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Enjoyed your review -- and glad I did not quit after reading about the installation problems.
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Thanks. I'm guessing most will not have the problems that I experienced -- however, I do recommend setting time aside to set this up. I'm not a manual reader and like to jump in and use products. In this case, I don't think the setup procedure in the manual would have helped much anyway. I understand TomTom's position in trying to avoid piracy, but they should include a sheet that's sort of a "Read this first: Quick Start to Activating Your TomTom Product".
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Some allow the display to remain on for extended periods. Others do not. I found it very frustrating to have to reset the dislpay every time I glanced at the map. How does this work with the TomTom Navigator 5? TYhat is, does the display stay on indefinately, are there options to choose how long the display stays on? If the display turns off, do the voice prompts continue?
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The display was always on unless a call comes in. In that case, the Bluetooth headset takes over. You can ignore the call or take it and then switch back to the TomTom.
The TomTom screen is always on and doesn't dim like the Phone app does after a few seconds. The Canada trip was 7 or so hours and it didn't go out once. I had both powered up using their respective chargers to avoid the Treo or the TomTom losing power.
-Chris