how often do you update your map

[wigfield]

ive had my go300 since last june and ive not updated the map,i dont use it all the time, it gets used alot in the summer,so far its got me to where i want to go,only in some places its tried to take me down a one way and told me to turn right when you were not allowed

my uk map version is 605.0

[Oldboy]

As long as the map gets you to your destination most of the time, then I would wait and see what the next map update brings.

As things stand there will always be 'imperfections' in the mapping, of one sort or another. You even get that with paper maps, but with sat nav the expectations are higher.
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

[wigfield]

very true

i did email tomtom to find when the new maps were going to be brought out,but they said they wasn't going to be any yet

[FazerUK]

I only updated my maps because it was cheap, £9.99 at halfords, not used the tomtom that has not got be there, so no real need for new maps. and I think there too expensive after you paid £300+ for a tomtom and they want about £100 every year to update the maps, in my option its a rip off
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TomTom Go 700,
with External Antenna, External Mike
App v7.160, OS:2324, GPS v1.21, Boot 5.4201
Western_Europe-Map v650.1127

[wigfield]

To true about the price,when i looked at the price on tom website which was last week it was £40

But of course the site is still down

[wigfield]

am i right in saying when maps come out they are at lest a year old

[Oldboy]

They quite possibly even older. It's a difficult thing to put a time to.

If TeleAtlas set a deadline every 3 months, some of the data will already be 3 months old. If it then takes another 3 months to compile the data into a workable model, that makes 6 months.

If TomTom then uses that data to model a map which can take up to 6 months. Your original data is then 12 months old.

That is probably an optimistic scenario.
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

[wigfield]

im going to wait now as there is no need to buy one if i get to where i need to go,unless i see a good price on the map

[sgould]

I have only bought one upgrade in the three years I've had the GO. Just waited until I definitely knew that the upgrade had some roads I wanted. I wouldn't just buy one and hope.
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TTGO 700 (dead)
iPhone 3GS + TT holder
iPhone 5 (hers!)
Western Europe Map
Eastern Europe Map
Kenwood DNX-4210DAB with Garmin maps

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