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Topic: I've got a free map update |
jimbo_hippo
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Views: 9573
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:34 pm Subject: I've got a free map update |
To be honest guys i wouldn't sweat about it. Having been gifted the map it simply confirms why I cancelled my subscription. The roundabout and new road outside my office window right now which have ... |
Topic: I've got a free map update |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 15
Views: 9573
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:56 pm Subject: I've got a free map update |
Yip, me too. maybe we should keep this quiet and it'll last forever :-) |
Topic: Map udates - are they worth it ..? |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 55
Views: 13950
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:37 pm Subject: Map udates - are they worth it ..? |
Darren I like your idea. Makes sense. That said it would probaly turn into a self-verication system for users who pay in the hope that the map providers might keep their side of the bargain.
I am ... |
Topic: Do dedicated SatNavs have a future? |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 13
Views: 5940
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:04 pm Subject: Do dedicated SatNavs have a future? |
MaFt,
That's working on the basis that maps are streamed in real-time (yes I did use that phrase so I asked for this!) more of a locally cached map updated when connection is ready. The ideal setup ... |
Topic: Do dedicated SatNavs have a future? |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 13
Views: 5940
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:31 pm Subject: Do dedicated SatNavs have a future? |
I tested this theory out recently. I've also been a PDA (TT navigator 6) user migrating to a PND (TT720). I recently went back to the one device concept by trying Orange Maps (and the trial of the c ... |
Topic: Map udates - are they worth it ..? |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 55
Views: 13950
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:04 pm Subject: Map udates - are they worth it ..? |
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Thanks for that Mike. I had a version in a backup and copied them over the day after. But as I (and most people I guess) tend to navigate to previous destinations etc it's a s ... |
Topic: Map udates - are they worth it ..? |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 55
Views: 13950
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:57 pm Subject: Map udates - are they worth it ..? |
I'm not bothering with any new maps or subscriptions or any other daft stuff Tom Tom offer. I have a couple of references which I vowed if they weren't fixed in the last one I wouldn't bother. Ripon ... |
Topic: Get 1 year free HD Traffic when you buy a TomTom Live Device |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 15
Views: 6874
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:20 am Subject: Get 1 year free HD Traffic when you buy a TomTom Live Device |
It would be nice if there was an upgrade from old devices since many of us bought systems like my 720 on the basis of there being a LIVE ready power supply in the offing only to find out 4 months late ... |
Topic: Navcore 9 |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 38
Views: 15124
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:29 pm Subject: Navcore 9 |
Andy I seem to remember you have an I/O player so you understand the basics of Bluetooth. Has AVRCP been implemented? |
Topic: Navcore 9 |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 38
Views: 15124
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:53 pm Subject: Navcore 9 |
I welcome the omission of the signal strength bar. Takes up too much real estate and these days you don't need it IMHO. If you lose signal you're screen goes black and white. Good enough for me.
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Topic: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 10
Views: 4652
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:16 am Subject: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
You guys are demonstrating the problem. There is no definitive source for correct settings from Orange or Tom Tom side. The Orange link to settings goes to a dead link on Orange France's site. Unles ... |
Topic: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 10
Views: 4652
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:00 pm Subject: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
Main phone for Traffic is PAYG but tried it with BlackBerry Contract on Orange when not connected to any other devices such as my Parrot and that doesn't work either. |
Topic: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 10
Views: 4652
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:43 pm Subject: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
Thanks Darren but I got similar from Google and therein lies the problem. Several sites, including TT support, saying orangeinternet, some saying orangewap and some sayng it doesn't matter. Tried th ... |
Topic: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 10
Views: 4652
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:40 pm Subject: Orange PAYG settings for GPRS traffic |
I've searched the forum for a current post on this topic so apols for starting another thread but all others are out of date as far as I can see. Hence new thread.
My RDS-TMC reciever just went we ... |
Topic: Traffic data quality - TMC-RDS Traffic vs. GPRS Traffic |
jimbo_hippo
Replies: 5
Views: 3089
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:46 am Subject: Traffic data quality - TMC-RDS Traffic vs. GPRS Traffic |
I have used both extensively up and down the country.
With RDS TMC you get regional unreliable, out of date information with major things missing. With GPRS traffic you get national unreliable, ou ... |
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