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Spur Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 04, 2004 Posts: 1
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject: WARNING |
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The Tomtom bluetooth GPS does NOT come with a docking station nor a in-car plug anymore.
Just recieved mine yesterday, and the only way to charge it, is to take it with me inside the house, and plug it into the 220V outlets.
Come-on Tomtom, that is just too crazy, to ship it without a charger for the car.
Checked with Tomtom, an it seems that it is correct:
http://www.tomtom.com/products/content.php?ID=238&Section=1546&Language=1
"If you look at the picture 4 in this website you should have all 4 items."
Regards, Kim |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Sadly they assume you'll be connecting it to their Car-Kit which has a power outlet to charge the BT Rx. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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MrT Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 14, 2003 Posts: 2143 Location: Surrounded by A1, M1 & M25
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:13 am Post subject: |
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If you look on the box there will be a label with a bar code on it that has a picture of what is included and not included. The label part marked "Content" shows icons of the CD, BT receiver and 220V power adaptor. The label part marked "Not Included" shows icons with a red cross of the SD/MMC, Connection Cable, Holder and Pocket PC.
My box had a cable with an RJ11 type connector inside with the other end to fit the BT unit.
The Seidio G2500 car kit also has a suitable power output. The cable supplied with the TT bluetooth with an RJ11(12?) plug fits this unit as well.
Additionally IPAQ car chargers with the barrel type plug also work on the TT unit. |
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carl_w Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 242
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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None of the products on that link appear to include the little silver docking cradle that I have, and is shown in this picture (top right):
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a4ace Regular Visitor
Joined: 19/08/2003 21:28:03 Posts: 219 Location: Geneva, Switzerland
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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that little silver docking cradle is the thing that made the tomtom bluetooth gps stand out from the others. when hardwired to the ignition, the docking cradle automatically turns on the gps receiver on ignition, and turns it off when the engine is stopped. i really can't understand why tomtom stopped including it.
users might be able to get this if they send tomtom an e-mail, indicating how much they would like to hardwire the gps receiver. _________________ tomtom 940 live/tt active dock holder/tt rds-tmc traffic receiver usb |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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carl_w wrote: | None of the products on that link appear to include the little silver docking cradle that I have. |
TomTom stopped supplying the cradle earlier this year, they claimed that it was the cause of many of the failures although we don't think this was the case. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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carl_w Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 242
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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That's a pity, beacuse the cradle provides mechanical as well as magnetic adhesion.
My wife's car -- Pug 206CC -- has a heat reflective windscreen. It has an area near the rear-view mirror without the heat-reflective stuff, so you can put DART tags and the suchlike on there. I have the cradle stuck on there upside down, so I can clip the GPS into it. OK, so the receiver's actually upside down but that doesn't seem to make any difference to its reception abilities.
If it was only attached magnetically I think it would probably fall off going over bumps. Not good if the roof's down. The only other place to put it is between the roll hoops at the rear, but again if it was just connected magnetically I reckon it would fall off in the airstream
I only use the cradle to charge it when it runs out of charge, otherwise I have a big cable dangling down the windscreen. If I'd wanted that, I could have stuck with a wired receiver. |
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