Figure 58: Adding a Stop to an Itinerary

Adding a stop, or destination address, to an itinerary is identical to entering a regular destination. You can use a street address, a saved favorite address, a recent destination, POI, coordinates, city center, or cross street as a destination address.

Figure 59: Viewing the Itinerary

As you add stops to the itinerary the ONE XL displays the current order of addresses to be visited. Once all the addresses have been entered, pressing on the Done button completes the itinerary setup process.

Figure 60: Start Navigating the Itinerary

After tapping on the "Done" button (shown in figure 59), the ONE XL asks if you want to start navigating to the first address in the itinerary.

TomTom's itinerary feature is really more a list of individual destinations than a true itinerary, but I suppose there are limited scenarios where this is better than nothing.

12. Bluetooth

The ONE XL does NOT support hands-free speakerphone via Bluetooth, but when paired with a compatible Bluetooth-enabled cell phone can connect to TomTom's PLUS services -- subscription services such as traffic, weather, speed camera databases, etc.

Before you can make use of any of the TomTom PLUS services, you'll need to pair the ONE XL with a Bluetooth enabled cell phone and have a wireless data plan with your provider (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS or CDMA). Most mobile carriers charge a monthly fee for data services, so that's something to consider when deciding to use a TomTom PLUS service.

Figure 61: Pairing the TomTom ONE XL with a Bluetooth Cell Phone

Before the ONE XL can find your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, you'll want to make sure that you've set the phone so it can be discovered by other Bluetooth devices.

Figure 62: Searching for Phone

The ONE XL will search for a Bluetooth cell phone for about 60 seconds before timing out.

Figure 63: No Blackberry Love For the ONE XL

TomTom has always had poor Bluetooth support. In my own testing, I was unable to successfully pair the ONE XL to my Blackberry 8800, nor was I able to connect it to the Blackberry 8700. After contacting TomTom support, I was told Blackberry wasn't on the list of supported devices.

Oddly enough, the Blackberry "saw" the TomTom, but the TomTom couldn't "see" the Blackberry. Unable to find a compatible Bluetooth cell phone, I was unable to further test any of the ONE XL's Bluetooth features, including TomTom's PLUS services.

13. TomTom's PLUS Services

Figure 64: Accessing TomTom's PLUS Services

TomTom PLUS is a collection of services that TomTom offers at additional subscription cost. Currently TomTom's PLUS offering includes traffic, radar camera databases, additional maps, additional voices, TomTom buddies, weather, and additional POIs. TomTom occasionally adds new services that can be installed via TomTom's HOME application.

In order to make use of any of the PLUS services, you'll need to pair the ONE XL to a compatible Bluetooth-enabled cell phone and ensure you have a valid data plan from your cellular carrier.

TomTom only supports a limited range of cell phones, so be sure to check if your phone is supported before buying a TomTom.

Figure 65: Starting TomTom PLUS

Starting a TomTom PLUS service will cause the connected cell phone to transmit data over the cellular network, downloading current information such as weather, traffic alerts, and more.

14. TomTom Traffic

Figure 66: TomTom Traffic

TomTom Traffic is a TomTom PLUS service that sends real-time traffic information to the ONE XL. The ONE XL is then able to consider current traffic conditions when calculating the best route to your destination address.

TomTom's ONE XL support real-time traffic data either via TomTom Traffic, or by purchasing an optional external traffic receiver and using the Traffic Message Channel (TMC). Note that the TMC option is a Europe-only solution, as TomTom doesn't (yet) offer a U.S. TMC subscription.

As I was unable to successfully pair the ONE XL with either of my Bluetooth-enabled cell phones, I was unable to test TomTom's Traffic offering.

15. Enabling All Options

Figure 67: Main Menu, Page 1

By default, TomTom hides all but the most basic functions on the ONE XL. For example, I quickly noticed that there is no apparent way to cancel the current route under the default, reduced icon set.

TomTom's documentation says many buttons and features are hidden because "you will not need these features very often." While I can see the value of saving the more complex features for advanced users, and offering a basic menu for newbie's, but I quickly found TomTom's basic (default) menu very limiting and frustrating (i.e. "how the hell do I cancel the current route?").

You'll want to enable all menu options to take full advantage of all that the ONE XL has to offer:

Figure 68: Enabling ALL Menu Options

Tapping on the "Show ALL menu options" button in the preferences menu reveals all the buttons and features on the ONE XL.

Figure 69: Showing ALL Menu Options

Helpful screen tips are displayed throughout the TomTom interface. After you've used a particular feature, the associated tip is no longer shown. Tips can also be disabled in the preferences settings.

Figure 70: Canceling A Route

Once "All menu options" are turned on, the "Clear route" icon appears as a menu option, albeit buried on the third page of the Main Menu. Given how often you'll likely use the Clear route button, I feel TomTom should include this icon in the basic, default Main Menu, and re-locate this icon to the first page on the Main Menu.