Customer Ratings & Reviews

I usually use Google Maps on my Android phone for navigation, but it isn’t the easiest to read mounted on the windshield. So, when the opportunity to use a stand-alone navigation GPS with a huge 7” screen came along, I jumped at the chance. I opened up the box to find the nav unit, a USB/A to USB micro cable, a power outlet/cigarette lighter adapter to USB/A, the suction mount, and a quick start guide. After removing all the parts, I plugged in the USB power cable to a USB 110v power outlet in the house to get the unit up and running. There were a few updates I chose to do after the initial update. I updated about 10-12 state maps that I might drive through. I chose not to update all the maps as it takes time (although TomTom has made that faster with this model) and it takes up storage space. I’ll just download any additional ones if I find the need. I got registered with TomTom and registered the unit and I was ready to try it out in the car. I had a power cord fed through the dash a few years ago for my phone, but I must have removed it at some point, so I removed the glove box and defroster vent cover and ran the supplied cord. I had an aftermarket spare power outlet below my radio, so that was simple and then left enough cord on the USB micro side to plug in the mount. Here I have a couple of complaints. One, why a micro plug when USBc is so much better? I know I won’t be disconnecting it all the time, but having a plug that goes in, either way, is soooo much easier. Second, why does the angled USB micro plug have to hang down a bit too far and bump the dash? It made getting a solid mount a bit of a pain, at least in my ride. Anyway, with that off my chest, the unit looks great on the windshield and doesn’t block my view very much. I’m not sure how an LEO will feel about it, but hopefully, it won’t be an issue. Now I just plug in the angled USB micro end and I’m ready for the road. So, once it’s on and I’m rolling, it looks great. The size is nice and easy to read, even for this old dude. The controls are easy to use, and the colors look good. I live in So. California and drive into Los Angeles or up to Las Vegas a few times a year and I can see how this will be a great benefit to me with the moving lane guidance. In LA, a lot of the off-ramps are short, probably too short by today’s standards and if you’re not in the right lane, you might miss your exit or exit too soon and have to surface streets on your way to your destination. That’s not always the easiest thing to do in LA. In Las Vegas, I have just the opposite issue. The offramps can be miles long with a couple of exits per offramp. If you miss the offramp lane, you have to drive a few miles further than the last exit for that ramp and turn around. There is no sneaking into the offramp as they have K-rail separating the freeway lanes and the offramp lanes. It’s a cluster if you ask me, but it works if you plan correctly. With the TomTom Lane guidance, that should make it much easier to get to the hotel. I for one don’t want to exit north of my destination and have to travel back a few miles on Las Vegas Blvd. It’s always a mess, full of transient traffic that doesn’t know where to stop or start, and if there’s a hockey game or event at the stadium…forget it. One last complaint is the voice recognition feature. I tried several commands, and it wouldn’t accept them. The ones listed are very generic and don’t fit my needs. I thought it would allow me to just ask, where’s the nearest McD’s, but it didn’t. It would go back to show me what commands I could use and then after a few tries, the feature would just shut off and I’d have to try again. Entering McDonald’s into the search bar shows several locations and I can click on any of them to give me directions. Being able to do that with my voice is what I expected a nav unit to do. Maybe I need to figure out a setting. So that was a huge letdown for me. Finally, I like that the maps are updated and available for no charge. Using the built-in Wi-Fi to download maps and updates makes using the Discover Go much more enjoyable. I hope to be able to take it on a long drive to Las Vegas or LA soon. Well maybe if gas prices go down…a lot.

