I purchased TomTom so that I would have the maps on my phone & not need to rely on data plan to download them. In that respect it worked fine. I also like the feature which shows which lane to be in - makes navigating freeways here much easier.
However, issues I have are:
1. The speed camera app is worthless. Dont waste your money. When it does display something, it just beeps & displays an indeciperable icon, with no indication of how far to the camera. Waze is much better in this regard.
2. The traffic data is even worse. I thought it would adjust routes and/or ETA based on traffic data, but appears to do neither. Again, it beeps & display an indecipherable icon when it thinks there is an issue. It also beeps when you enter a construction area, and again when you leave. I went through an area in Italy where it was beeping about every 30 seconds because there were several construction sites along the route. Very obnoxious. I tried to turn it off, but was unable to.
3. The engine for displaying the maps (when browsing the map) is very old technology. It is very slow and constantly re-displays the map when you expand or shrink. Very frustrating to use.
4. I bought just Western Europe because I did not expect to be driving in Eastern Europe. Of course, on my first trip I decide to go to Hungary and Slovakia. And of course it was useless there - also even when I was in Austria I couldnt use it because my end point was in Hungary. Why not an in-app option to purchase maps for additional countries? I would have been more than willing to pay a fair price. But ended up using Waze.