Tom Tom Car Kit Pricing Details...

[tspree15]

It sounds good to me...but I don't really think it will sell either.

[Thunder God]

Originally Posted by Tramain

Look at this video I found on YouTube - iPhone per Tom Tom

that is an old video. it was shown a whiles ago.

Originally Posted by cobra302

looks good. problem is i dont want to take my phone out of the case everytime i would use this.

i was wondering the same thing. i hope that mounts let us stick a phone with a sedio case on it, in it.

Originally Posted by Earless Puppy

I do not see this selling not thru the App store... Do you really think Apple would push this at the developers conference if it was a free app having the service sold via an outsource payment system... This is going to be one of Apples premium $100 plus apps... Via the App they can even sell the carkit and mail it to you.

if we buy it through the app store and they ship that bracket straight to us, $200 is not that bad.

the only other gps program i am looking at is the igo from the app store. has anyone tried that one?

[peter7921]

Dont forget things always cost more in the UK because of the import tax they have.

I predict the Tom Tom cradle plus app will be about $150 US.

[tyredurgan]

It's WAY to much. $99 and we have a deal.

[Thunder God]

Originally Posted by peter7921

Dont forget things always cost more in the UK because of the import tax they have.

I predict the Tom Tom cradle plus app will be about $150 US.

i forgot about that.

[aprasad]

I am having 2nd thoughts about using the iPhone as a PND:

1. I need to use the iPhone to play music during my long distance trips. So, the navigation app must work right with the iPod playing in the background.

2. While the ipod is playing in the background and the nav app is on screen, both have to deal with incoming and outgoing phone calls and resume the music and the navigation when the call is done.

That may be too much to ask.. I may be better off with a separate PND (like a Garmin, my favorite) and use the iPhone for music and phone calls (which it has been designed to do simultaneously).

The iPhone (to me) is primarily a phone and an iPod. I don't want to compromise those functions.

The main benefit of it as a PND (provided it doesn't interfere with the above functions) is the internet connectivity, ie, better traffic, better (updated) POI, road construction info etc. Since the iPhone has a microphone, it could be used for voice control of the navigation app. I doubt that the 1st generation of the PND apps for the iPhone will be able to pull it off.

But, we shall see ...But, if the TomTom with the mounting hardware can do all this and is comparable to buying a separate PND in cost then it becomes a contender.

[lancer3397]

I take the point made above. the iphone in the car for me is primarily a phone and an ipod.

sat nav is an occasional extra. so I'm seriously considering getting the co-pilot live software and then running it off a belkin tune base fm cradle.

so I'm mainly music and calls hands free and then when I make the occasional trip I have satnav software that doesn't cost a bomb.

the other negative for me on the tom tom is the fact that the music support is an AUX lead, well my car doesn't have an aux input, so short of buying an AUX type FM transmitter I wouldn't get my music using the tom tom cradle anyway.

but before making any buying decision I'm waiting for the tom tom to come out and be reviewed and compared. I'm sure tomtom will totally nail the sat nav part, that's a given but its not the only part of this package from the viewpoint of a buying decision.

[jlc1978]

Considering a refurb GPS can be had for $70, $200 for Tom Tom is a bit steep. I has Tom Tom on my Treo and it's a nice app; but I'll probably stick with my cheap Magellan refurb.

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by tyredurgan

It's WAY to much. $99 and we have a deal.

CAR KIT FOR IPHONE IPHONE3G IPHONE3GS
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BLT Item #: BCA2728
Manufacturer: TOMTOM
Mfg. Part #: 9UOB.017.00
UPC Code: 636926032964
Weight: 0.75 lbs
Specs: See Below
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Your Price: $87.61

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by ICS Mobile

How about having free turn by turn just like android

How about that? I understand that Google is more than willing. Apple?