The TomTom GO Discover GPS is a dedicated GPS with a large screen. Having tested this Nav Unit for about a week now, I can say the unit works well for the most part. There are a couple of items that do need improvement for it to be complete and reliable. Here is my review of the TomTom GO Discover GPS. *TLDR at the bottom ================= IN THE BOX/SET UP: In the box, you receive the navigation unit, car charger, USB-A to micro-USB cable, the mount for the unit, and a start guide. First, I would’ve preferred USB-C over micro-USB for better ease of use. Second, The mount is only able to be mounted onto the windshield. As someone who has a dash camera already mounted to the windshield, I needed to find a place that wouldn’t have blocked my field of view which was hard to do with such a large device. I also would’ve liked an option for a dash mount or magnetic mount to move it between vehicles. Set up did not take too long, I connected the device to an external wall outlet and powered it on. I then downloaded the TomTom MyDrive app on my phone and proceeded to create an account. Finally, I logged into my account within the device. ================= UI/TOUCH SCREEN: First, I would like to mention that the device does have a straightforward UI that is particularly simple to navigate. Once everything is set up, the only options on the “home screen” is the search button, 2D/3D map button, volume button, and the Main Menu. The main menu has everything a GPS should have like a dedicated home option, recent destinations, saved places, and general settings. Within general settings, there are options to enable/disable options on the main screen, Bluetooth/Wi-Fi setup, map updates, voice selection, and more. The 7” screen is vibrant and is visibly pleasing to look at. It’s also rather large so it is more visible than when using Google Maps or Apple Maps on your smartphone which is wonderful. The only downside I found to have such a large screen is that the screen does cover some of your field of view which can be frustrating. It is especially worse if you have another item mounted onto the windshield like a dash camera. The touch screen does have great touch input. I did not have to press too hard for the screen to recognize my selections. ================= FEATURES/USAGE AND BUGS: TomTom’s dedicated GPS does have plenty of features that can be incredibly beneficial when driving. The 3D maps feature is helpful to have when driving on unknown roads, I found it helpful when I wasn’t sure where to turn. The device also shows you the speed limit for the roads. When you are going over the speed limit your speed is highlighted in red and there is an option to enable a voice notification if desired. The right side of the screen shows gas stations that are the closest to you, if you need to make a stop, simply click on the gas station, and click “Add Stop.” When clicking on the gas station or driving by one, the device shows you the price of gas at that station which I found to be accurate. In the submenu, located on the bottom right, you can also add additional stops like a restaurant or a parking area. You can also connect your phone to the device to enable live traffic updates, parking availability, and electric vehicle points of interest. Unfortunately, TomTom fails to mention that to be able to use this feature, one needs to use Bluetooth tethering(personal hotspot) which shares your mobile data with the navigation device. I don’t have Bluetooth tethering added to my phone plan, so I wasn’t able to use this feature at all. A final feature worth mentioning is the ability to have free map updates over Wi-Fi. Using the device was simple, simply input your destination into the search bar and select the desired route from the choice of options TomTom offers. The device is responsive and quickly adjusts your route if you miss a turn. The speakers are also loud enough to be heard even when there is music playing. Some of the problems and bugs I ran into was the device not recognizing some roads that Google Maps was able to recognize. The device would simply name them as unknown roads. There were also a couple of nonexistent roads that were shown on the device. Speed limits were also a problem I ran into, there is a state road I usually drive-through and the speed limit on the road is 55 but the nav device was showing a speed limit of 35 which was true a couple of miles back. Hopefully, these bugs get fixed in future updates because this is a solid navigation device that does have potential if everything is functioning like it's supposed to. ================= CONCLUSION/TLDR: Overall, the TomTom GO Discover GPS is a good, dedicated GPS to have in lieu of your mobile device. The 7” vibrant touch screen is pleasing to look at but may obstruct your view. The many features like a 3D map, upcoming gas stations/prices, parking stops, speed limit indicator, and free map updates makes this navigation device comfortable and easy to use. While the many features are nice to have, there are a couple of problems/bugs I ran into while using the device like incorrect speed limit and incorrect roads. Problems aside, this navigation device is a good replacement for your mobile device or in-dash navigation system on your vehicle. The many features and vibrant large screen makes driving to your destination seemingly effortless. I do recommend you give this dedicated GPS a try!

