TomTom GO and SD compatibility?

Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

Same red cross procedure for me as well with 512MB RiDATA SD card, this still appears as design fault from TT...

If you read french you might want to visit the french forum postedabove, theys seems to list SD cards which TTG fails to work with.

Cherz

Big_Brownz · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:24 pm Post subject:

Jeez, I wish I'd seen this thread *before* I got a PNY 512Mb Card !!
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Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

A rather peculiar comment from TT "support":

"You can use one SD card and delete and reinstall maps as you suggest, but please ensure that you do not delete the Go application.
Alternatively you could purchase a larger SD card. We recommend you purchase a card manufactured in Japan, Europe or the USA and NOT in China or Taiwan."

The included card that came with my TomTom GO is made in China...

"Support", yeah right...

Cherz

baldbazza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 15

And my Kingston 512MB (which works) came from Taiwan.

Are TT support making it up as they go along? Wink

delboy0754 · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:54 am Post subject:

baldbazza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 15

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!

Just received a comment from Tomtom support:

".....We have no known issues at this time with a particular brand of card(s), although it appears that SD cards made in Japan, the USA, and Europe all seem to be a bit better than other cards."

So they now say there are no known issues but some cards work better than others. Perverse logic or what?

Brilliant design; hopelessly-out-of-depth support.

Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

No known issues...right...

Since they believe SD Cards made in Japan, USA and Europe seems to be a bit better (!!!), why on earth did they include chinese cards with TomTom GO? Rolling Eyes

Support my ¤%&¤%&... ;)

Cherz

PS! TT should think to reconsider their product description for "Maps of Western Europe" as well, check the update on this thread

delboy0754 · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 6:22 am Post subject:

tomcat76 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:39 am Post subject:

baldbazza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 15

Better to use the Google web page translator (under 'Language Tools') to read the French forum direct.

Cheers,
Barry

jasper1234 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: 1

Finally I am getting somewhere! I have just spent a week trying to download a map of Spain onto my TomTom first with a 128mb card recommended by Expansys (too small so money wasted) and now with a 256mb card that is apparently incompatible. Tomtom tell me to download stuff I already have. I have the same problem as cherz. Hopefully I'll be lucky 3rd time round please tell me what card will be guaranteed to work and the cheapest place to buy. Many thanks

tomcat76 · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:13 pm Post subject:

Just popped into Costco's and they are doing the Sandisk card for about 32quid.. trouble is I was distracted by the missus so I don't know if that was for a 256 or 512k one and checking on the French forum that is compatible with the 'Go'...
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tazcab · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:51 am Post subject:

hi
well i orderd a Ebuyer 512mb secre Digital Card for £46 inc Vat Quicfind Code 61427 , and i got a kingston card , and it worked 1st time in my Tomtom GO :D i have the uk and Major Roads of Europe on it and still room for more so lots of POI can be added to it

so i`m Lovin it

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