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hard
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| i want to be free, no contracts, no subcriptions, just pay monthly, why why why can't you bring that back |
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Darren
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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| hard wrote: | | i want to be free, no contracts, no subcriptions, just pay monthly, why why why can't you bring that back |
Because sadly there are thieves amongst us who want to get everything for nothing then share it far and wide.
If we had continued to allow such abuse there would not be a database here today.
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PaulB2005
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| Quote: | | i want to be free, no contracts, no subcriptions, just pay monthly, why why why can't you bring that back |
This has been covered so many times before.
Some people were abusing the monthly £2 subs and uploading the database to sharing sites. Now when we catch them doing so they have a lot more to loose than a couple of quid.
Your statement above is contradictory.
| Quote: | | i want to be free, no contracts, no subcriptions |
but you want to
 Which do you want?
| Quote: | | why why why can't you bring that back |
When someone comes up with a way to cover the costs of managing the database, converting it into all the formats covered and covering the distribution costs (bandwidth) then it could be free.
Personally I'm detecting a wind up. |
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GPS_fan
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Somebody also forgot to mention that the £16.60 is a limited period special offer (ending 29 April 2008), normal price is £19.95, thus making PGPSW cheaper!!
| Quote: | | Special Offer: 2 Months for FREE! Original price £ 19.95. Now £ 16.60 for one year of Safety Camera Updates. |
Source: TomTom
Thus, superior product in this case is better value for money.
Pay up and download or go and tell TT that their database is overpriced 
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hard
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| i want to know if your subs are going up next year or even this year?? |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | i want to know if your subs are going up next year or even this year?? |
Apart from the increase mentioned above, do you know if TomTom are increasing their prices this year or next? |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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| hard wrote: | | £2 that does bring back memories, those were the good old days, i can get the paper for 40p |
far too many (ab)users of the £2 offering liked to breach copyright so that one went out the window i'm afraid.
as a side issue, tomtom (or garmin or navman etc etc etc) never offered a monthly option - did you have any luck asking them to offer a monthly version?
also, have you had any luck asking them to 'quality match' our database
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hard
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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dont know
but does that mean if they lower theirs you will follow suite |
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GPS_fan
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| hard wrote: | | i want to know if your subs are going up next year or even this year?? |
What difference does it make??
Somebody's just spoiling for a fight.
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hard
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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| so why cant gps have that, like a special offer now and aghain ?? |
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PaulB2005
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| Quote: | | but does that mean if they lower theirs you will follow suite |
TomTom's price is going UP at the end of this month. So does that mean you'll be asking them to drop their prices by 95p to match PGPSW? |
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I think you are right Paul.
Perhaps the dealer has gone awol. |
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PaulB2005
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| Quote: | | so why cant gps have that, like a special offer now and aghain ?? |
And so back to the beginning.... PGPSW offers more so it costs (ever so, ever so) slightly more. You're not even comparing two simalar databases. Have you asked TomTom if they'll start offering Free LifeTime Subs to their members? |
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| hard wrote: | | been driving round my part of london for years |
Why doesn't somebody get out more and see a few different cameras, ya never know a free subscription probably still won't stop the moaning 
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| so i go out more to spot more cameras, more poi and what not and i pay more do the ppl at tomtom have hordes ppl running around spoting things for them for free and chargingh them less. |
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