This TomTom is replacing my old GPS that is at least ten years old. Times have certainly changed! The build quality is great & the window suction cup is the best I've seen on any device. Accuracy is spot on once it locks in on the satellites (takes a few seconds to do so after turning it on). The 7" screen is a thing of beauty. Very easy to see in any light. 7" is about as large as you would want to go I think. I have a Chevrolet Sonic and it didn't feel like it was taking up too much space. The touch screen works great (not something I can say for my old GPS). I got this just in time to use on a nearly 1,000 mile round trip thru Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and a small bit of Canada. It never hesitated, locked up or lost its connection. The battery seems to hold its charge well but of course there is the car charger included. Being able to connect to your phone with Bluetooth makes a big difference. Opens up new ways to interface with the GPS. I found the accuracy of speed notifications, nearby restaurants and gas stations spot on. Estimated times worked well and the voice prompts were far enough in advance as to not miss my turns :-) I know that many new cars have GPS built in. But from what I have seen they never work as well as these stand-alone units. I think this is an outstanding GPS that will work for many years to come. I honestly don't know what more anyone could want from a GPS and I highly recommend the TomTom Go Discover.

I was in need of a GPS due to the amount of traveling I do across the state of Texas. This by far is one of the best GPS systems that I enjoy using throughout my trips. I am impressed with how bright the screen is during the sunny days and how easy it is to read at night. I also like how large the touch screen is to allow for easy zoom to get a large map area. I am impressed with the accuracy along with traffic reports / updates throughout the trip. There are a ton of customizations from the voice it uses to how you want information to be displayed. The stand is large and easy to handle the weight of the large screen when placing along the dash area. I was very impressed with the time/mileage estimator always adapting for traffic or stops. The volume is very load to allow for easy hearing with speakers coming from the back of screen. It does have Voice command ability however that does not work well in noisy cars, half the time it does not understand what I am saying. The battery life is good and the adapter length for plugin is average. Overall I would recommend this GPS unit for those who wish to have a large screen with easy to use pathways.

The Stage: I had a round trip of 828 miles from the Mountain Time Zone into the Eastern Time Zone. To test this, I used this TomTom unit, my stock 2020 Ford Fusion GPS and the modern standard-bearer, Google Maps on my phone. The Scene: All 3 units calculated the route arrival time within a few minutes. I had all 3 set with the same parameters regarding things to avoid, toll's etcetera. The slightest advantage goes to Google but only because it calculated the "local's" route that I would have naturally taken to get me to the nearest Interstate. That said, the TomTom and the Ford Fusion took the most "common" route. I took the "local's route" and once the TomTom and Ford Fusion were caught up, the routes quickly adjusted and the arrival times. The Technical Backdrop: One thing I really appreciate about this (and the Ford Fusion) is that they display the current speed limit, and the TomTom will move that into a red background f you exceed. They both also updated to the current speed in almost real-time. Nice feature. Another thing both me and my newly licensed 17-year-old daughter, was the tool bar on the right that displays, upcoming gas stations, restaurants, rest-stops etcetera. You can customize what it will display, but it shows you how many miles each of these interests are. Very cool. Set-up was simple, entering addresses simple and the graphics are sharp, crisp and natural, even in turn-by-turn graphics. It offers speech input but I never use that on any of my devices and did not test. I would assume it would work adequately, but I did not test. The screen is BIG, bright and brilliant. I am going to end up using this in my RV and the large screen will be appreciated as I pay attention the much larger size of a 34" RV and maneuvering around traffic. The Review: All in all a very nice unit. Everything it does, it does well. The mounting hardware is high quality and simple to use. Based on this, I really want to give it a 5 star, BUT one thing it DOES NOT do is very frustrating to me. Any and every other GPS unit I have ever used will display the map in real time as you drive around even if you don't have a destination entered. This unit DOES NOT do that and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. Is this a deal breaker? Well, no, but it is an annoyance. End of the day, I would recommended this to a friend, and I would have given it 5 stars were it not for the annoying failure to show map in passive mode.

