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TomTom GO 950 with Google Talk - 500 To Give Away
 Another day, another new TomTom. Enter the GO 950 with Google Talk.
Building on the live services of the GO 940, the 950 (and presumably the 550 and 750 to follow later) adds 3G connectivity together with a mobile Google Talk client that allows voice communication via a data connection and Instant Message capabilities across AIM, MSN and Yahoo Messenger networks. There is also Google's Chrome 'web browser'.
Coming as it does a day after Skype appears on the iPhone it seems that mobile VoIP applications are the next 'big thing' and 3G data speeds makes a welcome addition. Chrome operates in a walled garden (presumably to limit data usage) but will allow you to browse many common websites such as the BBC, CNN, YouTUBE etc.
The 950 is only being launched in UK, Holland, Germany and France initially.
And for those of you rolling your eyes at the news of 'yet another' model range, TomTom are giving away 50 FREE 950's in each of the launch countries.
To enter complete the form here quoting code B050500100KS.
TomTom GO 950
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 Posted by bedbug on Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:57 am |
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Wow guys, you didn't mention it was 'INSTANT WIN'!!
I got one! Yay!
You guys are the best!
iPhone 4/4S (iOS 5.1.1); TomTom Western Europe (1.10)/USA & Canada (1.10); CoPilot for iPhone (8), UK mapping, Mac OS 10.8/XP Pro/Win7; Tongue firmly in cheek! |
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| Posted by Darren on Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:05 pm |
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OK guys'n'gals time to fess up.
This is of course an April Fools Joke. A great many of you have taken it in the manner it was intended i.e. a simple gag, indeed TomTom contacted us this morning to say they thought it hilarious but they did ask us to remove the telephone number as their CS were being inundated with calls 
To those of you caught out, we're sorry but it is April 1st.
For the two who left their sense of humour locked away today, perhaps its time you learnt to laugh a little, does us all good occasionally!
Darren Griffin |
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| Posted by Milesey on Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:57 am |
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Brilliant! So glad I read that after mid-day - as someone who's only just bought a 940 LIVE, That would have suckered me totally :-)
(Older kit: TomTom Go Original, 910, 940 Live, 1005 Live and Snooper S4 Neo. Mazda TomTom NB1 built-in). |
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| Posted by MaFt on Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:18 pm |
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it was obvious really, i mean, if it's only available in 4 country's and they are giving 50 away in each then that would be 200 to give away - not 500 as per the title!
MaFt
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| Posted by mikealder on Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:33 pm |
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I thought the ref number sort of gives it away as well:
50 = L
100 = C
Try swapping the numbers for the letters, but don't post the answer as it might offend! - Mike
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| Posted by vrojohn on Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:57 pm |
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very good got me !! 
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| Posted by Robin2 on Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:00 pm |
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Well done - I walked straight into it!
Robin
TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used |
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| Posted by AndyVaughan on Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:13 pm |
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Excellent!!!
Andy
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| Posted by 253 on Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:28 pm |
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Having walked straight into it during what appears to be a practice run, a couple of weeks ago.
I stayed wellllll back this time.
Was nearly tempted mind!
Triumph Tbird 1700. And now a Bonnie T100. |
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| Posted by RogerOC on Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:24 pm |
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I walked into it as well, but this is the sort of thing Tomtom do!!!!!
Regards
Roger
P.S. I was hoping that Skype worked better than the hands free !!!!!
TomTom 530 |
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| Posted by JockTamsonsBairn on Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:47 am |
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| Darren Wrote: | | For the two who left their sense of humour locked away today, perhaps its time you learnt to laugh a little, does us all good occasionally! |
Darren,
Did you actually delete several posts from this thread, just because the posters weren't as amused by the story as you (and I) were? Surely that's taking censorship a bit far?
While this story was quite amusing, particularly for those of us who did Latin at school, the repeated redirection to YouTube, while trying to download the camera database, that I posted about, wasn't. You didn't tell us whether that was someone's idea of a joke, or whether the site had actually been hacked?
Jock
TomTom Go 940 LIVE (9.510, Europe v915.5074 on SD & 8.371, WCE v875.3613 on board) |
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