Is a TomTom Go Professional 6250 Worth Buying?

trucker6000

Is a TomTom Go Professional 6250 worth buying?
As I returned Trucker 6000 as it was worse than my existing Truck 5150 Pro.
Trucker 6000 had a boring green screen, no poi's, wasn't accurate with destination times, no "where am I", etc.
Is Go Pro 6250 any better? As I heard there's no poi categories and can't add edit or delete if import them, plus doesn't accept bmp format? Plus has issues with lane guidance not working.

trucker6000

Also is the traffic text still tiny like the trucker 6000, need to wear glasses to see it?

YamFazMan

Hi
On all of the latest NAV4/(5 Wifi) 6" devices try.....
Tap (.... Menu) -> Setting -> Appearance -> Display -> Size of text and buttons... Choose Small, Medium or Large

ATB YFM

YamFazMan

trucker6000 wrote:

Is a TomTom Go Professional 6250 worth buying?
As I returned Trucker 6000 as it was worse than my existing Truck 5150 Pro.

trucker6000 wrote:

Trucker 6000 had a boring green screen

Maps colours are fixed... Various Route themes are available

trucker6000 wrote:

No poi's

Over 7 Million pre installed POIs... Yes you can Load 3rd party POI Catagories

trucker6000 wrote:

Wasn't accurate with destination times

Were you setting your vehicle statistics correctly

trucker6000 wrote:

No "where am I"

The GPS Coordinates displayed on the Coordinates Screen are live for your location

trucker6000 wrote:

Is Go Pro 6250 any better? As I heard there are no poi categories

Over 7 Million pre installed POIs... Yes, you can Load 3rd party POI Catagories

trucker6000 wrote:

Can't add edit or delete POIs

Editing POIs directly on the device... Not available

trucker6000 wrote:

Doesn't accept .bmp format?

Correct... But you can display POIs on the driving view using the Tomtom Generic POI Icons

trucker6000 wrote:

Issues with lane guidance not working.

Some users are having problems with the Full-screen ALG failing to show but the MIni ALG usually does display

ATB YFM

trucker6000

I've been a tomtom user for 12yrs from tomtom one, any good customer loyalty discount?

trucker6000

I've never seen any route themes??
Plus altering txt size doesn't alter traffic text size

YamFazMan

Hi

trucker6000 wrote:

I've never seen any route themes??

Tap (.... Menu) -> Settings -> Appearance -> Display -> Theme Colour... Choose 1 of 7 Theme colours

trucker6000 wrote:

Plus altering txt size doesn't alter traffic text size

I wear Varifocal Glasses all the time, I can easily read the traffic text on the 5" GO 520 (Wifi) using the default text size
Ah well, I suppose the glasses thing comes to all of us in the end

ATB YFM

trucker6000

Trucker 6000 has smaller text to older models for the traffic. Is 6250 any better?

YamFazMan

trucker6000 wrote:

Trucker 6000 has smaller text to older models for the traffic. Is 6250 any better?

Do you mean the old NAV2 Go 520 ???
Mine is one of the Latest NAV(5 Wifi) GO 520.....

ATB YFM

Irimie

To all your question the answer is NO! Lousy product!

trucker6000

Personally after getting the trucker 6000, which I returned as it'sa load of rubbish.

trucker6000

I'm considering another satnav manufacturer unless tomtom offers me a good discount incentive

trucker6000

But TomTom support don't even reply

YamFazMan

Hi

trucker6000 wrote:

But TomTom support doesn't even reply

Phone them......
United Kingdom
02079 490 134
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ATB YFM

VikramK

trucker6000 wrote:

But TomTom support don't even reply

Sorry about the delay. I have sent a heads up to the customer service about this, someone will be getting in touch with you for further assistance.

Regards
Vikram

trucker6000

Soooo slow to reply!

trucker6000

Trying to place order, no-one from tomtom gets back to me. I'm going to see if snooper or garmin have any deals

YamFazMan

Hi
In this thread, you appear to have already been in contact ???

trucker6000 wrote:

I got 25% discount with trucker 6000 plus a free protective case but trying to purchase the go pro 6250, with a 5yrs guarantee, they're only offering 10% when the total is £415.98 which is rubbish!

https://en.discussions.tomtom.com/ask-a-question-469/can-i-get-tomtom-go-professional-6250-uk-roi-1027186?postid=1184787

ATB YFM

trucker6000

Not from tomtom support! Only another user

YamFazMan

Hi

trucker6000 wrote:

I've never seen any route themes??

Tap (.... Menu) -> Settings -> Appearance -> Display -> Theme Colour... Choose 1 of 7 Theme colours

trucker6000 wrote:

Plus altering txt size doesn't alter traffic text size

The text size increases by 33% when the Size of Text and Buttons... Are changed from Small to Large

Size of Text and Buttons... Set to small.....

Size of Text and Buttons... Set to Large.....
ATB YFM

trucker6000

It is the onscreen text of the traffic that can't be increased on the right of the trucker 6000. Hence refunded and hope the go pro 6250 is better

YamFazMan

Hi
As far as I'm aware the Traffic/Route Bar is independent of the driving screen
The text size of the Traffic/Route Bar will only change with the screen size of the device

ATB YFM

trucker6000

5150 Pro with 5" screen is larger text than the trucker 6000 pro

YamFazMan

Hi
The Trucker 5150 Pro is a NAV3 Device... The Trucker 6000 pro and the Go Professional 6250 are NAV4/5 devices, the NAV3 devices can't be used as a yardstick to make comparisons between the Trucker 6000 pro and the Go Professional 6250

ATB YFM

trucker6000

Whats trucker 6000 nav 4 or 5 whats the difference between 4 and 5?
My trucker 5150 pro is spot on arrival times when the trucker 6000 wasnt accurate

YamFazMan

Hi
The NAV4 devices were launched 3+ years ago, the latest incarnation of this range is NAV(5 Wifi) the latest devices have a uprated Processor are updated using Wifi (If required they can still be updated over USB)

See Car... https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/sat-nav/car-sat-nav/#productLineup
See Truck... https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/sat-nav/truck-sat-nav/#productLineup

ATB YFM