I got this unit (tomtom 125) for myself as a Christmas present.

Hey, for under 100 dollars, it's not perfect but it gets the basic job done. If you follow its directions you get there eventually and usually via the shortest time route.

It takes a little long to acquire satellites, but that's not a constant every time. In my bedroom with one window it can acquire sats instantly, but in the car turn it on and it can take a minute or longer to acquire. Go figure.

All the complaints from others about it lacking this and lacking that -- come on people - what did you think you were going to get for under a hundred bucks?

If you just need help finding streets and navigating a simple way around town or out of town, this unit will work just fine.

I've been happy with it. Would recommend it to anyone just looking for street names and how to get there. If you want all the stuff to track and land the space shuttle, then go buy a car with a built in 2000 dollar nav system and stop whining. ;- )

My brother got a TomTom special edition on Black Friday last year at Best Buy for $99, so I jumped on the ONE 125 model for $99 when it was offered on Amazon this year. Overall, there were several features that I liked about the product, but once I got acquainted with my TomTom, the shortcomings were too great to overlook. Here's the rundown of my likes/dislikes:

LIKES:
*Innovative and compact mount

*Map corrections available through online community helps keep maps up-to-date for free.

*Arrangment of trip information at bottom of screen

*Easy-to-use menus

*Lots of user options to customize map colors, trip information, etc.

*Great price for A-to-B navigation


DISLIKES:
*No multi-point routing (itinerary planning). This feature was available in last year's special edition for $99, but was removed from the ONE 125. This is a must-have for my motorcycle trips.

*Point-of-Interest database is lacking, especially compared to Garmin's (My wife has an older Garmin model).

*Firmware apparently has not been updated to work with the "Send To" function from Google Maps as advertised. I tried confirming this with TomTom's customer suppport, which leads to the next point.

*Poor customer support. After 10 days, I have given up trying to get a response from their on-line support. Don't know good the phone support is, but you will not get a response within the 1-2 business days promised online.


If you are looking for a basic navigation system and don't need customer support, this is a great unit. I decided to upgrade to a more feature-packed unit to address my dislikes above and add features such as a wider screen/text-to-speech. I considered the TomTom XL330S and the Garmin Nuvi 750, which I found for $199. After reading further reviews, I decided on the Garmin because of its superior POI database and consistently positive reviews.

The TomTom 125 is an inexpensive, entry level GPS. For the price, this is a great value and has some features that rival much more expensive units. For me, the range of features vs the draw backs puts the TomTom 125 firmly in the "Buy" category.

We bought this for my 20 year old daughter because she has no sense of direction at all and was calling us whenever she got lost, which was seriously at least once a week. Since getting the TomTom 125, she hasn't had to call us for directions at all.

We like that the unit was designed to be portable so she can take it to use in any car she might be using. We also like that it was made to be used in conjunction with the computer, not just for map updating (which is good), but also for route planning (very slick).

Recommended. remembering that this is an entry level GPS and it is very inexpensive.

The 125 is a great inexpensive GPS. It's clear and accurate. It doesn't have the poshy features of more expensive models, but that's why it is inexpensive. It gets you where you're going and gives you some choice in doing so by selecting the type of route you want. I love the autocorrection feature so it's not yelling at me to make a u-turn twenty times. It's easy to customize with voices and map colors and it has a good list of downloadable POI's. Best $98 I've spent.

Got a brand new one on amazon. All I got was "Waiting for a valid GPS signal" but it could never find it. Wrote an email to the manufacturer but they never replied. Tried resetting and running around with this junk outside, still no luck. Sending it back and hopefully this company learns how to produce a decent product and reply to customer service request. My compass from 6th grade was a better navigation tool.

This is a decent entry-level GPS.
A few things that can be improved:
- satellite acquisition time is long. I live in SF Bay Area and it takes up to 3 minutes to acquire satellites.
- it doesn't alert when the turn is missed. It silently recalculates the route and continues.
- it doesn't seem to be aware of the fact that freeways are multi-lane: after getting into freeway it "recommends" to go to the left lane only to change the lanes back to take the right exit after a mile or so.