Australia

denny1 · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:40 pm Post subject: Australia

Going to Australia to see my brother in 2 weeks time. Can l get a sd card or cd with map of Australia for my go classic either here or in Australia do you know please?

rkm_hm · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject:

Could be a problem!

As far as I can see, Australian maps are not available in Europe.

TTGs - complete with Australian maps - are available in Australia - but I fear that you may not be able to buy just the map.

Actually, I wonder whether the software is different in the Australian versions - because they appear to use different map providers from the European version - which may need the map interface to be different? Hopefully this is not the case, but if it were, the Australian map wouldn't work in a European GO, anyway.
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TomTom via135

Satmap Active 10+ v1.50 with full UK 1:50k map and 1:25k/1:10k County maps of Hampshire & Warwickshire

denny1 · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that . Could anyone con firm if l could buy a map their and if it would work or not please.Thanks

Kula · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 14, 2004 Posts: 11

I'm with forum user: "rkm_hm" in saying that it is unlikely you'll be able to purchase the maps of Australia on SD card when in Australia, and TomTom have no plans in selling them in the UK in the near future.

The Australian TomTom GO uses the same application software as the European and American TomTom GO.

CharlieK · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 14

Hi there,

Just been through this with TomTom. Maps of Australia cannot be purchased in Europe at all. On their own, they cannot be purchased in Australia. They are only available as part of the Go package unfortunately. Had a confirmation responce from TomTom only last week that this is the situation for the forseable future.

I'm in the same boat mate. Going in December and wanted the SD loaded maps. Not a chance unfortunately.

Cheers

Charlie

denny1 · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:28 am Post subject:

Thanks Charlie,how strange that you cannot purchase a SD card when you are in Australia does not make the tomtom go very portabledoes it?So its NO GO with my go then.

rkm_hm · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:56 am Post subject:

I suppose that any Brit who doesn't already have a GO, and goes on holiday to Oz, can buy one there - and then get a UK map after returning home.

That's about the only way I can see to do it.
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Roger
TomTom via135

Satmap Active 10+ v1.50 with full UK 1:50k map and 1:25k/1:10k County maps of Hampshire & Warwickshire

2ddesign · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 19, 2005 Posts: 19

Hi

Just come back from Australia, they retail at $1050.00 which is £436 pounds aprox. 8O

2ddesign

rkm_hm · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: Cost of TTG in OZ

2ddesign · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 19, 2005 Posts: 19

Hi

It was $1050.00 for a TTG 300 its, $1,299.00 for a
TomTom GO 500 in Australia.
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/

has some for sale

2ddesign :D

Kavg · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: Australian Map

Hi All,

Got a response from TomTom today and just thought I'd post this for anybody else that is looking for the Australia maps.

--Kav

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Dear Sir,

Australian maps for the TTGO 300, 500, and now for navigator version 5 are available here (our Australian maps do NOT work with Navigator version 4 or version 3):

http://www.tomtom.com/products/accessory.php?ID=170&Product=73&Category=&Context=1&Language=1

You can also download this map to a larger SD card if you copy the contents of your original preloaded SD card also to the larger card (or use the TTGO 700 model; in which case you load the map to the TTGO 700 hard drive):

http://www.tomtom.com/plus/services/mds.php

(Note: You must have navigator 5 already installed to use the Australian version of the navigator map if you have a PDA)

The reason these maps are more expensive than other European maps is that the cost of these maps to us are more expensive from the map provider and we can not undercut the dealer costs in Australia for these maps to prevent black market imports.

We do not know if we will have New Zealand maps in the future or sell our products in New Zealand. We must first see how our initial market fares in Australia, so keep an eye on our website for the next few months.

With best regards,

The TomTom Customer Support Team

rugrat2 · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject:

I reckon there could be a rental opprtunity in australia for the ttg...

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