I bought a Tomtom One a few months ago. I hate it. It's trash.
Unfortunately the store will not take it back. Lets put it like this:
If I wanted some thing to annoy and irritate me, I would have gotten
married. But this GPS is worse than the most annoying wife. I refuse
to even use it once again, it's going on ebay or something just so I
can get rid of it.

I was going on a trip and wanted to map out the trip. While still in
my own city, I was on a major highway heading toward another major
highway. I know how to travel down to the main intersection for these
two highways. However, the Tomtom insisted that I take a side street
(where I'll have to stop for a stop sign every block). I continued
down the main road and the damn GPS told me to "turn right" at EVERY
side street, until I got so sick of hearing it that I shut it off. I
have it set for the "Fastest" route, but there are no settings to tell
it to avoid side streets, nor any quick button or switch to disable
the sound.

What a waste of $100 buying this piece of junk.

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> I bought a Tomtom One a few months ago. I hate it. It's trash.
> Unfortunately the store will not take it back. Lets put it like this:
> If I wanted some thing to annoy and irritate me, I would have gotten
> married. But this GPS is worse than the most annoying wife. I refuse
> to even use it once again, it's going on ebay or something just so I
> can get rid of it.
>
> I was going on a trip and wanted to map out the trip. While still in
> my own city, I was on a major highway heading toward another major
> highway. I know how to travel down to the main intersection for these
> two highways. However, the Tomtom insisted that I take a side street
> (where I'll have to stop for a stop sign every block). I continued
> down the main road and the damn GPS told me to "turn right" at EVERY
> side street, until I got so sick of hearing it that I shut it off. I
> have it set for the "Fastest" route, but there are no settings to tell
> it to avoid side streets, nor any quick button or switch to disable
> the sound.
>

to quickly change the sound volume on my Go 700, tap the bottom left side of
the screen. First tap shows the volume control bar. Tapping the left side of
the bar will effectively mute the beast. I think this is the same for the
entire product line.

Agreed that the unit has some 'quirks' but I generally like mine and it's
usually more effective at giving directions than having my wife looking at a
map and calling out instructions (at least the tomtom won't get carsick
while doing this). Before you do decide to get rid of the unit, let me
recommend that you do a couple of things.
Connect the unit to your computer. This requires TomTom Home (free program).
Once connected, check for updates - particularly for operating system.
Go to the settings menu and 'restore factory settings'. Not sure if this
option shows on the default menu. One of the settings menu items is 'show
more options' or something like that. Choose the more items menu.

Hope that helps. -Oppie-
> What a waste of $100 buying this piece of junk.
>

Oppie, why let a TTOne upset you? I do have a TTOne v3 and for experimenting
purposes I took it w/me to the bakery 1.5 miles away after going in set TT
to home and it gave me a route I did not want or I never go that away.
Now you could have done one thing which was clear the route then restarted
again from that point.
I have had my TTOne v3 for over 3 years and use it allot in the US I even
took it to Europe and worked fine, there since I did not know if it was
shorter one way or another I just followed and got me where I wanted to go..
"Oppie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> I bought a Tomtom One a few months ago. I hate it. It's trash.
>> Unfortunately the store will not take it back. Lets put it like this:
>> If I wanted some thing to annoy and irritate me, I would have gotten
>> married. But this GPS is worse than the most annoying wife. I refuse
>> to even use it once again, it's going on ebay or something just so I
>> can get rid of it.
>>
>> I was going on a trip and wanted to map out the trip. While still in
>> my own city, I was on a major highway heading toward another major
>> highway. I know how to travel down to the main intersection for these
>> two highways. However, the Tomtom insisted that I take a side street
>> (where I'll have to stop for a stop sign every block). I continued
>> down the main road and the damn GPS told me to "turn right" at EVERY
>> side street, until I got so sick of hearing it that I shut it off. I
>> have it set for the "Fastest" route, but there are no settings to tell
>> it to avoid side streets, nor any quick button or switch to disable
>> the sound.
>>
>
> to quickly change the sound volume on my Go 700, tap the bottom left side
> of the screen. First tap shows the volume control bar. Tapping the left
> side of the bar will effectively mute the beast. I think this is the same
> for the entire product line.
>
> Agreed that the unit has some 'quirks' but I generally like mine and it's
> usually more effective at giving directions than having my wife looking at
> a map and calling out instructions (at least the tomtom won't get carsick
> while doing this). Before you do decide to get rid of the unit, let me
> recommend that you do a couple of things.
> Connect the unit to your computer. This requires TomTom Home (free
> program). Once connected, check for updates - particularly for operating
> system.
> Go to the settings menu and 'restore factory settings'. Not sure if this
> option shows on the default menu. One of the settings menu items is 'show
> more options' or something like that. Choose the more items menu.
>
> Hope that helps. -Oppie-
>> What a waste of $100 buying this piece of junk.
>>