My vehicle a “Mini Cooper” doesn’t have navigation and doesn’t support any of the navigation apps “boo”, so I’ve been using my phone as my navigation device. This works really good and is always up to date but if you don’t have the phone plugged in to a power source all the time the battery wears down very quickly , so I opted for looking at standalone GPS units and came across the TomTom Go Discover and had to try this one out. Unboxing and Setting up. The device comes in a very nice logoed multilayered box being well protected inside nested in a form fitting cradle. Inside with the GPS are a window mount, USB cable, USB 12v adapter, and manual. Setting up the device was straight forward and I used the included USB to hook it up to my laptop and charge. Once powered up “there’s a power button on the top right corner on the back if it doesn’t automatically turn on”, and followed the instructions to download the TomTom MyDrive APP on our Android devices. After doing this setting the whole thing up including setting up a TomTom account the device immediately went to work updating which took just a few minutes. The window mount works great, and the power goes into the mount instead of the camera. The GPS click locks onto the mount using very strong magnets “no worry about it flying off and the suction cups twist mount system seems to work as good “maybe better” than the lever locks we’ve used. But the magnet mount makes it that much better as you can leave the mount in place and just grab the device and pull it off the mount with just a tug “it’s very sturdily built so I wasn’t worried about cracking the screen, just keep a good hold onto it when you remove” Using: Now this is a very large GPS device, it’s a 7” screen but the aspect ratio makes it much larger than my S22 Ultra. The screen is nice and bright and easy to see in almost all lighting conditions even at max brightness and outside in the Phoenix sun I could still read / see the display very easily. If you’ve ever used/owned a GPS device “including factory dash mounted ones” then you will be able to use immediately “which is what I did”, but you’ll want to take your time and dig through all the setting sand tweak it the way you like/need. The screen while in use is still really responsive and I only saw a very little lag “starting up from cold wasn’t the fastest but it all works as intended”. The nice thing is this one came with a free speed camera notification and free map updates which TomTom does once a week. In use accuracy is on par with my phone and turn by turn directions including off ramps remind me of some of the built in GPS units on vehicles we’ve owned “we like it”. It also receives traffic updates as long as you pair it with your phone and those were just as good as what we see using Gmaps. Conclusion: We will be looking forward to using this on our road trip in a few months; the large screen will make it easy to navigate around the cities and mountains, and with weekly updates the routes should be “up to date”. So if you want a standalone GPS that’s accurate, has a good speaker with clear direction, and has voice commands “although not that extensive but should get you to where you are going” then this is the device you want, just remember it’s a large device too.

Overall, I really like this GPS for a few reasons. One, the screen is nice and large, which make it that much easier to read what’s on the screen. Two, the UI is simple and easy to use. The touchscreen is responsive, and the keyboard works as expected (it’s a shame you have to say this in 2022, but TomTom is doing it right). In the box, you have the unit itself, a car charger, and mount (thanks for including this!). To setup, just plug into to a wall outlet to charge, create a TomTom account, then go into setting to update the maps. This can take some time, but it’s not a problem since you are changing the device anyways. To test, I used the device to drive an hour away (and back). The UI was pleasing, and even had locations for gas stations, which you can add to your stop with the click of a button. It will even show you gas prices, which was neat and helpful. The GPS also keeps track of your speed and compares it to the speed limit of the road or highway you are on and notifies you if you start to speed. You can also connect your phone to the device for live traffic updates (via Bluetooth tethering). I am pleasured with the device, as its large and easy to use. You will not be disappointed with this GPD from TomTom.

