Can I create a route and load it to a tom tom one?

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I am thinking of buying a tom tom one as a budget option can I do the following:

Create a route on a PC following all the nice and flowing A and B roads and load it up to a TOM TOM One. My aim is to take my mate from Holland touring and not spend half the time crunched over maps, which is fun but I fancy an easy few days of touring. The other advantage is when we deviate from our route when we see a nice road it will guide us back to our route.#

So can a budget unit do this?

Dennis
 
I had a Tomtom Rider 1 and it wouldn't do what you wanted then - but this may have corrected with the Tomtom 2.

Have a look on their website.
 
Dennis1971 said:
I am thinking of buying a tom tom one as a budget option can I do the following:

Create a route on a PC following all the nice and flowing A and B roads and load it up to a TOM TOM One. My aim is to take my mate from Holland touring and not spend half the time crunched over maps, which is fun but I fancy an easy few days of touring. The other advantage is when we deviate from our route when we see a nice road it will guide us back to our route.#

So can a budget unit do this?

Dennis
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Dont know abart loading up.?
Why not just put in set points , and plan route on the tomtom.

A good note , if ye wana waterproof yer "one", is to get one of them silicone covers , then the bits exposed , silicone clear plastic on screen and the back.
It works pretty well, just dont leave it out in the rain when parked up without a jiffy bag on , coz itl die on yer.
Mine did in Austria coz i was lazy and left it on the bike wiout a cover .

ugg
 
Wapping said:
No idea about TomTom, but the ever excellent Garmin devices can.
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Only some Garmins can import routes. AFAIK all the Zumos do, along with the Nuvi 860 and derivatives. Cheaper Nuvis dont accept routes from Mapsource. The OP enquired about a low-cost car unit rather than something designed for a motorcycle. TYRE is often suggested for route planning (search the forums for a source) but whether a TomTom One will take routes is a matter for those more expert than me.
 
Some guys I did a tour of Wales with last year had TomTom Ones, you couldn't load routes, just to A to B stuff. However, ISTR that there are two versions of the One, maybe the later one does. Have a look at your menus for 'Itinerary Planning'.

I think quite a few of the TomTom car units can import an ITN file, you can use Tyre or ITN Converter to create a route in this format.
 
Bear said:
Only some Garmins can import routes. AFAIK all the Zumos do, along with the Nuvi 860 and derivatives. Cheaper Nuvis dont accept routes from Mapsource. The OP enquired about a low-cost car unit rather than something designed for a motorcycle. TYRE is often suggested for route planning (search the forums for a source) but whether a TomTom One will take routes is a matter for those more expert than me.
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Oh, I see.

I translated 'to a Tom Tom one' as: "I have a GPS, it's a Tom Tom one", as in, 'It's a GPS device, made by Tom Tom"

All is now clear.

Buy a suitable Garmin that supports routing, is my advice.
 
yes - do it on google maps - then 'send' it to GPS

search my earlier posts :thumb

bollox to garmin :D
 
Dennis1971 said:
I am thinking of buying a tom tom one as a budget option can I do the following:

Create a route on a PC following all the nice and flowing A and B roads and load it up to a TOM TOM One. My aim is to take my mate from Holland touring and not spend half the time crunched over maps, which is fun but I fancy an easy few days of touring. The other advantage is when we deviate from our route when we see a nice road it will guide us back to our route.#

So can a budget unit do this?

Dennis
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Dennis,
Did you get a bike then? and what did you end up with?:thumb2
 
CliveS said:
A program called TYRE will do route planning and then load it into your TomTom
Link: http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.html
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Not on the TomTom One though. Some of the earlier firmware did allow it but any model sold recently, and those that have been upgraded, wont.

Either get a higher spec TomTom that the manufacturer intends to have ITN support or get a Garmin that supports detailed routing (high end Nuvis, Zumos and earlier StreetPilot 2710 or 2810).
 
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