On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:12:54 -0400, "Oppie" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> I bought a Tomtom One a few months ago. I hate it. It's trash.
>> Unfortunately the store will not take it back. Lets put it like this:
>> If I wanted some thing to annoy and irritate me, I would have gotten
>> married. But this GPS is worse than the most annoying wife. I refuse
>> to even use it once again, it's going on ebay or something just so I
>> can get rid of it.
>>
>> I was going on a trip and wanted to map out the trip. While still in
>> my own city, I was on a major highway heading toward another major
>> highway. I know how to travel down to the main intersection for these
>> two highways. However, the Tomtom insisted that I take a side street
>> (where I'll have to stop for a stop sign every block). I continued
>> down the main road and the damn GPS told me to "turn right" at EVERY
>> side street, until I got so sick of hearing it that I shut it off. I
>> have it set for the "Fastest" route, but there are no settings to tell
>> it to avoid side streets, nor any quick button or switch to disable
>> the sound.
>>
>
>to quickly change the sound volume on my Go 700, tap the bottom left side of
>the screen. First tap shows the volume control bar. Tapping the left side of
>the bar will effectively mute the beast. I think this is the same for the
>entire product line.
>
>Agreed that the unit has some 'quirks' but I generally like mine and it's
>usually more effective at giving directions than having my wife looking at a
>map and calling out instructions (at least the tomtom won't get carsick
>while doing this). Before you do decide to get rid of the unit, let me
>recommend that you do a couple of things.
>Connect the unit to your computer. This requires TomTom Home (free program).
>Once connected, check for updates - particularly for operating system.
>Go to the settings menu and 'restore factory settings'. Not sure if this
>option shows on the default menu. One of the settings menu items is 'show
>more options' or something like that. Choose the more items menu.
>
>Hope that helps. -Oppie-
>> What a waste of $100 buying this piece of junk.
>>

Does a person have to connect these GPSs to a computer to reset them
to factory settings? I'd like to reset mine because I want to sell
it. I want to remove all the settings, especially my home info. I
did not know there was a way to clear it. I was going to change my
home settings to someplace like a park or place where there are no
homes. My computer is old and unlikely able to connect the TT. Maybe
I should ask how to connect it to any computer. I dont see any place
to connect a cord on the GPS.

I thought that totally draining the battery would set it to factory
settings. I unplugged it from the car and left it turned on for
several days. It drained the battery but did not reset.

Ken

No you do not have to hook it up to a PC to reset
Go to Menu and usually depending which Navcore you have the reset icon shows
up in the end of the menu
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> On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:12:54 -0400, "Oppie" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> I bought a Tomtom One a few months ago. I hate it. It's trash.
>>> Unfortunately the store will not take it back. Lets put it like this:
>>> If I wanted some thing to annoy and irritate me, I would have gotten
>>> married. But this GPS is worse than the most annoying wife. I refuse
>>> to even use it once again, it's going on ebay or something just so I
>>> can get rid of it.
>>>
>>> I was going on a trip and wanted to map out the trip. While still in
>>> my own city, I was on a major highway heading toward another major
>>> highway. I know how to travel down to the main intersection for these
>>> two highways. However, the Tomtom insisted that I take a side street
>>> (where I'll have to stop for a stop sign every block). I continued
>>> down the main road and the damn GPS told me to "turn right" at EVERY
>>> side street, until I got so sick of hearing it that I shut it off. I
>>> have it set for the "Fastest" route, but there are no settings to tell
>>> it to avoid side streets, nor any quick button or switch to disable
>>> the sound.
>>>
>>
>>to quickly change the sound volume on my Go 700, tap the bottom left side
>>of
>>the screen. First tap shows the volume control bar. Tapping the left side
>>of
>>the bar will effectively mute the beast. I think this is the same for the
>>entire product line.
>>
>>Agreed that the unit has some 'quirks' but I generally like mine and it's
>>usually more effective at giving directions than having my wife looking at
>>a
>>map and calling out instructions (at least the tomtom won't get carsick
>>while doing this). Before you do decide to get rid of the unit, let me
>>recommend that you do a couple of things.
>>Connect the unit to your computer. This requires TomTom Home (free
>>program).
>>Once connected, check for updates - particularly for operating system.
>>Go to the settings menu and 'restore factory settings'. Not sure if this
>>option shows on the default menu. One of the settings menu items is 'show
>>more options' or something like that. Choose the more items menu.
>>
>>Hope that helps. -Oppie-
>>> What a waste of $100 buying this piece of junk.
>>>
>
> Does a person have to connect these GPSs to a computer to reset them
> to factory settings? I'd like to reset mine because I want to sell
> it. I want to remove all the settings, especially my home info. I
> did not know there was a way to clear it. I was going to change my
> home settings to someplace like a park or place where there are no
> homes. My computer is old and unlikely able to connect the TT. Maybe
> I should ask how to connect it to any computer. I dont see any place
> to connect a cord on the GPS.
>
> I thought that totally draining the battery would set it to factory
> settings. I unplugged it from the car and left it turned on for
> several days. It drained the battery but did not reset.
>
> Ken

