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- Top features: – Lifetime TomTom map updates that always have up-to-date road layouts – Live traffic and speed camera locations so that the route can update in real time – Thrill planning on MyDrive as you craft the best route for you – Smartphone messages and hands-free calling give you smartphone functionality – Touchscreen works through everything, so gloves and rain don’t slow you down Lifetime TomTom map updatesThe included maps on the TomTom Rider 500 Motorcycle 4.3″ Sat Nav cover Europe, so you can take your motorbike on holiday and not worry about getting lost. The maps update several times a year, and you don’t even need to connect the Sat Nav up to your computer. Just let it connect to your WiFi and it’ll update itself.Live traffic and speed camera locationsThe TomTom Rider 500 Motorcycle Sat Nav knows where the traffic jams are, so it can update the route in real time and not let you get caught up in it. Notifications also warn you of approaching speed cameras, so you don’t get caught out.Thrill planning on MyDrivePlan your perfect ride through the MyDrive app. Choose from one of the curated road trips, or pick your own waypoints. Set your difficulty level, deciding whether you want more hills or tough corners. Once MyDrive has crafted your perfect route, sync it up to the TomTom Rider 500 Motorcycle Sat Nav and away you go.Smartphone messages and hands-free callingWhile synced to your smartphone, you have access to Siri and Google Now while leaving the phone in your pocket. Keep focused on the road while text messages are read aloud to your headset, and if you have a microphone you can make or answer calls too.Touchscreen works through anythingThe glove-friendly touchscreen gives you complete control even while you’re in your full gear. You can even let it know how heavy your gloves are, and the TomTom Rider 500 Sat Nav will adjust the sensitivity to match. As a motorcycle sat nav, the TomTom Rider 500 is of course going to be rainproof. The TomTom Rider 500 is primed for all conditions, so there’s no loss of touchscreen sensitivity even in heavy rain.What are free Lifetime Maps?You don’t want to be driving through the town centre when there’s a newly built bypass. Keep updated with changes to roads, junctions, addresses, and points of interest. With free Lifetime Maps you can download a full update of your maps at least four times a year. Updates are free of charge and provided for the useful life of the device (i.e. as long as the manufacturer supports it with software updates, services, content, or accessories). What is free Lifetime Traffic?Don’t get stuck in a jam. Find the best route to work, home, or ensure you get to your appointment on time with free Lifetime Traffic. It shows you exactly where the delay starts and ends so you can be confident you’re on the fastest route. ‘Lifetime’ means the period of time that the sat nav manufacturer continues to support your device with software updates, services, content, or accessories. The useful life of the smartphone app means the period of time that the manufacturer continues to support the app with updates.
- Product codes: 636926100526
- Model number: 10179951
- Product ID 1: 22076149551
- Product ID 2: 10179951
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TOMTOM Rider 500 Motorcycle 4.3″ Sat Nav is available currently from Currys for just £379.99, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Sat Nav we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £191.73. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from TomTom. The average was £137.61. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that TomTom make more than just Sat Nav. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of TomTom Sat Nav, this was £186.77. So you can see that TOMTOM Rider 500 Motorcycle 4.3″ Sat Nav is a bargain at £379.99. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £273.74 for a product meeting the Type: Motorcycle spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
Feature | Spec | Comment |
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Type | Motorcycle | The average price of Sat Nav with this Type spec is £340.96 |
Screen | 4.3″ touchscreen | The average price of Sat Nav with this Screen spec is £273.74 |
Resolution | 480 x 272p | The average price of Sat Nav with this Resolution spec is £170.49 |
Screen features | – Pinch and zoom – Glove-friendly |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Screen features spec is £379.99 |
Included maps | Full Europe | The average price of Sat Nav with this Included maps spec is £226.02 |
Countries included | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City, United Kingdom & main roads of Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey. Connecting Roads: Albania, Belarus, BosniaHerzegovina Macedonia, Moldavia, Ukraine | The average price of Sat Nav with this Countries included spec is £209.99 |
On-map features | – Current speed – Average speed – Speed camera positions |
The average price of Sat Nav with this On-map features spec is £166.66 |
Lifetime map updates | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Lifetime map updates spec is £196.91 |
Map upgrades | Upgrades at least 4 times per year | The average price of Sat Nav with this Map upgrades spec is £279.99 |
Traffic updates | Yes, every 90 seconds | The average price of Sat Nav with this Traffic updates spec is £286.66 |
Free Lifetime Traffic | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Free Lifetime Traffic spec is £214.70 |
Route planning features | – Fastest – Shortest – Winding – Hilly |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Route planning features spec is £379.99 |
Route editing | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Route editing spec is £201.59 |
Pre-planned computer routing | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Pre-planned computer routing spec is £174.99 |
Speed camera alerts | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Speed camera alerts spec is £209.89 |
Lane guidance | Advanced lane guidance | The average price of Sat Nav with this Lane guidance spec is £192.30 |
Junction view | No | The average price of Sat Nav with this Junction view spec is £185.99 |
Street view | No | The average price of Sat Nav with this Street view spec is £206.55 |
Points of interest | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Points of interest spec is £219.63 |
Voice customisation features | Additional voices available via TomTom website | The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice customisation features spec is £264.99 |
Voice languages included | 27 languages | The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice languages included spec is £201.66 |
Tethering facility | Tethers via smartphone | The average price of Sat Nav with this Tethering facility spec is £244.99 |
Bluetooth | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Bluetooth spec is £652.81 |
Bluetooth functions | – Bluetooth audio – Traffic updates – Speed camera updates – MyDrive content – Siri – Google Now |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Bluetooth functions spec is £379.99 |
Smartphone compatibility | – iPhone – Android – Windows phone Your smartphone needs to be compatible and come with a data plan. Extra costs may apply – please check with your provider and the manufacturer for more information. |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Smartphone compatibility spec is £379.99 |
PC connectivity | USB | The average price of Sat Nav with this PC connectivity spec is £185.49 |
App | TomTom MyDrive app | The average price of Sat Nav with this App spec is £234.99 |
App features | – Route planning – Route editing – Traffic updates – POI editing |
The average price of Sat Nav with this App features spec is £379.99 |
Compatible memory cards | microSD | The average price of Sat Nav with this Compatible memory cards spec is £106.59 |
Reviews of TOMTOM Rider 500 Motorcycle 4.3″ Sat Nav
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As you can imagine, there’s absolutely loads of choice when it comes to buying Sat Nav. In fact there’s 39 products available in the Sat Nav category at Currys. There are also 27 products available from TomTom. And 19 items from TomTom in the Sat Nav category. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there. Instead choose a brand, style, budget and pick some key features that you consider to be a ‘must’ as that will really help you to filter down the amount of choice available.
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