TTN7 advertised for preorder at Easy Devices

davast

I have just noticed THIS
whilst looking for cheapest TTN6 solution for a friend.

Do we know if & when it is likely to be available?

mikealder · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject:

No idea as to when, but at that price it is a real bargain Laughing

Its not before time this was released though as the lack of upto date maps for PDA users of the TomTom software has forced quite a few to switch to other navigation companies - Mike

SpikeyMikey · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject:

This is good news for us PDA users I hope.

It's not got all the bells and whistles like Lane Assist etc has it? Or did I miss something?

You've been waiting a long time for that new toy Mike Smile

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Bartmanekul · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 23

Sadly, its fake.

Heres the reply from Tomtom I got when I asked about it:

Darren · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

I hesitated to comment on this. T o be fair to EasyDevices, it's common practice to advertise products in advance of launch to try and capture the business. EasyDevices are not the only ones, most others do it including the likes of Expansys and Amazon.

They do it in the expectation that the product will get launched, sometimes based on inside knowledge and sometimes not.

In this case we still don't really know if TTN7 is going to be released as a standalone retail package or not. The agents on Customer Service wouldn't know and although TomTom told us quite unequivocally at a meeting recently that it was now OEM only it would not be the first time they had performed a U-Turn.

Clear as mud I know but I'll approach TomTom and ask them for an official statement to clear up the issue once and for all!
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Bartmanekul · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 23

Good luck, I have tried and I simply get - 'We don't know.'

I keep dropping either way on this. On one hand, they make a lot of money from their dedicated devices. And the software for mobiles gets pirated to stupid degrees.

But on the other, GPS in mobile devices, even comparitivly cheap ones (Nokia 6220C) are becoming more commonplace.

Anyone who thinks mobile phones are not going to become a huge market in GPS needs their head looked at.

Anyway, I cannot decide why Tomtom refuses to clarify the matter. If they are doing a new version, for goodness sake say so and then so many people wont jump ship (garmin, copilot, Mcguider etc).

Unless of course, they are still undecided?

Bartmanekul · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 23

Apologies for the double post, but this is worth posting.

I did email easydevices about it also before the weekend.

They emailed back:

SimonCatlin · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:58 am Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:00 am Post subject:

If we don't know then no-one will. We have privileged access to all the launch announcements hence my earlier post saying I would enquire.

I suspect that in this case it's an error. EasyDevices have gambled on TTN7 being offered to retail customers following it's launch on some HTC devices but I personally think they're wrong. All our briefings have been unequivocal in that TTN7 and future mobile releases will all be OEM.

Although I don't think these practices are dishonest they are dubious as they might cause you to await a release rather than buy a competitor's solution. All well and good if it is released, not so good if it is not.

They now have a Mobile Division but Symbian will be OEM as well I suspect as it suffers the same issues of support and piracy.
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Bartmanekul · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 23

I have had further replies from easydevices:

Darren · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:36 am Post subject:

Tom Tom have confirmed there are NO plans for retail packages of TTN7. It's available to OEM partners.
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Bartmanekul · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 23

Damn. If true (as you say, TT have been known to do a sharp turnabout) then theres definatly no symbian version.

Time to start nagging Garmin and Copilot to make improvements again.

Adamj · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject:

They are clearly deceiving people with those ttn7 pages and should be removed/hidden from the public until the item will REALLY be made available to be purchased.

Nice one though, i bet you have had tons of orders for other items because of those two bogus pages which no doubt reeled in the people who want to buy ttn7. I for one hope people avoid you guys at ed like the plague as your methods are shoddy and proves you are despicable when it comes to making that extra buck.

Darren · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:51 am Post subject:

Juts to clarify that 'WE" are not the 'YOU' referred to above!

EasyDevices are not taking any-ones money, they've gambled on a release in the same way as everyone else, Amazon were predicting early Oct for the x40's and that came and went. The only difference here is that the product despite earlier hopes is NOT going to be offered to retail.

I'll contact EasyDevices and suggest they might be better taking the advert down but let's not lose the plot here, they're actually a very good retailer with a well earnt reputation,
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Bartmanekul · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 23

But I have emails from easy devices saying that they definatly got the information from Tomtom.

So Im afraid someone is lying. Be it TT or easy devices, I dont know.

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