TomTom HOME 2.4 released

Darren · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject: TomTom HOME 2.4 released

TomTom have announced the release of HOME 2.4, the latest in the line-up.

Details have only just arrived so for now we'll simply pass on what TomTom have provided, good news for Mac users is this is a cross platform release with 2.4 versions of both PC and Mac versions available.

The big news here is the Map Update Service. TomTom are now offering subscriptions which include quarterly map updates. As you must be running the latest map release in order to subscribe to this service a welcome feature is a discount structure. A sliding scale will discount the cost of the latest map depending on the age of your current map. This is an important addition and one that will bring benefits (hopefully) to all users with more frequent updates and lower costs. More details further down the thread on this page.

Pricing is personalised, to use the service you must update to the latest map first. TomTom calculate the price of the map upgrade based on how old the map you currently have installed.

So there are two costs to take into consideration:

1. the cost of the map upgrade to bring you to the latest map release.
2. The cost of four future map updates during the 12 month service period.

This guide explains the discount scales for the initial map purchase:

This is actually very fair, we had concerns that early adopters buying the latest map released recently may have lost out with this service but the discount scheme resolves that issue.

HOME hasn't exactly covered itself in glory with many bugs, features that don't work as advertised and other issues so let's hope this one is a milestone and secures the product as something we can all rely on! We will be evaluating both versions but in the meantime the new and improved features list announce by TomTom:

Map Share improvements:

Map Share trust level can be set in TomTom HOME
Improved Map Share Status Indicator for greater accuracy

New content types to be shared for the GO x40 series:

Home/Favourites/Buddy symbols
Start-up/shut-down sounds

Other features:

Latest Map Guarantee is checked automatically
Support for the new TomTom Map Update Service (more details to follow)
Support for sending Safety Camera reports to server
Activation of promotion codes in TomTom HOME
Possible to remove downloaded content from computer in TomTom HOME
User experience improvements
Improvement to device recognition by HOME
The ability to use themes for HOME

HOME should offer you the update automatically but if not, just browse to TomTom's HOME page and download the update directly.

Post your findings in this thread.
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carl_the_cobbler · Frequent Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 251

So how do other's pricing structures go mine is

Equivalent of £12.95 per quarter equalling £51.80, oh and that is a 920 with the newest maps v8.010 on the TT already, so does that mean I need do nothing for at least 3 months?

Cheers

Carl

NO_MAD · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

Have just downloaded Home 2.4. Went o/k
I can now get the latest map for my 720 for £29.85
Tom-Tom now has an update service for £9.95 per quarter.
Or 12 months for £69.65

4 x £9.95= £39.80 not £69.65

Is it me or is something wrong here?

Darren · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject:

One new map @ £29.85 plus 4 x quarterly updates @ £9.95 = £69.65

I'm guessing you need to have a current map in order to qualify for the quarterly updates offer, if you don;t then the cost of this map to get you started is included.
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mattcu · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 11, 2008 Posts: 25

Hi Darren

Is this 'the' announcement you promised? Certainly substantial enough to be...but be nice to know for sure that I can finally come off the edge of my seat. (For 3 weeks, it's not been comfy...)

Very Happy

edit: ...and yes it is, according to other posts. Nice one lad, you're a good'un.

Zebb · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 28, 2008 Posts: 55

Personally, after my fiasco with Tomtom, I wouldn't believe anything Tomtom puts in their adverts. Pass, no sale.

Darren · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject:

Wazza_G · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject:

I've been offered the £39,99 deal, which I'd like to take up but I can't for a couple of weeks until I get some more money in, so hopefully the offer will still be open to me then, it should be as I only downloaded the new map about a week ago.

Zebb · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 28, 2008 Posts: 55

IanS100 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject:

UK & Republic of Ireland maps 1 quarter old on a 520

Upgrade to the latest map £6.95 + £6.95 quarter = £34.75

At less than the cost of the map alone last month it seems an excellent deal Very Happy

odonoghue · Lifetime Member Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 12

This is actually very fair, we had concerns that early adopters buying the latest map released recently may have lost out with this service but the discount scheme resolves that issue.

I agree excellent idea, my map is 1 quarter old so it is going to cost £24.95 for the year for uk and ireland for me, been trying for three hours to upgrade says server busy and cannot connect hopefully it is because of demand and I will get it in next few hours, at last tomtom has put customer before money which will benefit all of us.[/quote]

gatorguy6996 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

I suppose it's too much to ask, but do you suppose they will allow me to buy the latest map (mine is one quarter old) at the 85% discount and skip the quarterlies? There's not enough changes, at least IMO, from quarter to quarter to bother with those.
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Spacer · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

As I have put elsewhere, I have bought the new maps, as they seem like a not bad deal. However, the ALG won't enable in the menu. I have a 720, with the newest software (8.010) and the maps are showing as 8.10. Any ideas please?

AlandEi · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject:

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