TomTom XL 330S

I enjoy having TomTomXL 330S. this GPS never fails in giving acurate directions, it is awesome to upload map corrections from other people and subscribe to the traffic/weather and gas service. it is very handy to have. i like the voices you can choose from, but they are soft even if the volume is up to the max, so, i stay with the default voice which is loud even if it is on medium volume and can talk over road/highway noise. this is an improvement from TomTomXLs. the 4.3" widescreen is a plus., it is easy to type in your directions and address, also i like the voice that tells me the name of the road to turn on and the streat names and gives me an alternative exit if i missed the turn off. this is all comunicated with our friendly neighborhood satalite system. your GPS is a good tracking devise, too. I am going to move back to Ohio (back home) in April of 2009 after 20 years of living in Key West, FL(expensive here) and a GPS is best for me, i don't like stopping and asking for dir... Read more

Two days before leaving on a trip to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving 2 weeks ago, we bought this TomTom model. I love tech gadgets so even before we left the parking lot of the mall, I had it out of the box and working. It is that easy. Connection with satellites was immediate and with a few exceptions, continued to be so for our entire trip. The max amount of time it ever took to connect with satellites, and this was on an overcast, snowy morning as we pulled out of the motel parking lot, was 2 minutes. The computer voice (the only voice that gives text-to-speech instructions) was clear and loud. The volume is easy to adjust, and I like the feature connecting the volume of the TT to the speed of the car, increasing it as the car goes faster and vice versa. We found it accurate in setting the routes to our destinations. It's important to choose the type of route desired, in particular fastest or shortest, and be aware that choosing the shortest route often means going down roads that ar... Read more

I really wanted this unit. I researched for hours/days before purchasing. I THOUGHT it had a slot for an SD card to expand the memory and store maps because on one of the sites I researched it on said it had a slot for one. WARNING: THIS UNIT DOES NOT HAVE ROOM FOR AN SD CARD !!!! I am in the process of returning it and ordering a different model from Tom Tom. I will report back when I get the different model.

I had a few qualms about buying this unit because I read these reviews on Amazon about the volume level not being loud enough. I am somewhat hard of hearing, so the volume was a huge issue for me. I went ahead and bought one because I got it locally and figured I could return it if it was not up to satisfaction. I am happy to say that I have been extremely pleased with this one. In fact, I even turned the volume down slightly because she (I think I am using Mandy's voice) is plenty loud even for me. The British female has a very nice voice too :) I bought this on a Monday evening, got it hooked up to the computer and did the latest updates and left for a trip the next morning to California (I am in South Dakota). The unit performed flawlessly. It took me a slightly different route than what I normally do, but we decided to do the TomTom route because it was a route we had never taken before. I have since used it around the LA area and it has gotten me to every point that I hav... Read more

I couldn't be happier with my new XL 330S. The voice announces the street names very loudly and easy to understand. I chose the feature to sound an alarm when approching a school or church and am having a ball with that one. I chose a moowing cow and when it sounds my passengers break out in laughter and we all laugh our brains out. Also am having fun with some of the free downloadable voices. Easy to operate and understand how. Lots of cool features. Wouldn't trade it. I can drive contrary to the directions and it will continue to try to get me back on course, I like that for when I miss my turn or get redirected by traffic conditions.