Postcodes (did you think we would not notice?)

Wishlist · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 160

Well here it is then. Everyone is getting close enough now and the maps will be in the new owners hands soon and so they will find out for them selves.

Most of the long term forum users will know how passionate I was about getting the post codes as IMHO the Go was almost unusable in the UK without a huge amount of pre-planning.

So here is the thing. In the new maps there is a file called Zip. In this file is the data for the postcode search. It is not connected to the new maps and will work with the old maps even 314 as long as V5 is loaded. How do you feel about that?

So pretty conclusive that they were about to let us have this file, realised that we all really needed it to make the UK Go’s work correctly, and so pulled it out at the last min and bundled the file with the new maps. Why was there a delay in V5?....now you know. As there do not appear to be many updates on the new maps why else would you fork out your money on them unless the postcode data was there?

I Like Conroyds comment, Pay as you Go!

TT prior to V5 had a massive and loyal following. And V5 is incredibly good even with the bugs. So how come in such a short space of time, even after launching a huge improvement to the firmware, they have managed to turn almost everyone against them with comments of being money grabbers?? This fluff of a decision to move this folder and charge us for it is on par with Ratners “we sell crap comment”.

Did they think that we would not notice? Would we not have all upgraded the maps sooner or later anyway? This decision to take away that folder was (for the UK users at least) a very greedy and unnecessary move towards destroying customer loyalty. I had said in the past that the TTG was could become a cult symbol. Now I think I must have made a typo!

duckie008 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 22, 2005 Posts: 103

So does this mean that if one was to supply this Zip file to other users to download, then the full postcode search would work without having the new maps? If this is the case, i can see what people are going to do.

Wishlist · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 160

buckman · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 09, 2004 Posts: 73

Sounds interesting! i too have the v5 software but havent yet paid for the map upgrade, as ive heard from some users on here that the new maps are useless?!

What was this file called again? postcode.zip? or just zip?? Wink

HOG · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 114

Alas I do not know how to "obtain" this file anyone wish to enlighten me?

theengineerman · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 12, 2005 Posts: 3

Me too please!!

BanziBarn · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 82

Me three!

MikeB · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject:

Guys,

I understand the frustrations here, but this is not a forum to request or discuss the acquisition of illegal or pirated software.

Please feel free to criticise TomTom for the decisions they have made, but dont ask for locations of unlicensed software.
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Wishlist · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 160

Tim Buxton · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 4:16 pm Post subject:

Wishlist, I'm just wondering how you equate the fact that the zipfile isn't connected (I presume you mean tied) to the new maps to being pretty conclusive that they were about to let you have the file?

Presumably Tomtom had to pay for the Postcode data; is there any sound financial reason why they should give it away?
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Tim

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