TomTom Via 120

Like the TomTom GO LIVE 1000 at launch, the TomTom Via 110 does not yet have its full complement of features. The new MyTomTom service is not yet fully operational. The manufacturer says that although it's currently behind schedule, it will be offering regular updates. The situation could well last for a few more months, though the Dutch giant does seem to be taking the problem very seriously and the updates should come rapidly.

As things stand, the sat nav's memory is read-only. You can't add your own points of interest, speed camera locations or voices downloaded from the Internet. TomTom is hoping to reduce the number of problems (and support requests) that might be caused should users have direct access to their device's memory. For the time being, though, it's a particularly irritating step backwards.

Fortunately, the TomTom GO LIVE 1000 is perfectly stable as it is. We'll be sure to check up on the missing features over the next few months but for the time being, these restrictions have obviously had a negative impact on the sat nav's final score.