TomTom VIA 1505 M 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

alaTest has collected and analyzed 939 user reviews of TomTom VIA 1505 M 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other GPS on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the screen and maps. The performance and price also get good reviews, but the design and memory get less positive views. Opinions about the route planning and durability are different.

The TomTom VIA 1505M sports a wide 5” screen and offers lifetime map updates (hence the M in  the product name), and updates the TomTom XXL 540M with TomTom's new Webkit-based interface. Like all units in the VIA 1xx5 series, this one comes with...

It seems that a smartphone is the way to go since you get map updates on the run, only for your immediate area and changing conditions are reflected a lot more rapidly.

It does what a GPS is supposed to do. No problems with the touch screen. Updates are like any other Tom-Tom unit. Thebest part is that since it a factory refurb, the price was a fraction of the cost of an assembly line fresh one.

I purchased this refurbished product when it was on sale! Its a good product for that price. Only negative side is the unresponsive touch screen. I need to press hard to enter the info. Lifetime map update did not work automatically as described. I had...

I needed an additional GPS since we were moving and I wanted one in my wife's car. I bought this and have been using it everyday. It attaches to the windshield of my truck easily. My other one wouldn't hold there. It also has great battery life. And...

Very user-friendly, nice large screen, has worked beautifully for me.

Great buy for the price. Works flawlessly. Maps are updated regularly, only gripe is daily updates for GPS. Customer service confirmed they do daily updates for GPS, and the desktop app will remind you daily.

Works flawlessly updates were easy

Setup was simple. I haven't used it a lot but what I have used it for I've been pleased. I think it's a good product for the money.

I upgraded to this TomTom from an older TomTom, mainly because the lifetime map upgrades meant that it would pay for itself very quickly (compared with buying their map upgrade subscription). The route directions are better, street names are spoken...