I just came back from a camping trip where I was unable to use Google Maps or Waze if I didn’t have cell phone coverage. I wish I had this GPS device to help navigate the rural areas we were in. Setup was straightforward and easy. I liked the large size of the screen and how the large size did not interfere with my line of sight while driving. It was really genius of TOMTOM to include Combustion, Electric, and Hybrid options – as well as the type of gas needed – in the setup to personalize the device to the user. I was really impressed with the load speed of this GPS unit and that TOMTOM allows the maps to be updated via Wi-Fi. I found the gas prices to be accurate, and it was helpful when it gave plenty of notice of an upcoming gas station. However, I noticed not all gas stations listed a price. One surprising thing I noticed was a full-scale model of a local church on the map (see photo). I was disappointed when the unit directed me to take a connecting road to my destination, which actually never existed (see photo). Similarly, I later noticed that a road near my house which hasn’t existed for years actually showed on the GPS map. I was also disappointed that a dash mount was not included instead of a windshield mount. Lastly, I was expecting the voice controls to work like other voice activated software, but this GPS only recognized certain phrases or words and it took a few tries to get it to respond to the correct commands. Pros No need for cell service for GPS to work Compare gas prices close by at a glance Large bright display Map update/additions via Wi-Fi Cons No included dash mount included Roads on the map did not exist in a few places Voice controls need work Even with all the phone navigation apps that exist, I found this GPS handy in a few specific situations and liked that it did not require the phone screen to provide directions. I would mostly recommend this GPS for travelers and customers who live in remote and/or bad cell coverage areas.

In this day and age of new car technology where pretty much every new car with anything more than the base package comes with navigation, one might ask why bother with a stand alone GPS. I, like a lot of people have an excellent navigation system in my car, but what's missing from integrated navigation systems, is the ability to plan your route. Other people might wonder, why bother with a nav system at all when I have google maps on my phone. The answer is, if you're planning a long trip, you may not have cell service to power your google maps. At least with the on board navigation systems, they work with GPS, meaning you don't ever loose the navigation signal because you're getting it from the satellite itself. The same is true for TomTom GPS systems (as well as any other brand of stand alone GPS). I was fortunate this unit arrived just in time for our road trip from Illinois to Colorado by way of the Badlands and Mount Rushmore. It really gave me an opportunity to check out all the features this GPS offers and to get a feel for how it guides you to your destination. Every GPS I've used got me to where I was going, but how it interprets the map and alerts you to important turns and exists is really something that can make or break the whole system. The TomTom Go Discover is a very competent GPS. It comes with a lot of “extras” that you may not get with other GPS systems. The 7” touch display is absolutely beautiful. Crystal clear and very responsive. It has a mounting base that adheres to your windshield with just the twist of the suction ring. It's sturdy, and very easy to install. What's also nice about it is that the USB connection is in the base itself, so you can remove the GPS unit without monkeying around with cords and connections, just pull it off the base and take it with you or stash it in your glove box. Another nice feature is that the mount itself uses the ball and socket connection found on many GPS units today. So I was able to use the vent clip I already had purchased for another GPS device, with my new TomTom. The windshield in my Edge is just too far away to be able to operate a GPS that's stuck to it, so being able to use other mounting methods was great. The GPS has WiFi included so you don't need to physically connect it to your computer to do things like update maps (which are included forever at no extra charge!). I had no trouble at all connecting to my home network. When you create an account at TomTom, you can use their route planner to plan every part of your trip the way you want to drive it. This was really great on our trip because I was able to hop off the interstate in South Dakota and take the small detour to visit Badlands National Park. After that we were able to head to Mount Rushmore and finally end our drive for the day at our hotel. You can log in to your MyDrive account directly from the Go Discover to download you routes and places. As I mentioned, there's a lot of extras, but that needs to be a caveat. The cool features like traffic updates, parking, restaurants, gas and traffic cameras only work if you connect to WiFi. Meaning, that in order to use any of them you need to set your mobile phone up as a hotspot and have the GPS connect to it to get updated info on all these things. This GPS comes with a one year subscription to these services free of charge, but if you want to continue using them after that time, it will cost you a subscription fee. The included instructions and the online videos will help you set up your hotspot on your phone, but they go on and on about using a Bluetooth link to your hotspot. This did NOT work for me at all. My GPS couldn't Bluetooth connect even though it was already paired. What DID work, was setting up my phone as a hotspot, and then using the WiFi connection on the GPS to make the connection. After I figured that out, I had no problems at all. When I powered on my Go Discover it would find and log in to my hotspot automatically, and also log in to my TomTom account. So, how does it work? Well I admit I had to get used to the way it wanted to direct me. What I liked: While driving, The green box in the upper left corner displays large numbers for how many miles (or feet) before the next turn or direction. When coming up to an exit on an interstate, it will show the exit number in a yellow box inside the green box, very helpful. Along the right side is an indicator of where you are on your journey. It also indicates any traffic info at the top as well as arrival time and miles to go. At the bottom of this side display are 3 dots. Tap this for options. This is where you can find parking, gas, places to eat, turn by turn instructions, etc.. The layout on the navigation display is good and a lot of the info was helpful and easy to find. What I didn't like: I felt that it would have been very helpful if the upper green box showed you an arrow of which way you should expect to go and also what the next direction to watch out for, is (foe example: turn left on Main Street, Exit right at First Avenue, etc.). What it does show you is what is immediately coming up. For example: In 2 miles continue straight ahead. In 4 miles use the left lanes to continue straight ahead. These kinds of directions became very tedious and I actually muted the voice directions because I found them to be annoying. It would be enough for me if it just showed me the lanes I should be in, it doesn't need to tell me every few miles to continue straight. This was in more urban locations where there's a lot going on, but still, it was just too much unnecessary info. All in all, my complaints were minor, but I do think that not giving a heads up on the next direction is a big mistake. My Sync3 navigation system provides it and other GPS devices I've used also provide it. It just gives you more confidence when driving on roads you've never traveled. I enjoyed using the TomTom Go Discover and I look forward to planning my next trips' route with it. It is a very capable GPS and comes with lifetime map updates and a boat load of features. If you find the subscription services helpful, you can try them free for a year and then decide if it's worth it to you to subscribe. The maps are accurate and there are actually weekly map updates available to download. The onboard WiFi connection is a real plus and makes it easy to stay updated and find your new Places and Routes you've added. Google maps can only get you so far, if you find yourself planning a long trip, consider the TomTom Go Discover. It's a great choice if you don't have an onboard navigation system. Even if you do, the TomTom gives you the option of planning every road and stop you want to take.

