TomTom Via 220

The TomTom Via 220 is a basic navigation unit that lacks some advanced features, but provides a pleasant user experience

TomTom has carved this satnav out of its larger, older brothers to create a simple but somewhat lacking alternative. But at less than $200, is this a low-budget bargain?

I love the basic ease to operate Tom Tom ..But 3 failures in 4 years ! Shows life time is only 18mths at Best ! .... Emails not replied to

I purchased the TomTom via 220 primarily to use in Italy. I purchased the Europe map but couldn't get it to download. A friend in Italy had a laptop and after an email to TomTom customer support we managed to download the map for Europe. The maps...

I bought the TomTom GoVia 220 in December 2013 as the map upgrade for my TomTom Classic cost $80 and this similar sized 4.3in unit only cost $98. A bad move as it turned out. The GoVia220 is functional but not good enough for peak hour in Brisbane CBD...

If you buy one make sure it comes with Life time maps, Otherwise it will cost you a fortune to keep up to date, I had a 90 day period to update map but due to Tom Tom software bugs it would not update? Yet after the 90 day period finished it worked &...

I quite liked the unit when I first got it as a Father's Day present 18 months ago. Unfortunately, over the last 3 months, it has become so unreliable as to be unusable. I drove for 4 hours from the Snowy Mountains, through the ACT and then to Goulburn...

I have had this unit for approx 1 month and used it twice. I liked it's accuracy and in particular the speed to compute a new course should you overshoot an intersection. BUT - It failed on more than one occasion to warn of road speed changes,...

This little device has replaced my wife as our navigator so that alone was worth the $120 as there are no more arguments. We've travelled many KM up and down the east coast and it knows all the small and out of the way towns. Believe me it's a great...