stolen tom tom card

margy7554 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 5

Hiya, can anyone pass some words of wisdom my way please, some very kind person nicked my tom tom and very kindly just took the card out and flung the actual tom tom on the grass which i now have back minus the card, what i would love to know is where i can buy a new card or a used one and would i have to to register itor how could i register a used card its driving me nuts as ive seen lots of cards on ebay to upgrade but dont know how to upgrade any help is much appreciated
thanks in advance
:D :D

Courierman · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject:

hi did you do a backup of your TT if so just buy a new card and restore your backup 8)

margy7554 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 5

thanks courierman not to sure if i did the back up but there is no harm trying, could you explain how i would go about restoring and backing up, and is there anything i could do if i never backed up
many thanks for your help
margy :D

Courierman · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject:

backup is on the cd that came with the TT and is the first thing they tell you to do 8O

Andy_P · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:

The CD has a backup program, NOT an actual backup.
Unfortunately, early versions only backed up your personal settings, not everything.
Hopefully you have a folder on your PC somewhere called something like "TomTomGo-ABC12 345DE" which for a Go 300 should be about 110MB in size.
If it is, you are in with a very good chance of recovering everything.
If it isn't, I'm afraid you just need to buy a new map on SD card (GB map on TomTom website is €59.95). All the software will come on the card already.

margy7554 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 5

hiya and thanks for the help ive been getting, and i think i may have something saved on the pc as i can remember doing something that involved the tom tom so if its there i should just need to retrieve it. thanks again ime off to see what ive stored on the pc now and will get back to let you know how i am doing
thanks margy :D

MR_TiGGer · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 1:34 am Post subject:

Is it me or the lateness of the hour??
If read in a certain way it sounds a bit odd, nicked the TT just for the card?
Go to all the trouble and risk of stealing what's obviously a valuble item to thieves everywhere, and throw away the money bit?
"can a used card be used?" Do you need to register with a used card?"

And to cap it all a brand new forum member, only 3 postings and just on this thread.

Maybe I reading it wrong cos I've just had a TT300 stolen and feeling a bit raw over the whole incident, after hearing how common place satnav theft from cars actually is.

So if that's the case then apologise in advance. It's a persective thing, just depends how you look at it I guess.

Darren · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:21 am Post subject:

It is rather odd and given the issue I'd suggest the OP contacts TomTom direct. With proof of purchase they'll assist you.

I do however find it difficult to believe that the GO was discarded in favour of the SD card.
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xda · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject:

Unless he already had one with pirated software and was after a legitimate copy.
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dannyoneill · Regular Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 75

Theiving little scrotes. prolly got scared that they could be tracked as it was a GPS device so threw it. Have a look on ebay, not for a new one but for yours. Cant imagine somone would sell it blank.

SD cards which is what you need are so cheap, think its about £12 for a 1gig card.
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dannyoneill · Regular Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 75

update, 128mb card from ebuyer only £5.49 Inc. VAT

512mb £9.08 Inc. VAT

All you need then is the data which will be on your backup or if you can obtain one from somewhere else.
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PatC · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 1:46 pm Post subject:

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Darren · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject:

Margy, I'm sure you will agree that from our perspective it's an unusual case, I'm an ex Police Officer and it's akin to thieves stealing a stereo and discarding it in favour of the cassette tape inside it!

However, if you have simply been the unfortunate victim of a witless thief (and there are many of them!) then I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say we sympathise. My advice is still to contact TomTom directly for assistance.
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