TOMTOM - GO DISCOVER 7" GPS WITH BUILT-IN BLUETOOTH, MAP AND TRAFFIC UPDATES - BLACK - BLACK MODEL:TOMTOM GO DISCOVER 7" GOOD LARGE SCREEN STANDALONE GPS NAVIGATION (SATNAV) SYSTEM OVERALL The TOMTOM - GO DISCOVER 7" GPS is a good offline navigation system. If you want the live traffic alerts and so on, you’ll have to pair with your phone or your car’s Wi-Fi if so equipped. The TOMTOM - GO DISCOVER 7" GPS make a good alternative to your cell phone, due to its large size and easy mounting. It is especially useful if you are traveling in areas where cellular data coverage is not consistent. We are about to take a long trip, and last year we got stuck with cell phone navigation that would cut out when it lost coverage. This year we wanted a dedicated Navigation System for one less thing to worry about along the way. SETUP: I had a horrible time initially setting up the TOMTOM - GO DISCOVER 7" GPS. Maybe their service was out, maybe it was on my side. In theory from the GPS, you just connect it to your WIFI (or phone), setup and account then login to do updates. Even though it connected easily to both my phone and home WIFI it would never log in to TOMTOM. After about 3 hours of reset and try again, I gave up and left the unit alone for several hours. I tried one last time before I went to bed, and it connected logged in and allowed me to update the maps. Nothing changed on my side, I have no idea what was going on. Maybe it had to fully charge or maybe get a satellite signal, not sure. Anyway, after it got over whatever was blocking it, it has performed perfectly. DRIVING So far so good. It gets me to where I want to go with a minimum of fuss. It does everything I needed it to do. It is not as “modern feeling” as phone based or new car built in systems, but seeing as how this is going into a 2008 vehicle I can’t complain. SUMMARY Minor setup issues, aside, the TOMTOM - GO DISCOVER 7" GPS seems well made and should last a good long time. I can recommend it for anyone who does not want to be 100 reliant on having data on their phone.