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Does a person have to connect these GPSs to a computer to reset them
> to factory settings? I'd like to reset mine because I want to sell
> it. I want to remove all the settings, especially my home info. I
> did not know there was a way to clear it.

Somewhere, if you look carefully, you should find a small hole in the case
(depends on model). This is where the reset button is. I /think/ this will
do what you require.

> I was going to change my home settings to someplace like a park or
> place where there are no homes. My computer is old and unlikely able to
> connect the TT. Maybe I should ask how to connect it to any computer.
> I dont see any place to connect a cord on the GPS.

The power supply hole you use to connect your lead into, when using it in
the car, is a mini-USB connector. You should have received a lead in the
box when you bought it, with a mini-USB on one end and a standard USB, to
connect to your computer, on the other.

> I thought that totally draining the battery would set it to factory
> settings. I unplugged it from the car and left it turned on for
> several days. It drained the battery but did not reset.

All your settings including favourites are held in non-volatile memory.
Sort of like the memory cards in a digital camera, or a pen drive.

On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:16:35 +0100, Stuart <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Does a person have to connect these GPSs to a computer to reset them
>> to factory settings? I'd like to reset mine because I want to sell
>> it. I want to remove all the settings, especially my home info. I
>> did not know there was a way to clear it.
>
> Somewhere, if you look carefully, you should find a small hole in the case
> (depends on model). This is where the reset button is. I /think/ this will
> do what you require.

That reset button only restarts the application but it makes no change to any
saved data such as Home, POIs, Favourites or even any route then in progress.

Tony

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Anthony R. Gold <not-for-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Somewhere, if you look carefully, you should find a small hole in the
> > case (depends on model). This is where the reset button is. I /think/
> > this will do what you require.

> That reset button only restarts the application but it makes no change
> to any saved data such as Home, POIs, Favourites or even any route then
> in progress.

Noted. Thanks for the info.

Stuart wrote
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

>> Does a person have to connect these GPSs to a computer to
>> reset them to factory settings? I'd like to reset mine because
>> I want to sell it. I want to remove all the settings, especially
>> my home info. I did not know there was a way to clear it.
>
> Somewhere, if you look carefully, you should find a small hole in the
> case (depends on model). This is where the reset button is. I /think/
> this will do what you require.

Nope, that doesnt reset to factory settings, or lose the home setting.

>> I was going to change my home settings to someplace like a park or
>> place where there are no homes. My computer is old and unlikely
>> able to connect the TT. Maybe I should ask how to connect it to any
>> computer. I dont see any place to connect a cord on the GPS.

> The power supply hole you use to connect your lead
> into, when using it in the car, is a mini-USB connector.

Not with all tomtoms.

> You should have received a lead in the box when you bought it, with a mini-USB
> on one end and a standard USB, to connect to your computer, on the other.

>> I thought that totally draining the battery would set it to factory
>> settings. I unplugged it from the car and left it turned on for
>> several days. It drained the battery but did not reset.

> All your settings including favourites are held in non-volatile memory.
> Sort of like the memory cards in a digital camera, or a pen drive.

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:23:25 -0500, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>I bought a Tomtom One a few months ago. I hate it. It's trash.
>Unfortunately the store will not take it back. Lets put it like this:
>If I wanted some thing to annoy and irritate me, I would have gotten
>married. But this GPS is worse than the most annoying wife. I refuse
>to even use it once again, it's going on ebay or something just so I
>can get rid of it.
>
>I was going on a trip and wanted to map out the trip. While still in
>my own city, I was on a major highway heading toward another major
>highway. I know how to travel down to the main intersection for these
>two highways. However, the Tomtom insisted that I take a side street
>(where I'll have to stop for a stop sign every block). I continued
>down the main road and the damn GPS told me to "turn right" at EVERY
>side street, until I got so sick of hearing it that I shut it off. I
>have it set for the "Fastest" route, but there are no settings to tell
>it to avoid side streets, nor any quick button or switch to disable
>the sound.
>
>What a waste of $100 buying this piece of junk.

Try setting the unit to find the SHORTEST route.
I would suggest that the fastest route is being selected allowing for
traffic volume on main road.
Either that, or turn OFF IQ routing