Ok folks, I've been using my GO 2505TM since 2 weeks now and overall, it's pretty good unit. Pros like screen clarity/resolution, speaker loudness, fast refresh & processing, good and solid looking.
But lots of small iritant makes this unit like a beta version, I guess TomTom was rushing to release the GPS before Xmas.
So, I've compiled myself a list of bugs / issues / suggestions that I will send to TomTom shortly but before I want your input so I may add/change/delete the report before. So here it is:
My unit info: TomTom GO 2505TM
S/N: SE5400H93xxx (0) (5.9)
App 10.040.584798.31 (0) (4008, 7/10/2010)
GPS 2.16.201 75147, Startup 534808
Maps: 'USA_Canada_and_Mexico' v855.3051
Navigation / Menu issues & bugs
-On main scren, press vocal button and setup a route. Once the route will be set, the vocal button WILL DISAPPEAR, only the phone and zoom button will remain (first part of the bug). So I want to check if Vocal Command is indeed checked or not. I tap screen, go to settings, and to Make Your Oww Menu... BOOM, I get the following error:
* * *
Unable to load page
Problem occurred while loading
file://usr/share/webkit/content/device/manuals/tutorials/MakeYourOwnMenuShort/fr-CA/index.html.
* * *
A simple Off-On is not enough, the error still show. Funny enough, I can still hear vocal driving instruction thus. But I need to soft reset by holding 15sec power. I can duplicate the problem every time after a reboot Note that under normal condition, the Create your own menu works fine thus. I've made a video to show you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKTZngIurYI
-After adding a trip from a PI, you cannot display infos/phone of the PI after when tapping "Show destination" (buttons are in gray). So you have to go to the map, search again for the PI and then you will see infos and phone.
-On the voice planning, it doesn't display US States you have currently selected; It is just a white circle when it should be a green circle with 2 letters. But Canada, US, Mexico, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico circles display fine thought.
-When I want to see the home-work traffic, the bottom right field, which displays the time/distance left disappears. And it doesn't come back unless I stop the route and restart it. Once it a while it'll come back after 10 minutes or so.
-Touchscreen does not work with glove, only with naked finger (not pratical in winter)
-Touching (quickly?) menu/button doesn't work everytime - I can see the button changing color meaning it did feel the touch but it does nothing until I touch it again (and again).
-Sometimes, you can still hear voice when setting the volume at 0% from the main screen center button. But in the Settings menu, the volume button at 10% equal the 0% on main screen
-Sometimes, you change the volume slider, it moves at the selected % but it does NOT stay and so, volume does'nt change. It takes numerous try to finally have the volume set.
-Sometimes, Instead of seeing the custom menu & vocal buttons on the main screen, the vocal got replaced with my phone (green)!?!? So I went to instruct vocal instruction by going in my custom menu and select "Vocal" but nothing, nothing, nothing. The vocal button in the custom menu refused completly to launch and so, I was unable to instruct vocal commands. I had to soft reset (hold power 15sec) to resolve the issue.
-Sometimes, the GPS do not regnonize the RDS-TMC antenna at all and so there is no traffic bar. But the GPS has been there unmoved from dock and it was working fine on last trip. You have to unplug/replug the 12V cig lighter inlet so it detect back the antenna.
-While using the RDS-TMC traffic, it sometimes doesn't find the service, I have to manually input the FM frequency and then it will find.
-There should be an option to remove the Traffic bar from the main display, outsite broadcast schedule and/or lots of place doesn't have traffic info at all so it's annoying to have the traffic spinning wheel turning there always
-When there is a blocked road, if you answer yes to always find another route, it will remember this yes EVEN if you go again in the traffic options and switch it back to NO or ASK. I had to reset/reinitialize my unit to have the question again being asked.
-Most settings button bring back directly to map, while some bring back to settings (like startup settings or manage PI button), why?
Phone / Bluetooth issues
Tested with a Motorola and Sony-Ericsson phone paired at 1.5m/5ft from GPS unit
-Entry in phonebook when there is a pause (P) in the number get duplicated at each connect
-Conversation over Bluetooth phone "randomly" mute, remote person only hear static noise while driver can't hear nothing at all. I suspect it occurs at the same time when there is route vocal instructions that would played if I were'nt on the phone. Or maybe it's a BT connection interference thing?
-No way to change the road assistance phone number so my GPS dial my phone to ATCA in Europe somewhere. In Canada, it's the CAA - www.caa.ca/automotive/automotive-e.cfm
Suggestions to add / change / option checkbox in the GPS unit
-Keyboard does'nt have button for cursor to move back and forth, neither touchscreeen makes the cursor move so you always have to delete everything and retype again
-Favorites cannot be edited, only renamed or deleted
-Restaurants in the PI are not sorted by food type
-There should be a confirmation before deleting the planned route
-The confirmation to create a new route is useless, the cancel button on the next screen is enough
-I can't place more than 1 stop within a trip, there is no multi-waypoint trip (my cheap Mio had that)
-No live street number display while driving (my Mio did)
-No altitude display (Garmin has that since years)
-No compass display, either graphical or letters N-S-E-W
-No car fuel calculation and stop for refueling (my 1995 MS S&T had that, c'mon!)
MyTomTom and software
-If MyTomTom is cloud-based, there will be NO PC software to plan a trip WITHOUT an Internet connection right? Really not pratical on a roadtrip when there is no Internet access
-MyTomTom detect a GO 1005 unit when I choose Canada English/French but it detect a GO 2505 when I choose USA?
-No way to load custom open/close images
-No way to load the custom voice you sell !?!?