I have yet to go on a long road trip but it’s possible going to Vegas for the New Years this NYE. For the time being I have used briefly on a 45 min - 1 hour trips to just visit some friends living outside of my hometown. The animation to showing your main route line of travel to split showing the number of lanes and to show which lane you should be in ahead of time, when your getting on the freeway or getting off it, is impressive. There is no lag or anything during your drive as everything is just current in real-time especially showing your actual speed. The suction mount onto the inside of the windshield is strong and secure. It was a bit difficult after unlocking the suction cup mount and peeling the hanging exposed assisting lip to unmount it. But best to be secure and a peace of mind that this stays in place during your driving. I’ve owned a previous TomTom, before being lifetime free map updates (at first was a trial of map updates, then you had subscription pricing I believe), and updating and configuring was done wired to a computer through USB; I had the Tomtom xl 30 which is discontinued and no longer had (sold it). This was around over a decade ago back in 2009-10. Compared to this discover model, huuuuge leap. WiFi updating of maps and no extra cost. From what I understand, You would have to connect your smartphone via Bluetooth to the TomTom for it to show traffic updates of course during your trip, and get a better updated eta to where you’re going. The display is a big step and is huge, with very clear and high definition detail. And of course the night before going on a trip with this, I did all the updating of the maps, and even today there was an alert in settings that there’s new map updates available. I would updated regularly, especially when you have a trip planned ahead. Though I this the windshield mount is fine, I would have it on the dash and there are various accessories for this tomtom such as a bean bag anti skid dash “mount” which I did have at one time for my older tomtom but misplaced. This model is a good companion for your road travels, and will definitely navigate in places where there is spotty or no cell reception, that even your phones navigation GPS app would just stop in its tracks. The tomtom keeps on going.

I really like this Tom Tom gps unit with built in mic for nav, comes in handy without having to use my phone every time we travel. The window mount is ok, but I prefer to use my own magnetic mount instead for easier transfer of this from car to car. Setup was simple and only took less than 5 minutes from Opening the box to using for directions. The wifi for updates is great, took about 5 minutes to update the USA maps over 2.4ghz wifi. The screen is crystal clear and easy to see and read day or night. The 2 built in speakers make the voice guidance easy to hear and understand clearly. The power adapter included is a cigarette style plug with a Usb-A input and the Tom Tom surprisingly uses a micro USB instead of the more common USB -C input for power. There's a rear power button, other than that, there are no other buttons or inputs. Plain and simple, and I love it. The 7 inch screen is super visible to read . I'm truly surprised that there is no micro SD card slot. I guess everyone is doing away with the micro card slots nowadays.

Great GPS, the screen is big (almost like a mini tablet), clear and very responsive to touch. I had GPSs in the past and the touch sensitivity was so bad, however not this one, its as fast and responsive as any modern phone you would have. Setting it up was easy. It comes with a suction cup (I tried it on my dash and my windshield, attaches best on my windshield) and the GPS clicks into in and stays put, the USB cable itself plugs into the base and the GPS has some metal contacts. Comes with a cigarette lighter plug (I wish they included like a passthrough or at least to usb outs, as I only have one cigarette lighter plug on my car). Once turned on, you go through a simple setup process, in which you can choose to either connect it to your phone (kind of like a smart mode, where it would use your phones data to update maps and provide real time traffic info), or you can skip that step and use it in at offline state (no traffic updates nor map updates, however you can download the Mydrive connect app from their website and still update the GPS by plugging it in your computer or mac). It will ask you several questions like country, units, what Octane gas is your car (to provide you with near gas stations that carry your gas octane) etc. Once setup, using it is so easy, the screen is big and clear, the voice is too. I found it was a little low, but I raised it. The driving directions are superb and clear. I love how clear it is specially when there are several lanes on a road and it will clearly show you which lane to stay on and take (if you want to merge or get out of a highway in example). I used it first in offline mode and it never had any issues getting a strong GPS signal and never lost it (make sure where you install it has clear view of the sky). Another feature I loved is that it knows the speed limit for every road and it will alert you with audio pings when you are going over the limit (the feature comes off by default, but you can enable it in the settings, as the constant audio pings may be too much for some people, but I love it, no more speeding tickets!). Highly recommend it, I know a lot of phones have google maps and others, however if you don't have unlimited data or poor cell phone signal, this guy has a huge advantage as doesn't need a data connection (if you enable it, you get more features, but the navigation basics don't need data).

