TomTom iPhone Cradle has appeared in the Apple Store

kidloco · 28 Sep 2009 at 12:12

Having tried every sat nav app out for iPhone I would say they are all pretty flawed. The main issue is the lag. It is so anoying that the displayed location is a couple of seconds behind where you actually are. Your half way round a roundabout before the app says its approaching.

I think its a reception issue though as its not as bad then the iPhone is attached to the windscreen, its terrible when I stick the phone in one of those vent holders.

If the cradle stops the lag then at least the apps will be usable, but at £99 its still daylight robbery. Ill stick to using my TomTom Go 520.

Duke · 28 Sep 2009 at 18:24

Installed CoPilot - seems great. Lots of options to change and customise things which is handy.

Type_R · 28 Sep 2009 at 23:46

The cradle seems to have been taken down again? Maybe they are having a rethink on price? Looking at the cradle on their website it does look good built in gps, microphone, speaker, charger etc. If it was £100 with sftware I'm sure I would order one!

iMacMart · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:27

Duke said:
Installed CoPilot - seems great. Lots of options to change and customise things which is handy.

Isn't there updates due out for this soon?

Duke · 30 Sep 2009 at 22:15

tweakinfreak said:
Isn't there updates due out for this soon?

There was an update early Sept which added Safety Camera warnings, improved GPS and auto restarts the app if interrupted with a phone call. More info - http://recombu.com/news/copilot-iphone-app-update-available-now_M11084.html

I've only just added it so don't know what it was like before. I can only guess they will continue to keep working on it anyway.

iMacMart · 1 Oct 2009 at 13:21

Thanks Duke

Are you getting on well with CoPilot?

Duke · 1 Oct 2009 at 21:04

I've only used it twice but will let you know when I use it again

Just got Parrot Minikit hands free installed which sync'd with iphone and contacts which is good.

grahamjenks · 3 Oct 2009 at 23:28

Have co-pilot using it with a windscreen mount- and not experiencing any lag issues as described here. Just used it in Italy for a week and it was pretty much floorless, this is on a 3GS. Bargain for £25.99 per country.

iMacMart · 4 Oct 2009 at 14:07

Any recommendation for a iPhone holder for the car?

Not sure if Brodit do one haven't checked yet?

Duke · 4 Oct 2009 at 14:18

tweakinfreak said:
Any recommendation for a iPhone holder for the car?

Not sure if Brodit do one haven't checked yet?

I bought a Brodit one (think it was their ref 875214) last week and fitted it. Works great, no drilling into the dash or anything. Just slot/drop the iphone into place and go

iMacMart · 4 Oct 2009 at 15:27

Was that off the bay Duke?

Also how much did you pay mate?

Going to get copilot today I think..

Duke · 4 Oct 2009 at 17:43

Got it from www.dsldevelopments.com - not sure if they are cheap or not. The bracket for my car and the iphone holder were £38 + del.

iMacMart · 4 Oct 2009 at 18:40

Thanks buddy

danielanthony · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:18

TomTom car kit is available for pre-order:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TX529ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOQ&mco=MTMwNzg4MjM

Who's getting one?

OllyM · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:21

Absolutely no chance at that price without TomTom included.

Maccy · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:27

So it's an extra £60 for the app too? No chance.

Eddie182 · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:36

Maccy said:
So it's an extra £60 for the app too? No chance.

+1

Shelster · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:38

Thats another no from me too. For the total amount you can get a dedicated satnav for your motor.

Wonder if they will look at the pricing and lower it some? I reckon £60 for the cradle is a fair amount to pay, putting total at £120ish.

Guess you will be able to spot the rich fanboys easy now

b0rn2sk8 · 8 Oct 2009 at 15:06

Not a chance. Like i said looking at the price of a XL V3 GB, its a no brainer.

Feek · 8 Oct 2009 at 18:15

Nopeski.