I'm waiting until next week, so add yours! And sorry for my english, my mothertongue is french
*Admin, makes this sticky please*
But lots of small iritant makes this unit like a beta version, I guess TomTom was rushing to release the GPS before Xmas.
So, I've compiled myself a list of bugs / issues / suggestions that I will send to TomTom shortly but before I want your input so I may add/change/delete the report before. So here it is:
My unit info: TomTom GO 2505TM
S/N: SE5400H93xxx (0) (5.9)
App 10.040.584798.31 (0) (4008, 7/10/2010)
GPS 2.16.201 75147, Startup 534808
Maps: 'USA_Canada_and_Mexico' v855.3051
Navigation / Menu issues & bugs
-On main scren, press vocal button and setup a route. Once the route will be set, the vocal button WILL DISAPPEAR, only the phone and zoom button will remain (first part of the bug). So I want to check if Vocal Command is indeed checked or not. I tap screen, go to settings, and to Make Your Oww Menu... BOOM, I get the following error:
* * *
Unable to load page
Problem occurred while loading
file://usr/share/webkit/content/device/manuals/tutorials/MakeYourOwnMenuShort/fr-CA/index.html.
* * *
A simple Off-On is not enough, the error still show. Funny enough, I can still hear vocal driving instruction thus. But I need to soft reset by holding 15sec power. I can duplicate the problem every time after a reboot Note that under normal condition, the Create your own menu works fine thus. I've made a video to show you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKTZngIurYI
-After adding a trip from a PI, you cannot display infos/phone of the PI after when tapping "Show destination" (buttons are in gray). So you have to go to the map, search again for the PI and then you will see infos and phone.
-On the voice planning, it doesn't display US States you have currently selected; It is just a white circle when it should be a green circle with 2 letters. But Canada, US, Mexico, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico circles display fine thought.
-When I want to see the home-work traffic, the bottom right field, which displays the time/distance left disappears. And it doesn't come back unless I stop the route and restart it. Once it a while it'll come back after 10 minutes or so.
-Touchscreen does not work with glove, only with naked finger (not pratical in winter)
-Touching (quickly?) menu/button doesn't work everytime - I can see the button changing color meaning it did feel the touch but it does nothing until I touch it again (and again).
-Sometimes, you can still hear voice when setting the volume at 0% from the main screen center button. But in the Settings menu, the volume button at 10% equal the 0% on main screen
-Sometimes, you change the volume slider, it moves at the selected % but it does NOT stay and so, volume does'nt change. It takes numerous try to finally have the volume set.
-Sometimes, Instead of seeing the custom menu & vocal buttons on the main screen, the vocal got replaced with my phone (green)!?!? So I went to instruct vocal instruction by going in my custom menu and select "Vocal" but nothing, nothing, nothing. The vocal button in the custom menu refused completly to launch and so, I was unable to instruct vocal commands. I had to soft reset (hold power 15sec) to resolve the issue.
-Sometimes, the GPS do not regnonize the RDS-TMC antenna at all and so there is no traffic bar. But the GPS has been there unmoved from dock and it was working fine on last trip. You have to unplug/replug the 12V cig lighter inlet so it detect back the antenna.
-While using the RDS-TMC traffic, it sometimes doesn't find the service, I have to manually input the FM frequency and then it will find.
-There should be an option to remove the Traffic bar from the main display, outsite broadcast schedule and/or lots of place doesn't have traffic info at all so it's annoying to have the traffic spinning wheel turning there always
-When there is a blocked road, if you answer yes to always find another route, it will remember this yes EVEN if you go again in the traffic options and switch it back to NO or ASK. I had to reset/reinitialize my unit to have the question again being asked.
-Most settings button bring back directly to map, while some bring back to settings (like startup settings or manage PI button), why?
Phone / Bluetooth issues
Tested with a Motorola and Sony-Ericsson phone paired at 1.5m/5ft from GPS unit
-Entry in phonebook when there is a pause (P) in the number get duplicated at each connect
-Conversation over Bluetooth phone "randomly" mute, remote person only hear static noise while driver can't hear nothing at all. I suspect it occurs at the same time when there is route vocal instructions that would played if I were'nt on the phone. Or maybe it's a BT connection interference thing?
-No way to change the road assistance phone number so my GPS dial my phone to ATCA in Europe somewhere. In Canada, it's the CAA - www.caa.ca/automotive/automotive-e.cfm
Suggestions to add / change / option checkbox in the GPS unit
-Keyboard does'nt have button for cursor to move back and forth, neither touchscreeen makes the cursor move so you always have to delete everything and retype again
-Favorites cannot be edited, only renamed or deleted
-Restaurants in the PI are not sorted by food type
-There should be a confirmation before deleting the planned route
-The confirmation to create a new route is useless, the cancel button on the next screen is enough
-I can't place more than 1 stop within a trip, there is no multi-waypoint trip (my cheap Mio had that)
-No live street number display while driving (my Mio did)
-No altitude display (Garmin has that since years)
-No compass display, either graphical or letters N-S-E-W
-No car fuel calculation and stop for refueling (my 1995 MS S&T had that, c'mon!)
MyTomTom and software
-If MyTomTom is cloud-based, there will be NO PC software to plan a trip WITHOUT an Internet connection right? Really not pratical on a roadtrip when there is no Internet access
-MyTomTom detect a GO 1005 unit when I choose Canada English/French but it detect a GO 2505 when I choose USA?
-No way to load custom open/close images
-No way to load the custom voice you sell !?!?
I'm waiting until next week, so add yours! And sorry for my english, my mothertongue is french
*Admin, makes this sticky please*
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