Nice gps Huge screen for great visibility but also can creat a blind spot if you don’t find the perfect spot for it on ur window.

I've always have been a tom tom guy. Screen size is great. Easy to use.

I had an older unit that would not let me update maps and I had planned on going to some areas I am not familiar with. Going through (7) states, it took us exactly where we needed. Also on the map it shows rest areas and gas station locations. I love this.

Easy to see the directions. Speed limit is very helpful. The voice is louder when not plugged in. Make sure its fully charged before the trip. Took me a while before I found the right spot without blocking my view. I placed the GPS on top beside the mirror. Worked perfectly.

If this were advertised as just a "dumb" GPS it would easily get 5 starts. But TomTom decided that this device needed extra features for marketing. It's not made clear that you have to the capability to supply those extra features on your own. The 7" screen is beautiful, bright, and easy to view from normal driving distance. The touch response can be a little laggy at times, but overall it's responsive enough to make navigation in the menu a frustration free job. First boot required an update for the maps at a bit over 12GB. If you have a slow connection you'll need to do this overnight. After updating, the Go Discover still didn't update my location. I put it in the car for an hour, still no update. Did a soft boot (hold the power for 20s) and it finally updated. I put it to sleep for 3 hours and laid it down. I then began my drive and it wouldn't update agian. Another soft boot and it started updating.again. So now I just shut it down instead of sleeping to avoid the no signal from wake. First drive took me through a construction area. For the last two years the speed limit on the interstate was set to 60. I've alerted multiple GPS services for all the two years with no change and they still tell users it's 70MPH through a construction zone. Only one has actually fixed their speed and they only took a month of alerting. Sad thing is their parent company who offers another GPS service hasn't made any changes and still reports 70. Sad to say that TomTom must use their same database because it's incorrectly reporting the speeds at the exact same spots. So pay attention to the posted limits because some of these companies refuse to take real user input on traffic data. This is where the two stars get knocked off. The advertise unlimited traffic data, camera data, etc. They do, but you're the one who has to foot the bill by tethering off you phone's data. Some of us have some low data tethering caps so forget sharing my precious data when I could just use my phone itself as a GPS and save the tethering data for real use. One of the reasons to have the standalone GPS was to free up battery on my phone, and tethering chews up battery life along with using up my data. The suction cup holds firm, but as some of us have gotten accustomed to, it won't stick to a dash. It has to be on the window or a completely smooth surface. Back to details of my first drive. Since I know the route, I know where to get off to go around the construction or accidents when they happen. I did allow tethering for this drive to keep things equal. I take a route that goes around the traffic that GPSs tell people to use to go around the main slow down, so I take a further out backroad. My main GPS hounds me over and over to take U-turns until it reroutes and gets the idea that I'm not turning around. The GO Discover seems to avoid u-turns but opted for me to take a three mile circle to get back to the highway. At first I though it was smarter than my other GPS service since it was taking me to the intersection I was heading to, but it turns out it was worse by adding more time and distance. The time estimation was pretty close and was the same 47min drive that my other service reported taking the backroads without accidents. If there weren't any promises of anything other than an offline GPS service, this would easily hit 5 stars. But giving promises of more that require the user to use a device that can already do what this GPS does really doesn't make any sense.

It didn’t have the capability for trucking. Weigh stations, etc.

Lovin it. Very easy to use. Gets us everywhere we want to go. Very detailed.