Adding Additional Voices to Your TomTom GPS Unit

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So. . . you've got your brand spanking new TomTom or Garmin GPS in- car Sat Nav system home. It's been ripped out of the box and is currently eagerly being plugged into your car on the front drive. Your excitement is insurmountable; the atmosphere can be cut with a knife. You program the unit to take you into town, a route you know so well, but will it tell you the correct route?

"At the end of the road, turn left" the voice chirps. Oh no, that sounds awful, I couldn't listen to him for 4 or five hours on a journey. You stop and pick out the New Zealander voice. Try the male then the female, all appalling! !

Fortunately there's a market for replacement TomTom Voices via the web. Go online and do a search for "TomTom voices" and you will be able to download a single voice or a collection of voices for around$ 10 per voice. The web- based company TomTom Voices. org have a selection of easily installed voices ranging from Clint Eastwood, Elvis, Sean Connery, Stewie and Peter Griffin from 'A Family Guy' along with Beavis and Butthead, the South Park crew and more. Just pick out the voices you need(there's often a 'special' with 4 voices value pack for a fraction of the individual rates) , go to checkout and pay securely with your credit card or via your PayPal account. The payment is always secure, papal being a really safe way to make online purchases.

After payment, check your emails. You will be sent an e-mail receipt for your purchase, plus a link to download your items. Save the file to a location of your choice and unzip it utilizing WinZip or similar. Many people have this on their computers these days. You will end up with a folder with 4 files in it. One is a character image, the 2nd a file named* * * . chk with the* * * being the name of your character. Thirdly a* * * . vif file. Also, a document with installation instructions is included with each download.

Follow the instructions to install your TomTom Voices, choose it via your TomTom device or TomTom Home and head out for a drive to give it a go.

I've found that these additional voices really make the journey a great deal more fun, the kids love it(be careful not to use the explicit characters with kids in the car) and you can vary the voices effortlessly during the journey.

I'd definitely recommend choosing yourself a few extra voices for your TomTom GPS. I like them and am sure you will too.

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Steve has recently been writing on travel and communications. Visit his site at TomTom Voices, helping people find the best replacement TomTom Voices for their TomTom GPS system

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