Are the new maps worth it? If so which one?

ThroMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 14

Here's what I have:

TomTom ONE
App: 7.162
Map: WE 660.1219

I'm going to France, so if necessary, now is the time to take advantage of the updated maps.

So, do I:

Buy the 1700MB WE map (by selecting another TomTom unit)
or
Just buy France
or
Not buy either?

Do you think there'll be a great deal of difference between what I already have and the new WE map and also the France and WE map?

Thanks in advance.

if1977 · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject:

There has been alot of discussions on this and it has been said that TT maps are discounted just now as end of sales line as they are bringing out a new map in February-March time but some people say to buy now and some say wait for the new one but it is one you will have to decide for yourself. I am also going to France soon and will be using my 710's origional 675 WE map so i am not buying the discounted map but will see how the new one is. Smile

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DennisN · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:20 am Post subject:

It has been said here (elsewhere) that the v660 map was better than the v675 - paid more attention to detail.

There must surely be some difference between your present map and the latest v710 and at least one difference is the roads are straighter (sorry, the map shows the roads straighter). Some of us think that's a degradation. But there will surely be a newer road on there somewhere.

You won't get terribly lost with WE v660.

If you're wanting to get a new map, I'd say the WE or better still, the Western & Central Europe map (GO700/910) would be more of a bargain than the France only one, not least because you wouldn't have to switch maps to use it, just drive straight off the ferry and it is where you are. Providing you've got enough space for the size of them.
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ThroMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 14

Thanks guys.

Will give it some thought.

Would be interesting to know what extras are in the individual maps over the WE versions.

And also what the quality of the maps are.

I've checked the teleatlas online maps and there's roads missing near to me which were build 14 years ago!

ThroMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 14

Well today is my last chance to upgrade.

Can anybody confirm that the new 1700MB maps contain less or more data than the old v660 900MB version? (Asked due to conflicting comments on these forums)

Also, Can I asume correctly that the WE maps are exactly the same as the individual country maps put together?

Or do the individual country maps have more detail?

Thanks.

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:37 am Post subject:

ThroMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 14

Thanks Andy.

Any idea why the WE & CE map is smaller than WE by itself?

Am currently trawling through the forum trying to find out, but you may know already.

john877 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468

ThroMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 14

Yeah. You're right.

The TomTom homepage says 5th Feb, when you click on it, it still says 31st Jan.

Looks like (from what I've read) the larger maps of WE do have more details than the compressed less than 1GB version.

Still odd that with the extra 4 countries included in the WE&CE map, it is 100MB less than the WE map by itself!

DennisN · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject:

ThroMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 14

Well, took the plunge and bought the new map.

Can't install it now. TomTom Home says it cannot be installed on the connected device (or something along those lines).

Didn't you used to be able to download the map to your HDD rather than direct to the device?

Andy_P · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:44 pm Post subject:

dhn · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject:

ThroMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 14

Initially I didn't have the new card in when I logged in to TTH2.

I backed up my old card, then installed the new card, restored the backup and deleted the old map.

This gave me over 1900MB of space available.

Then.....

......my battery ran out on the TomTom.

Have been charging it during the day so will see what happens when I get home.

Not happy if I can't install it.

Is it to do with TTH2.2?? Would it work if I could find a verison of 2.1?

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