a few bevvy’s for me and the missus when we go on holiday in the morning.
Cheers again for the help lads!!
a tom tom one iq,42 countries covered in europe, £100 brand new on the net.looked at the go series that u have but its got canada and the states on which was more than id need for driving 
great value for money,good luck with ur search
hothow:
a tom tom one iq,42 countries covered in europe, £100 brand new on the net.looked at the go series that u have but its got canada and the states on which was more than id need for driving
yeah, mines got America, but i didnt quite go that far with TransAm! my 910 is a dinasour model now.Ive never updated any maps since i bought it, (not paying for them and am too thick to download the free ones) e.g when i turn off northbound on the A1(M) to go on the M62 westbound it hasnt got a clue where i am!